
Naam | Dave Clarke |
Functie | DJ, producer |
Geslacht | man |
Lid van groep | _Unsubscribe_ |
Geboortedatum | |
Leeftijd | 50 |
Herkomst | Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Woonachtig | Nederland ![]() |
Genres | electro, techno |
Site | ![]() |
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Affiliaties | 2 |
Biografie
Dave Clarke is a DJ with an anarchist streak a mile wide and punk in his soul. Technologically, he's an early adopter with the studio to prove it, but he also embraces sounds outside the staunch electronic dance remit, from Nick Cave to Savages to old favourites Bauhaus. Such music informs his attitude as, using Serato on a 13" Macbook Pro Retina for his ruthlessly effective, fat-free club sets, he pushes the worldwide boundaries of what techno and electro can be. After a break, recent years have seen him make his presence as a producer felt again, working with Dutch partner Mr Jones (Jonas Uittenbosch) as _Unsubscribe_ and dropping remixes ranging from John Foxx's seminal synth-pop gem 'Underpass' to Gesaffelstein, Detroit Grand Pubas and Octave One. Not a week passes when he doesn't live up to his nickname, the Baron of Techno, a moniker given him by the late, great BBC Radio DJ John Peel.
"I still love DJing with a passion," Clarke enthuses, "Keeping a balance with technology so it doesn't take over. Anything in a DJ set-up has to provide something extra, as opposed to being there as smoke and mirrors. There's too much of that sort of thing going on, especially since the American EDM explosion…"
Dave Clarke was born and raised in Brighton, England, but currently resides in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The offspring of a technology loving father and a disco-soul loving mother, it was always evident that Clarke would cut a swathe through music. As a youth he ran away from home, sleeping in car parks and on beaches. He took lousy jobs in shoe shops, living off £5 a day, to subsidise his income from badly paid local DJ gigs - anything to further his involvement with music.
"I didn't really engage at all with the outside world," he recalls, "I was your typical disenfranchised JD Salinger-inspired young adult that used to hide in and behind music."
Clarke's debut release was in 1990 on XL, around the time the label was launching The Prodigy. He used the name Hardcore, a guise he then took to the legendary Belgian techno-rave imprint R&S where he released various EPs (some as Directional Force). By 1992 Clarke's own label, Magnetic North, was on the rise and he unveiled the classic 'Alkaline 3dh' (as Fly By Wire), among others. A next level career boost was round the corner when his 'Red' trilogy were unleashed in 1994. These catapulted Clarke into a different league and he suddenly found himself remixing the likes of Kevin Saunderson's Inner City, The Chemical Brothers, New Order, Depeche Mode, Moby, Leftfield and Underworld. Undisputed landmarks in techno, DJ Mag rightly incorporated 'Red' in its All Time Techno Top 100 list.
Clarke's debut album 'Archive One' followed, flecked with hints of breakbeat and electronica, a novelty in the puritanical techno scene of the time. Clarke's mix CDs include the techno/electro double 'World Service' outings, one of which sold nearly 100,000 and made it into Resident Advisor's top ten mix compilations of the 21st century. He briefly signed to Skint Records resulting in 2004's 'Devil's Advocate' album, jammed with dark techno energy but laced with hip hop beats. When his production pace ebbed, Music Man Records gathered together 'Remixes & Rarities' in 2007, making Album Of The Month in Mixmag and receiving critical plaudits all over.
As a DJ, Clarke plays out most weekends across Europe and the world. There's the same attention to detail each time, his sets swooping whip-smart along the cutting blade of techno and electro, backed up by a seasoned bag of DJ tricks in which his early hip hop roots clearly show. Aptly nicknamed The Man In Black, Clarke blends into the background upon arrival and lets his music do the talking. That's where he comes alive, where skills honed for years blow venues apart. It might seem from appearances that Clarke is not enjoying what he does but don't let the grumpy image fool you. He loves every minute of it and feels humbled and blessed he's able to do what he does.
