Brief Biography Dj Sasha’s real name is Anderson Cole. He is a world famous Trance DJ from the UK. Dj Sasha is most popular for his work with fellow UK and club Renaissance partner Dj Digweed. He began Djing in the late eighties at clubs in the UK and soon mastered the art of mixing and was then mixing for the likes of Pet shop boys and Simply red. Sasha then in the late nineties rose to fame with remixes with his Spin buddy ‘John Digweed’ at the Renssaince Club UK . Sasha’s first solo effort ‘Airdrawndagger’ released in 2002 and due to his prior efforts and popularity instantly became a hit. Today Sasha is rated as one of the best Djs in the world and constantly features in the Top 10 Dj lists by music magazines. Sasha’s music style has varied over the years but its best to describe it as techno house with a little break beat thrown into the mix.
Influences
DJ Jon DaSilva
Label
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Discography
1994: Renaissance - The Mix Collection with John Digweed) 1996: Northern Exposure with John Digweed) 1997: Northern Exposure 2 with John Digweed 1998: Global Underground 009: San Francisco 1999: Northern Exposure: Expeditions with John 2000: Communicate with John Digweed 2002: Airdrawndagger 2004: Involver 2005: Fundacion NYC
Awards
The song "Watching Cars Go By" earned DJ Sasha a 2004 Grammy nomination.
At the Winter Music Conference, Sasha has won the "Best Techno/Trance 12" award) for the Xpander EP in 1999, and "Best CD Compilation" awards for Global Underground: Ibiza (1999, 2000) and Involver (2004).
Trivia/ Quotes
Sasha uses Ableton a DJ software for performing live.
Sasha: ‘‘Everyone has an idea of what's cheesy and what's not and what's techno and what's not. I don't want to put a label on anything.’’
