Dirty Epic welcomes aboard @sebastianbayne for its twenty first episode of Amplify Series.
Sebastian Bayne is a DJ, producer and owner of IF? Records based in Sydney. His passion for techno extends beyond merely producing it. Having established an early appreciation for electronic music, he went on to become IF? Records’ label owner in 2010, taking over from the label’s co-founder Andrez Bergen aka Little Nobody. The label was originally established in Melbourne in 1995 and has since moved to Tokyo and back to Australia, in Sydney, where it now resides.
Bayne’s experience isn’t limited to Australia. In fact, it wasn’t until the vinyl collector was studying in the UK that he first tried his hand at DJing. Since DJing professionally from 2000, he has reached heights that many others cannot attest to. He has performed at the Great Wall of China, toured China and Hong Kong as well as hold down his first residency in Beijing. He has performed twice in Georgia’s capital city, Tbilisi, with one being regarded as special for the artist, who’s 3 hour set turned into an 8 hour one.
In the last few of years, Bayne has scored a regular closing slot at Tresor, Berlin. On his most recent trip early this year, he played alongside Juan Atkins and Fred P. AKA Black Jazz Consortium, while in the past, he has been lucky enough to support some of the world’s best talent abroad, such as, Octave One, Heiko Laux, Alan Fitzpatrick and Vince Watson among many others. It’s these early moments in his career that have proven to be truly defining for that artist.
Sebastian Bayne is known for playing and producing heavy techno. Heaving and pounding in all its glory. But Bayne isn’t one to limit his inspirations. Despite listing techno and reggae as his favourites, he listens to every genre from classical, to country and folk, rock, hip hop and world music. It is this point of difference that has led Sebastian to play at all the best techno parties in Sydney over the past decade including Technikal, Beware the Cat, Subservice, Deep as Funk, Lost Baggage, Disconnected.,
Notable releases from Bayne, include his debut EP “Dub City,” which was released on vinyl in 2007 and reached # 7 in the German Club Charts. He continued to win over support from the global techno scene, with his track “Dark of the Moon”. Firstly being charted as the #2 track of 2012 by Holland’s first lady of techno, Sandrien. And subsequently included in Trouw’s Mix of tracks which shaped the club that year. His latest success from 2016, The Neufeld Coil, was a single acid track on Rebekah’s Decoy label, and was hammered by Berghain resident Norman Nodge in the latter part of that year.
It was through his position at IF? Records that his managerial powers flourished, giving him the opportunity to tour and release the best of underground techno, As someone with as long a history with the brand as Bayne’s, he has witnessed releases from artists like Indigo Kennedy, Enclave, James Ruskin, Aux 88, Ade Fenton, Si Begg, Dave Angel, Justin Berkovi, K. Alexi Shelby, Steve Stoll, BCR Boys, Justin Robertson, Thomas Heckmann and Jammin’ Unit.
He continues to work with Sydney techno brands Anomaly, Something Else, Church of Techno, .darkroom and Trench working on the Sydney appearances of DJ Pete, Inigo Kennedy, Drumcell, Delta Funktionen and Sleeparchive, with Bayne playing in support.
For Bayne, DJing became “impossible to resist,” but becoming the pioneering label owner that he is today, is a position he has achieved through more than just curiosity, but pure dedication to techno.
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/sebastianbayne
Instagram: www.instagram.com/sebastian_bayne
RA: ra.co/dj/sebastianbayne
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