Whatever the scale of the venue, from small, sweaty clubs to venues such as Fabric, Fuse or Berghain, Clarke nurtures an extraordinary relationship with the crowd. It's the same with festivals. He's played Awakenings, I Love Techno, Lowlands, Pukkelpop, Glastonbury and Nature One, and developed a special relationship with Tomorrowland where he has his own stage. Here he has showcased names such as Green Velvet, Chris Liebing, Jeff Mills and Ben Klock. Clarke also continues to be an absolutely key player in the Amsterdam Dance Event where his Dave Clarke Presents event at Melkweg has sold out consecutive years running.
As well as _Unsubscribe_, whose debut single 'Spek Hondje', featuring vocals from Chicago house b-boy Bear Who, appeared in 2013 on Rob Booth's Houndstooth label, Dave Clarke also reappeared as a solo producer, electro-revamping 'These Days Are Mine' by Manchester band I Am Kloot. The year also saw a re-release for 'Red 2''s 'Wisdom To The Wise' on Boysnoize Records, with remixes by Boys Noize, Marcel Dettman, Steve Rachmad and A.Mochi. Early 2014 sees Dave remix of Marcel Fengler coming out on the legendary Ostgut Ton label.
And then there's White Noise, Clarke's weekly radio show, a global institution and an indicator of where the scene is headed, going out on 40 stations worldwide (this year he celebrated his 400th edition live in the 2fm Studio in Dublin). Here Clarke casts light on aspiring producers he discovers in his Soundcloud Dropbox alongside more established artists.
"I've never been interested in what's trendy and what's not," Clarke explains, "but the best music comes to me every single day and I want to share it."
His affiliation with technology makes him the perfect ambassador for brands such as Denon, Oyaide, Soundtoys and French gear manufacturer Arturia, as these are the tools of his trade. Deep down, however, Dave Clarke continues to buck predictability and to do his own thing. He flies the flag for true techno spirit, pushing cutting edge sounds alongside a consistency of vision and purpose rare in the ever-changing world of dance music.
In short, Dave Clarke might be established, but he will never be establishment.
"I still love DJing with a passion," Clarke enthuses, "Keeping a balance with technology so it doesn't take over. Anything in a DJ set-up has to provide something extra, as opposed to being there as smoke and mirrors. There's too much of that sort of thing going on, especially since the American EDM explosion…"
Dave Clarke was born and raised in Brighton, England, but currently resides in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The offspring of a technology loving father and a disco-soul loving mother, it was always evident that Clarke would cut a swathe through music. As a youth he ran away from home, sleeping in car parks and on beaches. He took lousy jobs in shoe shops, living off £5 a day, to subsidise his income from badly paid local DJ gigs - anything to further his involvement with music.
"I didn't really engage at all with the outside world," he recalls, "I was your typical disenfranchised JD Salinger-inspired young adult that used to hide in and behind music."
Clarke's debut release was in 1990 on XL, around the time the label was launching The Prodigy. He used the name Hardcore, a guise he then took to the legendary Belgian techno-rave imprint R&S where he released various EPs (some as Directional Force). By 1992 Clarke's own label, Magnetic North, was on the rise and he unveiled the classic 'Alkaline 3dh' (as Fly By Wire), among others. A next level career boost was round the corner when his 'Red' trilogy were unleashed in 1994. These catapulted Clarke into a different league and he suddenly found himself remixing the likes of Kevin Saunderson's Inner City, The Chemical Brothers, New Order, Depeche Mode, Moby, Leftfield and Underworld. Undisputed landmarks in techno, DJ Mag rightly incorporated 'Red' in its All Time Techno Top 100 list.
Clarke's debut album 'Archive One' followed, flecked with hints of breakbeat and electronica, a novelty in the puritanical techno scene of the time. Clarke's mix CDs include the techno/electro double 'World Service' outings, one of which sold nearly 100,000 and made it into Resident Advisor's top ten mix compilations of the 21st century. He briefly signed to Skint Records resulting in 2004's 'Devil's Advocate' album, jammed with dark techno energy but laced with hip hop beats. When his production pace ebbed, Music Man Records gathered together 'Remixes & Rarities' in 2007, making Album Of The Month in Mixmag and receiving critical plaudits all over.
