Ali B (DJ)
{{short description|English DJ, radio presenter and producer}}
{{About|the English DJ|other entertainers called "Ali B" or "Ali"|Ali (name)#Entertainment}}
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1975}}{{cite news | last =Mclean | first =Euan | title =Ali B – Cut from a different Fabric | newspaper =In The Mix | date =23 February 2002 | url =http://www.inthemix.com/features/4100/Ali_B_Cut_from_a_different_Fabric | accessdate =19 September 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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| origin = London, England
| genre = Electronica, house
| occupation = DJ
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| label = Air Recordings{{cite news | last =Mclean | first =Euan | title =DJMAG Interview With Ali B| newspaper =DJ Magazine| url =http://www.djmag.com/node/5635 | accessdate =19 September 2013 }}
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Alistair Bennett (born 1975), professionally known as Ali B, is an English disc jockey, radio presenter and producer.{{cite news | last =Post | first =Miranda | title =A Great Night of Classic Boogie | newspaper =Vancouver Weekly | url =http://www.vancouverweekly.com/a-great-night-of-classic-boogie/ | accessdate =19 September 2013 }} He is a former resident DJ at Fabric in London and is the owner of Air Recordings.{{cite news | title =DJ Ali B Leaves Capital | newspaper =Music Week | date =25 November 2004 | url =http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/dj-ali-b-leaves-capital/033599 | accessdate =19 September 2013 }} He has released numerous singles and extended plays. He has also worked in radio for over a decade, hosting regular shows for Capital FM, Kiss FM{{cite news| title =Dj Wood – Ali B Guest Mix Kiss FM| newspaper =Breakz Linkz| date =2 July 2011| url =http://www.breakzlinkz.com/2011/02/dj-wood-ali-b-guest-mix-kiss-fm-722011.html| accessdate =26 September 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131002151230/http://www.breakzlinkz.com/2011/02/dj-wood-ali-b-guest-mix-kiss-fm-722011.html| archive-date =2 October 2013| url-status =dead}} and BBC 6.{{cite web | title =Future Funk with Ali B | publisher =BBC Radio 6 | url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xb832 | accessdate =19 September 2013}}
Career
Ali B began his career at the age of 18 at the Blue Note Club in London.{{cite news | last =Maclean | first =Annabel | title =Ali B | newspaper =Beat Magazine | date =23 January 2013 | url = http://www.beat.com.au/content/ali-b | accessdate =18 September 2013 }} He then moved on to Fabric where he had a ten-year residency. He was one of the first DJs to play at Fabric and also performed at their pre-opening party. In 2002, Ali B recorded FabricLive.02 as part of the Fabric Live Series. Ali B also worked at Acid Jazz Records before moving on to handle PR for British DJ Norman Jay and Pete Tong of BBC Radio 1.
He has performed at numerous notable events such as the 50th birthday party of Mick Hucknall and the anniversary party for Gary Barlow and his wife. He also performed on the set of Friends during a filming of the show in London as well with Mark Ronson at Abbey Road Studios.{{cite news | title =Shambhala Music Festival – Ali B | newspaper =Shambhala Music Festival | url =http://www.shambhalamusicfestival.com/?portfolio=ali-b | accessdate =26 September 2013 }} He is also one of the early champions of AfrikaBurn as well as regularly appearing at Burning Man.{{cite news | last =Wright | first =Lesley | title =Like nowhere on earth | newspaper =DJ Mag }}
After collaborating on various art installations at both Burning Man and Afrika Burn, where he has been a regular fixture for the last decade, he was inspired to focus more on creating art. He spent years assisting the renowned pop artist Clive Barker, often tasked with locating source material for his pieces.
His style is very much influenced by Pop Art with bold use of colours, shapes and subject matter echoing the Pop Art giants of the 1960s whilst giving a nod to their contemporaries such as Douglas Coupland and Damien Hirst. His Art Can be seen at Zebra One Gallery in London's Hampstead.
Discography
=Extended plays=
- 2006, Ali B Presents Air Breaks, Air Recordings{{cite AV media notes |title=Ali B Presents Air Breaks |others=Ali B |year=2006 |page=CD jacket |publisher=Air Records }}
- 2005, Ali B Presents Y4K, Distinct'ive Records{{cite AV media notes |title=Ali B Presents Y4K |others=Ali B |year=2005 |page=CD jacket |publisher=Distinctive Records }}
- 2004, Global Gathering (CD 3), Virgin EMI Records
- 2002, Ali B Fabric Live 02, Fabric Records{{cite AV media notes |title=Fabriclive.02 |others=Ali B|year=2002 |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/fabriclive02-mw0000223070/credits |page=CD jacket |publisher=Fabric Records }}
=Singles=
- 2011, Ali B Vs. Nick Thayer{{cite AV media notes |title=Bombstrikes, Vol. 19|others=Ali B & Nick Thayer |year=2010 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/bombstrikes-vol-19-mw0002045440/credits |page=CD jacket |publisher=Bombstrikes }}
- 2010, Might As Well (Ali B Remix), Wicked Lester{{cite AV media notes |title=Might As Well|others=Wicked Lester feat. Josh Martinez |year=2010 |page=CD jacket |publisher=Air Recordings }}
- 2010, Funk 4 Peace (Ali B's Dusty 45 Remix), Fort Knox Five{{cite AV media notes |title=Radio Free CD Remixed Vol. 5|others=Fort Knox 5|year=2010 |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0076XC8ZY/ref=dm_sp_alb |page=CD jacket |publisher=Fort Knox Recordings }}
- 2005, Ali B Vs. The Jungle Brothers – Beats on a String{{cite AV media notes |title=Beats on a String |others=The Jungle Brothers|year=2005 |page=CD jacket |publisher=Air Recordings }}
- 2004, Breathe Don't Stop (Ali B's Plan B Mix), The Jungle Brothers{{cite AV media notes |title=Godskitchen Global Gathering – The Sound of Summer Clubbing |others=Ali B |year=2004 |url= http://www.discogs.com/Various-Godskitchen-Global-Gathering-The-Sound-Of-Summer-Clubbing/release/306926 |page=CD jacket – Disc 3 |publisher=Virgin }}
- 2003, Why Can't You Free Some Beats (Plan B3), AVH
- 2003, I See Girls (Ali B's Plan B Mix), Studio B
- 2003, My Vision (Ali B's Plan B Mix Vocal), Jakatta
- 2002, Reckless Girl, Beginerz
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