Sasha (DJ)

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Sasha (2006)

Sasha (born September 4, 1969 in Bangor , Wales ; real name Alexander Paul Coe ) is a Welsh DJ and music producer specializing in progressive trance and house music .

biography

Sasha 2006 in Bucharest

Sasha grew up with his mother in the Welsh village of Hawarden . At the age of 17 he passed the entrance exams for Epsom College , which he left before he reached the advanced level . Instead, he moved to Bangor to live with his father and stepmother.

Sasha first came into contact with electronic dance music in 1988 at the Haçienda in Manchester . Soon after, he bought his first acid house records and taught himself to mix. Soon he had his first DJ bookings in the Haçienda. In 1993 he released Together , his first single under the pseudonym Sasha.

In 1993 he also met John Digweed , with whom he often hung up in the following years. They toured together and released several compilations. A highlight was their Delta Heavy Tour 2002 in the United States . They played in 31 cities and in front of around 85,000 people.

In 2002 Sasha worked with Junkie XL on their single, Breezer . Junkie XL, along with Charlie May , also supported Sasha on his debut album, Airdrawndagger . After the release of his album, he signed the young DJ James Zabiela . He also toured the United States with him.

Sasha was consistently in the top 10 of the Top 100 DJs by DJ Mag from 1997 to 2008 and won the election in 2000. In 2009 he came in 13th place. Sasha received a Grammy nomination for his remix of Felix da Housecats Watching Cars Go By .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
The Qat Collection
  UK 56 03/12/1994 (2 weeks)
Xpander EP
  UK 18th 07/17/1999 (4 weeks)
Airdrawndagger
  UK 18th 08/17/2002 (3 weeks)
  US 157 08/24/2002 (2 weeks)
Involver
  UK 61 06/26/2004 (1 week)
  US 200 07/10/2004 (1 week)
Scene Delete
  UK 34 04/14/2016 (1 week)
Singles
Together (with Danny Campbell )
  UK 57 07/31/1993 (1 week)
Higher ground
  UK 19th 02/19/1994 (5 weeks)
Magic (with Sam Mollison )
  UK 32 08/27/1994 (4 weeks)
Be As One (with Maria )
  UK 17th 03/09/1996 (4 weeks)
Scorchio (with Darren Emerson )
  UK 23 23.09.2000 (3 weeks)
Wavy Gravy
  UK 64 08/31/2002 (1 week)

Albums

  • 1994: The Qat Collection
  • 2002: Airdrawndagger
  • 2004: Involver
  • 2008: Invol2ver
  • 2013: Invol <3r
  • 2016: Scene Delete

Singles

  • 1992: Appolonia as BM EX
  • 1992: Someday with M People
  • 1993: Together with Danny Campbell
  • 1994: Higher Ground
  • 1994: Magic with Sam Mollison
  • 1994: Bailando Con Lobos with Tom Frederikse as Cabana
  • 1996: Arkham Asylum
  • 1996: Be as One with Maria Nayler
  • 1996: Southwind with MBS
  • 1998: Ride with BT as 2 Phat Cunts
  • 1999: Xpander EP
  • 2000: Scorchio with Darren Emerson
  • 2002: Wavy Gravy
  • 2003: Artificial Heart
  • 2006: Seal Clubbing with Charlie May
  • 2007: Coma
  • 2007: Park It In The Shade
  • 2007: Who Killed Sparky?
  • 2007: Mongoose
  • 2008: Park It In The Shade (Audion Ain't Got No Friends Remix)
  • 2008: 3 Little Piggys
  • 2010: SparkyLives
  • 2011: Cut Me Down feat. Krister Linder
  • 2012: Smoke Cone feat. Kastis Torrau, Donatello, Arnas D & Knox
  • 2015: Pale Reich feat. Joel Mull
  • 2015: Vapourspace
  • 2015: Ether

Remixes (selection)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Newsweek : DJ Sasha on Dance Music's Glowstick Culture ( Memento from April 27, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ DJ Mag : Top 100 DJs / 13th Sasha (accessed November 23, 2009)
  3. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK1 UK2 UK3

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Sasha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coe, Alexander Paul (full name); Coe, Alexander (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Welsh DJ and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH 4th September 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Bangor , Wales