Aaron Ross

Aaron Ross is a name synonymous with quality House music around the globe. The A&R manager for Defected Records and Strictly Rhythm, juggles selecting the hottest tracks for the label with an impressive list of production projects, tour dates and also hosting Defected’s radio show.

From roots in pirate radio, launching Soul Heaven Records, to playing alongside and remixing dance music’s biggest names, Aaron is renound for his inimitable take on House music. He draws inspiration from the old skool and fuses it with contemporary, innovative sounds to make his DJing style unique and fresh. Describing his music style as ‘House, and everything in between’, Aaron toys with a diverse range of sounds and draws inspiration from artists such as Harry Choo Choo Romero, DJ Spen, Jesse Rose and Julian Jabre.

Aaron Ross has fine tuned his production skills and his successful releases have led to bookings at some of the worlds best clubs including Shindig, Defected in the House, Soul Heaven and Masters At Work events.

Aaron joined the Soul Heaven House dynasty as a resident and found himself doing A&R for Soul Heaven and launching the Soul Heaven record label. It was in 2002 that he was invited to host his own radio show on BBC1 Xtra, which became an institution for the global house music community. Aaron was the only DJ on digital and UK National Radio pushing a soulful house show at the time. Its popularity saw it run for 5 years.

Early 2008 saw Aaron return to the airwaves with Defected’s In The House radio show. Each week Aaron presents a two hour House music radio show that is syndicated globally. Produced by Wise Budda, who put Pete Tong and Roger Sanchez on the global radio map, the show is syndicated around the world, and often features an elite line-up of guest DJs.

Aaron’s current residencies see him regularly rocking The Southport Weekender, Soul Heaven and Defected In The House events. Aaron recently made his debut at Club Air in Japan, embarked on tours of U.S.A. Brazil and Asia, and frequently appears at arguably the world’s most glamorous club Pacha.

Aaron holds an extensive list of successful self produced tracks and has acquired the reputation of a sought-after remixer for artists such as Jamiroquai, Blaze, Ultra Nate, Kings of Tomorrow, Dennis Ferrer and Estelle.

Whether making music, signing a future anthem or working the crowd into a hedonistic frenzy, he does it all with an uncompromisingly Aaron-edged style- one that is sure to leave an aural imprint on the electronic dance music industry for years to come.