DJ Pauze Bio
Born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, DJ Pauze grew up in the 80's. He was addicted to a small radio he had received as a birthday gift at the age of 7. His first introduction to the world of music captivated him into spending day and night listening to 80's pop, and it seemed like his addiction was becoming part of his life.
As the years went on and music was changing, Pauze’s taste for music also changed. He left behind the 80s Pop and began listening to artists like NWA, Public Enemy, The Fat Boys, 2 Live Crue, and The Beastie Boys. He had found love for this music for its peculiar and unique underground nature, since these artists used to talk about the street life in their music. Years went by and yet again the sound of Hip-Hop was changing. Pauze was now listening to artists like Beatnuts, Mob Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest.
As he continued through high-school, Pauze had no idea he was about to hit a landmark change in his music interests until the day a friend invited him to a “Rave Party” at the age of 14. That night changed Pauze’s life forever. The idea of Electronic Music, mixed with a community of friends and partying all night with good vibes was exactly the lifestyle he wanted to get used to. He started to go to raves with friends once every month or so and then, as the months passed by, he realized that he was going a lot more frequently.
At the age of 16 Pauze first touched the turntables, he had moved in with a friend who was really into music and sound systems. His friend had two $5 turntables and a $30 mixer with his setup, and after finding out about Pauze’s curiosity he decided to buy needles and some vinyl. It all began by mixing just some terrible vocal House records to start, really anything with a 4X4 beat to practice. Then, after seeing DJ Dan spin at a party, he decided to start his career off with Acid Breaks.
Pauze made his debut on the underground scene at the age of 17, building residencies through the rave scene with organizations like Nightmare and at the Toronto afterhours Basemint. Then in 1996, when he went to Toronto’s annual WEMF, Pauze found his a new style of electronic music that he was head over heals for. When he first heard Chris Liberator’s sound of Acid Techno, he immediately determined that this was the direction his style was headed. But then music has changed, and after a few years the Acid Techno sound no longer was challenging Pauze’s mind. Not as much production of Full On 303 music was made anymore and Pauze's style morphed again, transitioning to full-on, energetic, pounding Techno. In September of 2008, Pauze diversify his style by including slower techno and tech-housier sounds. To Frank it’s about not only what his fans want but what makes him feel good inside too. At the end of the day what matters the most is the music and Pauze has been pushing underground techy beats for over a decade now.
After gaining the experience he needed in the Toronto scene, Pauze was restless and ready to take things up a notch. In February, 2002, Pauze moved shop to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Pauze's decision to move to South America was based on the fact that the techno scene in Toronto was a quite difficult market to deal with and he thought it might be a good idea to challenge a new horizon. After living in the country for only one month Pauze played a few parties and through his great mixing skills and current beats, his name rose to one of the top hard techno dj’s in the country. Fast forward to a year later, Pauze had actually played in just about EVERY big venue in the country, taking him to almost every state that has a rave scene. Some artists that he had a chance to play with were the likes of Dave the Drummer, Andreas Kremer, Glenn Wilson, Darc Marc, The Advent, Pet Duo, DJ Murphy and Gaetano Parisio, some of the biggest names in techno world wide.
Now at the age of 30, Pauze has dedicated his life to the underground. He is currently living in Toronto, where he runs Hardsignal Recordings (www.hardsignal.net), one of the biggest and most prominent labels in hard techno. Known for his accuracy in mixing and blending, and a keen ability to read the crowd, Pauze is working hard to promote the hard techno and techno sound and open people’s minds to getting some pumping beats back into the Canadian scene. He is also venturing into solo production, working vigorously with the goal of reaching new levels in quality of sound so that in the near future he will travel to promote his unique style around the planet.
As the scene and music evolves Pauze is there every step of the way, doing what he loves best, making people move.
Past Appearances
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Discography
Releases:
Hardsignal 12 (12") Did I stu stu studah mothafucka 2008
Hardsignal 10 (2x12") Hardsignal 2008
Impact EP (12") Fine Audio Recordings 2005
Hardsignal 06 (12") Big It Ah Hardsignal 2007
Hardsignal 04 (12") Overdrivez Hardsignal 2005
Hardsignal 01 (12") Disgraceful Scene Hardsignal 2004
Remixes:
Hydraulix 13.4 (12") Untitled (RMXD By Patr... Hydraulix
Tracks Appear On:
Palazzo - Volume Five (CD, Mixed, Comp) Dance Porra T:Classixx 2005
Audio Compilation Vol. 5 (CD) Ballistic Measures Fine Audio Recordings 2006