As well as a weekly show on Kiss FM, you can catch Ali B hosting Saturday nights at West London’s ‘Paradise’ where his legendary 5 hour sets seamlessly take in everything from blues and funk to rock, soul, dub, disco and beyond, captured on his ever popular series of ‘Oh Shit!’ mix tapes and weekly ‘Airpod’ podcast. His latest productions include remixes for the likes of Fort Knox Five and collaborations with Nick Thayer on the mighty Bombstrikes label. Lately he has been spending increasing amounts of time on the West Coast of North America where he has been a regular fixture for the last 10/15 years, DJing at a wide variety of clubs and events including his second home, Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert.
With an eclectic and varied music industry background spanning nearly two decades, Ali B has a broad sense of musical appreciation, coupled with an intuitive feel for the dance-floor which has seen him hold down DJ residencies at London’s two most influential venues. After making his mark at the legendary Blue Note club, he now resides at Fabric where he has been since the day it opened. He has also extensively toured Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Asia and the US.
Ali B spent his teens working for the Acid Jazz label followed by several years in Public Relations, representing the likes of Gilles Peterson, Norman Jay and Pete Tong. He went on to host a weekly radio show on Capital FM for five years, alongside regular appearances on stations including BBC 6, Ministry Of Sound Radio and Kiss FM, where he currently hosts a weekly show. He has also made several appearances on British television for the likes of MTV, ITV and Channel 4
Ali B’s infamous Air parties have been running since the mid nineties at venues across London, including The Blue Note, 333, Mass, Electrowerkz, Rhythm Factory, Cargo and Matter as well as hosting arenas at festivals such as Glastonbury, Global Gathering, Hi-Fi and Australia’s Future Music Festival.
Ali B’s Air Recordings record label covers a wide range of leftfield sounds. Releases have included Finish electro breaks duo Mr Velcro Fastener, US stalwarts Tony Faline and DJ Love, the UK’s Will Saul (with Ursula Rucker) and rising stars Janette Slack, Diverted, Lazersonic, Franci$co and Mr No Hands, alongside Ali B himself who’s track with The Jungle Brothers propelled Air Recordings into the major league. ‘Beats On A String’ was play-listed on BBC 6 in the UK and Australia’s national Triple J radio station. Alongside remixes for the likes of Positiva, Multiply, Sony and Cheeky, Ali B has also released mix albums for Fabric, Y4K, Godskitchen and his own Air Recordings label.
Ali B is widely regarded as the DJs DJ, as comfortable at the controls of clubs such as Fabric playing a heady mix of cutting edge bass and beats as he is digging for rare 7’s to play one of his exclusive party sets at events which in the last twelve months alone, have included The Vancouver Winter Olympics, Abbey Road Studios with Mark Ronson And The Business International, The Pirates Of The Caribbean wrap party, Bungalow 8, Mick Hucknall’s 50’th Birthday party and Gary Barlow’s Wedding Anniversary – we kid you not!
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Each week, Ali B drops a sixty minute mix-tape mash-up of Nu-Funk, Blues & Soul Bootlegs and Baltimore Edits with guest mixes from the likes of A-Skillz, Featurecast, Mat The Alien, The Rub, Smalltown DJs, Fort Knox Five & beyond…
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01. Music – Ali B vs Nick Thayer Originally broadcast on FM radio: 4th October 2010, 01:00hrs – 02:00hrs GMT on Kiss 100FM (London, UK), Kiss 101FM (South West, UK), Kiss 105-108FM (East Anglia, UK)
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posted by Ali B