Kirk Degiorgio

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Kirk Degiorgio
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Kirk Degiorgio (2010)
Background information
Also known asAs One
Born
Kirk Degiorgio
Origin Stepney, London
Genres Techno, broken beat, ambient techno
OccupationsProducer, DJ
Years active1990s–present
LabelsA.R.T., Op-Art, B12, R&S, New Electronica
Website http://www.kirkdegiorgio.com/

Kirk Degiorgio, also known as As One, is a British techno producer and DJ. Born in the late 1960s in Stepney, East London, and raised in Ipswich, Suffolk, he started producing music in the early 1990s. [1]

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Between 1998 and 2001, he hosted the "R Solution" show on Kiss 100 FM alongside 4hero which was influential in the development of broken beat. [2]

He founded the labels A.R.T. Records and Op-Art Records [3] and releases on them as well as B12 Records, R&S Records, New Electronica, and others. His style is a mixture of Detroit-style techno, mixed with funk, soul and jazz fusion. [4] [5]

In 2023 he announced his retirement from DJing, citing health reasons. [6]

Discography

As As One

As Kirk Degiorgio

As The Beauty Room

References

  1. "Redbull Lecture 2005 - Kirk Degiorgio". Red Bull Music Academy . Archived from the original on 13 November 2019.
  2. "Kirk Degiorgio - NTS Live - Artists". NTS Radio .
  3. Cooper, Sean. "Biography: As One". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  4. "'As One' aka Kirk Degiorgio". Inn8. 17 October 2018.
  5. "Attack - Interviews - Kirk DeGiorgio". Attack Magazine. 23 February 2013.
  6. "Kirk Degiorgio, legendary UK techno DJ, announces retirement from DJing". DJ Mag . 11 July 2023.