Joe Silva
Winnipeg
Joe Silva is an electronic musician and DJ who began writing music as a teenager. Combined with his obsession for electronics, he eventually discovered the strange world of synthesizers and it was love at first sight.
Releasing under the name They Never Sleep in 1987, his first EP was in the vein of 'new wave.' It wasn't until a stint of early '90s clubbing in Europe that he cemented his love for house music and he hasn't looked back since.
His productions have found their way onto labels like Stickman, Viva!, Red Melon, Guesthouse, Tango and Nordic Trax.
Collaborating with producer Ali Khan as "Tonepushers" has led to live performances at Mutek and MEME festivals, remix work and releases on Slush, Fade, Pink Silver, Thoughtless and Lucidflow.
In the mid-nineties, Joe started his vinyl imprint, Purespace Recordings and began DJ’ing and amassing his record collection. In 2000 he was part of the Lustre crew that organized weekly house parties with out-of town guests each month. The parties were well attended, and there Joe played with veteran DJ’s such as Kevin Yost, DJ Dano, David Duriez, Mark Farina and Nick Holder.
After Lustre lost it’s venue, Joe held residencies at The Blue Agave, The Horseshoe Cabaret, The Bank, The Avenue and Bar Italia, among many others. In the mid 2000’s, the success of his releases led to shows in San Francisco, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver and even a six-city DJ tour of Brazil. He’s played multiple times at Connect, MEME, the FreeFestival and has DJ’ed a mini tour in Australia in 2010.
Today Joe makes regular DJ appearances in his home town of Winnipeg. Most recently, opening for Gene Farris on Dec 29th, 2018.
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