Boddhi Satva
Boddhi Satva was born and raised in Central African Republic where his
love for music was clear even in his formative years when he was involved in
writing,producing and rapping with Gbekpa Crew (hip hop crew), created by
himself and a few friends. His overwhelming desire to share a deeper message in
conjunction with irrefutable production skills left him searching for a more
meaningful way to get his sound heard.
In 2000 Boddhi's search for more took him to Belgium to pursue his
studies which revealed his greatest passion, music and ultimately deep house
music. After absorbing the music of the greats like Masters At Work, Osunlade
and Kevin Yost, Alton Miller, St Germain, just to name a few Boddhi knew what
he wanted to do and described it as follows, “It was like a revelation to me,
from then on I decided to play and produce THIS music”, and that's exactly what
he has been doing!
Having met Alton Miller in 2005 and working together on two powerful Eps'
"Prelude To A Motion Ep" and "See The Day", released by
Paris-based ATAL MUSIC, Boddhi's name and sound was not only gaining
recognition but praise from peers all around the world. Boddhi's motivation was
stronger than ever and 2006 brought forth the distinct sound of Ancestral Soul
that was first inspired and then introduced to the world by Osunlade's Yoruba
Records with the “Satva Varti Ep”. At this point Boddhi had not only met many
of the people that inspired him in the industry but he was now working with
them on various remixes and original productions and also with labels like
Bubble Soul, Seasons Limited, Seed, Ocha Records, Yoruba Records, Abicah Soul
Recs, Franck Roger Digital, Deeper Shades Recs, Citydeep and UGH.
The impressive body of work and multiple
collaborations within such a short period of time earned Boddhi the title
"THE MACHINE" from his peers and also fueled the drive that had been
building within him to start his own label "Offering Recordings".
Offering Recordings was a part of Boddhi's inner spirit and dedicated to
quality music that brought forward uplifting feelings. Spiritually refined,
Offering conveys it's message through music; freeing everyone of their
stresses, fears, and inner pains. This label was an outlet for Boddhi to give
support and recognition to artists that feel the music but also appreciate the
message that lives within the music.
All of
Boddhi's hard work and more significant, his true love, understanding and
respect for THIS music that he holds close to his soul and keeps intertwined
with his spiritual self keeps his sound changing and evolving while sustaining
the underlying message and feel of everything that he has always believed in.
Boddhi is a different breed of entertainer, one that creates for the soul and
from the heart, his music exists as a path to free everyone from the wear and
tear that this world places on each of us at different points in our lives.
Boddhi is not content with just making you move on the dance floor, through his
infections beats and combinations of drums and ancestral sounds he hopes to
move you in every way imaginable.
2010 has
delivered Boddhi to a higher plain, an elevated state of creativity that has
lead to him being signed with Grammy Award Winner Louie Vega's label; Vega
Records. When asked about Boddhi Satva and how he came to be a part of Vega
Records Louie had this to share, "Mr. V brought me an edit of a Boddhi
Satva retouch of a BBE Records Artist known as V (not Mr.V). I liked this
calabo of Mr.V & Boddhi so I licensed the track for Vega Records. Lou
Gorbea connected us via phone and after a few conversations with Bodhhi I
started to realize just how much music he had accumulated in such a short time
and as we started having lengthier conversations and becoming friends I got to
hear what he was working on at the time. I knew right then and there that he
was capable of putting together an entire album project and I was very
confident that he could deliver. I loved his sound and he is also a very good
DJ that plays with strong presence, he is a well rounded artist, that's what
brought him to Vega Records Collective."
With the full support of Louie Vega and Vega Records for the past
two years Boddhi's exposure has sored to new heights. Louie has introduced
Boddhi to the scenes most prestigious events like WMC in Miami, ADE in
Amsterdam, Vega Records Get Togethers in NYC, Sunset Ritual of IBIZA and
Londons prized MINISTRY OF SOUND, so they can experience what Louie knew from
his first encounters with Boddhi, that his sound would move people! All of this
exposure and hard work has brought countless tracks, mixes & remixes, fans
from all over the world and true strength and integrity with consistent hits.
Boddhi is now harnessing all of that energy and preparing to release "Invocations"his
highly anticipated album which embodies and places all the growth, spiritually
and emotionally, that Boddhi has experienced through out his entire journey in
this music. "Invocations" is an album filled with Eclectic Sounds,
African Roots, Neo Soul, Ragga that all has the signature Boddhi style. With
tracks like "Who Am I" (feat. Athenai & C.Robert Walker) &
"Puncho Koko" (feat. Yacoub) you can see and feel Boddhi's range and
growth in every facet of his art. Boddhi's spiritual openness to the universe
and all the good it holds has also brought him to Greece, Japan, Germany,
Italy, Angola, South Africa and that's just to name a few of the many places in
the past year! When it comes to the United States Boddhi is in high demand and
welcomed with opened arms, having rocked NYC's house community he has gone on
to also share his light with Chicago, Las Vegas, L.A., Detroit, Phoenix,
Boston, Miami, and again that's just in this year!
Boddhi humbly drops his head and thanks everyone and
everything in the known and unknown universe for the support, respect and
prolific acceptance of the music that is in essence him. The year is
filled with growth and even more opportunities for Boddhi in all aspects of his
creative journey. Dates are already being booked for appearances across Europe,
Asia, South Africa and in the US, studio time is being penciled in for tracks
soon to be written and produced and the passion to keep all of this moving
forward beats stronger than every within Boddhi. This journey is just starting
and trust that BODDHI SATVA will be creating well into the
approaching new year and all that follow after!