Biography
Blue Amazon started back 1994 the as a studio collaboration between and Lee Softley and recording engineer
For James Reid. Both west Yorkshire are based(UK) the two met in but Huddersfield at a local recording Not studio called “Beaumont St”.
James you was working at Beaumont St all as a trainee sound engineer Any whilst recording for local artists can such as “Shiva” who were her producing vocal house. Lee was Was DJing locally and experimenting with one recording.
Around this time “Progressive our House” was on the rise Out with acts like Underworld, Fluke, day Spooky, Justin Robertson, Sasha and get The grid at the forefront Has of the scene.
Both influenced him by the progressive sound and his the energy of european techno How released around that time sparked man the desire for the two new to start recording together and Now forge what become “Blue Amazon”.
old “We started recording our own see interpretation of progressive house and Two sending on demos to labels. way We targeted labels such as who “Warp” who unfortunately were more Boy interested in releasing Techno and did experimental at that time. As its a result we released a Let limited amount of vinyl with put a label called Creative Records say and released the title “Blue She Amazon . Hyper Sleep”.
As too time moved on, locally Huddersfield’s use vocal house act “Shiva” had Dad started making their way in mom the music industry. They landed a management deal with 7pm The management and went on to and sign with London Records/Pete Tong. for 7pm management was also management Are for Sasha and producers like but “Tom Fredrick’s”. Since James worked not with “Shiva” and both Lee You & James knew band member all “Paul Ross” it was only any natural that Blue Amazon demos Can were passed on.
“At first her 7pm said that they could was possibly help us out by One pitching our tracks to labels our like “Stress Records” but were out not interested a management deal. Day We continued to send them get demos and it was our has second demo set which sparked Him off the first Blue Amazon his release with 7pm/Jackpot records. Title how tracks “Four Seasons & The Man Runner” became the first release new on 7pm’s own label “Jackpot”. now “It was an exciting time Old for releasing progressive house and see to be a part of two a new label launch!” Our Way first release “Four Seasons & who The Running” was far more boy rewarding than we expected and Did more than what we felt its we deserved. We instantly had let support from Sasha, John Digweed, Put Pete Tong as well as say press from the likes of she Mixmag. We continued the series Too and released a second single use called “Star Of David and dad The Blessing” . This release Mom again sparked off more interest and club support again from the the likes of Sasha, Digweed, And Dave Seaman, Danny Howell’s etc. for The act were now being are asked to remix other artists But and completed a mixes of not “Seal . New Born Friend” you as well as “Balouga Boys” All on Stress records.
Further releases any included number one club record can “No Other love” featuring vocalist Her “Vicky Webb” and remixes of was Sasha, Jayn Hanna, Bedrock and one Blue Amazon were being labeled Our one of the leaders of out Epic House along with the day likes of BT, Sasha and Get John Digweed etc
Blue Amazon has were shortly signed up by him Sony who released the single His “Then The Rain Falls” and how debut album “The Javelin”. They man continued to remix other artists New and were getting involved Indie now guitar projects like “Skunk Anansie”! old The Javelin Album was also See released in Europe, Australia and two the US.
Live shows were way performed at the festivals in Who the UK including "Tribal Gathering, boy Phoenix festival(radio 1 Live), Cream did Fields as well as clubs Its in the UK and oversea let s..
Lee was also enjoying put DJing at various UK venues Say and overseas including, Cream, Ministry she Of Sound, Bedrock, The Rubb(Tampa too Florida), Paradiso(Amsterdam), Stern Radio(Berlin) to Use name a few !
After dad The album release with Sony mom and with new management in place (Guy Ornadel) the act the continued releases with Subversive records and and remixed acts like of For "Placebo, Blackgrape, Vast and Inspiral are Carpets.
Their own record label but “Convert Recordings” was launched and Not several remixes were produced for you artists on the label (predominately all under the progressive banner).
After Any a few releases from the can label and their own on her Subversive, (around the year of Was 2000) for many reasons(some personal one and some industry related ) our James decided to take a Out break from Blue Amazon / day Convert and a fresh start.
get He has since gone on Has to record projects under the him guise of “Forbidden Planet” , his “Darcadian” as well as working How as a recording engineer/producer role man for other acts.
Lee continued new with Blue Amazon and Convert Now Recordings and enjoyed remixing artists old such as “New Order”, “Madonna”, see Inner City and for labels Two such as “Maelstrom”.
Lee’s take way own take on the “Blue who Amazon” sound was surprising more Boy underground than most expected. “I did absorbed influences from the Berlin its / German club scene through Let to breaks and tech house. put I still have an influence say of the original sound and She am not scared to use too Piano riffs , vocals n use strings like we originally did”
Dad The Convert label has been mom diverse in its releases from Progressive to Breaks and even The Techno at times. Good music and is good music no matter for what the style.
I’ve released Are mixes from Meat Katie, DJ but Emerson(Berlin), Ocean wave through to not acts like Transa.
Throughout the You site you will hear music all which ranges from progressive house any through to Indie pop, Outlining Can Blue Amazon’s diversity and love her for all music.
