DJ Vadim
| DJ Vadim aka Daddy Vad | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Daddy Vad |
| Origin | Russia |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, producer |
| Instruments | Turntables |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Labels | BBE, Ninja Tune, Jazz Fudge, OGS Records, Soulbeats, |
| Associated acts | The Electric, Skalpel |
| Website | www |
DJ Vadim is a prolific DJ and producer, born in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia), raised in London .Whose music combines hip hop, soul, reggae and electronica. He has been described as "one of the few artists creating genuinely new work in the Hip-Hop field" and an artist who "cannot be ignored".
In 1994, Vadim founded his own independent record label, Jazz Fudge, but signed to Ninja Tune the following year, before his current label BBE, in 2007. Aside from DJ-ing and producing, he has also worked as in A&R and promotion, as well as a radio presenter on the BBC's "Around The World In Eight Relays" programme.
Throughout his career he has worked with a variety of musicians, singers and groups, including DJ Krush, Stevie Wonder, The Roots, Prince, Public Enemy, Dilated Peoples, Kraftwerk, Sly and the family stone, Fat Freddys Drop, Super Furry Animals, and Paul Weller. He is also known for having worked with a number of unsigned artists who later went on to find commercial success.
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