Kirk Degiorgio

Kirk Degiorgio
Kirk Degiorgio (2010)
Background information
Also known asAs One
Born
Kirk Degiorgio
OriginStepney, London
GenresTechno, broken beat, ambient techno
OccupationsProducer, DJ
Years active1990s–present
LabelsA.R.T., Op-Art, B12, R&S, New Electronica
Websitehttp://www.kirkdegiorgio.com/

Kirk Degiorgio, also known as As One, is a British techno producer and DJ. Born in the late 1960s in Stepney, East London, and raised in Ipswich, Suffolk, he started producing music in the early 1990s.[1]

Between 1998 and 2001, he hosted the "R Solution" show on Kiss 100 FM alongside 4hero which was influential in the development of broken beat.[2]

He founded the labels A.R.T. Records and Op-Art Records[3] and releases on them as well as B12 Records, R&S Records, New Electronica, and others. His style is a mixture of Detroit-style techno, mixed with funk, soul and jazz fusion.[4][5]

In 2023 he announced his retirement from DJing, citing health reasons.[6]

Discography

As As One

  • Reflections (1994)
  • Celestial Soul (1995)
  • Reflections on Reflections (1995) (Remix album)
  • The Art of Prophecy (1997)
  • Planetary Folklore (1997)
  • In with Their Arps, and Moogs, and Jazz and Things (1997)
  • So Far: So Good (2000)
  • 21st Century Soul (2001)
  • Out of the Darkness (2004)
  • Elegant Systems (2005)
  • Planetary Folklore 2 (2006)
  • Communion (2019)
  • As One Squared (2023)

As Kirk Degiorgio

  • Check One (1996)
  • Synthesis (1998)
  • Two Worlds (2001) (Far Out Recordings)
  • Sambatek (2013) Far Out Recordings

As The Beauty Room

  • The Beauty Room (2006)
  • The Beauty Room II (2012)

References

  1. ^ "Redbull Lecture 2005 - Kirk Degiorgio". Red Bull Music Academy. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Kirk Degiorgio - NTS Live - Artists". NTS Radio.
  3. ^ Cooper, Sean. "Biography: As One". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  4. ^ "'As One' aka Kirk Degiorgio". Inn8. 17 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Attack - Interviews - Kirk DeGiorgio". Attack Magazine. 23 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Kirk Degiorgio, legendary UK techno DJ, announces retirement from DJing". DJ Mag. 11 July 2023.