Published
Thu, May 25, 2006, 20:25
- Ever wanted to take a DJ home with you? Sasha and Instant Live give fans the opportunity at the closing party of his Fundacion residency at Avalon in Hollywood.
Thanks to Instant Live, the on-site concert recording and distribution company, clubbers attending the closing party of Sasha's latest Fundacion residency at Avalon in Hollywood will be able to purchase a live recording of the set straight after the gig and take home their DJ hero on a double CD.
Sasha's 'Northern Exposure' (with John Digweed) and 'Global Underground' mix CDs from the mid-to-late nineties are some of the most talked about progressive house compilations ever released and even today bootleg recordings of past live DJ sets by Sasha occasionally surface on eBay or the web.
"This is an amazing advancement in the use of technology," says Sasha. "It just blows me away and it is truly exciting that it's possible to do something like this. This culture, like it or not, was built on bootlegs and now downloads. Instant Live allows me to put my sets directly into the hands of the fans while supporting the music makers. With the artwork and packaging, it will be a great memento of the night. This music has always been about immediacy, it really is here and now."
Aside from the Instant Live technology, the completely live mix is also largely made possible by the Ableton Live software which enables DJs to beatmatch tracks perfectly. Sasha began using it just over a year and half ago.
Normal studio mixed CDs require all tracks to be licensed before the release is pressed and for the Avalon mix, Instant Live will also pre-license all tracks in Sasha's record box (or hard drive as the case may be) so artists on the release will be properly compensated.
The double-CD will be limited to 10,000 individually numbered copies and will also be available to fans not attending the Avalon gig via pre-order sales through InstantLive or Sasha's website.
Sasha is the first DJ to work with Instant Live. He joins bands like The Dears, The Cult, Echo & The Bunnymen and Bauhaus as other artists who have gone home with fans after their gigs.
The closing party of Sasha's Fundacion residency takes place at Avalon in Hollywood, California on Saturday, June 24, 2006.
Let's just hope his computer doesn't crash...