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Robbie Lowe
Biography
I'm sitting in an inner Sydney cafe on a balmy night as I stare at the screen of my laptop wondering how to begin this. As a writer specialising in electronic dance music, you would think that words would come easy to me. But in this case, they don't. It's hard to define a world class talent such as Robbie Lowe. I'm finding it difficult to narrow down the right words that would perfectly describe one of the most talented DJs in the country. It's a talent that is born, not made. You can spend hours improving your mixing skills but it's nothing without the natural instinct to hear notes for what they are. While my generation was influenced by some of the biggest names in the progressive genre, the next will look towards Robbie as one of theirs.
There are so many DJs these days. Every second person I meet is a vinyl jockey. But to be honest, very few actually hold the true ability to change the mood of a club just by playing a few tracks. While there are DJs that will play the obvious crowd pleasers with effortless ease, there are the chosen few who will play a truly underground sound while entrancing their audience at the same time. You need a DJ to help you lose yourself in the melody just as much as you want them to make you pay attention to the sounds. It's that ability to push boundaries, play something that is quirky and unique that separates professionals such as Robbie from fly by the night jocks. The difference lies in the choice of music. It's that simple.
A while back, I travelled to another city for three hours in order to hear Robbie play one night. It was the label launch for Stigma Recordings and he was the headlining guest. For the duration of his set, I was mesmerised from beginning to end. I found that quite astonishing considering that I've listened to so many DJ sets, both local and international. I've heard enough compilations, promos and demos to last me a number of life times. While I never tire of hearing dance music, it's not often that I'm stumped. That night I found myself quite in awe of this man. I envied his ability and the ease with which he took the crowd on his own personal journey through his favourite style of music. I envied the way he controlled the atmosphere.
A month later, I'm at one of Sydney's premier club nights, Sweetchilli, witnessing another onslaught of progressive beats from this humble DJ. For those unfamiliar with Sweetchilli, it is without question, the city's most important progressive night. Its regulars are as fanatical in their love of the genre as they are knowledgeable of its intricacies. That night belonged to Robbie. The smiles of pleasure, the screams, the whole vibe created by his set were enough to convince any novice that they had just experienced something special.
It's Robbie's unique talent to capture progressive as a sound and then change it to truly make it his own, which makes him different from the rest. That ability has seen him support Sasha, Danny Howells, Sander Kleinenberg, Dave Seaman, Steve Porter, Hernan Cattaneo and some kid called James Zabiela. Just to name a few. Proper progressive in Sydney is Robbie Lowe. Add another layer, a more laidback house infusion and he's rocking the courtyard at Sydney's best dayclub, Sounds on Sunday.
2004 has been a tremendous year for Robbie Lowe. With each set played at Sweetchilli, he has continually proved to be Sydney's number one DJ. And with that he has gained more and more fans. It's one thing to hear a DJ purely based on word of mouth but it's something different when you finally get to experience a set that surpasses all your expectations. This is always the case with Robbie. And he does it with such effortless ease that it seems almost too simple.
Having easily conquered the Sydney scene, it was only a matter of time before overseas came knocking on his door. What better way to introduce the sound of Robbie Lowe to the world then New York City itself. And with that, the month of August in 2004 saw him making a quiet impact on one of the world's most influential capitals of dance music. It was the month that saw him play at some of the most respected underground events such as the Sullivan Room, Le-Souk Summer Shame Sessions and Dumboluna Full Moon Festival, which was held at Lunatarium.
www.djrobbielowe.com
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