DJ Fresh talks about the single ‘Hot Right Here’ which was first UK Drum & Bass track to hit the number one spot in the charts, the hit creating process and music goss.
DJ Fresh (real name Daniel Stein) is an English Drum & Bass and Dubstep producer and DJ. He was one of the principal members of drum & bass supergroup, Bad Company,] alongside Darren White , Jason Maldini, and Michael Wojcicki (Vegas). He also owns and runs the pioneering drum & bass label Breakbeat Kaos with Adam F.
The first single from his Third Album, “Louder” was released on July 3, 2011. The song was used as part of a Lucozade Lite advertising campaign the UK and Ireland. The song features vocals from Welsh singer Sian Evans from the band Kosheen, it peaked number 4 on the Irish Singles Chart and Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. It marked his first top five hit in both countries and first to reach number 1. It is also the first ever song of the dubstep genre to reach number 1 in the UK Singles Chart.[8] On Feburary 12, 2012 the second single “Hot Right Now” featuring British/Albanian singer Rita Ora which became his second number one in the UK.
His third album is due for release in 201
The FRESH/LIVE tour of Nov/Dec 2011
In late 2011, DJ Fresh began a new aspect of his career by launching the unique concept show ‘FRESH/LIVE’. This live show was the first of its kind in the drum & bass/dubstep world, incorporating a drummer, guitarist, vocalist and Fresh himself on keys to perform identical renditions of his studio-produced hits in live settings.
Fresh handpicked the musicians that made up the band, calling on people he had encountered at various stages of his career. On the drums was Kodish, a man with over ten years experience as a drummer in the drum & bass scene, having performed with such eminent acts as Moving Fusion, Bad Company, and Pendulum. Guitarist Richard de Rosa founded the Ska/Swing band Scubaroots, with whom he has performed to thousands of people at countless festivals.
Seemingly a master of all trades, he also produced the band’s album, was nominated for producer of the year at the 2011 South West Music Awards, and had previously performed on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge with Example and Fresh. Vocalist Fleur exploded onto the scene after performing on X Factor to 9 million TV viewers in 2005 and had also previously performed with Fresh on Live Lounge, and with Ms Dynamite on 1Xtra.