Reeps One on Nightline

Did any of you catch Reeps One on Nightline?

http://www.3news.co.nz/Beatboxer-opens-his-brain-to-science/tabid/418/articleID/249358/Default.aspx

Dunedin Easter Weekender Set Times!

Finally the Dunedin Easter Weekender 2012 set times are up!! Did you know we were arranging buses for the after party?

7PM - LOCAL SUPPORT
8:30PM - ROKSONIX
9:30PM - ZOMBOY
10:50PM - JENNA G - 11:30PM - REEPS ONE
11:40PM - WILKINSON - 12:40AM - REEPS ONE
12:50AM - SKISM - 1:50AM - REEPS ONE
2AM - TC
3AM - STRICT CURFEW - AFTER PARTY @ THE BREAK / BUSES WILL BE PROVIDED

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Christchurch venue change!

Due to sound issues at The Bedford marquee over the past couple of weeks, the council has requested that we relocate The New Zealand Easter Weekender 2012 to a more beat friendly venue.

So, Saturday's Easter festivities will now be at Christchurch Polytechnic Students Association - Madras Street. The bar will still be fully licenced and one of the only spots open on Easter Saturday!

2nd Release tickets have almost sold out, so get in quick before they're gone!

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Limited Earlybirds...................................................... SOLD OUT
1st Release................................................................ SOLD OUT
2nd Release.............................................................. $49+bf
Door Sales..................................................................$60

➤ Cosmic Corner - Shop 34, The Palms Shopping Centre
➤ Cosmic Corner - S3 & 4 Cashel Mall (Container Precinct)

Limited Doorsales / Doors Open at Midday

12:00PM - HENDI
1:00PM - CHACHI
2:00PM - SOULTRADER
3:00PM - T-BONE
4:00PM - MOBSCENE (UK)
5:30PM - ROKSONIX (UK)
6:40PM - ZOMBOY (UK)
7:50PM - JENNA G (UK) / 8:30PM - REEPS ONE
8:40PM - WILKINSON (UK) / 9:40PM - REEPS ONE
9:50PM - TC (UK) / 10:50PM - REEPS ONE
11:00PM - SKISM (UK)

See you all on Saturday, we'll be ready to party and are looking forward to some huge tunes from this ridiculous cross section of drum and bass, dubstep and live bass music.

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New Zealand Easter Weekender 2012   Dunedin - Wednesday 4th April   Auckland - Thursday 5th April   Wellington - Friday 6th April   Christchurch - Saturday 7th April

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Almighty Sigma Podcast now live!

This week  we showcase the almighty Sigma who will be smashing NZ to pieces next week as part of the New Zealand Easter Weekender Taster tour! Get yourself 40 minutes of the finest drum & bass on offer right now!

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Cameron Edwards and Joe Lenzie aka Sigma, have been making their presence felt on the drum and bass scene since 2007. From early releases on labels such as Charge and Viper Recordings, to the seminal All Blue on Zinc’s Bingo imprint (one of DNBA’s most downloaded tracks ever), the boys stepped up to the big time with serious dancefloor killers Paint It Black and the anthem El Presidente VIP.

With respect now gained with the scene as producers and highly sought after DJs, Sigma continue working to maximise their profile within the realms of D&B and beyond it. Highlights include their featured minimix for Annie Mac on Radio One, squeezing in 35 tracks in five minutes as well as remix work for artists such as Top Cat on Special Dedication, Ms Dynamite, and grime stalwart Skepta on Rescue Me (400,000 plays and counting). In amongst all the music and DJ gigs the guys found time to start their own label, Life Recordings, with debut release El Presidente VIP/ Something Special going on to be Nu-Urban’s highest selling release of 2009. They were also awarded Best Breakthrough DJs at the Drum & Bass Arena awards. A great way to cap off a successful year, and more recognition of Cam and Joe’s hard work and dedication to their craft.

