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| birth_name = David Maurice Clarke
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| birth_place = [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]], England
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| occupation = DJ, producer, [[Disc jockey|radio presenter]]
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'''David Maurice Clarke''' (born 1968)<ref>{{Cite interview|date=2011-09-04 |title=Dave Clarke |url=https://electrofunkroots.co.uk/interviews/dave_clarke.html |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Electrofunkroots {{!}} The early 80s in focus}}</ref> is an English [[electronic dance music]] DJ, producer and [[Disc jockey|radio presenter]]. BBC radio presenter [[John Peel]] named Clarke "The Baron of Techno".
==Early life==
Born in [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]], England, Clarke was educated at [[Brighton College]], but moved out of home at the age of 16 after his parents separated.
Since the age of 8, Clarke has been interested in music and technology, and to him, "there was no alternative but to go professional."<ref>[http://popspoken.com/music/2014/08/dave-clarke-isnt-going-stop-breaking-boundaries Dave Clark Isn't Going to Stop Breaking Boundaries at Tomorrowland] Popspoken. Retrieved on 9 September 2014.</ref>
After a brief period of homelessness, a friend offered him temporary accommodation and Clarke continued to develop his love for music — initially hip hop and post-punk. [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]] was an early influence for Clarke and he continues to listen to the band during his music career:
<blockquote>
"I bought my first Damned album because I thought they sounded like they'd be really evil," he declares, "and even now their album ''Machine Gun Etiquette'' is one I keep coming back to. I like the attitude, the free rein of it, and on an artistic level I see my music as in the alternative genre rather than dance music. Techno and electro is an alternative that happens to be on the peripheries of dance music."<ref name="Guide">{{cite web|title=DJ Dave Clarke|url=http://www.djguide.nl/djinfo.p?djid=129|work=DJ Guide|publisher=DJ Guide|access-date=19 April 2014|author=Thomas H. Green|language=en, nl}}</ref></blockquote>
During this period, his employment included a low-paying job in a shoe shop; however, his musical ambitions were established at this stage of his life: "I used to tell people when I was working in a shoe shop that I would one day travel the world based on a career in music... I was that driven."<ref name="World">{{cite web|title=Dave Clarke|url=http://www.dmcworld.net/features/entry/features/dave-clarke.html|work=dmcworld magazine|publisher=DMC Limited|access-date=19 April 2014|year=2013|archive-date=16 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116065423/http://www.dmcworld.net/features/entry/features/dave-clarke.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Musical success began when he attained a DJ residency at the Brighton [[nightclub]] "Toppers", which rivalled a club night run by [[John Digweed]] (then known as DJ JD). Clarke later explained that he regarded the period "as an apprenticeship".<ref name="Guide" />
Clarke's music reviews were also published in the now-defunct ''DMC Update'' magazine and he reviewed the inaugural single by [[Aphex Twin]]. Clarke acknowledged in 2013, "having my reviews in there [''DMC Update''] helped me to get the vinyls I needed to be out there DJing."<ref name="World" />
==Musical career==
Clarke's musical career commenced as a producer and his first release was under the moniker "Hardcore" on the XL Recordings label in 1990. The release occurred two years after he played his first international show at the now-defunct "Richters" venue in [[Amsterdam]], the Netherlands.<ref name="Guide" /> The XL release gained the attention of Belgian techno music label [[R&S Records]] and he subsequently released various [[Extended play|EP]]s in 1991 as both Hardcore and "Directional Force".<ref name="My">{{cite web|title=Dave Clarke Bio|url=https://myspace.com/daveclarkedj/bio|work=Dave Clarke DJ on Myspace|publisher=Myspace LLC|access-date=19 April 2014|year=2014}}</ref>
In 1992 Clarke launched his own music label, "Magnetic North", releasing recordings under the moniker "Fly By Wire". He then produced a series of EPs under the name "Red", one of which was listed by the ''DJ Mag'' publication in its "All Time Techno Top 100" list.<ref name="My" /> The Red recordings led to a significant level of attention for Clarke, who subsequently produced remixes for prominent artists such as [[Kevin Saunderson]]'s "Inner City", The Chemical Brothers, [[New Order (band)|New Order]] and [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]].<ref name="My" />
