Brief description:
We met in Okinawa, Japan in 2004; soon after we were married and have been together ever since. We started out just throwing parties at local cafes and clubs; the real fun started when we began to produce our own tracks. We were both in punk bands when younger so deciding on a common electronic based style came naturally. At first our production resembled Nu-skool breaks and eventually we both progressed into the darker realms of DnB/Jungle/Dark-step. On a regular basis be generate about 2-3 tracks a month. Our main goal with music is to spread our unique style globally and keep progressing in needed areas of improvement. We are currently new and proud members of the In Da Jungle Production Team. Please have a listen and share your musical thoughts freely!

Equipment / Software used:
Technics MK2`s, Pioneer DJM 909 and CDJ 1000`s. We have a few programs, we have Nuendo,Cubase, Frooty Loops, Reason, Sony Sound Forge 8, Alberton Live, Cakewalk and VST Waves Diamond Bundle. We have 2 synths, a Korg MS2000B (Japan Version) and an Access Virus TI Polar. We currently have a pair of the M-Audio BX5`s, a 8-inch M-Audio Sub and an M-Audio sound card. We Love to sample, but prefer to fabricate our own drums and record our own samples.

Scandal’s recent release with colab partner Nitrous “There Will Be Blood” has received top 10 play-listing by some of the worlds top DJs.

Along with a slew of singles being released in 2006, recently Scandal has been asked to produce an album for Darkland Recordings, one of the most respected free digital labels in drum‘n’bass. In addition, he has completed remixes for Nitrous, Nick & Erina Z, Sinister and Method.

Full name: Max Brett
Location: Toronto
Age: 26
Produces and Spins: Drum and Bass
Collaborates with Nitrous under the name Stylust

Max Brett aka Kensai grew up in Hamilton, Ontario where he started spinning hip-hop at the age of 16. The passion for drum and bass grew from there after attending Freakin` 1998, one of the historic large Toronto raves. After a hiatus from hip-hop in 2000, Kensai became a full-on dnb dj and now holds down the Thursday night timeslot on the420show.net and dnb.techno.fm.

This all arose from an unprecedented move to Montreal where he linked with Nitrous and Special S. In Summer 2006 he moved back to Toronto to finish his school. Nitrous and Kensai continue to put out collaborative material and oversee the Indajunglerecordings project.

When he`s not rinsing beats he is teaching math.

She is an inventor and a re-inventor. Bored with current traditions she invents new ones. As soon as you think you have her labeled she`ll create the exact opposite just to keep her out of a box! This comes as no surprise since she spends all of her time in the studio working on arrangements and experimenting with low frequencies from her arsenal of Retro Tech synthesizers.

Her creations are now released under Solid Vinyl (UK), Incidental Records (CA), Oscillate Recordings (CA) and her own imprint Tune Inc. Recordings.

Also look out for her Electro Q creations (``Papparazzi Snap My Photo``, ``Fk Me Amedeus``, & ``Hell Yeah``) are now getting remixed by the robot man himself John B!(http://www.john-b.com)

To evolve with the digital revolution, Queensyze has created her studio to be more mobile. She can now play complete sets without touching a turntable and her shows have recently been described as John B meets Bad Company! In her shows she builds her tracks live, while creating on the spot remixes.

Playing hard (old school and new school) mashed up Drum and Bass all mixed up with retro-80`s and has been known to mix in the odd Electro-trash tune!
Queensyze is always reinventing her music, forging ahead and never looking back!

Check out his Myspace site at www.myspace.com/kramh

6200 Westchester Park Drive
Apt. 502
College Park, MD 20740

Chaotic pulse is a french producer who's aiming at creating dark landscape supported heavy basslines and drums. He began music with guitar and drums playing in several local bands, from metal, to electro-dub, he also performed techno live set in many event from rave to more classic events.

Having a very various musical background, he discovered drum n bass in the late 90's and listen to it continously since then, he's first production was more some kind of idm/breakcore along with techno.

For a few years now he's focused more on drum'n'bass by trying to combine production with a live PA approach inherited from his techno years. He blends his taste for dark drum n bass with diverse musical influence like horror movies soundtracks, ethnic musics or metal.