With a new decade now here Sigma are intent on leaving their indelible mark etched permanently on the scene. Kicking off 2010 with Shut The Lights Off with Adam F and hip hop legend Redman, this is followed by their debut release for Breakbeat Kaos… The Stand Tall EP. Consisting of four tracks, it’s Sigma quality and diversity all the way through. From the dancefloor stylings of Original Sin’s remix of Front To Back and brain thumping anthem The Jungle to the more melodic vibes on Baltimore and the vocodered vox on Stronger, The Stand Tall EP covers all bases. Confirmation of this is shown by the fact three of the EPs four tracks feature on the Ministry of Sound compilation CD entitled Mixed…. By DJ Friction, along with Paint It Black VIP. To add to all of this is the exciting collaboration with BBK head honcho and D&B legend DJ Fresh on Cylon. An unadulterated stomper of the highest order, Cylon, supported by the likes of Andy C and Goldie, is the lead track from Fresh’s latest long player Kryptonite.

What else to look forward to from Sigma? Well, there’s more episodes of their Life Podcasts. Utilising this wide reaching medium as a platform to further showcase their and other artists talents, previous guests include Goldie, Original Sin, DJ Fresh, IC3 and The Nextmen. Also keep an eye out for Sigma’s video diary on You Tube.

1. Eric Prydz – Niton (Sigma Remix)
2. Rusko – Somebody To Love (Sigma Remix)
3. Sigma – Stronger
4. Sigma, Angie Brown & T-Phonic – Do You Love (Subscape Remix)
5. Sigma, Angie Brown & T-Phonic – Do You Love (Radio Edit)
6. Sigma & Logisitics – Dreams To Reality
7. DJ Fresh & Sigma – Lassitude (VIP)
8. Stanton Warriors – Shoot Me Down (Sigma Remix)
9. Sigma – Loving Me
10. Sigma – Dawn Alarm
11. Sigma, Friction, Camo & Krooked – Stand Up
12. Skepta – Rescue Me (Sigma Remix)
13. Sigma – Positive Vibes
14. Sigma – The Jungle
15. Sigma – El Presidente
16. DJ Nut Nut & Top Cat – Special Dedication (Sigma Remix)
17. Sigma – All Blue

Skism & Zomboy Podcast now up!

Here's the latest New Zealand Easter Weekender Podcast! This week we showcase two dubstep heavyweights - Skism AND Zomboy! 40 minutes of ridiculous dubstep, drumstep and electro.. This mix is a MUST have!

Download it right here for free! (Right-click "Save-As")

Since blasting onto the Dubstep scene in 2009, SKisM has gone from strength to strength and has established himself as a major player in the global bass music scene.

Known amongst his peers as the ‘Dj’s Dj’, SKisM’s technical prowess on and energy on his multi deck setup has gained him notoriety as one of the busiest and most electrifying mixers on the circuit, and having toured Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Europe & America and more, the word is spreading like wildfire.

Production wise, 2011 has seen SKisM work with some of the biggest names in the Business and rack up over 6 million views on YouTube. His collaboration with Canada’s Excision (‘sEXisM’) was one the top selling tracks on his Mau5trap Album and was featured in the trailer for blockbuster movie ‘Act of Valor’, and his chart topping collaboration with Flux Pavilion & Foreign Beggars (‘Jump Back’) worked its way into the DJ boxes of the elite. He was also privileged to be featured on the first ever release on Skrillex’s OWSLA imprint with his reworking of Porter Robinson’s ‘The State’.

As co-owner and A&R of one of the most prolific labels in electronic music today, Never Say Die, SKisM has had a hand in bringing some of the freshest music to the masses and is constantly championing the sounds of the acts on the label such as Zomboy, Dodge & Fuski, 501 & Eptic.

At the start of 2012 SkisM is hard at work in the lab putting the finishing touches to his next set of Releases and preparing the Never Say Die Compilation album in association with bass music powerhouse UKF which he will be touring throughout the year.

