website label article_title name background genre origin birth_name occupation
http://www.fingerlickin.co.uk finger lickin ' records a skillz
 a.skillz non_vocal_instrumentalist breakbeat , hip hop , big beat , nu-funk stevenage , hertfordshire , england adam mills dj
a skillz

a.skillz -lrb- born adam mills -rrb- is an english breakbeat , big beat , and dance musician .
he has worked across the uk at fabriclive , spectrum , chew the fat , supercharged , the boutique and sugarbeat as well as gigs around the world at major events , festivals and music industry parties such as the hit factory -lrb- new york -rrb- , wmc -lrb- miami -rrb- and field day -lrb- sydney -rrb- .
in 2003 , a.skillz released his debut album `` trickatechnology '' alongside finger lickin 's krafty kuts .
the album was a nod towards musical influences like de la soul , james brown and jurassic 5 , enlisting artists including kurtis blow , real elements and ashley slater .
february 2004 saw a.skillz and krafty kuts team up on the trickatechnology tour with live mcs from the album playing shows all over the uk .
the duo then played at glastonbury festival , pacha -lrb- ibiza -rrb- and a live session for steve lamacq on bbc radio 1 .
in october 2004 , a.skillz then embarked on his first solo tour of australia which saw him play to sell out crowds in all major capital cities , gaining new fans and respect from fellow djs along the way .
he followed this by extensive gigs in the uk and a busy studio schedule producing music for channel 4 -lrb- `` talk back '' -rrb- , renault -lrb- tv advert -rrb- and sony playstation -lrb- `` gran turismo 4 '' -rrb- .
a.skillz kicked off 2005 in january with a mini-mix for annie mac that was later voted best mini-mix of the year by radio 1 listeners , beating industry heavyweights such as basement jaxx , mylo and scratch perverts .
he followed this with a series of remixes including the fort knox five and a re-rub of his own track `` simple things '' .
highlight gigs last year included 10:15 -lrb- san francisco -rrb- , snow bombing -lrb- austria -rrb- , mystery lands festival -lrb- amsterdam -rrb- , homelands -lrb- uk -rrb- , and live 8 after show party -lrb- london -rrb- .
a.skillz was awarded with the title ` best dj ' in february 2012 at the breakspoll international breakbeat awards .
the awards were hosted at cable in london .
a.skillz also picked up the award for ` best free track ' .
in general , a. skillz is known for mixing a wide range of genres , blending together hip hop , soul , funk , and rock with dubstep , drum and bass , and electro .