Name: Niels Kling (name is funny yea :P)
aka: RAkoon
Producing since 2000 and since 2002 with REASON. I prefer mainly DARK, Tech DrumAndBass, but enjoy doing some DubStep and Downtempo/Ambient music too.
So far the only focus is on producing, but I want to start to doing some DJin soon. :D
I've always wanted to work with sound, so I got a PC from my Dad and started to check out programs/sequencers and build my first tunes based on sampleloops. Later created my first own sounds and got a second rush. Finally I got REASON and that really pushed me forward. so well... thatZ nearly all...

Releases:
One release on a sampler, local producers from my area/hometown. :P
RAkoon - STRESS - ISOLP002-3B
RAkoon - GHOST - ISO:TANK ISO016
RAkoon - OurTime ISO:TANK ISO008
RAkoon - Scrubble ISO:TANK ISO007

Name: Jack Jariwala, aka Optimystic.
Location: Carmarthen, Wales (uk).

I have been spinning tunes since 1998, and producing electronic music since 2001, although Ihave been making noise for much longer! Our night Fat Lace has been going for 4 years and the likes of Resonant evil, Rohan (bassbin recs), Break + Silent witness and Simon Bassline Smith have graced the decks. I also rap/beatbox in The Hip HQ - a live 8 piece funk/hip hop group. I make my tunes using Reason 3, soundforge,recycle, occasionally cubase (for recording and such).

aim - optimysticj
email - snatchajack@gmail.com
myspace - www.myspace.com/optimysticjunglist

Labels :
Protogen recordings (Germany) ( http://protogen-records.org/ )
Ennex recordings (Uk) ( http://ennexrecords.co.uk/ )
iDJ recordings (Canada) ( http://indajunglerecordings.com/ )
Darkland recordings (Australia) ( http://darklandrecordings.com/ )

Invisible Fre. Q.uency - drum`n`bass producer and DJ, known as Mahjin (in Hip-Hop and Reggae/Ragga circles), the present name Aleks& 1077;& 1077;nko Maxim, was born and lives in Kiev (Ukraine), year of a birth - 1988.

drum`n`bass to music has started to listen since 2003, having heard a mix `` Jungle Ragga Beats `` from the friend, has especially like the third track from a mix `` Remark - Sound murderer `` which has played a greater role in musical sights of the actor, then very powerful role in its creativity the mix `` Dieselboy - System Upgrade `` has played, also it has very much like creativity of such executor as``Aphrodite``. But having heard about creativity of such musicians as Bizzy B, Dj K, Future Prophecies and especially about `` Technical Itch ``, has finally left in Dark-side sounding drum`n`bass music,``Technical Itch``- has played the most important role in its creativity after that also has started to listen to such musicians as Noisia, TeeBee, Typecell, Chris SU, Dissident, Sta and Paul B and has added to the tastes deep/techno/Neurofunk sounding drum ` n ` bass music.
To realize itself as producer has begun with the beginnings of 2005, during with 2005 on the middle of 2006 it has been written nearby by 50 track which have been heard in a circle of friends, from second half of 2006 having typed by experience began to write better tracks and already on August, 31st, 2006 there was its first official release on free-mp3 a label `` Darkland recordings `` under the name `` Unknown substance EP ``, as became its beginning drum ` n ` bass career. And in November, 2006 has strong affirmed as the producer having signed the track `` Nightly fumes `` on vinyl (`` 12), on the English label `` Ennex records ``

As DJ plays since 2006.

Directions in which works: Hardstep, Neurofunk, Techstep, Techno sound dnb, Psystep, Technoid.

CONTACT and BOOKING info :

E-mail : psy.cha.8@gmail.com

Never knowing what to expect from his 4 deck live sets, he and the rest of drop kru and everyday junglists are tearing their way through the south, on a mission to expose America to drum and bass like never before.

