We are still very very happy about the existence of our AirDrop Podcast: AirPod (go to the link to subscribe to it, or wait a few more days to see it come up in the iTunes Store). To celebrate it even further, Episode 2 was given to the young Ira Oksman. Ira lives in Toronto but she grew up in Russia.
She is now 20 years old. Ira Oksman’s first DJ gig was in the age of 15 performing a drum’n'bass dj-set to a small crowd in the place called “Territory” (Moscow). She then continued playing in various Moscow clubs on a weekly basis mainly spinning jungle/drum’n'bass/liquid funk. A year later she joins the widely known Russian DJ’s: Groove and Dan. She had opened a variety of sets for luminary names of jungle/drum’n'bass music such as John B, Brian G, Loxy, Nicky Blackmarket, Ray Keith, etc…
A couple of years down she becomes a regular resident in one of the oldest clubs in Moscow “Garage” and performs there on weekly basis. At that point she also starts moving towards a straight 4×4 beats with increased interest to house music. As her knowledge of house music evolves, she starts moving towards more artist-like minimalist sounding going through the stages of disco soulful house -> deep house -> tribal -> progressive house -> tech house electro -> minimal techno/micro house.
Ever since moving to Toronto, Canada, Ira have had various of gigs around the city in spots like Insomnia, Labyrinth Lounge, Chinadoll, Chelsea Lounge etc… At this point, however, her prime consideration is falling towards the music production/development. As Ira note, her prime goal at this point would be a development of a new concept in electronic music (particularly in minimal techno), which would hopefully make a difference in today’s electronic music scene.
Playlist:
Ozy – Sugar – Sutemos – 2005
1. Dilo vs Gurtz – Moscovitas (Dapayk rmx) – Einmaleins – 2007
2. Marc & Oliver Hain – Laid Back – Logical – 2007
3. Bvoice & Khz – Hippopotanzen (Pheek Remix) – Alley P.M – 2005
4. Sarah Goldfarb – Where’s Didier Lambing ? – Treibstoff – 2006
5. Gaiser – Breathe Here – M_nus – 2006
6. Pan-Pot – Lancelot Von Camelot (Barem Remix) – Einmaleins – 2007
7. Digitaline – Flocon Fraicheur – Cadenza – 2007
8. Bruno Pronsato – Our Holiday Clothes – Hello – 2006
9. Receptor – Siete Vidas ([A]pendics.Shuffle Mis Vidas Locas Remix) – Adjunct – 2006
10. Polder – Numbgum – Remote – 2006
11. Pheek – Magda Had A Little Troll (Gurtz Remix) – Clever – 2006
12. Barem – Cilindro – Foundsound – 2006
13. Nicholas Sauser & Ditch – Of All Of These (VS. Ira Oksman – Bitabruno) – Minlove – 2006
14. Franco Cinelli – f2 (Bruno Remix) – Adjunct – 2007
15. Dominik Eulberg – Ein Stelldichein des Westerwälders Vogelchores – Traum – 2007