As a DJ, Clarke plays out most weekends across Europe and the world. There's the same attention to detail each time, his sets swooping whip-smart along the cutting blade of techno and electro, backed up by a seasoned bag of DJ tricks in which his early hip hop roots clearly show. Aptly nicknamed The Man In Black, Clarke blends into the background upon arrival and lets his music do the talking. That's where he comes alive, where skills honed for years blow venues apart. It might seem from appearances that Clarke is not enjoying what he does but don't let the grumpy image fool you. He loves every minute of it and feels humbled and blessed he's able to do what he does.
Whatever the scale of the venue, from small, sweaty clubs to venues such as Fabric, Fuse or Berghain, Clarke nurtures an extraordinary relationship with the crowd. It's the same with festivals. He's played Awakenings, I Love Techno, Lowlands, Pukkelpop, Glastonbury and Nature One, and developed a special relationship with Tomorrowland where he has his own stage. Here he has showcased names such as Green Velvet, Chris Liebing, Jeff Mills and Ben Klock. Clarke also continues to be an absolutely key player in the Amsterdam Dance Event where his Dave Clarke Presents event at Melkweg has sold out consecutive years running.
As well as _Unsubscribe_, whose debut single 'Spek Hondje', featuring vocals from Chicago house b-boy Bear Who, appeared in 2013 on Rob Booth's Houndstooth label, Dave Clarke also reappeared as a solo producer, electro-revamping 'These Days Are Mine' by Manchester band I Am Kloot. The year also saw a re-release for 'Red 2''s 'Wisdom To The Wise' on Boysnoize Records, with remixes by Boys Noize, Marcel Dettman, Steve Rachmad and A.Mochi. Early 2014 sees Dave remix of Marcel Fengler coming out on the legendary Ostgut Ton label.
And then there's White Noise, Clarke's weekly radio show, a global institution and an indicator of where the scene is headed, going out on 40 stations worldwide (this year he celebrated his 400th edition live in the 2fm Studio in Dublin). Here Clarke casts light on aspiring producers he discovers in his Soundcloud Dropbox alongside more established artists.
"I've never been interested in what's trendy and what's not," Clarke explains, "but the best music comes to me every single day and I want to share it."
His affiliation with technology makes him the perfect ambassador for brands such as Denon, Oyaide, Soundtoys and French gear manufacturer Arturia, as these are the tools of his trade. Deep down, however, Dave Clarke continues to buck predictability and to do his own thing. He flies the flag for true techno spirit, pushing cutting edge sounds alongside a consistency of vision and purpose rare in the ever-changing world of dance music.
In short, Dave Clarke might be established, but he will never be establishment.
Interview
Dave Clarke: 'Draaien voelt niet als mijn werk, draaien voelt als mijn leven' · 16 april 2008
“Ik weet het niet precies…”Techno dj/producer Dave Clarke moet diep nadenken over de vraag hoe lang hij nu al draait. De eerste keer dat hij geld kreeg om plaatjes te draaien blijkt, na lang denken, zo rond 1986 te zijn geweest. Destijds had Clarke geen idee dat hij, ruim twintig jaar later, één van de bekendste en meest gerespecteerde DJ’s ter wereld zou zijn.
“Ik weet het niet precies…”Techno dj/producer Dave Clarke moet diep nadenken over de vraag hoe lang hij nu al draait. De eerste keer dat hij geld kreeg om plaatjes te draaien blijkt, na lang denken, zo rond 1986 te zijn geweest. Destijds had Clarke geen idee dat hij, ruim twintig jaar later, één van de bekendste en meest gerespecteerde DJ’s ter wereld zou zijn.
Recensies
Fabric 60 - Dave Clarke · 30 september 2011
Het heeft even geduurd, maar eindelijk heeft Dave Clarke zijn bijdrage mogen leveren aan de befaamde Fabric compilatiereeks. Het resultaat? Verrassend, in zekere zin...
Het heeft even geduurd, maar eindelijk heeft Dave Clarke zijn bijdrage mogen leveren aan de befaamde Fabric compilatiereeks. Het resultaat? Verrassend, in zekere zin...
I Love Techno 2007 - Mixed by Dave Clarke · 19 oktober 2007
I Love Techno, hét technofeest van België, staat weer voor de deur en zoals te doen gebruikelijk verschijnt enkele weken voor het evenement de compilatie-cd om de bezoekers vast op te warmen voor het feest.