Credited with ten years producing experience, Recall has a strong background in heavy metal, six years on decks, promoting parties in his new home town of Austin, TX, helping bring out heavy hitters from over seas,(i.e.Vegas , Skynet, L Double, etc.) with the local dnb heroes Everyday Junglist`s.

This man is rooting in the scene and is definitely one to watch for, for sure. Influenced by heavy hitters such as, slayer, Bulletproof, Kemal, Vector Burn, Fanu, Raiden, Break, D-Kay, Concord Dawn, Dom, Hive, Kaos, and all the quality producers in the North American continent.

With 9 years under his belt as a Dj, the Erbalist has had plenty of experience with drum and bass. He first became infatuated with the music in 1997 and has dabbled in practically every aspect of the scene ever since. Since he got his first set of decks, he experimented with a few different styles but always came back to the roots of what he loved; ragga jungle.

For the last few years, he has fashioned his own distinct style; a mix of hard dancelfoor drum and bass and ragga jungle. Hailing from Peterborough, the Erbalist began playin in some of the biggest clubs in his hometown in 2000 and tore up the scene with his tight mixing skills. Not content with only djing, The Erbalist began tightening his skills as a producer and pushing his own brand of drum and bass aimed strictly at the dancefloor.

In recent years the Erbalist has honed his sound to a razors edge, cutting through speakers and tearing up dancefloors across Ontario. He has also reached an international audience as a guest DJ on Ragga-Jungle.com, however, this is just the beginning of his conquest for international D&B status. The Erbalist breaths a breath of fresh air into the classic sounds of ragga jungle, bringing back the sound of years go by, injected with the fresh 2006 styles he has up his sleeve.
Whereever you find him or his music, you'll be sure to see heads nodding, bodies moving, feel the rolling basslines and the earth shaking sound of the jungle room dancefloor master himself.

Name: Martin Lee
Location: Midlands, UK
Age: 25

Producing under the name Diztantz.

Martin was first introduced to d&b by freinds around 1997, he soon after started collecting records & learning how to mix. Intregued by the music he heard at the clubs, he started messing around with samples
around 2002 slowly learning how to use 1stly programs like reason, before moving onto vsts eventually.

Heavily influenced by the reggae/ska music he listened to as a kid, Martin tries to incorporate that sound into this music.

Martins 1st digital release, ``Sensi for Sale`` is released on iDJ

Atom's musical development started with drums, playing in Rock bands. Early exposure to Trip Hop, Hip Hop formed an interest in experimental based music, later on a passion was developed in Breakbeat and Drum & Bass. Atom's Music production is a fusing of these influences.

Overall, Atom's vision is to create deep and emotional tracks by keeping it street and dancefloor. He's based in Brighton, comes from France and had tracks played on 1Xtra radio1 drum & bass show. His first tunes were released on Sinuous records on the future flavas ep.

Cognizance, a.k.a. Dominic McPhee , started making music when he got into high school. Finding his early roots in the sounds of so-called “punk” or “alternative”, he started a band with some friends from his hometown Combermere in the Ottawa Valley. As he was introduced to new sounds, namely the break beat and drum & bass, his musical tastes evolved and he discovered the wonderful world of production. Finding this new passion, he quickly realized he wanted to play these songs to a crowd live. Combining new digital technology with good ol' 12” mixing, he spun next to the likes of Freaky Flow and the Scartat. Depending on the night, the Cognizance sound can vary quite a bit. Although the dark & dirty dance floor killers are usually to be found, there is always a layer of soul on top. Combining many of his other musical influences, the cognizant sound is sure to infect you.

