DJ Vadim

DJ Vadim
DJ Vadim
	DJ Vadim performing live in 2012.
Background information
Also known as	Daddy Vad
Born	28 November 1970 (age 53); Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR
Origin	London, England
Genres	Alternative hip hop; trip hop;
Occupations	DJ; record producer;
Years active	1995–present
Labels	BBE; Ninja Tune; Jazz Fudge; OGS; Soulbeats;
Website	djvadim.com

Vadim Alexandrovich Peare (Russian: Вадим Александрович Пир, romanized: Vadim Aleksandrovich Pir), known professionally as DJ Vadim, is a Russian-English DJ and record producer. Born in Saint Petersburg and raised in London, Peare is additionally a promoter, record collector, radio presenter, occasional painter and writer, whose music combines hip hop, soul, reggae and electronica. He previously ran Jazz Fudge.^[1]

Peare's music combines hip hop, soul, reggae, and electronica. He has been described as "one of the few artists creating genuinely new work in the Hip-Hop field"^[2] and an artist who "cannot be ignored".^[2]

^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 129. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
^ ^a ^b Record Mart & Buyer, Issue 12, July 1999, p. 59

[Larkin90-1] Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 129. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.

[RM&B_p59-2] Record Mart & Buyer, Issue 12, July 1999, p. 59

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