Dave Aju

Dave Aju

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Real Name:
Marc David Barrite
Profile:
American producer and DJ.

Based in San Francisco, coming from a family of a jazz musicians, Marc had some formal training and played drums for five years and piano for three years, also trying out a few other instruments. His biggest inspiration came through a brother, though, who introduced him to mixing and beatmatching, and Marc finally saw a sampler as a superior artistic tool combining all sounds and providing a creative freedom not available with a full commitment to one particular instrument.

Largely influenced by hip-hop, he often mentioned such artists as Pete Rock, KRS-One, and The Pharcyde, alongside with anyone from Cajmere to Moodymann amongst his influences.

He released his first full-length album "Open Wide" (2008) on French label Circus Company, which has been releasing most of his records since the debut "The Unorthodoctor EP" (2003). Every single sound on the album originates from his mouth; no other sources were used. It became a huge success, highly praised by critics and nominated for the prestigious Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik.
Sites:
Facebook, SoundCloud, instagram.com, ra.co, Bandcamp, Twitter, open.spotify.com, circuscompany.fr, lovecity-central.com
Aliases:
Marc Barrite
In Groups:
Kamm (2)
Variations:
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Albums
CCS032 Open Wide — Dave Aju Dave Aju Open Wide (Album) Circus Company CCS032 France 2008 Sell This Version
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Cccd010, CCCD010JP Heirlooms — Dave Aju Dave Aju Heirlooms (Album) Circus Company Cccd010, CCCD010JP Japan 2012 Sell This Version
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CCCD015 Black Frames — Dave Aju Dave Aju Black Frames (Album) Circus Company CCCD015 France 2014 Sell This Version
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MULE MUSIQ 247 TXLAX — Dave Aju Dave Aju TXLAX ‎(LP, Album) Mule Musiq MULE MUSIQ 247 Germany 2019 Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
CCS 005 The Unorthodoctor EP — Dave Aju Dave Aju The Unorthodoctor EP (EP) Circus Company CCS 005 France 2003 Sell This Version
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TEXT_14 Dive And Lie Wrecked — Dave Aju Dave Aju Dive And Lie Wrecked context TEXT_14 US 2004 Sell This Version
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CCS 013 The Tables Turn — Dave Aju Dave Aju The Tables Turn ‎(12") Circus Company CCS 013 France 2006 Sell This Version
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CCS021 Love Always — Dave Aju Dave Aju And The Invisible Art Trio Dave Aju And The Invisible Art Trio - Love Always Circus Company CCS021 France 2007 Sell This Version
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BLV23097 Crazy Place — Dave Aju Dave Aju Crazy Place Circus Company BLV23097 Worldwide 2008 Sell This Version
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CCS049 Two Tone — Dave Aju Dave Aju & The Sol Percussion Ensemble Dave Aju & The Sol Percussion Ensemble - Two Tone Circus Company CCS049 France 2010 Sell This Version
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LZD-019 Feel — Dave Aju Fred Everything & Peter Christianson Feat. Dave Aju Fred Everything & Peter Christianson Feat. Dave Aju - Feel ‎(12") Lazy Days Recordings LZD-019 USA & Canada 2010 Sell This Version
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CCS060 All Together Now — Dave Aju Dave Aju All Together Now Circus Company CCS060 Germany 2011 Sell This Version
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CCS069 Heirlooms Remixes — Dave Aju Dave Aju Heirlooms Remixes Circus Company CCS069 France 2012 Sell This Version
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AC31 Listen To Your Heartbeat — Dave Aju Dave Aju Listen To Your Heartbeat ‎(12") Accidental AC31 UK 2012 Sell This Version
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NEK09 Look Out Above — Dave Aju Dave Aju & The Invisible Art Trio Dave Aju & The Invisible Art Trio - Look Out Above (EP) Nuearth Kitchen NEK09 US 2013 Sell This Version
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CCS081 Maybeso — Dave Aju Dave Aju Maybeso ‎(12") Circus Company CCS081 Germany 2013 Sell This Version
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CCS092 Black Frames Remixed — Dave Aju Dave Aju Black Frames Remixed (EP) Circus Company CCS092 France 2014 Sell This Version
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AC90 Boom Yeah — Dave Aju Dave Aju Boom Yeah (Single, EP) Accidental, Accidental Jnr AC90 UK & Europe 2016 Sell This Version
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BC015_505 L.A.S.T. — Dave Aju Dave Aju L.A.S.T. ‎(12") Black Catalogue BC015_505 US 2016 Sell This Version
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MK 047 Rock The Mounts — Dave Aju Dave Aju Rock The Mounts ‎(12", EP) Musik Krause MK 047 Germany 2016 Sell This Version
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MFFV15004 Freee Lover EP — Dave Aju Dave Aju Freee Lover EP ‎(12", EP) Music For Freaks MFFV15004 UK 2016 Sell This Version
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CCS104 10101 EP — Dave Aju Dave Aju 10101 EP (EP) Circus Company CCS104 France 2017 Sell This Version
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ACJ119 Off Weed Or Sane — Dave Aju Dave Aju Off Weed Or Sane (EP) Accidental Jnr ACJ119 UK 2018 Sell This Version
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MFFV15021 They Sleep We Love — Dave Aju Dave Aju & Thatmanmonkz* Dave Aju & Thatmanmonkz* - They Sleep We Love ‎(12", Single) Music For Freaks MFFV15021 UK 2018 Sell This Version
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CCS110 Love In Zero Gravity — Dave Aju Dave Aju Love In Zero Gravity (EP) Circus Company CCS110 France 2019 Sell This Version

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v404

November 10, 2005
edited over 18 years ago
So far so good, Dave Aju has released nothing but gems. Uniquely gritty minimal tech stylings perfect for the Circus Company & Boogizm fanatic. Minimal but memorable. It maintains a distinct identity amongst the plethora of upcoming minimal artists.

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