No excuses: Pascal Kleiman - "yellow smiley face"

Twilight, laser beams, the excitement on the dance floor - DJ begins to set. For remote renowned Spanish DJ - Pascal stigma. After a few minutes, beat party in full swing, the audience is absorbed by movement and rhythm. And nobody cares that Pascal cleverly switches toggle switches, move the "sliders" and turns "turntable" legs.

Thalidomide

In the mid-1950s by German pharmacists engaged in the production of antibiotics from peptides. During the study, they were able to get a new drug - sleeping pills, giving a "natural" sleep. The drug is called "thalidomide".

In August 1958, thalidomide has been called "the best medicine for pregnant and lactating mothers" as successfully fought toxicosis symptoms - insomnia, anxiety and nausea.

And April 19, 1968 was born Pascal Kleiman - boy without both hands. He was one of 8,000 children - victims of teratogenic effects of thalidomide.

yellow smiley face

Pascal was born in the French Toulouse. He was a child abandoned prostheses and learned to do all legs - is, buttoning, writing. Over time, Pascal was a real virtuoso - legs completely replaced his hands. According to his confession, the greatest support from the earliest years and throughout his life he provided the family.

In the mid-1980s, he worked on the radio, which released its program with the speaker called «Virus». As the infection Pascal popularized at that time new musical styles.

Among them are trendy in the early 1990s acid house. Thanks to Pascal Kleimanov public learned about bands like Liquid Liquid, ESG, Split Second, Front 242 and others, whose trippy, psychedelic sound was very different from the usual email music.

Symbol acid house - yellow smiley face - very similar to that of Pascal, good-natured, smiling and looking no excuses. So when in 1989 he decided to try himself as a DJ he did not have problems related to disability. Before it had the same problem as that of all the young artists - searching for venues, sponsors, etc.

amazing Pascal

In the wake of acid house Pascal began to take an active part in the development of raves in France prodyusiruya novice DJs and playing their sets. In 1992 he was invited to perform in Madrid club Attica, and a year later, Pascal finally moved to Spain.

In Valencia, he, together with his friend and colleague, a DJ Kike Jaen, took residency NOD club. It is noteworthy that Pascal is not a well-defined direction - he knows what's what in almost all genres. And his music is captivating unique spectrum of sound in all underground - this ambient, and dub, and progressive, and psychedelic, and psy-trance. For original musical taste and style of the game (he is - the only DJ in the world, playing down) Pascal Kleiman was nicknamed - amazing Pascal.

Glory came unexpectedly to the public fell in love with the unusual DJ. The first reaction, of course - it's a surprise, but it should be interesting for him, and then - love. Began touring, invitations to various Spanish, French and German clubs. Pascal pretty quickly became a popular DJ, and then the producer.

After all, in 1996 he created his own record label - UV. Under his own label, amazing Pascal wrote beginners underground artists. Soon, this was followed by the opening of its own music store - Psylove. There may otovaritsya not only music lovers but also professional DJs. Also in 2007, Pascal founded the school DJs - Audio / Visual School, where shares experience with young musicians.

Currently Pascal Kleiman continues to make music - organizes concerts and tours in Europe and Asia. And in his spare time, he enjoys cooking and playing with his sons in the Nintendo Wii. His credo: Nothing is impossible, follow a dream and never give up.

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