Signed to the de-Construction label, Clarke then released his debut album, ''Archive One'', in 1996, which contained elements of the [[breakbeat]] and [[electronica]] genres.<ref name="Guide" /> Clarke is one of the few DJs who performed live on Peel's radio show and segments of the performance were released as ''The John Peel Session'' EP on the Strange Fruit label in 1997, under the name "Directional Force".<ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Clarke – Directional Force – The John Peel Session|url=http://www.discogs.com/Dave-Clarke-Directional-Force-The-John-Peel-Session/release/6206|work=Dave Clarke on Discogs|publisher=Discogs|access-date=19 April 2014|year=2014}}</ref> Also in 1997, Peel identified ''Archive 1'' as number 14 in a list of his top 20 albums at the time.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Peel detective|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/oct/12/johnpeel.popandrock|access-date=19 April 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=12 October 2005|author=Jon Dennis}}</ref>
Clarke then released a series of DJ mix albums, including two ''World Service'' sets, released on the React Records label at the beginning of the 21st century.<ref name="Guide" /> One of the albums sold over 100,000 copies,<ref name="My" /> while ''World Service Vol. 1'' was ranked number 9 in the ''Resident Advisor'' (RA) magazine poll of best mix albums from the 2000–2009 period. In response to the ''RA'' ranking, Clarke stated:
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There was a general frustration for me at the time that I started putting World Service together that there was so much good electro and techno coming out at the time, and I didn't want to do just one specific genre on a mix. I wanted it to be a continuation of my radio show—similar to the BBC's World Service—available to everyone around the globe. While I think I prefer the electro mix from World Service 2, there are so many great tracks on the first.<ref>{{cite web|title=RA Poll: Top 50 mixes of the '00s|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1143|work=Resident Advisor|publisher=Resident Advisor Ltd|access-date=19 April 2014|date=27 January 2010}}</ref></blockquote>
The album ''Devil's Advocate'', released in 2004, was Clarke's output during a brief period with the Skint music label and featured collaborations with [[Chicks on Speed]], Mr Lif and [[DJ Rush]].<ref name="Guide" /> In 2006 Clarke launched his weekly radio program, "White Noise", on Dutch radio broadcaster VPRO (3FM).<ref name="My" /><ref name="Smart">{{cite web|title=SMART BAR TALKS TO DAVE CLARKE|url=http://smartbarchicago.com/smart-bar-talks-to-dave-clarke|work=Smart Bar|publisher=Smart Bar|access-date=19 April 2014|date=15 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419122416/http://smartbarchicago.com/smart-bar-talks-to-dave-clarke|archive-date=19 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Clarke relocated to [[Amsterdam]] in 2008,{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} explaining in 2013 that he "just couldn't grow there [England] anymore." Following Clarke's performance at Richter in the 1980s, he states that he "fell in love with the place and hoped one day to live" in the city. Clarke commended Amsterdam in 2013, as it "has so many great things, an amazing way of life in the most beautiful setting with a bloody great big and reliable airport 15 mins away."<ref name="World" />
In 2011 Clarke started a new project called "_Unsubscribe_" with Jonas Uittenbosch (aka Mr. Jones), after they met in [[Utrecht]], the Netherlands. They have remixed artists such as Ben Sims, [[Detroit Grand Pubahs]] and [[Boys Noize]]. In May 2013 their debut single, "Spek Hondje", appeared on the Houndstooth label—prior to this, Clarke had not recorded in a studio for six years.<ref>{{cite web|title=_Unsubscribe_ – Spek Hondje|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=13024|work=Resident Advisor|publisher=Resident Advisor Ltd|access-date=19 April 2014|author=Carlos Hawthorn|date=10 June 2013}}</ref>
Since relocating to Amsterdam, Clarke founded the "Dave Clarke Presents" event moniker that, as of 2013, appeared on eight sold-out occasions at the annual [[Amsterdam dance event]] (ADE) and hosted the second-biggest outdoor stage at the [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]] 2012 festival in [[Belgium]]; Dave Clarke Presents returned for Tomorrowland 2013. Clarke has also appeared at other prominent festival events, such as Awakenings, [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]], [[Pukkelpop]] and Nature One.<ref name="My" />
As of 2013, Clarke's DJ presence at clubs includes [[Fabric (club)|Fabric]] in London, UK, [[Berghain]] in Berlin, Germany, and Fuse in [[Brussels]], Belgium.<ref name="My" /> In a 2013 interview, Clarke explained that Fabric and the "celtic side" (Ireland and Scotland) were solely responsible for quality electronica in the UK region:
