BIOGRAPHY:
Biography of DJ OlliS (Olli Sovijärvi); Helsinki, Finland
OlliS (Break That House, YleX)
At the tender age of 25 the old 'new talent' has dj'ed only for 3 years, covering the main musical directions from House to Breakbeat and Techno; performing with a progressive edge alongside Ian Ossia, John '00' Fleming, Kasey Taylor, U&K, Orkidea and Jori Hulkkonen at various events. His selection of strong melodies, groovy basslines, breakbeats and trance elements can now be heard weekly on YleX 91.9FM.
OlliS' musical history goes way back in time. He grew up in a very musical family where many different kinds of music were present most of the time. At age 6 he started to play the piano and a few years later his parents offered him a chance to study theory of music. Drums were the second instrument to be added on OlliS' repertoire when he started studying at junior high school.
At around 12 years of age Olli got interested in electronic music. His first musical idol must have been Paul van Dyk. Olli was also really into rave at those times, which were the peak moments of the genre. That was also the time when he got interested in making electronic music with simple tracker programs. After following the trance scene from the mid 90's he moved to progressive house music. Since then his all time favourites DJ's have been Sasha & Digweed, Chris Fortier, Anthony Pappa, Ian Ossia, Nigel Dawson and Paul Oakenfold to name but a few. At the moment there are also so many great producers that it is even hard to be updated, but OlliS' favourite ones are Derek Howell, Luke Chable, James Holden, Chris Fortier, GPAL, Mick Burns, Matthew Dekay, Yunus Güvenen, John Graham & Max Graham to name a few. Big respects go to Finnish talents U&K, Orkidea, Miika Kuisma, Incolumis and Introvert also.
OlliS represents a new generation of progressive house music, a style that is built on strong melodies, groovy basslines, breakbeats and trance elements. He also likes to play tribal and tech house and more chilled house once in a while if needed, but the key word is progressiveness. His dj sets are ecclective journeys of todays electronic music mixing old and new stuff, always giving the crowd an unforgettable musical journey. Expect to hear a lot from this man in the future!
Factsheet
* DJ'd regurarly at finnish clubs; Hallmark, Unity, Fantasy, Jack, VooDoo, Illusions, Dive
* 2nd place 'New DJ of the year' Finnish Club Awards 2003
* Nominated 'Best DJ' Finnish Club Awards 2004 -> 5th place with 92 votes
* Residency at 404 Helsinki 2003-2004 (http://www.club404.info)
* Radio show on weekly tuesdays on national radio YleX 91.9FM
* Radio show monthly on US based Frisky webradio
* Founding member of the Further -progressive community
* Member of Break That House -DJ-collective with Milla Lehto and Genki
INFO:
Name Olli Sovijärvi
Age 25
Location Helsinki
Occupation Medical Student
Residency 404, BREAK that HOUSE, Further
Played since 01012003
New DJ Of The Year 2nd 2003
CONTACT & BOOKINGS:
E-mail [email protected]
RADIO:
Resident DJ @ YleX, tiistain tanssi-ilta
Monthly show @ [url=http://www.friskyradio.com[/url]Frisky Radio[/url]
Monthly residency @ Slip Radio
Appeared on:
YleX (bedroom tape of the month, March '03),
U4EA FM (mixtape, November '03)
U4EA FM 02.03.04 & 09.03.04(mixtape, Promo Mix 250204)
Proton Radio (Aesthetic Code) 22042004
U4EA FM 11.05.04
Eccentric Beats 26.06.04
Techtribe 17.07.04
Techtribe 18.09.04
Eccentric Beats 09.10.04
U4EA FM 01.12.04
Trancesphere 19.12.04
Friskyradio 24.01.05 artist of the week
Techtribe 29.01.05 DOWNLOAD HERE
ARCHIVE:
http://www.osasto.org/ollis
MUSIC:
progressive -> house, tech, trance, breaks, deep, tribal, groove..