Screwball fom early age was fascinated by various range of sounds, therefore his disappointed parents, who wanted him to become either lawyer or a doctor of medicine, had to send him to music school. Fortunately Mr Screwball turned out to be happygo-lucky kid and his music carrier has begun at this point. Screwball started to create his own sounds on personal computer. In 1995 Screwball and his block mate Pealoo developed project called Riot Kru situated around oldschool and hardcore vibes. RK presented its first gig in legendary club Paradise in Bydgoszcz city. After this incredible and successful debut, crew started to make garage music in their own spot placed in Screwballs basement. Thats the origin of the Basement Kru. Later the crew was organising gigs in Trip club in Bydgoszcz city and appeared in tv music programme. Paeloo was soon replaced by Bandicoot. New squad was entertaining crowds with hard breakbeat. After years of music journey, producing many diffrent kind of sounds (from hiphop, breakbeat, hardcore, to dnb and others) he released an album for polish label Hak Records (www.hak-rec.com), and two speed garage eps for Hak and BigBad from Birmingham (www.bigbadrecords.co.uk). Also he is releasing hardcore breaks (nu-rave) tracks for Tornado Rec (www.tornadorecords.co.uk), FirewallRec (www.firewallrecords.com), Uppacutz (http://www.myspace.com/uppacutz) and InDaJungleRec (www.indajunglerecordings.com). Dj Screwball constantly promotes his own and unique beats but generally doesnt avoid mixing with tracks from famous of less known producers. Screwball has been playing and entertaining crowds in numerous cities and towns, mainly around Poland, but also in England and Spain.

Illiko projekt est un krew drum and bass composé de 2 artistes français.
Rémy et Xavier, qui deviendront très vite okupé et leka, sont tous deux nés en 1985.
Leur rencontre date de 1998 ou il se rapprochent grâce a une passion commune le skateboard.
A cette époque chacun de leur coté ils réalisent des morceaux électroniques.
MuKUs réalise surtout des morceaux hard Tech tandis que
Leka est plus influencé par des rythmes ragga et créé des morceaux plus dub.
Puis ils découvrent MC Jamalsky en concert sur une selekta qui leur fit prendre
conscience du potentiel de la drum and bass.
Après des heures et des heures passées seules devant leur PC, ils décident
de mettre leurs techniques en commun et créent illiko ProjeKt en 2005.
Ils sont beaucoup influencé par le hardstep mais également le reggae,
le ragga et le hip hop qu'ils ne se lassent pasd'écouter dans leur chambre d'étudiants.
C'est le son des free-party qui leur a donné envie de se lancer dans la production en 2001.
MuKus produit également de la hardtekno et du hardkore.
Ces inconditionnels de Noisia, Pendulum, Phobia, G-Dub, sont à la recherche
perpetuelle de sons nouveaux et leur musique ne cesse d'évoluer.

Dj Bugg
Long Description: DJ BUGG - Leighton Dennis
DJ/Producer/Vocalist

Location :
Manchester
MSN + Email : djbugg@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.djbugg.com

Profile
Well, I started making music in school when I was 14 and then found out how dj`s do their thing at my friend`s birthday party when I was 17, I`d been loving dnb and hip hop since Iwas 12-13 so Iwent out and got some Gemini XL400 belt drives and Iwas on my way! After 3 months of battering my decks, learning how to mix and making music on cubase vst5 on my pc and music 2000 on my playstation , I started dj`ing at free parties and clubs in and around Manchester and the UK. For more info on DJ Bugg check out my website www.djbugg.com and my myspace www.myspace.com/djbuggdnb .

Since 1990, Nixx has been playing different styles of music, such as funk, reggae, hip-hop, electro, jungle and jazz. In 1992, he became the resident DJ of the `Bikini Test` for about 10 years and has also been outplaying in various clubs and festivals including `Case-‡-Chocs`, `Frisson`, `Usine`, `Boa`, `Gasskessel`, `Leysin Alpes Festival` and many more. He took part in the collective `A-Poetik` in 1997 and has toured all around europe. Nixx is also an experienced producer. His music, tinted with analog synths and unique sounds, is of comtemporary fashion ranging from heavy dancefloor to breakbeat tracks with melodic lines. The english music magazine `Future Music` rewarded him as being one of the best sound designer in 2003. He release the Reset E.P. on Creative Commons in 2005. As a dj, Nixx is mainly playing electro and drum`n`bass sets at the moment.

Ilkka Kurkela is a drum'n'bass producer & DJ known as Mineral. This Finnish
artist has been hooked to drum'n'bass since 1996/1997. He has produced music for over a decade, and his music has been played on several radiobroadcasts during the recent few years. Four of Mineral's tracks have been signed to In Da Jungle records, and they're going to be released in 2007.

