Breach Uncovered: A Guide To The DJ And Producer

Breach is the alias of Ben Westbeech, a DJ and producer who has worked with the likes of Gilles Peterson, DJ Marky, Henrik Schwarz and Professor Green. Under his actual name, he has released two albums; ‘Welcome to the Best Years of Your Life’ on Brownswood Recordings and ‘There’s More To Life Than This’ on Strictly Rhythm. However, it has been under the moniker of Breach since summer 2013 that Westbeech has found breakthrough success.
Take his 2013, UK top 10 single, ‘Jack’. The summer favourite was not only ridiculously catchy with an electro house bassline, it suited the dance floor, festival and house party setting. He followed this up with the similarly successful, ‘Everything You Never Had (We Had It All)’ featuring Andreya Triana. In December 2014, Breach proved his pulling power by teaming up with American singer, Kelis, for ‘The Key’. His most recent release, ‘Anna Love’, is a prime example of Breach refusing to be boxed into one straight-forward genre or sound. This could be a result of his influences. A trained cellist and vocalist, he has previously spoken highly of NWA, LTJ Bukem, Stevie Wonder, D’Angelo, Omar and Amy Winehouse.

While his sound has changed, one thing has remained consistent: his form as a global DJ. He has spent summer in the northern hemisphere playing at the best clubs and festivals including Sankeys in Ibiza, EDC in Las Vegas, DGTL Festival in Barcelona and Amsterdam Open Air Festival. The latter is, in fact, local for Westbeech; he moved from Bristol to Amsterdam at the beginning of 2013 in the hopes of a new city inspiring him – and it’s no doubt played some part in his success. Teaming up with fellow DJ and Dutchman, Cinnaman, on ‘Liberty/Avocado’ and his remixes for Sei A and Tiga Vs Audion, you can certainly hear the dirty, techno Amsterdam influence.

With demand for his club set at an all-time high, Westbeech will be returning to Australia on tour, this time as Breach. Playing in Brisbane (Fortitude Valley), Sydney and Melbourne, plus one show in Queenstown, New Zealand, we reckon everyone will be on the dance floor once Breach has got going.

Breach 2015 Tour Dates

Thursday 10th September – Oh Hello!, Fortitude Valley
Saturday 12th September – World Bar, Sydney
Wednesday 16th September – The World Bar, Queenstown
Friday 18th September – New Guernica, Melbourne
Tickets available from venue websites.