GIGS:
Upcoming
11.05.05 Supercool @ Premi, Helsinki
13.05.05 Charlies @ Brussel, Belgium
xx.xx.05 VJ Awards @ Helsinki Club
10.06.05 Om @ Helsinki Club
xx.xx.05 Disco Records party @ Riga, Lavia TBC
22.07.05 xxx @ Lappeenranta
23.07.05 tbc @ tbc
29.07.05 Solstice @ Helsinki Club [tbc]
04.11.05 Northern Sexposure @ Brussel, Belgium
Past
01.05.05 Om @ Helsinki Club (with Ian Pooley)
24.03.05 Clubzone @ Night, Oulu
13.03.05 Electrogenic @ Rose Garden, Helsinki
11.03.05 Jack @ Rose Garden, Helsinki
05.03.05 Pacifique @ Serena Waterpark, Espoo
19.02.05 Iglu @ Kiva, Tampere
04.02.05 Huhuu club opening @ Helsinki
12.01.05 Supercool @ Premi, Helsinki
01.01.05 Illusions Productions @ Nosturi, Helsinki
01.01.05 Club Sauna NYE Fireworks @ UG
31.12.04 Hallmark @ La Tour, Helsinki [lounge set]
31.12.04 Entropy UV @ UG, Helsinki
11.12.05 BreakThatHouse @ Bassoradio
09.12.04 Accesss @ Oujee
06.12.04 Pulsar Afterparty @ Wäiski, Helsinki
04.12.04 BreakThatHouse @ Bassoradio
27.11.04 OlliS @ Bassoradio
13.11.04 BreakThatHouse @ Bassoradio
10.11.04 Mental Reset @ Turku
06.11.04 Mental Mono @ Turku
05.11.04 75 + 24 (Colors pre-party) @ Ravintola Teatteri, Helsinki
23.10.04 BreakThatHouse @ Bassoradio.com
16.10.04 BreakThatHouse @ Bassoradio
16.10.04 Club Alternative @ Premiere, Helsinki
02.10.04 OlliS @ Bassoradio.com
24.09.04 Techtribe Afterhours @ Café VS, Tallinn Estonia
23.09.04 Let's Get Twisted @ Club Prive, Tallinn Estonia
11.09.04 BreakThatHouse @ Bassoradio
05.09.04 Hallmark after party @ Heösinki
04.09.04 Hallmark @ La Tour, Helsinki
28.08.04 Chaos pres. Eternity @ Maestro, Helsinki
20.08.04 BreakThatHouse @ Bassoradio.com
13.08.04 Koneisto @ Kaapelitehdas
07.08.04 OlliS @ Bassoradio.com
30.07.04 Das Boot @ Rellu, Kotka
18.07.04 TechTribe SDMF after party @ Tallinn, Estonia
17.07.04 TechTribe radio, ENERGY FM @ Tallinn, Estonia
17.07.04 Sundance Music Festival @ Tallinn, Estonia
03.07.04 BreakThatHouse @ Bassoradio.com
19.06.04 Sauna Club Inferno @ Hotelli Vaakuna
18.06.04 BreakThatHouse @ Bassoradio.com
12.06.04 BreakThatHouse @ Bassoradio.com
11.06.04 Slip @ Vanha (terassi)
29.05.04 Enjoy The Music - Not Drugs (street party) @ Senaatintori ->
19.05.04 Exclusive Sauna Club @ Hotelli Vaakuna
19.05.04 Wednesday Vibes @ System
07.05.04 5element @ Saku Suurhall, Viro
01.05.04 404 @ Memphis
24.04.04 Club Alternative @ Premiere
10.04.04 404 @ Memphis
09.04.04 Hallmark @ Maestro, Helsinki
08.04.04 Club Fantasy @ Kino, Turku (b2b Homegrove)
03.04.04 Sindissential @ Grab, Turku
27.03.04 Oceania @ Silja Opera (b2b Homegrove)
19.03.04 Jatkot @ Kolo, Helsinki
13.03.04 Sindissential @ Grab, Turku
13.03.04 Roska club @ Klubi, Turku
14.03.04 Chillis @ UG
06.03.04 Pacifique @ Serena
07.02.04 404 @ Memphis
14.01.04 Accesss @ Kerma
14.01.04 Must @ Premiere
