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Ivan Roudyk (Russian: Иван Рудык) is a Russian House DJ.
DJ Ivan Roudyk | |
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| Birth name | Ivan Roudyk |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Novosibirsk, Russia |
| Genres | Electronica/House |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, producer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | Official Web Site |
Biography
editIvan Roudyk was born in 1976 in Novosibirsk to a family of engineers. He expressed an interest for music from a young age. In an interview he mentioned "Come Together" by the Beatles as one of his first musical influences at five years old.[citation needed] When Roudyk was 13, he went to a disco party for the first time in his life. He mentioned the playing of "Pump Up The Jam" by Technotronic as an inspiring moment. At 16, Roudyk left professional sports and began to work in one of the night clubs in Novosibirsk. 1992 marked the start of his career as a DJ. In 1996, he became the resident DJ at a house club called Faust. The next year, the Russian radio station Europa Plus offered Roudyk a weekly dance music show.
Two years later, Roudyk moved to Moscow, where his career quickly took off. In March 1999, he became the resident DJ of Club XIII and soon after signed a contract with the club Gallery. In 2000, a Moscow club called Zeppelin hired acquired Roudyk as their DJ[citation needed]. In 2002, Roudyk received an offer from the Moscow radio station Hit FM to do a weekly show. His show Electrica aired for the first time on October 19, 2002 and soon became one of the station's most popular shows. Electrica featured visits of notable electronic musicians such as Basement Jaxx, Dirty Vegas, and Paul Oakenfold.
In April 2003, Roudyk received an offer from the club IT in Amsterdam to play at the party “From Russia With Love”. Later that year the Russian magazine “DJ-culture”' named Roudyk in the list of the Top 10 Russian DJs in its May issue. The summer of 2003 saw Roudyk as a headliner at the international festival FortDanceTrip in St. Petersburg where he played a two-hour set between performances by Sander Kleinenberg and Daniel Davoli. At the start of 2004 his show was moved to “Energy FM", a new Russian station devoted to electronic music. In May 2004, Roudyk performed at the Gatecrasher festival. He has recently released two successful albums with Diamond Records in Russia. At the close of 2006, Roudyk was voted by thousands Russian club-goers at dj.ru as the best DJ in Russia[citation needed].