1. Porter Robinson – The State (Skism Remix)
2. Zomboy – Game Time
3. Skism & Zomboy – ???
4. Skism – Elixir
5. Foreign Beggars, Flux Pavilion & Skism – Jump Back
6. RacknRuin – Dazed & Confused (Skism Remix)
7. Muffler – Calling Your Name (Skism Remix)
8. Dead C.A.T Bounce – Movements (Zomboy Remix)
9. Skism – Rise of the Idiots
10. Excision & Skism – SEXisM
11. Zomboy – Dirty Disco
12. Zomboy – Pump It Up
13. Zomboy – Organ Donor
14. Zomboy – P.A.R.T.Y
15. Flux Pavilion – Bass Cannon (Zomboy Remix)
16. Skism feat. Virus Syndicate – Like This
17. Excision, Downlink & Messinian – Heavy Artillery (Skism Remix)
18. Zomboy – Pirate Hooker
19. Skism – Rave Review
20. Skism – Rave Review (Dodge & Fuski Remix)
21. Envy – Normal (Skism Remix)

Never Say Die Records is an independent record label based in London which releases electronic music. Never Say Die Records was founded in 2009 by Tommy Dash and Nick Sadler to release the bass heavy electronic dance music (EDM) that pushes the boundaries with a focus on long term development of artists and the music. They have worked with the Freestlyers, Foreign Beggars, Noisia, Skrillex, Flux Pavilion and SKisM. They are on the forefront of the dubstep sound being named as one of the major players on the scene in the Oct 11 Rock Sound magazine interview. Tracks released have been featured on numerous hit international dance complications and played on the BBC Radio 1, BBC 6, Kiss 100, and Capital FM. They have had 5 No.1’s on the underground club Beatport Chart and have clocked over 14 million views on youtube.

New TC Podcast has just gone live!

Another week and another New Zealand Easter Weekender Podcast! This week we showcase Bristol's very own TC!

Download it right here for free! (Right-click "Save-As")

TC (also known as Tommy Boy) is the stage name of drum and bass producer and Bristol DJ Tom Casswell. He left school and started making music inspired by the sounds of the Bristol scene and the music and atmosphere of St. Paul's, the area of Bristol where he grew up.

His debut album, Evolution, was released in 2007 on D-Style Recordings. TC also presented the latest edition of Watch The Ride, a compilation CD released several times a year. Scratch Perverts and DJ Zinc have released them previously. His tracks Deep (feat. MC Jakes) and Jump have achieved critical acclaim in the rave scene. TC has made appearances on shows hosted by Radio 1's Zane Lowe and was regarded as a breath of fresh air in the drum and bass scene. He is featured in 'Plasticworld,' a song in Pendulum's 2005 album Hold Your Colour, (which topped 225,000 sales) along with other feature artist Fats.

1. TC & Dread MC – Don’t Play
2. TC & Jakes – Mindkiller
3. TC – Rockstar
4. TC & Jakes – Deep
5. TC & Dread MC – Burning Starlight
6. TC & The Scratch Perverts – F*ck What You Heard
7. TC – Last Frontier
8. Evil Nine – They Live! (TC Remix)
9. TC – Tap Ho
10. Joker & Silas – Slaughter House (TC Remix)
11. Sidney Samson & Wizard Sleeve – Riverside (TC Remix)
12. Adam F – Junglesound (TC Remix)
13. TC – Take A Minute
14. TC, Camo & Krooked – Make The Call
15. Sub Focus & TC – Borrowed Time
16. TC & Jakes – Get That Girl
17. TC & D*Minds – Jump
18. D.Ramirez & TC – With Me or Against Me

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TALI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSwioKKadOA

Originally from a Dairy farm in Taranaki, Tali has spent the last ten years carving out a name for herself both here and abroad as The world’s number one female Drum n Bass MC. Tali has won numerous awards, toured the world extensively, released three albums, countless singles, hosed compilation mixes, and worked alongside some of the most reputable producers and DJs in DnB and Dubstep.

Last year saw the release of her sophomore album ‘Dark Days, High Nights’ (Audioporn 2011), the electronic version a collaboration with the likes of Dirtyphonics, SkisM, Shimon, DJ Lynx, Dodge and Fuski, Ed Rush and Benny Page, and a live acoustic studio version produced by the legendary Ant Miles.