02.01.04 Jack @ Kerma
31.12.03 404 New Year's Party with Ian Ossia @ Memphis
27.12.03 404 @ Memphis
29.11.03 404 @ Memphis
15.11.03 private @ Vuosaari UG
14.11.03 club CR @ Cotton Club, Parainen *PERUTTU*
12.11.03 Ever Club @ Premiere
05.11.03 Ever Club @ Premiere
24.10.03 404 @ Memphis
11.10.03 a friend's graduation party @ Rake Club
11.10.03 404 @ Memphis
19.09.03 VooDoo @ Kerma (b2b Mr.A)
06.09.03 Euforia IV @ UG
08.08.03 Lounge @ Club Dive (b2b Homegrove), Tampere
06.08.03 Solar Club @ Premiere
28.06.03 Lavatanssit @ Nokia (b2b Mikko)
20.-21.6.03 Juhannus @ Vuosaari ug
14.06.03 Unity pre-party @ Uunisaari
11.06.03 Solar club @ Premiere
08.06.03 DBTL afterhours @ Old School, Turku
04.06.03 Solar club @ Premiere (b2b N.Geselle)
27.04.03 Sunday Session @ high tech center
16.04.03 Club Quality @ System
04.04.03 Jack @ Kerma
22.03.03 sOda sauna UG
18.03.03 kuukauden makkarinauha @ radio YleX (http://www.yle.fi/ylex/ohjelmat/alasivu.1.shtml)
15.03.03 chillis @ Coma
01.03.03 private @ ug
05.02.03 Ever club @ Premiere
MIXES:
The Story Of Me
Deeply Floating
Promo Mix 21072004
Dark July vol.2
A Beautiful Place
Further Mix
Live@Hallmark
Spring Mix '04
Promo Mix (250204)
Pumping Mix vs. Melodic Attractions
Live @ 404 NYE & Live @ Jack
From Deephouse To Tekno
Reflections Of My Sound
Grass & Grains
September Promo
Broken Heart
Dark July
Töölö.ug session
Tribalhouse (March '03)
CHARTS:
OlliS - TOP10 April 2005:
01 Kraftwerk : Aerodynamik (Alex Gopher / Etienne De Crecy Dynamik Mix) [emi]
02 Santiago Nino : Believe (Max Graham remix) [aurium]
03 Andrew Kelly : She Thinks She's Underground [edm digital]
04 Peter Martin : Nocturnal Activity [prodigal sounds]
05 Alley Qats : Lo-TeQ [CDR]
06 Tearrain : The Fade [CDR]
07 Stef Vrojlik & 16 Bit Lolitas : Vera Para Me [deep]
08 Fischerspooner : Just Let Go (Thin White Duke remix) [capitol]
09 Roel : Provocative [deep focus]
10 Ashtrax : Bad Red EP [gu music]
Top20 [11/04]:
01 Micah - Acandavi [secret planet]
02 Orkidea - Beautiful (Marc Mitchell remix) [CDR]
03 UNKLE feat. Ian Brown - Reign (Way Out West remix) [gu music]
04 Orbital - Belfast (Leama & Moor re-make) [white label]
05 Starkid - Crayons (Leama & Moor remix) [release elements]
06 Tearrain - Seatide [CDR]
07 Benz & MD - Tainted [baroque]
08 Subsky - Alien On Earth (second day) [deep focus]
09 The Hypnotist - Rainbows In The Sky (Orchid mix) [silver planet]
10 Incolumis - One With Sanctuary [CDR]
11 Beaumont - Tiburon Court (Introvert remix) [CDR]
12 Leama & Moor - Shades Of Blue [primal]
13 Young Parisians feat. Ben Lost - Jump The Next Train (Solarstone remix) [euphonic]
14 Space Manoeuvres - Quadrant 4 [lost language]
15 Infusion - Love & Imitation [bmg]
16 Leama & Moor - Fact Of The Matter [lost language]
17 Stel - Out Of Nowhere