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PAWSA
David Esekhile (born 1992 or 1993), known professionally as PAWSA, is a British disc jockey and music producer from London, England. Specialising in tech-house, he is known for a number of chart hits, international touring, and being the co-founder of Solid Grooves Records. CareerPAWSA's career began in 2013, when he began to work with Michael Bibi who he had met at a warehouse party.[1] In 2015, along with Bibi, PAWSA set up the Solid Grooves record label. Parties organised by the label began to "take over" the tech-house music scene. In 2017 PAWSA set up his own label, PAWZ, to release his own records that did not fit the Solid Grooves milieu.[1][2] PAWSA began releasing music in 2014, with his first release the EP "Pilot" on Lost Records. He has toured internationally, particularly around Europe, and had a summer residency at Sankeys Ibiza.[1][2] His music has been called "inventive tech house with an old school vibe".[3] In 2024 PAWSA released a number of tracks that charted in the United Kingdom, including a cover of Dirty Cash (Money Talks) which peaked at number 4 in the UK Dance chart.[4] In November 2024 he was invited to "take control" of the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, delivering a two hour session playing both his own music and tracks from other artists including Eddie Richards and Dauwd.[5] Awards and recognitionIn 2021 PAWSA won the "Best Producer" category at the DJ Mag Best of Britain awards.[6] The Mixmag music magazine ranked him at #19 in their list of the top producers who had "defined the year" 2024, stating he is influential in "pushing deep house and dancefloor classics".[7] Discography
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