Now living back in NZ, Tali has spent the summer showing festivals such as Rhythm and Alps and La De Da exactly what makes her style so unique and sought after, Seamlessly mixing free style rhymes, Soulful hooks and a positive, energetic stage performance into one dynamic mix.

MOBSCENE (UK)

Mobscene is a collaboration between electro and progressive producers Demus and Gainsford. Demus has his roots firmly in the bass scene as the label owner of Never Say Die Records alongside partner SKisM. His own productions first came to light after his electro remix of ‘The Freestylers – Cracks’ was supported from DJ’s as diverse as electro king D Ramirez, to dubsteps’s queen Reid Speed. Gainsford was originally lead guitarist from seminal band ‘Vega 4’ which he left for the dance world after being chosen to play live with the legendary Paul Van Dyk and since then has not looked back. Their next EP is out Big Alliance Records who have released acts such as Zedd, Lazy Rich, Alex Kidd and The Banger Bros and they have played alongside bass heavy weights Eddie Temple Morris, Flux Pavilion, Zomboy and SlumDogz. They have just been commissioned to remix for Kap Bambino for the legendary record label Because Music home to greats such as Justice and Mr Oizo.

November DJ Mix http://www.sendspace.com/file/j0emj3
Download Mr Oizo – Flat Beat (Mobscene Remx) http://t.opsp.in/14Hjt
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wearemobscene

REEPS ONE (UK)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud1pMf-UnmQ

“Reeps One began beatboxing at 17 and over the last four years has become internationally recognised as a leading artist of the New School Beatbox Scene. His ability to rock crowds and have venues shaking with his vocal skills alone is a feat unmatched. The purity of his skill is what places him above many and lead him to win the Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championships TWO YEARS in a row (2009 & 2010), a feat only ever achieved by the highly acclaimed Beardyman.

Invited to the World Beatbox Championship last year his skills are not going unnoticed. Reeps’ ‘all through the mouth’ philosophy, without loop pedals, effects, samples or gimmicks have earned him maximum respect amongst the beatbox community and set him aside from the rest of the pack.”

ZOMBOY (UK)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOeuGksCJfk

Joshua Mellody, otherwise known as Zomboy, is a dubstep artist from Guildford, Britain. Zomboy offers an inventive new take on dubstep, blending it with an extensive array of different electronic dance beats and some of the glitchiest, grimiest sounds the genre has to offer.

Zomboy released his debut EP Game Time in August 2011 under Never Say Die Records.

ROKSONIX (UK)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0H57JeQYN4

Roksonix, aka Guy Abbott and Phil Desborough are a producer/DJ double act hailing from Buckinghamshire in the UK. “…with an energetic stage presence each banger they drop you’re sure to get a reaction, these lads are definitely worth the watch!!” www.idiosynphonic.com

Guy and Phil were both surrounded by music from a young age, growing up and playing in bands together during their early teens. Interested in hip hop and jungle they started attending events like Slammin’ Vinyl and Helter Skelter at the Sanctuary in Milton Keynes. With new influential drum and bass DJs emerging, like Andy C and Mampi Swift, the guys knew they wanted to be involved in the rave scene, and both became vinyl junkies, mixing drum and bass every spare second they had.

Next the boys began creating their own music, experimenting with different genres but with a focus on drum and bass. After Guy heard Giant’s ‘Drumsticks’ and Phil was introduced to Caspa and Rusko’s ‘FabricLive 37’, they were inspired to make new sounds, and with their shared history, it wasn’t long before they were collaborating together on dubstep tracks, and decided to form Roksonix. Their first dubstep track, a bootleg remix of ‘Hide and Seek’ by Imogen Heap, was an instant internet sensation, gaining over 4 million hits on YouTube in less than 10 months.

