| .:#1 DJ of Australia "tyDi" now on official AudioFM:. |
2008
was a huge year for the man we know as tyDi.
As a DJ, the 21 year-old was voted #1 in
Australia, and spent the year touring in
support of dance heavyweights Tiesto, Armin
van Buuren and
Paul van Dyk. He was
a regular on the prominent Australian festival circuit and ended the year with a
bang by co-headlining Melbournes
Sensation NYE party with Fedde le Grand.
As a producer, his tracks were signed to labels across the
globe, including world #1 DJ Armin van Buuren
But tyDi is so much more than either of these two personas alone. With a grounding in classical theory, and a view to the contemporary, tyDi is a new breed of artist.
As a 13 year-old living on Queenslands Sunshine Coast, tyDi was a humble bedroom drummer, rhythm his driving force and punk his favourite style. By 15, he had traded in his drum kit for a set of Technics 1200s, and suddenly, the beat became his own. "There was no real time when I decided that I was going to do this for a living, tyDi begins. It was just always there I always felt that music was it for me, and that was what I had to do.
So with music his driving force and turntables at the ready, tyDi began his quest. He entered Brisbane DJ Wars when he was just 16, and won. He took out his next competition, and then next, and soon he found himself being paid to do what he loved.
I started getting paid gigs when I was 16, not long after I
d won a few comps but I had to be escorted in and out of the clubs because of my age. That was surreal. Over the next few years, the bookings increased, as did his reputation. His skills earned him a residency at Brisbanes famed Family nightclub, and clubs across the country were beating a path to his door. With so much demand and praise, tyDi could have easily decided to choose the simple life take an easy paycheck each week, playing the same tunes, with the same skills to the same people but his love of music and his desire to be more than just a disc jockey pulled him back again.
Fresh out of high school, tyDi was invited to study at the renowned Queensland Conservatorium of Music, where he enrolled in the study of Music Technology. People ask me why I would bother studying when Im already doing well in my field but I believe knowledge is power, and its important for me to learn everything I can about sound and my passion in life. Music is powerful on so many levels, I want to learn, to know it inside and out, tyDi explains. And learn he did. Just two years out of high school, tyDi entered his first Sony inthemix Top 50 DJ Poll, and rocketed to the #12 spot. One year later, he cracked not only the top 10, but the top 5, taking out the #4 position. And in 2008, with his tracks signed to labels across the world, and praise for his work flooding in from contemporaries far and wide, he was crowned Australias #1. An amazing achievement for someone so young, but this accolade was far from the end of the story. Late in 2008, tyDi hit the studio to produce his debut release. Moving away from his traditional roots, he sought to include real strings, keys and drums in his productions. He insisted on voices that were melodic, emotive and had the power to tell a story. In pursing this new style, tyDi also chose to team up with ARIA nominated producer Sameer Sengupta, whose work includes credits for artists such as Paul Mac, Sneaky Sound System and The Potbelleez.
In 2009, tyDi is already off to an impressive start. On the back of a stellar performance at Melbournes Sensation NYE party, the young maverick has secured Main Stage billing at Trance Energy in Holland and across Australia. And with his debut album set for worldwide release this Easter; Australias #1 DJ is a man on the rise.
Official tyDi sites:
www.tyDi.com
www.myspace.com/djtydi
You can listen to tyDi's official monthly radio show every 1st wednesday 21:00 (CET) here on AudioFM.