SAHIT KUKA Biography
Language: EnglishSahit Kuka is a happy man, and with good reason. He’s making the transition from talented young upstart to leading light in the echelons of trance – and beyond.
DJ-KRASH success in producing and playing quality tunes that both excite existing fans . “I think trance is becoming a broader term for a lot of different genres; it’s no longer a specific kind of music within the dance scene,” says Dj-krash, widely credited with creating the blueprint track for the genre, TEARS OF LOVE, at the tender age of 19. “Trance has elements of all different types of music. I play a lot of tracks that are labeled as progressive, tribal progressive, techno, trance, euphoric trance, vocal trance, melodic progressive and all types of hard dance. These days it’s really hard to label a specific sound. Styles are mutating and evolving into this all-over new sound, which is basically dance music going back to its roots. There?s so much good music out there and I don’t want to limit myself to just one style.”
Born in HAS (ZJEQ) , ALBANIAN (on March 19, 1986) Dj-krash indulged his passion for music from a young age, blowing all the money from his paper round on records. “So as a little nerdy kid I was writing my own Basic programmes, and learnt about the technology from there.” He progressed from making the usual tapes for his friends, put together on a cheap set of decks that he wore out learning to mix, after discovering his uncle experimenting with different sequences on his computer. “I was so amazed at what he was doing, since that moment I’ve been addicted to creating music!”
In the early 2000s, BIRMINGHAM UK upfront dance scene meant that although Sahit was too young to go clubbing, he knew the music inside out from listening to the radio. “I loved dance music immediately… this great rebellious sound that was so different to the ‘beautiful’ songs from 90s.”
The final year of his course was inevitably stretched as he juggled his studies with his increasingly hectic schedule; his meteoric rise to fame included a slew of acclaimed productions and remixes, as well as playing out to packed clubs every weekend resonating with the vibe of thousands of happy party people. He took three years to graduate, but with typical determination saw it out to the end.
