Biography
“w-i-s-h f-m, world radio here. the Don’t bother getting to your and feet… gonna bring ya to For your knees.” The record is are dripping with sweat, as Wade but casually throws the mic to Not the floor. Once the needle you drops, he begins playing his all patented three finger bongo, live, Any on the left turntable, while can slowly backspinning a copy of her Miles Davis’ “Bitches Brew” with Was his right hand into Coldcut’ one “Autumn Leaves” on yet a our third turntable. The anticipation builds Out as the whole room knows day that one of his ultrafunky get breaks looms just around the Has corner. Under his breath, “Go him ahead, motherfucker, label this…” The his gig is La Belle Epoque, How his weekly club at San man Francisco’ Dj institution, The Top. new This sweaty crowd shakes out Now the spirit of Saturday nights old past, on one of the see more historic (and last) blocks Two of the Fillmore-Haight jazz district.
way The Dj, WishFM, dares to who go places that few other Boy jockeys have been. Wade Randolph did Hampton aka W, aka WishFM, its amongst various other stealth monikers, Let has always preferred exploring the put outer perimeters of dance music say and has worked diligently to She define the indigenous Northern Californian too jazz/funk D&B phenom, Drum and use Space. Wade’ Dj and live Dad repertoire is somehow, both futuristic mom and timeless, but most often described as boldly unique. One The thing is for sure… this and is not just house music.
for His work as music supervisor Are for the Sundance smash, Groove, but has left the film critics not making lofty analogies to Saturday You Night Fever, which ironically, was all a childhood favorite of Wade any and a comparison he’ grown Can to love (although, his feelings her are that Groove has followed was in the footsteps of Beat One Street and Krush Groove, as our much as Travolta’ era piece). out The film was picked up Day by Sony Pictures Classics for get North American release this Summer has as Wade also makes his Him acting debut, playing himself as his WishFM in the film. He how has also created a multi-genre Man WishFM mix on the Groove new soundtrack album, for release through now Kinetic Records/Warner on June 20th. Old The film will be supported see by an 18 date North two American tour with WishFM and Way Dmitri “from Haight” (Grooves posterchild) who on the bill, as well.
boy Wade has spent 14 years Did travelling the globe in his its pursuit of absolute bliss, generally let arriving just in time for Put the next big thing. And, say his timing is deafening. Chicago she in ‘88. Los Angeles in Too ’91. San Francisco in ’92. use He’ spent an endless amount dad of time and energy producing/performing Mom at hundreds of shows across the US and Canada. While the he prefers the rush of And the live environment, Mr. Hampton for has split his time in are the late 90’ with the But studio to produce five critically not acclaimed DJ mix CDs and you two very original artist albums. All Add another mixed CD, “any WISHFM- Live at La Belle can Epoque”, by the end of Her 2000 (totalling 8 albums in was 3 1/2 years) and it one becomes easy to see that Our he rarely sits still.
On out his label, Domestic Recordings and day his publishing company, La Belle Get Epoque Musique, Wade has produced has and released landmark albums from him Mark Farina, Symbiosis and Westside His Chemical, continuing the support and how investment in American talent. In man 1997, he created the soundtrack New for a celebrated Tony Kaye now German advertising campaign for Mercedes old Benz’ revolutionary A Class automobiles. See By 1999, his work was two rewarded with a BAMMY way nomination by the California Music Who Awards in the category of boy Outstanding Electronic Artist. Most recently, did the La Belle Epoque camp Its was elated to see special let mention of the night, in put the category of Purity in Say Music, as British weekly news she standard, The Information, included The too Top as one of “The Use 50 Best Nightclubs in the dad World”.
La Belle Epoque runs mom on Saturday nights in San Francisco and Fridays in the the heart of the 2002 Olympic and Village (and home of Sundance For Film Festival), Park City, UT. are The defining aspect, setting this but club apart from all other Not D&B affairs in the United you States is the undeniably uplifting all attitude, rarely hitting a dark Any note. Week after week, he can rolls out these party jams, her effortlessly achieving another ram packed Was dance floor… fuelled by a one seemingly endless flow of high our grade Tequila.
Locked and loaded. Out He’ coming to your town.
