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DJ BEAT a.k.a. Mr. Zuppa is one of the most experienced deejays from Latvia. His DJ skills and experience developed alongside the Latvian dance music scene itself.
Although he has started to spin vinyl in early 90’s, in the very beginning of Latvia’s electronic music era, DJ BEAT came into the music world at the age of 6 years old. He studied at the Academy of Music of Latvia, where he had mastered solfegio, piano and singing, then, several years later he also participated in The Boys choir of "Jazepa Medina” at the academy of music.
Later, upon discovering such music styles as disco, house and acid jazz, BEAT realized that his future would definitely be associated with music. 1990 arrived & this was the time when DJ BEAT DJ’d for the first time, playing on "reel to reel” tape recorders in one of Riga’s discotheques called "D’Mix”.
The next year BEAT started working for a radio station "Radiodejas”, directed by (first deejays in USSR) Ugis Polis and Janis Krauklis. Same year, DJ BEAT participated in a legendary dance tour "Superdejas” all over Latvia alongside such personalities as Kamzols, Roberts Gobzins, MC Uncle U, Mixmaster AG and many other Latvian dance music pioneer... More Biography
Although he has started to spin vinyl in early 90’s, in the very beginning of Latvia’s electronic music era, DJ BEAT came into the music world at the age of 6 years old. He studied at the Academy of Music of Latvia, where he had mastered solfegio, piano and singing, then, several years later he also participated in The Boys choir of "Jazepa Medina” at the academy of music.
Later, upon discovering such music styles as disco, house and acid jazz, BEAT realized that his future would definitely be associated with music. 1990 arrived & this was the time when DJ BEAT DJ’d for the first time, playing on "reel to reel” tape recorders in one of Riga’s discotheques called "D’Mix”.
The next year BEAT started working for a radio station "Radiodejas”, directed by (first deejays in USSR) Ugis Polis and Janis Krauklis. Same year, DJ BEAT participated in a legendary dance tour "Superdejas” all over Latvia alongside such personalities as Kamzols, Roberts Gobzins, MC Uncle U, Mixmaster AG and many other Latvian dance music pioneer... More Biography