DJ Harvey

The music career of DJ Harvey (Harvey William Bassett) began inconspicuously, as a teenaged drummer in Ersatz, a post-punk band based in his native Cambridge, England. His earliest work can be heard on "Smile in Shadow," a 7" single released by the band in 1980, on his Leisure Sounds label. A trip to New York a few years later fostered his interest in DJ'ing. By the end of the decade, his effortless charisma and eclectic selections, translated through marathon sets as part of the TONKA Hi-Fi sound system, earned envy and admiration from aspiring club DJs. Word spread internati...