I Love Techno, hét technofeest van België, staat weer voor de deur en zoals te doen gebruikelijk verschijnt enkele weken voor het evenement de compilatie-cd om de bezoekers vast op te warmen voor het feest.
Dave Clarke presents Remixes & Rarities 1992-2005 · 2 november 2006
Dave Clarke kennen we niet alleen als technoheld maar ook als remixer van alles wat los en vast zit. Deze cd is een verzameling van remixes die hij in de afgelopen jaren heeft gemaakt.
Dave Clarke kennen we niet alleen als technoheld maar ook als remixer van alles wat los en vast zit. Deze cd is een verzameling van remixes die hij in de afgelopen jaren heeft gemaakt.
Party agenda Dave Clarke
62 waarderingen
jimmy the sound: | Beste Techno Dj | |
P@rick: | Bestwel een held ![]() | |
Nouwi: | Zijn nickname is niets voor niets The Baron, gewoonweg de beste !!!!!! | |
Jooztvdberg: | godfather ![]() | |
P.: | Wat een baas! Heerlijk op Awake Fest 2012! | |
MegaBASs: | Ik was een paar geleden toch zo klaar met hem. Maar na de set op 7th Sunday, woehaaa! Heerlijk! | |
PHOTEK050: | Dave Clarke blijft zo ontzettend goed! Na al die jaren!!!! | |
Laviniaaa: | zooo slecht op awakenings 29-01-11, Een grote rotzooi! | |
Tmax: | Awesome, lekker knalluh! | |
Tim.S: | Dit is de Koning van de Techno! | |
Victor?: | Draait als een malle en kan scratchen als een beest, wil nog jaren van m genieten ![]() | |
Spaceknien: | tog stiekem wel mijn nummer 1 ![]() | |
Rednas045: | Tresor Berlin 22 may : Amazing ![]() | |
masimosuono: | Nothing but love for this man ![]() | |
FloriFlipperd: | Extreem van hem genoten op time-warp09 ![]() | |
hsdfh832sdl: | hij staat erbij als een arrogante klootzak,maar zn muziek is wel bijzonder | |
Bartjan\\\: | Niet kapot te krijgen!! ![]() | |
propper09: | Heer der Techno!!!! | |
Loy.: | Dave Clarke, wat een Sound, helemaal perfect ![]() | |
GuidJ: | Wat een Meester.. !!! | |
Fair-D: | Sorry, maar ik ontwijk m | |
Vicenzo: | heerlijk op awake fest 2008 Edge of Motion- Set up 707 ![]() | |
STENIEB: | Ooit was hij een held met compromiloze stamp TECHNO...... | |
British babe: | Rock on Dave, Rock on, you make me proud to be BRITISH!!! | |
Paniek!: | Southside ![]() | |
Brutus T: | a f*kkin genius | |
M.ha.yu: | White noise ![]() | |
i(l)techno84: | goed | |
KelvindeBruyn: | Gewoonweg de beste ! | |
jean-jean: | jij heb DE SOUND!!!!!!!!!!! ![]() | |
SanderP: | HEAH wie is de meester.................DAVE CLARKE legende HEAH | |
Dj Surgeles: | Thanx Dave for everything u do for me!! and dont say there areno more heroes anymore because u are 1 of them!! | |
*OZ*: | Op zeker een held ![]() | |
beachclub: | out of space! | |
Keerl: | erg lelijk op awake 22-3-08, ben beter van je gewend veel beter zelfs | |
**Lian**: | Dave,jij maakt techno, écht techno!!!! top weer 22-3-08!!!! | |
TECH-apd: | go DC go!! | |
Mike' D: | Idd vette set op Awake 22-03-08 ![]() | |
Wikke Wolf: | Wat een vette set op awake 22-03-08! ![]() | |
brainless: | blijt een meester | |
Tvo™: | Master... | |
die Nachbarin: | SCRATCH KING AND LORD OF TECHNO ![]() | |
Pimm0: | Dave Clarke ![]() | |
Tanimara: | LEkker door gaan !!!! ZWAAR Te GEK | |
solesurvivor: | YOU RULE!!!! | |
H O L L A: | my hero!!! | |
Tante Annie: | ![]() ![]() | |
HuMaNoID SyNdRoME: | meester van de skillzz | |
Jong0: | KONING TECHNO! | |
justinkees: | hij blijft gewoon de koning, ook met cdtjes!!! | |
T.K>: | Te ERUGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
Løran.: | Dave ClarkeKeliciouSSSs HELD!!! | |
Magic Psilo: | 7-4-07 legendarisch, dave clarke is the one and only master | |
The_Host: | Hij was al een held van me, maar na 07-04-2007 is hij verheven tot Koning Dave Clarke ![]() | |
Bloem!: | Dave is mijn vriend! Hij draait precies wat ik graag hoor en kan perfect draaien. | |
not the real J.Morrison (marc): | 7-4-2007.. geweldig ![]() | |
angelz(k): | GOD is a DJ his name is DAVE CLARK | |
Reb3nga: | Deze gast overteft zichzelf telkens weer! | |
Heszol: | ONGELOOFLIJK! | |
music: | Een echte liefhebber die zijn eigen muziek maakt die veel mensen goed vinden en niet muziek maakt om geld te maken, fantastisch! | |
D=p+cer: | gwoon ongelofelijk vet wat ie doet en wat ie draait! | |
Schranzvinny: | de master of SCRATCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH |
28 opmerkingen
hoi
technisch gezien gewoon de beste dj van de wereld.