Usually Mineral focuses on atmospheric and mellow tunes with additional
old-school spices, although every now and then he produces darker & rougher
sounds as well. In addition to producing drum'n'bass, Mineral has been
spinning records on Finnish clubs & drum'n'bass parties since 2001 with
names like Resound, Digital, Seba, Tech Itch and Noisia. Mineral is truly a
profound lover of drum'n'bass!

Tectonic aka Materia aka Jan Warnstam started his music career on an Amiga 500 in 1988. Since then he has produced many styles of electronic music and seen the birth of genres such breakbeat, jungle and drum'n'bass in the early 90s. He started acquiring more dedicated hardware and soon decided to take his music production to a new level, and to a wider audience. In August 2000 he participated in a remix competition on the Swedish Radio P3 show Morgonpasset, followed by sending of demos to P3 Dans and P3 Demo in September under the name of Soil of Sound. In spring 2001 a 15 minute special show dedicated to his previous and present music was featured in P3 show Syntax Error.

In April 2001 Back to Plastic founder Thomas Bergsten approached wanting to start a new drum'n'bass label to release tracks on vinyl. Pressure Cut Recordings was a fact and has so far released one 12 inch vinyl with tracks by Jan under the production alias Hidden Lab. Parallell to this Jan also got a breakbeat remix signed to a compilation album on Invisible Records in Chicago, using the monicker Soil of Sound. This compilation album was released in September 2001. During 2002 Jan was also signed to the Swedish breakbeat label Sound of Habib based in Gothenburg, and the first release on this label consists of two tracks on a compilation album coming autumn 2002.

In 2004, Materia was contacted by London based Basic Recordings and the track Impact was signed to the label. The 12-inch was released in summer 2004 with a Paradox remix on the flipside. To celebrate this a release party was held at HQ in Oxford in May where Materia aka Tectonic played alongside Mattrick, Chemical and Loxy from Metalheadz.
More recent releases include a track on Australian Kinematic as well as three tracks on Canadian Earwaks and three on German Tilt Recordings, and most recently two on Finnish Digital Tunes Dubs. Forthcoming releases are planned on several new labels, including Secure Records, Unholy Records, Intelligence Audio, Oni Records, iDJ Recordings and Gun Recordings. The past gig list now includes countries like Sweden, Norway, Denmark, UK, Estonia and Poland. Several gigs are being negotiated and in April Tectonic will play four gigs in Denver at Recon, Diskonect, System and the big festival Nation 4. May starts off with two gigs in Minneapolis - Konkrete Jungle and 9th Circle.

The future looks bright with forthcoming collaborations together with other electronic producers as well as vocalists and instrumentalists and more international gigs in the pipeline. If you want to book Tectonic aka Materia for a varied set of deep, technical and musical drum'n'bass, breaks or jazz, don't hesitate to get in contact right now.

He is based at his studios in Portsmouth, UK and he runs and produces for Greenpiece Records alongside Tommy Stalker

He has co-produced the following releases:

EMC016 "Take You Back" produced by Fozzybear and Specimen A
GPR001 "Grumblefunk / Mic Check feat JK Jesta" produced by Fozzybear and Specimen A
GPR002 "Hold On feat Angelique (RIP RMX) / High Grade" produced by Specimen A and Fozzybear as well as releasing:
"Sociopath" by Dj Fozzybear on Darklands Recs
and remixing:
"Spanish Fly" by Dj Nitrous (which has gained underground acclaim after plays from various Dj's around the world.)

He has played various events in and around Britain including Breakneck, Binary Motives, Rinsed and Battle Junction to name a few and is always willing to play and travel anywhere he is needed to smash the place up!!!
His influences include but not limited to (D+B) Aphrodite, Onmi Trio, Virus Recs, Noisia, Logistics and BSE as well as Dj Shadow, Rage Against the Machine and Ninja Tunes.

Check out www.musicv2.com/artist/greenpiece for more information about Dj Fozzybear and Greenpiece Records.

