DJ SFR explained

DJ SFR
Birth Name:	Julian Joseph
Alias:	SFR
Birth Date:	1985 8, df=yes
Origin:	Cape Town, South Africa
Occupation:	DJ, producer, musician
Genre:	drum & bass, dubstep
Years Active:	2003–present
Label:	XS Dubz Zombie Recordings Trouble on Vinyl Load Recordings African Dope

DJ SFR is a South African drum & bass, dubstep producer and DJ from Cape Town. SFR's sound is known for its jump up and dub influences.

Biography

SFR, also known as Julian Joseph, has been active as a drum & bass DJ and producer since 2003. He first rose to international prominence after winning DJ Hype's True Playaz mix competition in 2006.^[1] He has since released a number of drum & bass records on labels such as Trouble on Vinyl,^[2] Zombie Recordings^[3] and Load Recordings. In addition to his solo releases, he has also collaborated with Mix 'n Blend and Hyphen, whom he frequently DJ's back to back with at dubstep events.

His first dubstep tracks were released on XS Dubz in 2009.^[4]

SFR was recently interviewed on South African blog Dont Party for his production on Jack Parow track, Byellville.^[5]

Discography

Releases

• 2006: Roots Fire Ridd'em on Big Love CD^[6]
• 2007: No Escape on LOAD Recordings^[7]
• 2007: Hypnosis / Rebound on Trouble on Vinyl^[8]
• 2008: Confi'don / Visions feat. Hyphen on Zombie Recordings^[9]
• 2009: Tantrum (with Mix 'n Blend) on African Dope^[10]
• 2009: Swings Dub / Future Science on XS Dubz^[11]
• 2010: Tourette Step / Binary Crunch on Guinea Pig^[12]

DJ performances

SFR has performed in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, and South Africa.In Cape Town, DJ SFR is a frequent guest at the prominent underground club night Homegrown,^[13] as well as weekly event, It Came From The Jungle.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Podcast 09 DJ Competition Winner. 2006 . 2009-09-17 . .
2. Web site: Trouble on Vinyl on rolldabeats . 2007 . 2009-09-17 . .
3. Web site: ZOMBIEUK017 . 2008 . 2009-09-17 . Zombie Recordings . https://web.archive.org/web/20090331132438/http://www.zombierecordings.com/ . 31 March 2009 . dead .
4. Web site: XS Dubz on Myspace. 2009 . 2009-09-17 . Myspace .
5. Web site: SFR interview on Dont Party . 2011 . 2011-04-11 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110411135755/http://www.dontparty.co.za/2011/04/jack-parow-belville-produced-sfr/ . 11 April 2011 . dead .
6. Web site: Roots Fire Ridd'em single . 2006 . 2009-09-17 . Big Love . https://web.archive.org/web/20090710011438/http://www.biglove.co.za/ . 10 July 2009 . dead .
7. Web site: No Escape single. 2007 . 2009-09-17 . Load Recordings .
8. Web site: SFR – TWARE01 on rolldabeats. 2007 . 2009-09-17 . .
9. Web site: SFR – ZOMBIEUK017 on rolldabeats. 2008 . 2009-09-17 . .
10. Web site: SFR on African Dope . 2009 . 2009-09-17 . African Dope . 8 May 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080508224705/http://www.africandope.co.za/ . dead .
11. Web site: XS Dubz. 2009 . 2009-09-17 . Myspace .
12. Web site: Guinea Pig. 2010 . 2009-09-17 . .
13. Web site: Homegrown Flyer Achieve at Flickr. 2009 . 2009-09-17 . Homegrown .