DAVE SEAMAN on:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/daveseamanofficial
Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/daveseaman

HOW I MET THE BASS on:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass 

3 QUESTIONS to DAVE SEAMAN:

Q: Did you count the number of countries where you were playing in? 

A: I had to write down every country once for a visa application so I literally went through every country in the world and ticked them off so I know it’s over 80. Never in my wildest dreams did I think DJing would bring such privilege when I started.  


Q: Your label Selador gets stronger each release. What are your future plans with it?

A: We’ve already got our schedule sorted through until Autumn so really it’s about managing that and starting to do some more label parties. We’ve just launched a website and done our first T shirts and vinyl. Iff we’re not careful we’ll end up being like a proper record label soon! ;-)


Q: You released on huge labels such as Suara, Noir Music, Hive Audio. What´s planned for this year?

A: I’ve done remixes for Marc Marzenit for Natura Sonoris and Glenn Morrison for his own Morrison Recordings which are both yet to come out plus a collaboration with Acumen for his album on Time Has Changed. And I’m currently working on a handful of new original productions. I’m not sure which home they’ll end up with yet. Watch this space. 


Dave Seaman says: 
"When Marc invited me to take part in his HOW I MET THE BASS series, where DJs and producers relate some of their early influences in dance music, I decided to bypass the halcyon days of acid house, which is ground I’ve covered many times before, and go even further back. This mix spans the mid 1980s and features some the anthems of my youth. From the electro of my breakdancing days to the proto-house of my early clubbing adventures and my obsession with the New York nightlife of the time, this is How I Met The Bass. Hope you like it."

Dave Seaman - HOW I MET THE BASS #14

Live for the ''classics,'' type mixes covering dance music from around that special time of the 1995-2002 era. Hoping for surprise wins from some of the newer stuff too.

I've been listening to electronic music since I was old enough to tune into the John Peel show on Radio 1. Peel first introduced me to Chicago House, Detroit Electro and Rap. I would listen to an entire show with my finger hovering over the record button of my 'tape-recorder' close to the radio speaker just to record whatever 3 electronic imports he would play each night. I wish I'd kept those recordings.
From the moment I first heard 'Roxanne Shante' I sought out everything I could ranging from Kraftwerk, Mike Oldfield, Kurtis Mantronik, Africa Bambata, Grandmaster Flash, Gorgio Morodor, Axel-F, Jean Michel Jarre and just about anyone who used a synth to make music! With the arrival of House in the mid-late 80's the likes of Marshall Jefferson, Frankie Knuckles, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Steve Silk Hurley, Adonis and many more American underground House producers, the music had developed into a new, seriously exciting phenomena.
Music progressed at pace with House and Acid imports driving change, the UK in particular underwent an epiphany of sorts in the 80's and 90's. From Break-Dancing to New Romanticism, the music developed, finally morphing into the early genres of Acid Trance, Techno and Progressive Trance. Heavily influenced by American and underground Dutch and German artists and with the advent of clubbing and non-speaking mixing DJ's, it opened up a Pandora's box of new music, influences, sounds and styles. What that amounted to for me (and most others like me) was an ever-growing range of electronic music that was continually breaking free from pigeon-holes and mainstream pop culture. Electronic music had become the new classical music of a generation.
I can only say that electronic or computer music has evolved beautifully in the past 40 years and I love it as much now as the day I first heard John Peel play fantastic American imports.
I'm not anything more than a bedroom DJ and electronic music enthusiast. I have the greatest admiration for those who DJ publicly and seek to build a following or career from DJing, but that’s not a path I’ve tried to follow. I do love to put together great tunes, so for me using this sort of platform for sharing music is perfect for me. I do mixes both on my decks and using Ableton, as sometimes I find it easier to create a journey through that medium. 
As for making music, I’m slowly finding my way around Ableton in order to bring life to the musical ideas rolling around my head. 
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the mixes I post, please give me some feedback and if nothing else, support the artists themselves and buy their music.

Angrish

HOW I MET THE BASS is a concept series, founded and hosted by @marc-depulse. 

It's not about mixing the current charts - it's about your roots. A storyteller. Music from your childhood and youth that once had a big impact on your later doings, showing musicially how you got in touch with Electronic Music back in the days.

Marc tells about his project:

"Techno is a huge family. These are my experiences when I'm coming to different cities and places every weekend. Doesn't matter who you are and where you're coming from. It's about making friends and having a good time together. I have met so many interesting artists during the last 2 decades and all of them love to tell their own exciting story. So I'm inviting my favorite artists from time to time to mix their musicial roots within a podcast."