Akira

Childhood: Akira’s childhood has been rocked by pop music songs. That’s why, at the age of six, he would have sold his mother to see Michael Jackson moonbreaking live. No, wait, I think that’s what he did, actually. Soon after that, at junior high, with only one kidney left, he got interested in hip-hop, around the age of ten. And at this point you’re asking yourself : “Okay, but, why he didn’t get interested in some japanese headfucking animation like every kids at that time ?”. And this is a good question. Well, I don’t realy know the answer, but I can figure this can be the reason why he is now a good DJ. I mean, do you think that Goldorack-headfucked kids can get as good at DJing as hip-hop early interested kids ? I don’t think so. Anyway ! 1990 : The hardcore french rappers from NTM (Nique Ta Mère, It means “Go fuck your mom” in french) weren’t hudge yet, but Akira was already listening to some cranky hip hop bands from the east coast, like the Beastie Boys (the reason for him to sell his father.) Finally he got two decks at seventeen and kept his parents, hurray. Style: Akira started his beatmatching work with some old club house records. Then he got hardcore and did drugs (I mean crack) and things got complicated and … JUST KIDDING !!! Actually, after house, he got techno, like Detroit techno. Thanks to Jeff Mills, Akira was saved from the housy stuffs for ever ! After that, he did a lot of drum’n’bass (for a fucked up place), then breakbeat, and finally, in the stride of break, he got hip-hop (again, in the end !) All the styles he added to his selection through the years allow him having this assumed and claimed Eclectism on stage, and yes, it’s a capital E. As his friend Garfld, Akira is able to play some fat acid break track from the u.k. then pursue with a RATM metal anthem. Call this a dangerous drive if you want, but it does really work on the dancefloor (ask you mum.) Philosophy: Akira’s big admiration for genius turntablists like Craze, Netik or Kentaro pushes him to work out everyday (well, each non hangover day, actually) his technical scratching skills and vynil touch. Isn’t it a awesum thing in a world more and more made of digital deejaying ? What you can be sure you’ll never get with Akira is the laptop point and click stuff. Only black, glossy, loud, and heavy records. For ever and ever ! Above pure djing, Akira is also the founder and president of Electrons Libres crew, and he is producer. In 2008 some tracks have been released on the Irish labels Audio Donor and DeFused. Playmates : Akira has played with Radio Bomb(Voodomix, UK), Future Prophecies (Disturbed rec., Breakbeat kaos, Norvège), Matt Cantor (Freestylers), MC Vanna (Full Cycle, UK), Baron (Breakbeat Kaos, UK), Aquasky (Passenger, 777,UK), Freddy Fresh (Minesota, USA), Fresh (Breakbeat Kaos, UK), Hatch (West record, UK), Pink feria (Circus, Montréal), Patife (Brésil), MC Cleveland Watkiss (Uk), Simon Bassline Smith (technique records, UK), Will White aka PROPELLERHEADS (UK), Adam F (Breakbeat Kaos, UK), Pfel & Atom (C2C, Beatorrent), Leeroy Thornhill (Prodigy), Dj Netik (3x DMC world champion),Cyantific (Hospital records, UK) Oh my god, I think we’re done… Now let’s dance ! http://leselectronslibres01.free.fr/akira.pdf