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But yes, the scene is cheesy in the UK, why do I think this...well I blame one person: [[Pete Tong]], the driver of big business into UK radio. That is my interpretation anyway. Also the sad demise of record shops didn't help sustain a healthy disdain to the commerciality so omnipresent in the UK. Yes, Fabric kicks the crap away with an amazing stance for quality week in week out, but you mostly have to go to the celtic side to get back the punky attitude, Scotland, Ireland...<ref name="World" /></blockquote>
Clarke performed at the Smart Bar in Chicago, United States (US) in November 2013, which was his first American live show in around eight years. Clarke explained in a promotional interview that "shiesty promoters not being professional and honouring legal commitments" were responsible for his protracted absence.<ref name="Smart" /> In the same interview, Clarke also provided his perspective on US electronica:
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That is strange for me, the US invents house and electro, digests European electronica and comes up with Techno, yet never understands the culture it gave Europe and the World and doesn't treat these innovators with any deep respect or understanding above cult status, that is a dilemma I cannot fathom.<ref name="Smart" /></blockquote>
As of 11 July 2021, 810 editions of "White Noise" have been broadcast and the program has moved from VPRO (3FM) to the Irish station RTÉ 2fm.<ref>{{cite web|title= Dave Clarke's Whitenoise #810 |url=https://www.rte.ie/radio/2fm/stories/1233604-white-noise-about/ |work=RTÉ 2fm |publisher=RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd |access-date=14 July 2021 |date=11 July 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710213253/https://www.rte.ie/radio/2fm/stories/1233604-white-noise-about/ |archive-date=10 July 2021 }}</ref> Clarke explained in 2013 that the radio show "really is my way of paying back the scene."<ref name="World" />
Clarke was featured in the April 2014 edition of ''Mixmag'' magazine, in which he states: "EDM is a vehicle for ego-centric artists to expand their wallets".<ref>{{cite web|title=8:14 PM|url=https://twitter.com/DJDaveClarke/status/457145083377516544|work=DJDaveClarke on Twitter|publisher=Twitter|access-date=19 April 2014|author=Dave Clarke|date=18 April 2014}}</ref> In 2014 Clarke will curate a stage at Belgium's Tomorrowland event for the third consecutive year and explained in a June 2014 interview with American magazine ''Big Shot'': "In Belgium they always had an understanding and respect for underground music. I have been playing there for over 20 years so I think in their hearts they love having a bit of punk spirit on a very successful EDM festival, for me it is an honor to be entrusted in doing an alternative stage." When asked for his final thoughts in the ''Big Shot'' interview, Clarke stated: "An American mag asking me questions whilst I am not and never have been part of EDM has to be an honor."<ref name="Big">{{cite web|title=DAVE CLARKE ON CURATING SECOND STAGE AT TOMORROWLAND|url=http://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/features/30063/|website=Big Shot|publisher=BIG MEDIA GROUP, INC|access-date=21 June 2014|date=17 June 2014|archive-date=23 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623190516/http://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/features/30063/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===DJ equipment===
Clarke has not played vinyl in clubs since the end of the 2004,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trackitdown.net/news/show/101098.html|title=Interview with Dave Clarke :: Skrufff.com|website=Trackitdown.net|access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref> and instead played digital files on CD (his players of choice were the Technics DZ1210).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.panasonic.com/CONSUMER_ELECTRONICS/TECHNICS_DJ/prod_intro_sldz1200.asp |title=Technics* Digital Turntable SL-DZ1200 Intro |access-date=5 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303020419/http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_electronics/technics_dj/prod_intro_sldz1200.asp |archive-date=3 March 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In mid-2006, he then used the Technics DZ1210 in conjunction with [[Scratch Live|Serato Scratch Live]]—with an SL3 converter—but also uses [[CDJ|Pioneer CDJs]] or [[Denon|Denon CD DJ players (DJ SC2900)]], the latter of which he helped develop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYZXyuSJU4w |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/RYZXyuSJU4w |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Denon DJ SC2900 with Dave Clarke|date=19 October 2012|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> For fast & easy navigation on Serato he is using a [[3Dconnexion|SpaceNavigator]].