"Lenny Breaks" A New Jersey native, Lenny Breaks has been an east coast fixture for almost 10 years. His Career goes back to the legendary Structure parties in Asbury Park. Lenny's resume is impressive, spinning alongside names such as: Dylan, Gein, Nightbreed, Protocol, Mason, R.A.W., Outrage, Burner Brothers, J-smooth, Odi. He has held residencies in NY, NJ, and has made appearances on DrumnBassTV.com. As one of the driving forces behind "Artists In Motion" (Aim Crew) and part of the production team “Enemy.Atlantic” Lenny has made a name for himself spinning hard hitting Drum & Bass. His scratching skill and tight mixing set him apart from the rest. His ability to perform on 4 turntables and 2 mixers with DJ Switch made him a fixture in upstate NY, at events such as Eternity 8. Lenny has been involved with many events in New York/New Jersey. Aim Crew was responsible for Local Broadcast, a free weekly which showcased excellent D&B talent for over a year. Aim Crew was also responsible for the D&B room at Kinky & Dirty, a monthly in Asbury Park, which ran for a year solid. Currently Aim Crew is still responsible for events bringing out names like Limewax, to the east coast.

http://www.myspace.com/lennybreaks

Stylust is made up of Nitrous (Guillaume Provencher) and Kensai (Max Brett), two drum and bass producers and Djs with years of experience in the Montreal and Toronto scenes respectively. They met randomly at a Noisia show in Montreal in 2004 and the rest is history! Now with over a dozen collaborations behind them, more on the way and continued expansion of their iDJR label, expect big things from this duo.

Hailing from Winnipeg , Canada , Krisco has been hard at work rockin’ crowds in his hometown and abroad with his energetic DJ sets that never fail to make the place move. More recently, his musical endeavors have led him into producing tracks to compliment his eclectic style. His 1st release on In Da Jungle Recordings, is a ragga kissed, bass heavy stormer that spreads “Positive Vibes” throughout the dance.

Adrien Pierre, aka Francium, grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan but moved to Montreal during the summer of 2005. During his middle school years, he was particularly influenced by electronic artists such as the Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, and DJ Shadow. At the age of 15, he stumbled upon a simple music production computer program known as Garage Band, this started his wheel turning for producing electronic music. Having played in an orchestra for seven years, he applied his musical knowledge to his tracks. A couple months after moving into Montreal, he met Guillaume (aka Nitrous), and has produced drum and bass since then. Adrien has recently started to bedroom DJ liquid and intelligent drum and bass. He is now majoring in electrical engineering.

Music has always been a part of my life. Most of my family have somewhat of a musical background. I was a breaker at 9 years old with the SBS crew, and was turned on to the hip-hop way of life by Herbie Hancock's Rock it. By 14, I was scratching on my friends turntable using Pump up the Volume by Mars. While being a little prep, with a hint of hip-hopism, I always had that 4/4 time signature in me. Wrote my first rhyme at 15 years old dedicated to my ex, dissing her for dumping me for my best friend.

All the real fun began in my garage in VSL-Montreal-Quebec-Canada with my boy Chris Vaughan (lead & rhythm guitar), and Steve Davis (rhythm guitar and vocals), and as such we where, The Skanks, 1990 - To this day we all somehow find the time to jam it up. Meanwhile, my younger brother, Derrick Abadi (Dj symmetry) was turned on to Jungle n Drum n bass partly because of the loud drumming in the garage, which in turn turned me on to the DnB/Jungle sound. I always loved dance hall, and to me it seemed like the natural next level to its respective sound. Several years later as we both Derrick and I got into computers, he brought to my attention a software called Cakewalk. The magic of sequencing and non destructive editing. And that's where our foundation begun as to making beats and later on full "chooon" arrangements.

