Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Pascal Kleiman, a DJ without hands...

Frenchman Pascal Kleiman is a phenomenon of electronic music stage. He was born without hands, but this fact hasn't killed his dream to become a DJ.
Now he's a usual guy, the only difference is that.. he's DJing with his legs.
He is a victim of a medicine, called "softenon" ..which was used in sixties for treatment of a toxicosis by pregnant women. It was found out later, that the basic component of this medicine caused a serious mutation.
However, a tragedy hadn't become an absolute obstacle in his way, and now he's famous in Spain and all over the world.
"I suffer only in people imagination. I don't think that i have a tragedy in my destiny. I am who I am. Believe, I never dreamed of hands", he admits.


Pascal Kleiman was born in Toulouse in April 19, 1968.
He started in the world of music from the explosion of French free radio during the 1980s. With his radio program "Virus" Pascal Kleiman showcased independent underground punk and funk with the likes of ESG, Liquid Liquid and early electronic beats of Split Second and Front 242.
In 1989 with revolution of the Acid House movement Pascal Kleiman found his calling as a DJ and record producer performing and creating music for the first rave parties in France.
In 1992 Pascal Kleiman took on his first Artist residency at a nightclub in Madrid called club “Attica”.
Pascal Kleiman soon moved to Valencia, Spain in 1993 where he took on a new Artist residency at "NOD" alongside Kike Jaen.
In 1996 Pascal Kleiman created the record label "UV" with the purpose of producing alternative artists of the electronic music scene in Valencia, Spain.
Known by many as “The Amazing Pascal, or the DJ who spins with his feet” Pascal Kleiman has proven himself as a true artist in all musical aspects vibrating the dance floor and creating an inspiring musical performance.
Pascal Kleiman’s sound is characterized by a unique groove of diverse underground music. His record bag is full of ambient, dub, progressive and psychedelic electronic music from European, South African, American and Asian artists. Pascal Kleiman doesn't stop short of progressive and psy-trance. Owning his own record shop gives him access in the latest electronic dance music. His production skills have allowed him to produce several vinyl releases and recently he has worked on some new tracks coming out on his forthcoming CD release with Psycho Abstract.

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