Clarke explained in June 2014 that he never prepares his DJ sets, which he explained was considered "weird" by others. Clarke explained:
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I like to be on my toes and be instinctual and “live,” so I will deal with each gig as it comes. Of course some are more “pressured” than others, but as an artist you feed off that.<ref name="Big" /></blockquote>
==Personal life==
In 2013 Clarke explained that his experience as a professional DJ was a combination of "ups and downs":
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... the travelling is tough, the lack of sleep is a killer (3–4 hours over 2–3 days), giving up your weekends for 25 years needs understanding from friends and family, being dead tired on a Tuesday is really a bummer, being in cars for hours on end when you want/need to sleep can drive you mad, being in a club when people really get you and all is syncopated is pure magic ...<ref name="World" /></blockquote>
==Selected discography==
===Albums===
* ''Archive One'' (1996) – [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] No. 36<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| ___location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 109}}</ref>
* ''Devil's Advocate'' (2003)
* ''Remixes & Rarities'' (2006)
* ''Charcoal Eyes (A Selection of Remixes from Amsterdam)'' (2016)
* ''The Desecration of Desire'' (2017)
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* "Red 1" (1994)
* "Red 2" (1994)
* "Red Three : Thunder / Storm" (1995)
* "Southside" (1996)
* "No One's Driving" (1996)
* "Shake Your Booty" (1997)
* "Before I Was So Rudely Interrupted" (2000)
* "The Compass" (2001)
* "The Wolf" (2002)
* "Way of Life" (2003)
* "The Wiggle" (2004)
* "Just Ride" (2004)
* "What Was Her Name?" (2004)
* "Blue on Blue" (2004)
* "Dirtbox" (2005)
* "The Wolf/Way of Life" (remixes) (2017)
* "Charcoal Eyes (Glass Tears)" featuring [[Mark Lanegan]] (2017)
* "I'm Not Afraid" featuring [[Anika (musician)|Anika]] (2017)
===DJ mix compilations===
* ''Dave Clarke Presents X-Mix – Electro Boogie'' (1996)
* ''Muzik Masters'' (1996)
* ''Dave Clarke Presents Electro Boogie Vol. 2 – The Throwdown'' (1998)
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* ''World Service'' (2001)
* ''World Service 2'' (2005)
* ''I ♥ Techno'' (2007)
* ''Back in the Box'' (2008)
* ''[[Fabric 60]]'' (2011)
===Selected remixes===
* [[Aphrohead]] a.k.a. [[Felix Da Housecat]] – ("In the Dark We Live") (1994)
* [[Death in Vegas]] – ("Rocco") (1996)
* [[The Chemical Brothers]] – ("Chemical Beats") (1996)
* [[Depeche Mode]] – ("[[Dream On (Depeche Mode song)|Dream On]]")
* [[Midfield General]] – ("[[Coatnoise (song)|Coatnoise]]") (2000)
* [[Fischerspooner]] – ("[[Emerge (song)|Emerge]]") (2001)
* [[Chicks on Speed]] – ("[[Wordy Rappinghood#Chicks on Speed version|Wordy Rappinghood]]") (2003)
* [[I Am Kloot]] – ("[[Let It All In|These Days Are Mine]]") (2013)<ref name="newsClarke">{{cite web|url=http://iamkloot.com/news/these-days-are-mine---dave-clarke-remix |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216053656/http://iamkloot.com/news/these-days-are-mine---dave-clarke-remix |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2013 |title=These Days Are Mine – Dave Clarke Remix |work=News |publisher=[[I Am Kloot|iamkloot.com]] |date=9 January 2013 |access-date=14 January 2013 }}</ref><ref name="beatport">{{cite web | url = http://www.beatport.com/release/these-days-are-mine-dave-clarke-remix/1020141 | title = These Days Are Mine (Dave Clarke Remix) <nowiki>[[PIAS] Recordings]</nowiki>| publisher = [[Beatport|Beatport, LLC]] | access-date=14 January 2013}}</ref>
* Marcel Fengler – ("Sky Pushing") (2014)
===UK charting singles===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width:80px;"|Year
! style="width:300px;"|Single
! |Peak chart positions <br /> [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/dave%20clarke|title=The Official Charts Company – Dave Clarke (techno DJ)|date=5 May 2013|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:left;" |1995
| align="left"|"Red Three : Thunder / Storm"
| style="text-align:center;" |45
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|1996
| align="left"|"Southside"
| style="text-align:center;" |34
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| align="left"|"No One's Driving"
| style="text-align:center;" |37
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| style="text-align:left;" |2001
| align="left"|"The Compass"
| style="text-align:center;" |46
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| style="text-align:left;" |2002
| align="left"|"The Wolf"
| style="text-align:center;" |66
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2003
| align="left"|"Way of Life"
| style="text-align:center;" |59
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2004
| align="left"|"What Was Her Name?" feat. [[Chicks on Speed]]
| style="text-align:center;" |50
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.daveclarke.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.rte.ie/2fm/white-noise/ White Noise radio show]
* {{discogs artist|artist=Dave Clarke|name=Dave Clarke}}
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{{BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix of the Year Award|state=collapsed}}
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