Blaze Tripp
Blaze Tripp has a strange name and an even more peculiar upbringing. A child of the 80s/90s, growing up he was introduced to an aural diet of psychedelic blues, heavy metal & hedonistic rock. Being the lovechild of two talented musicians he was thrown into a life of late nights, hotels & tour buses at an early age. His allure to music was shown early with a keen interest in anything that was capable of making a noise – drums, piano or guitar. Soon enough nature triumphed over nurture when he heard his first electronic kick drum and from there it was clear that the tables were about to turn, quite literally.
Looking back he won’t be able to tell you if it was Technotronic, The Prodigy or even Daft Punk but there was something about dance music that caught his attention - addictive beats & heavy basslines. It was at this point Blaze officially joined “the darkside” becoming the black sheep of his family and trading in his drums, bass, guitar & rock n roll heritage for an 808, a 909 & a 303. Undeterred Blaze took solace in Fatboy Slim’s wise words that “Everybody Needs a 303”.
2009 was a big year for Blaze with 4 original EPs and support from DJ's such as Kissy Sell Out, Steve Aoki, Foamo, Malente, Acid Jacks, Lee Mortimer & the list goes on. As well as all the originals, Blaze released over 9 remixes on labels all around the world including a recent remix of the legendary Edu K on Ajax’s own label Sweat It Out. As a DJ there is no doubt that Blaze can hold it down like no other and has proven so over the years supporting the likes of Mr Oizo, Ajax, Duke Dumont, Edu K, DJ Falcon, Drop The Lime, Micky Slim & many many more. If you thought 2009 was a big year, wait until you see 2010.