Amber D

Amber D (born 1982) is a British hard dance DJ from Staffordshire. She produces and DJs a variety of genres including Hard House, Trance, Hard Techno and Hard Trance. As Amber D’Amour she plays house, electro, fidget, and tech house.[1]

She has been a DJ since late 2001.[1] Her first residency was at the legendary Golden, in Hanley Stoke-on-Trent, where she used to warm up for DJs such as Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, K-Klass, Mauro Picotto, and she then DJ'd on BPM Radio[1][2] In 2002, she won a DJ Competition at Fluffy, and started a residency at the club.[1] She has released records with dance labels such as Tidy Trax,[3] Kiddfectious, and Riot!, and has DJ'd internationally, including Europe, Australia, and Ibiza.[citation needed] She did an Essential Mix live on BBC Radio 1 in 2005.[4][5] She was “Mixmag Future Hero” in 2004,[6][7] and one of her tracks was in the top 4 at the Hard Dance Awards 2008.[1] She also had the biggest selling EP of all time on Tidy Trax in the shape of the Amber D EP that got released in 2008.[citation needed]

She runs five record labels, D'Amour Recordings (house), D-Day Recordings (Tech, Euro Hard Trance and Hardstyle), D'Licious Recordings (UK hard house & hard dance), Transportal Digital (trance and progressive).[1]

She trained as a classical pianist[8] and has numerous qualifications in Music Production, most recently a BA Hons in Music Production and is studying for her Masters at Leeds Conservatoire. She married Lee Haslam, another DJ, in August 2008, but they since divorced.[citation needed] As of 2021 Amber continues to DJ, including on Twitch, and is also an ambassador for mental health, doing regular livestreams talking and connecting with her fans.[9] She is also a Radio Presenter at 97.8fm LDC Radio (Leeds Dance Community Radio) and her show is every Friday 23:00 - 01:00.[1][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Bosley, Kirsty (4 May 2009). "DJ Amber D". BBC Stoke & Staffordshire. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  2. ^ "BPM - a clubbing legacy". BBC Stoke & Staffordshire. 15 May 2006. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  3. ^ "AMBER D". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Amber D interview". The Beat Ranch. November 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Tidy Boys and Amber D live from Tidy Weekender". BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix. 9 October 2005. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Amber D is the new face of Lacoste". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  7. ^ "Interview with Amber D". HarderFaster. 26 January 2004. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  8. ^ Lynn, Greg (20 October 2006). "Amber D". 4clubbers. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  9. ^ Coles, Nick. "AMBER D". DMC World. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  10. ^ "DJ Lee and Amber hit the decks". Plymouth Herald. 2 March 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2010.


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