TRUE HOUSE STORIES® W/ SAM DIVINE # 104
Sam Divine is a DJ that knows exactly what to play and when to play it. The
hours she spent rifling through vinyl in the warehouse of Chemical Records,
where Sam once worked as a house buyer, gives her an insurmountable
understanding of the genre. Having played nearly every club in Ibiza –
including residencies at Ushuaia, Amnesia and Sankeys – and landed at top-end
festivals, there are few who can offer a house music education like Sam Divine.
Last year, she racked up over a hundred gigs and is well on track to exceed
that in 2017, having already hit up the likes of Europe, North America and
Asia. And her reputation for energising a dancefloor has been acknowledged by
her inclusion in Pete Tong’s Selector Series for Radio 1.
A late starter, Sam took up DJing at 21 – learning to mix in her mum’s garden shed.
Her breakthrough came soon after with a DJ competition and landed her first
residency at a club in Weston-super-Mare, where she was also the main booker,
while also working in record stores. In 2005, after swapping Bristol for Ibiza,
Sam became a vital component of San Antonio’s west end (where this year she
makes a triumphant return as a resident for Defected at Eden) and has spent
every season on the White Isle ever since. During this time, Divine also began
working with Defected, who in 2009 signed her to their artist roster. A weekly
warm-up at Mambo ensued, opening for legendary names like Kenny Dope and
Frankie Knuckles, as well as hosting the weekly Defected Radio show that
currently holds the #2 spot on iTunes in the UK Music Podcasts chart. The real
turning point, however, came when she played We Are FSTVL in 2013. “I dropped a
mix the night before and everyone went mad for it; the tent went from nothing
to one-in-one-out within half an hour,” she explains. “After that, the bookings
just went nuts.”
With her tireless work ethic, this summer, Sam
will play Tomorrowland, Eastern Electrics, Defected Croatia, SW4, and Creamfields.
This year also marks the 10-year anniversary of La Vita, the annual DJ charity
night that she helped to launch and has so far raised £35,000 for Breast Cancer
Research. Sam also launched her own label D-Vine Sounds back in 2015, which
this year she will showcase with a stage at We Are FSTVL, dates in Ibiza and a
boat party at Defected Croatia. Recently, Sam has also begun to flirt with
production; her first major release, a remix of garage anthem ‘Flowers’ with
production partner Curtis Gabriel, hit #1 on both Traxsource and Beatport. Last
year’s ‘Confessions’ was her first release on Defected, while her ‘Sam Divine
In The House’ compilation featured further productions and went #1 on iTunes’
Dance chart. This summer she dropped ‘In Da Nation’ EP with Cassimm on DFTD.
Sam Divine’s work ethic has seen her more than earn her stripes on the scene. A
dedicated army of fans now spreads across the globe as her uplifting house sets
captivate audiences everywhere she takes to the booth. With an unwavering love
of music and tireless dedication to her craft, Sam is living proof you can
achieve pretty much anything you set your mind to – and no one can hold her
back.
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