History
DJ Delay is one of several musical outlets for UK born Brian May. His musical love affair started off by playing trumpet in a Big Band Swing group at age 6. Since then he has been performing and (later on) Djing music from all 5 continents and has already lived in 3 of them. Migrating to Melbourne in 89 saw him host a 12 year long weekly no-holds barred radio show on Melbournes PBSFM. He formed and played in several bands during the 90s & 00s in Melbourne. Delay’s spent the last 10 years living between Melbourne, Osaka & Berlin.
Australia: Hosting a radio show, coupled with performing in Melbournes overactive live scene, you would imagine that this would satisfy his hunger for sound. Not so - in 95 he started producing electronic music and club DJing across several styles, ending up focusing on Balkan, Dub, Asian, Oriental + Worldwide club sounds, plus Jungle/Drum and Bass. Between 2006 and 2008 he co-ran the Submerge Chill Festival and The Good, The Bad & The Balkan club night in Melbourne.
Japan: Between 02 and 04 Delay lived in Osaka, regularly guesting with Reggae/Cumbia group Bush Of Ghosts, touring and DJing across the country.
Germany: Since relocating to Berlin in late 08 DJ Delay has released a cutting edge East European remix album and toured extensively across European clubs and festivals.
In summary, hes been very busy the last 20 years in several aspects of music:
18 years presenting Into The Groovy (PBSFM Melbourne & www.straightup.com.au)
16 years DJing (club+festival in Australia, NZ, Japan, Europe, Canada)
16 years of Electronic music production.
To date DJ Delay (and his alter egos Beam Up & Sonical) have released 3 albums & over 30 tracks on a wide range of labels in 6 countries.
Styles
Worldwide club (breaks, techno, D&B, hip-hop, urban etc), dub (roots reggae & digital) plus traditional sounds tailored for the dancefloor or listening (e.g. 5 star restaurant). Specialist musical areas are Balkan, Oriental, Jamaican, Indian. Highly flexible - having played several large festivals (Glastonbury, Fusion, Big Day Out, Voov, Earthcore etc) , clubs and bars, high class restaurants and even a pachinko parlour opening in Japan. Over 1000 gigs to date and counting.
Performance/Show Highlights
2011: AU + CA tours, Fusion, Exit, Glastonbury festivals.
2009-10: Festivals: Fusion & 3000º, several club shows across D, CH, UK, HR, AT, PL.
2008: Popkomm (D), Ost Klub (AT), Balkanbeats (D).
2007: EU tour (D, FR, UK), + Bellingen Global Carnival (AU).
2006: EU tour (AT, D, UK), + Voov, Submerge Chill Festival.
2005: Several performances in Berlin.
2002-04: Several shows in Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, Kobe, Nagoya.
1999-02: Festivals - Big Day Out*3, Rainbow Serpent*2, Earthcore*5, Electrofringe.
1998: NZ national tour with High Pass Filter.
1993-02: Over 20 AU east coast tours in several different musical ensembles + solo.
Discography:
DJ Delay : Brass Wires & Bass (Beaming Productions 2010)
DJ Delay presents : Beyond The Kolo (Beaming Productions 2010)
Plus tracks on these releases with a (complete list available on request):
DJ Click : From Delhi To Sevilla (No Fridge 2011)
It takes a nation of 2 million (Generation Bass 2011)
Beloe Vino / Krasnoe Vino : Zdob Si Zdub (Cuibul 2010)
Sun Dub V/A (Poets Club 2009)
Road To Damascus : Municipale Balcanica (Felmay 2008)
Gypsy Beats & Balkan Bangers Too - V/A (Atlantic Jaxx 2007)
In concert:
Delay has performed in support of a few famous people along the way (in his various guises): Beastie Boys, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Fugazi, Lee Scratch Perry + Mad Professor, African Headcharge, The Boredoms, Audio Active, DJ Spooky, Fun-da-mental, Gypsy CZ, Les Hurlements De Leo, Burnt Friedmann, Rockers Hi-Fi, Salmonella Dub, Rotfront, The Evolution Control Committee.
