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ASHLEY BEEDLE
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 Ashley Beedle has been DJ’ing for the past 17 years and has been involved in writing and producing music for the past 11 years. His DJ career started with the sound systems based around North London in the late 70s to early 80s playing reggae, soul and funk. Most notably with a top London sound who were to emerge as a favorite at Notting Hill Carnival in the late eighties. He then progressed to resident status at the infamous R.I.P. Acid House parties, laying down House and Hip Hop grooves across the capital as well as traveling all over the UK and beyond. Ashley then became manager of London’s famous Black Market Records, which led him to tour with Chicago House legends Fingers Inc. After a stint working for Flying Records he became a full time DJ.
Since then Ashley has become one of the worlds most respected spinners playing right across the dance music spectrum while taking in UK based residencies at Ministry Of Sound, Cream, Renaissance and the infamous Boys Own Parties. Internationally Ashley has toured all over the World.
He's also played with many top DJ’s on request, such as Tony Humphries, Danny Tenaglia, Deep Dish, Roger Sanchez, and Masters At Work. But it is on the recording and production front that Ashley has shown himself to be simply more than another DJ with a great knowledge and skill. He's worked with / remixed a range of artists across the musical spectrum: - including Deep Dish, Sly & Robbie, Masters At Work, D-Note, India, Derrick May, Depeche Mode, Simply Red, King Tubby, Arthur Baker, Armand Van Helden, Lisa Stansfield, Brand New Heavies, Femi Kuti, Underworld, Abacus, to name but a few.
He's also, perhaps more importantly, released his own ground-breaking music under a variety of pseudonyms to reflect his extensive tastes, the Black Science Orchestra, Ballistic Brothers, X-Press 2, Black Jazz Chronicles being some of the more well known. Ashleyis now concentrating on his own label Afroart as well as writing for his new solo LP.
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