klaar.
klaar.
Clear and Clean. Bravo!
laatste aanpassing
Uitspraak van D-CEM 'aka' The Clown op donderdag 25 januari 2007 om 17:53:
technisch gezien gewoon de beste dj van de wereld.klaar.
nou de beste nou ook weer niet
maar wel heel erg goed lekker snel en druk mixen
heerlijk
iedereen gaat altijd los
ik weet niet hoe die vent t doet, maar dit is dus echt de man met talent... 1x live gezien in soho iets van 5 jaar geleden, sindsdien echt F-A-N...
technisch is de beste dj ben liebrand
............... GEwoon super geweldig! 

He's The Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dave Clarke
Zn set op awakefest staat me nog bij zo vet en straks weer op i love techno ik kijk er naar uit 


Ten eerste is de naam DAVE al super!
Ten tweede heb ik samen met mij Dave in de effenaar het aller ALLER BESTE feest ever gehad met Dave Clarck.
We hebben de hele avond met z'n 2en gedanst op Dave CLARK en dat was echt SUPERRRR VETTTT
sow, Awakenings here whe come!!!!!!!!!!
Zin in!!!!
Ten tweede heb ik samen met mij Dave in de effenaar het aller ALLER BESTE feest ever gehad met Dave Clarck.
We hebben de hele avond met z'n 2en gedanst op Dave CLARK en dat was echt SUPERRRR VETTTT
sow, Awakenings here whe come!!!!!!!!!!
Zin in!!!!
ik hoorde ze setop op 3fm en klonk wel vet
ging heerlijk op nature one 

ik zie je op Time Warp 

heb hem nog niet live gezien,maar kan wel goed mixen
Moet de man ooit zien !
Ik weet t...verzoekjes aan DJ's kan echt niet meer...Maar the good old red 2 zou errug fijn zijn de 18e...

Uitspraak van Brass Knuckle op zaterdag 14 april 2007 om 19:57:
nou de beste nou ook weer nietKijk naar dit filmpje..
Beste techno DJ ooit!
laatste aanpassing
Moet denk maar eens naar een podcast van 'm luisteren ofzo? Ben groot fan van techno, maar de livesets van deze man vind ik echt zwaar irritant, zelfs als ie B2B draait met Capriati.
Gelukkig Masta-D zijn er honderdduizenden techno fans te vinden die de kwaliteit en spitsvondigheid van ome Dave wel kunnen waarderen. Dave has been around the block en dat al ruim voor 1994. Zijn kwaliteit ligt dus niet in zijn haardracht of merk sportschoenen of dito merk bril. Maar op zijn draaiskills! En dat is gewoon fenomenaal!
Wat betreft productie werk: Ik zou niet beginnen met een podcast maar met zijn album; Archive one.
Succes met het vergaren en opbouwen van (techno)kennis!
Wat betreft productie werk: Ik zou niet beginnen met een podcast maar met zijn album; Archive one.
Succes met het vergaren en opbouwen van (techno)kennis!