Almost 10 years later Steve Davis and I launched a internet based radio show named the420show.net. From Rock to metal, folk to hip-hop, we where pretty much like our Montreal's CHOM 97.7 FM, but with a slight twist. Thanks to Steve Davis aka Spanky D, I began to develop my own hosting/Mc skills which has lead me to be where
I am today. The 420 show is now fully geared towards DnB and Jungle due to the fact that I was invited to join and direct along with Marc Dancereau aka Dj Bass-Ic the DnB chanel over at www.techno.fm by Gilles Mogeon aka Dj Doc Funk. Thanks to Dr.Gonzo from Scotland & one of Montreal's DnB pioneers Nitrous. We now host, and spin Dj & Produceur NITROUS and I as well as Dj Locomotive a very opened yet complete Jungle/DnB show called "the420show" every Wednesday nights from 8pm to 11pm - for the direct audio link hit http://dnb.techno.fm Thanks to both Dj Kensai & Nitrous I was thrown in the mix !! And by finally stepping up on my own deck.. i defined myself as Dj Moe-Tee, as in "would you lOike sum mo'tea" :P

Dj Nitrous n I have launched a couple of tracks which then lead to launching http://www.indajunglerecordings.com - Online MP3 shop where anyone with any production skills could send in their track to then have 'em up for sale. Recently I've been added to Montreals's Neurotik Sound System Crew bringing a DnB feel to a full Hard-tech crew! It's now my life to be living out the true meaning of "Sound system" Having the chance to bring OUR sound to the people via free outdoor parties. (in summer) Hanging out with these cat has pushed up my production skills for we're all into producing n' spinning. I'd like to take this chance to big up Nitrous, Moebius for all his support and teachings. And techno.fm for giving me the highway to open up the motors!! More to come!
One love!!

From a young age, I have always been involved with music. I first discovered jungle through college radio CFMU 93.3 around 1997, and I was instantly hooked. The rolling bubbly basslines went straight to my brain and I started to collect these sets on tapes, labelling them "RAVE" (lol). I bought Roni Size's New Forms album based on a review in Rolling Stone, and never looked back. I started collecting vinyl in 2000, grabbing every Congo Natty and Vinyl Syndicate plate I could get my hands on and also started to dabble with production software. Fruity Loops was my entry in to the world of production, around 2002 and I was making hip hop beats and really trancey-sounding dnb which was actually kind of big for a minute. In the last year I have really immersed myself in music production, trying to teach myself as much as I can and trying to make a name for myself as a producer. Its a learning process and each one of my tunes I feel is getting stronger.

X-Zero started experimenting with making music around 1999 with Music 2000 on the PlayStation. It was from these early experiments that he knew what he wanted to do.

Soon after, he got a PC and Fruity Loops, and didn't look back. He started off creating many styles, but his first love, Drum and Bass, reared its ugly head. For 5 years he locked himself away to hone his craft. He is now at the point in his production where he is happy with what he can produce and wants to inflict his sound on as many ears as he can.

He likes productions where all the elements compliment each other. He likes to infuse atmosphere and dark, sci-fi vibes to his productions. Techy leads, modulated bass lines and funky rolling drums add to the recipe, although on some tracks, he goes for a more soulful, clean sound.

Music to him is about emotion, soul and atmosphere. He likes music that takes you on a journey, music that conjures images in your mind when you listen, music with energy, funk and groove, music that makes you want to move your body in mysterious ways!

Nosrac (Nos pronounced as in MS Dos) aka Steve Carson became involved in Toronto`s Drum n Bass Scene in the late 90`s being influenced by neighbourhood rollers Illfingas, Slip n Slide and Gremlinz.

Influences include Evol Intent, Noisia, Spor, Pendulum, Ray Keith and Photek with full respect to the Ragga Jungle originators.

Producing more seriously over the past 3 years, Nosrac has received play on BBC Radio`s Big Box Show with TST in addition to radio and party play in Manchester, Dublin, Montreal, Toronto, Halifax, Vancouver, North Carolina, Ohio, Okinawa and Sidney.

Coming from a background of playing live funk, reggae and metal, Nosrac brings an element of traditional song structure to each of his tracks, which can range from melodic and uplifting to brutally twisted.

Look forward to a pile of new material this year as he packs up his laptop, takes a break from his job teaching High School Math and Physics, and heads to B.C. and then South for an extended sabbatical of ski, surf and serious DnB production.