DJ Soulmate is one of Russia’s soulful house heads on-the-rise. Started in March 2006 with launching SoulfulHouse.ru web site with industry news, releases reviews, info on DJs/artist/labels, continued with adding the podcast in July 2006 and started DJing in Moscow clubs in August 2006.

Summer Fondue Sessions radioshow was launched in September 2006 at UK-based online house station SSRadio. It’s a bi-weekly show filled up with deep, jazzy, soulful and funky tunes from Soulmate himself and his guests. In 2008 the show was extended and now is syndicated to stream online by SSRadio (UK), FullHouseRadio (UK), Raunchy Rhythms (UK), PartyStation (IT), Lifted Radio (UK), WheresTheCulture (Argentina), Headz.fm, 16bit.fm, SunRadio.ru and other international radio stations.

Residency (Moscow): ParaBar (2006), Propaganda (2007-2008), You Cafe (2008), W Bar (2008), Kinki (2009). Played as guest at: Sorry Babushka, Cult, Pyramid, Arka, Who is Who, Good News, Cafe 15, FM Cafe, Blesk-Cafe, Myata, Yello, W Bar, Garage. U Cafe, SOHO Rooms, Cafe 54 (all are Moscow venues). Touring activities: Saint-Petersburg (Oxford, Led Limon, A2, Barhat), Yerevan (KAMI), Khabarovsk (Nebo). In June 2009 was the official DJ of Martini Terrazza at Kinotavr Film Festival in Sochi, Russia. The resident DJ of Soul Color project (the first soulful house parties in Moscow). In 2009 arranged Moscow tours and played back-to-back with international soulful DJs including Richard Earnshaw, DJ Meme, Central Avenue, Roberto De Carlo.

Currently studying at Moscow Jazz College of Improvisational Music and exploring production facilities.

Contacts

Please drop your questions, comments, suggestions and requests to:
soulmate {AT} summerfondue.com.

I’m also at:

• DJ Soulmate @ Last.fm
• Summer Fondue @ Twitter
• DJ Soulmate @ Facebook