FILTER FREQ

Ralph Astar (aka Filter Freq / Dj Frequency) started djing & producing 7 years ago @ the early age of 14 in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Through the years he rocked set after solid set alongside SF's other top house dj/producers like David Garcia, Joey Mazzola, Felipe Avelar, & Reckless Ryan every weekend. From massive 10,000 person festivals, to 21+ deep house clubs, his demand grew as he handed out 1,000's of cds (often laced with original tracks, turntablist tricks, and clean scratching cutz) to San Francisco's large house audience. His mix CD's "Full Throttle" w/ Reckless Ryan & "Illegal Beatz" w/ Felipe Avelar also aired on Wild 94.9's House Nation (Northern California's #1 rated mix show) which exposed his sound to tens of thousands of listeners.

In 2002, he began to focus more energy on his music production. After hooking up with Bryan Jones from Chicago's infamous duo High Caliber, the quality of his music began to turn headz & get thumbs up from some of the best house producers & djs in the world like CZR, Joey Beltram, Dave Armstrong, & Granite & Phunk. Then, in 2004 he completed several remix projects for Bryan Cox & Filter Grinder, Angel Alanis & Jon Pegnato, and High Caliber & Paul Anthony, cementing his status as a quality producer. Also in 2004, he formed Kontrast Recordings, a record label who's music has already been getting charted and played by the world biggest and best djs, and got one of his collaborations with High Caliber entitled "Come Together" signed to the world reknowned Dj Dan's record label In-Stereo which is already being touted as 2005 anthem of the year material.

What's next you ask? Well, way to much to mention, but some things to keep an eye out for are continued releases by some of the world's hottest producers on his label Kontrast, several of his original and remix projects on some of the best house labels in the world, and his first artist album "Freq Tha System" under the new alias Filter Freq with which he plans to raise the bar in house music and showcase his diverse range as a producer. Having accomplished much in a short time at an early age, Ralph stays focused on the future...