The boys followed this up by entering and winning the Circus Records remix competition of Flux Pavilion’s track ‘Voscillate’, with subsequent remixes of ‘Follow’ for Crystal Fighters and of ‘Sergeant Smash’ for Talay Riley. The boys were also asked to produce the official remix of Labyrinth’s debut single ‘Let The Sunshine’ for Sony Records.
Roksonix also stirred up a small storm in the dubstep world with a number of original tracks including ‘Just Jokes’ released on Prime Audio, and ‘Skank Tank’, soon followed by a remix of FuntCase’s ‘Gorilla Flex’ and collaboration with Statelapse, ‘Let’s Go’, all on 4:20 Records.

In their first whirlwind year Guy and Phil also began DJing out at events, initially within the UK, then outside of the UK to become truly international artists. After only a year of producing original tracks and remixes, DJing and winning the Circus remix competition the boys signed exclusively to Circus, so watch this space for further original tracks, remixes and tour dates from the Roksonix boys!

JENNA G (UK)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kT-m-G1R_s

Strong, emotive and sexy, meet Manchesters’ Jenna G – a self confessed music fiend – has been a staple in the Urban Music scene from a young age. Known in 2009 as a prominent drum and bass artist, live performer and broadcaster, Jenna is currently back in her hometown after a four year stint in London on the BBC’s digital station 1Xtra.

She ventured into performing and presenting very early on in her musical quest on one of Manchester’s premier pirate radio stations Love Energy at the tender age of 14. It was here Jenna became inspired by underground sounds and hooked up with a group of MCs and DJs called Raggabeats Crew which spawned the hip hop group ‘Subliminal Darkness’. After four years, Jenna left the group to pursue other styles and sounds. She began a residency at a night at DryBar, called Eardrum, and appeared at various live music nights around Manchester making her a name as a vocalist and MC. Singing with the bands at underground gigs introduced Jenna G to Darren and 2D, a drum & bass DJ and producer team called Future Cut, who were looking for a singer. Not long after that meeting a track called ‘Borderline’ featuring Jenna appeared on a Future Cut EP for heavyweight label Renegade Hardware, the response to it was incredible.

The 3 creators knew there was something magic in the connection and soon after this the drum & bass trio Un-Cut was formed in 2000. Un-Cut’s debut white label – Midnight – sold out of its 10,000 copy run within weeks and drew a lot of attention from the music industry. In 2001 Un-Cut signed to EMI publishing and in June that year they signed to Warner’s M Records. Their debut album came out in July 2003 with the re-release of its debut single Midnight. After the band split, Jenna G continued singing and writing songs for EMI publishing which saw her working with So Solid’s JD, The Shapeshifters (UK), Danni Minogue and Aleesha Dixon amongst others. It was during this time in London that she was picked up by the BBC’s black music radio station, 1Xtra.

Jenna first visited 1Xtra in the summer of 2003 with Un-Cut. She walked through the doors again in June 2004, not as an artist but as a DJ, broadcasting for a month on the Xtra Talent slot. 1Xtra was impressed by Jenna’s presenting skills and put her together with Twin B, a Ministry Records A&R man and mixtape producer from East London. The pair clicked immediately and in August 2004 Twin B and Jenna G gained a Saturday afternoon slot (12noon-2.00pm), a music show which saw grimy East London meet the soul of the north-west. After a fun year Jenna gained a solo spot as weekend breakfast host, and spent 4 years every weekend morning bringing you a jam-packed show of the best in black music, entertainment and a live listener generated request show. Guests on her film feature “Lights Camera Action” included Beyonce, Quentin Tarantino, Josh Hartnett, Common, Paul Giamatti, Simon Pegg and Eli Roth to name a few. Her exploits in press pits at premieres have caught the attention of Hugh Grant, Tenacious D, Drew Barrymore, Daniel Radcliffe, Sienna Miller, Michelle Pfeiffer and so many more!

Whilst at 1Xtra Jenna continued as an artist honing her vocal and writing talents on a number of distinguished underground tracks in a number of genres but more prolifically in Drum n Bass, the genre of her own highly successful first solo album released on the Bingo Beats record label in 2006.

