Sun 09 July
STUDIO BRUSSEL
STUDIO BRUSSEL
A born entertainer with a burning desire to play music to people around the world, Sam Divine’s enigmatic sets are an effortless schooling in pure, unadulterated House. From her early days as the sole member of the Defected street team in Ibiza to fronting their radio show and now headlining some of the world’s biggest clubs and festivals.
The First Lady of Defected, has become an intrinsic part of the UK House music scene. The seeds of Sam’s DJ career can be traced back to a pair of belt drive turntables and a battered Numark mixer set up in her Mum’s shed, a pirate radio show broadcast from her bedroom alongside her best friend using ‘borrowed’ equipment from the local college and MSN Messenger, and time spent expanding her musical knowledge working at Chemical Records in her hometown of Weston-Super-Mare.
The First Lady of Defected, has become an intrinsic part of the UK House music scene. The seeds of Sam’s DJ career can be traced back to a pair of belt drive turntables and a battered Numark mixer set up in her Mum’s shed, a pirate radio show broadcast from her bedroom alongside her best friend using ‘borrowed’ equipment from the local college and MSN Messenger, and time spent expanding her musical knowledge working at Chemical Records in her hometown of Weston-Super-Mare.
A chance encounter with then Defected Radio host, Aaron Ross, in Notting Hill in the early 00s, led Sam to Ibiza where she quickly became an integral figure in the West End. Since then, she’s played at some of the island’s biggest clubs year upon year, holding down residencies at Pacha, Mambo, Amnesia, Eden and Ushuaïa, and sharing space with some of the greatest names in dance including Frankie Knuckles, Master’s At Work, MK, DJ Spen, KiNK, Sandy Rivera and The Shapeshifters.
Sam launched her own highly successful imprint, DVINE Sounds, in 2015. To date, the label has seen 68 releases, helping to propel talented up and coming artists into the spotlight. Her own foray into production began with a remix of the classic Garage anthem ‘Flowers’ that proved a hit, reaching the top spots on Traxsource and Beatport. A remix of Amira’s 1997 Garage hit, ‘My Desire’, followed in 2019. In 2020 DVINE celebrated its fifth birthday with the label evolving as a brand with events, boat parties, a stage at We Are FTVL and a return to ADE.
Sam launched her own highly successful imprint, DVINE Sounds, in 2015. To date, the label has seen 68 releases, helping to propel talented up and coming artists into the spotlight. Her own foray into production began with a remix of the classic Garage anthem ‘Flowers’ that proved a hit, reaching the top spots on Traxsource and Beatport. A remix of Amira’s 1997 Garage hit, ‘My Desire’, followed in 2019. In 2020 DVINE celebrated its fifth birthday with the label evolving as a brand with events, boat parties, a stage at We Are FTVL and a return to ADE.