Phil Asher

One of the unsung heroes of British House, but by no means an underachiever, Phil Asher has been on the international DJing circuit for more than a decade.

A well respected producer as well as DJ, Phil has completed well in excess of 75 of his own productions, as well as innumerable remixes, all of which receiving high critical acclaim.

And it's no surprise.

Surrounded by music and records from an early age; his Dad worked in a record chainstore, bringing home all the latest releases to a young and eager Phil, who, unbeknownst to his Father, would take them to school and sell them to his friends.

Says Phil "...when anything came out, my Dad would bring it back to me: I had the first Specials record, the first Electric Light Orchestra record... He'd also bring me little boxes of returns and stuff. We'd sell them at school fairs. All the other kids would be doing Bob the Apple, and we'd be getting these twenty seven year old punks coming up from the Kings Road for Clash box sets at twenty quid a go. We knew what was going on...'. This entrepeneurial spirit saw Phil going on to work in Quaff Records and Vinyl Solution, two of Londons finest record stores, instrumental in pushing quality House and Garage to London.

When asked, Phil is always reluctant to say what it is he actually plays: 'At our club on a Friday night (The Notting Hill Arts Club with Patrick Forge), I play Jazz, Latin, Classics, Disco and Funk; Saturday nights are cutting edge house music, and Sunday nights I do my show with 4 Hero and Kirk DeGiorgio - R-Solution from 2am thru 4am on Kiss FM spinning across the board: hip hop, house, soul, funk, cutting edge nu producers, garage, whatever really. I play music from every category as long as its good. Quality timeless music with big productions...'

It's fair to say that Phils' influences are certainly eclectic: "....European and US, World, Jazz, Afro Soul, Vocal, Musical, Jazz. Whatever really"

From his first gig at Londons first House club Delirium! in 1991 (slipping on a record when Noel Watson went to the toilet) to more recent gigs at Garage City, Off Centre at 333, and Ministry of Sound in London and Angels of Love in Italy, Phil has played the length and breadth of the UK, as well as much of Europe. Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Nice, Brazil, the Cote D'azur, New Zealand and Australia will all bear testament to Phils' prowess behind the turntables.

Phil is a founder member of the Restless Soul Production Team, which incorporates producers Modaji, (Laws of Motion Records) Taxi Driver, (Stereo Records) and Luke McCarthy (Restless Soul), as well as setting up his own label Urazia.