‘For Lost Friends’ the world’s first album of drum’n’bass songs was an emotional roller coaster, an insight into a life of heartache, wonder, love and sex, produced with some of the biggest names in drum’n’bass, but all soaked in pure Jenna. On her debut album Jenna let her imagination and emotions run wild, anti-odes to Paris Hilton, personal chants of finding inner strength and doing things for yourself. One minute she’s soaring above the earth, discovering untouched lands and unknown animal species. Next minute she’s describing how her parents want to be buried or she’s alone in a cold flat, left to fight her own demons. Then in a blink of an eye she’s in passionate, sexy lust with someone’s strong arms around her waist and gentle butterfly kisses fluttering down on her back. Tracks from the album were produced by a variety of prominent drum and bass producers such as DJ Zinc, Nu:tone, Friction, D Bridge, D KAY, and Kabuki.

Jenna has toured the album worldwide playing to soulful dnb lovers on every continent, her unique stage presence and repertoire unmatched by any other solo dnb artist. She also managed to fit in 2 years as the official vocalist for The Shapeshifters having appeared on their first album Sound Advice as songwriter and backing vocalist. The new album ‘Do Not Disturb’ which features her songwriting and vocal talents was set for release this year on EMI in 2009 having already spawned 2 UK chart entries in 2008, ‘Pusher’ & ‘New Day’. The Shapeshifters move to new label Defected prompted a different direction for the album, remixes and refixes on the new label from the unreleased follow up to Sound Advice will feature Jenna G alongside house legend Frankie Knuckles.

Not content with a nationally syndicated radio show and a few top forty hits under her belt, Jenna is again back in the studio working on her second solo album ‘The Break Up’ working alongside veteran producer Zed Bias and hot new talent Engine-Earz as well as touring the world as one of the prominent Drum and Bass MC Artists. 2009 also brings with it a new commitment as lead vocalist for The Qemists Live show. The Qemists a 3 piece dnb crew from Brighton are currently touring their debut album ‘Join The Q’ which features Jenna G, Wiley, Mike Patton, MC ID & Zoe Devlin on vocal duties. Having already cut their teeth on a two week European support slot for Enter Shikari this year The Qemists Live will be getting on the festival circuit throughout summer in the UK, Europe and Japan, keeping Jenna busy in and out of the studio right up until the end of the year when work on a second dnb album begins….

WILKINSON (UK)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y_Es_Tag7Y

Hailing from the leafy suburbs of South West London is Ram Records’ new signing Wilkinson. His first insight into making music came at the age of 9 when his parents bought him a drum kit. Mark ‘Wilkinson’ joined a few bands and was playing at venues as far as the Birmingham NEC and as close as the local old peoples home. This swiftly ended at the age of 14 when Wilkinson discovered his passion for dance music amongst other things. In his final year at college Wilkinson tried his hand at making beats in the college studio, this lead to him buying his first bits of production gear and turning his bedroom into a studio. A few years and part time jobs later, after driving his family mad with large amounts of bass loosening the brickwork of his house, Mark secured himself a studio not far from his home.

After fine-tuning his production skills, Wilkinson passed a few songs on to Hospital Records via Cyantific, which led to his first release on Hospital Records’ Sick Music 2 compilation. A few months later Wilkinson sent a folder of tunes to Ram Records and within days received a phone call from Andy C inviting him for a meeting at the Ram Records HQ.

October 2010 saw three of Wilkinson’s songs featured on Andy C’s Nightlife 5 album and releases including ‘Moonwalker’/'Samurai’, ‘Refuge’, ‘Get Into It’ and the mighty ‘Everytime’/'Overdose’ doing damage across dance-floors worldwide, winning fans from Skream, Fabio and High Contrast in the process.

Since then Mark has remixed Chase & Status top 5 single ‘Time’, Time Takers ‘She Blows’ and Example’s new single ‘Midnight Run’ to much critical acclaim. He’s also currently working on production projects for new Mercury Records signing Jay’Elle’Dee and Island Records artist Jess Mills.

Now hotly tipped to do big things across drum & bass and electronica, Wilkinson is also busy working on his debut album for Ram Records and continues to tour worldwide from Sydney to Berlin, Barcelona to Brighton with his dynamic and energetic DJ sets.

SKISM (UK)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ7Q1EpW0zs

Since blasting onto the Dubstep scene in 2009, SKisM has gone from strength to strength and has established himself as a major player in the global bass music scene. Known amongst his peers as the ‘Dj’s Dj’, SKisM’s technical prowess on and energy on his multi deck setup has gained him notoriety as one of the busiest and most electrifying mixers on the circuit, and having toured Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Europe & America and more, the word is spreading like wildfire.

Production wise, 2011 has seen SKisM work with some of the biggest names in the Business and rack up over 6 million views on Youtube. His collaboration with Canada’s Excision (‘sEXisM’) was one the top selling tracks on his Mau5trap Album and was featured in the trailer for blockbuster movie ‘Act of Valor’, and his chart topping collaboration with Flux Pavilion & Foreign Beggars (‘Jump Back’) worked its way into the DJ boxes of the elite. He was also privileged to be featured on the first ever release on Skrillex’s OWSLA imprint with his reworking of Porter Robinson’s ‘The State’.
As co-owner and A&R of one of the most prolific labels in electronic music today, Never Say Die, SKisM has had a hand in bringing some of the freshest music to the masses and is constantly championing the sounds of the acts on the label such as Zomboy, Dodge & Fuski, 501 & Eptic.

At the start of 2012 SkisM is hard at work in the lab putting the finishing touches to his next set of Releases and preparing the Never Say Die Compilation album in association with bass music powerhouse UKF which he will be touring throughout the year.

TC (UK)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbgHwPh2mHA

There are few figures in electronic music who manage to combine commercial success with underground respectability. The Bristol-based producer and DJ known as TC is one such individual, utilising his talents to comfortably flit between remixing Number One artists and unleashing rave-razing bass-driven monsters pitched straight at the underground.

Sitting atop of an anthem-packed discography that includes some of the most memorable dancefloor tracks of modern times, and with remixes for the likes of Rihanna, Damian Marley & Nas and Tinie Tempah behind him, TC should need little introduction to any fan of bass-driven music.

First emerging with tracks for one of jungle/D&B’s most legendary labels, Dillinja’s Valve Recordings, it was the release of TC’s debut album ‘Evolution’ in 2007 that propelled the young producer to D&B’s top table.
Packed with anthems such as the utterly unique ‘Deep’ featuring MC Jakes, ‘Jump’, ‘Rockstar’ and the enormous ‘Where’s My Money’ (famously remixed by Caspa), ‘Evolution’ earned TC the titles of ‘Breakthrough Producer’ and ‘Producer Of The Year’ at the BBC Radio 1Xtra Drum & Bass Awards, while catapulting him to the top of Radio One’s National Dance Chart and earning unprecedented radio support from everyone from Pete Tong and Jo Whiley to MAH and Zane Lowe, with the latter bestowing TC with highly regarded ‘Record Of The Week’ title on more than one occasion.
More than just another faceless DJ or studio-confined producer, early on TC broke convention by singing on many of his own tracks, and provided vocals for Pendulum’s debut album ‘Hold Your Colour’, a habit he continues to this day, having recently supplied vocals for Hospital starlets Camo & Krooked’s debut LP and the mighty Subfocus’ forthcoming second album.

After taking a short break from the spotlight, 2011 saw TC return to the raves and the airwaves in style, dropping one of the year’s biggest D&B bangers ‘Tap Ho’ while turning his hand to dubstep on ‘Concrete’ and drumstep on ‘Burning Starlight’ (both featuring vocals from Dread MC). Released through his own freshly launched record label, Don’t Play, the artistic freedom offered by being his own boss is already clearly paying dividends for TC.
“I’m not playing around anymore; I don’t want to do things by halves,” TC stated in a recent interview. “I think I’m at a stage now where I can choose my own path.” And with Don’t Play firing on all cylinders, a packed global DJ schedule and more massive tracks up his sleeve, TC is quite clearly on the right path. 2012 already has his name all over it….