Lineup

Donnerstag

PRE-PARTY – DOGS ON ACID STAGE hosted by Mainframe

STORK CREW : 7 pm - 8 pm

AUSTRIA
www.myspace.com/storkcrewaustria

about STORK. . . Stork was founded in june 2002 by Julietta, side.kick, Brands Hatch, Ingo, Oliviero, Swipe and Impact. The aim was to make an open air drumandbass party with quality and fun. Because of the success of the first party and the increasing love to the music of drumandbass swipe, julietta ,brands hatch and impact decided to keep on organising DnB events in the district of Neusiedl/See. At this time Christian, the owner of "BERGWERK" was searching for alternativ music events. That's how things got rollin till today…

SNARE : 8 pm - 9 pm

strictly beats – AUSTRIA
www.myspace.com/djsnare

SNITCHBROTHERS : 9 pm - 10 pm

uaf, nasca – AUSTRIA
www.myspace.com/snitchbros

The Snitchbrothers – Peter and Paul – made a name for themselves as a DJ and producer duo aiming at rave, party and action on the dancefloor. Constantly on the search for newideas and combining them with Drum'and'Bass, the snitchbros always serving the freshest dubplates at their gigs. It doesn't matter if you love or hate them, you'll remember the snitchbros because of their excessive performance and the pure exhaustion you feel afterwards.

MAT & CONCEPT : 10 pm - 11 pm

all souled out - AUSTRIA
www.myspace.com/matsouledout
www.myspace.com/conceptandshnek

Mat has been Djing for over 10 years and shared the stage with almost all UK Drum'n'Bass acts you can imagine. DJ Mat's also one of the founders of the legendary r.i.p trife.life! Crew and since two years hosting the clubnight „all souled out“ at the Roxy in Vienna together with DJ Aziz. He's also working on „Future Beatz“ at the Flex in Vienna together with DJ Raw.full and Urban Art Forms. His musical instinct and excellent mixing-skills brought him the reputation to be one of the best Djs in Austria and where ever DJ Mat is playing he is turning the heat up. There's no doubt about producer and DJ Concept being one of the most talented guys in the Austrian Drum'and'Bass business. Only recently he teamed up with MC Shnek and there are already hot upcoming releases on well-known labels such as C.I.A., Invaderz, Transmissions and Soundtrax. Concept's also one of the resident Djs of the „all souled out“ nights at the viennese cult-club Roxy, where he was able to prove his skills among guests such as Calibre, Total Science, DJ Marky, Nu:Tone, Klute, DJ Lee, Marcus Intalex and many more. There's also a chance to catch this young talent at the famous Flex in Vienna on „Beat it“, „Proceed?“ and „Future Beatz“.

BODY&SOUL : 11 pm - 0 am

Nasca/ Virus/ Viper – AUSTRIA
www.myspace.com/bodyandsoulmusic

The D&B duo Body & Soul have been dedicated to the dance floor-smashing beats their audience loves them for since their introduction into the scene many years ago. For Body & Soul though the ability to keep crossing musical (and mental) borders, experimenting with different musical genres and throwing in new sounds to create something just a little different from your usual drum and bass anthem is essential. The outfit has become known for their versatile and unprecedented sounds that wow ravers all over the globe and attract new audiences everywhere they go.  
After starting off their career at the infamous Bad Company Presents label, the duo branched out into different side projects and various musical fields in order to further refine their production prowess. Rob and Mike finally teamed up again in 2008 and launched their own imprint – Nasca Records – focusing solely on drum and bass again. The immediate results of their reunion were a number of high profile productions and remixes on Breakbeat Kaos, Viper and the legendary Virus Recordings.  

Body & Soul recently released ‘The Reward’, a collaboration with acclaimed production partnership Camo & Krooked. Being the opening 12” on the highly anticipated Viper Recordings LP ‘Acts Of Mad Men’, ‘The Reward’ held top positions in all relevant sales and download charts for several consecutive weeks. Quite an achievement. This huge success was then followed by another massive 12“ on the infamous Virus Recordings label with austria..s hottest upcoming producer collective Fourward that proved these guys weren’t just another flash in the pan but were in fact a production force to be reckoned with. A plethora of spanking new tracks followed including ‘Spider and ‘Pure’ on their own Nasca imprint and now a slew of new music is lined up for 2010 that’s sure to delight fans the world over.  

DISASZT : 11 pm - 0 am

mainframe recordings, Audioporn - AUSTRIA
www.myspace.com/DisasZt / www.mainframe.co.at

DJ DisasZt aka Daniel Fuerst-Zoffel has been involved in drum and bass culture since the mid-1990’s and now known as ’The Don’ of the Austrian scene has become an integral part of the European movement. His Djing career, like many others, was kicked-started by his love of music, parties and vinyl. Having first hooked up with DJ Combo they bought all the records they could find and started playing at any event that would have them. By 1998 his hard work had started to pay off, his first serious bookings started coming in and he founded the legendary Bass Infection Crew along with DJ Phazes and Dom.n.k. In 2001 DisasZt started producing with his first release ’Get it on’ making it onto the Austrian D&B compilation ’Inside Aut’. Around the same time he also launched his business as a party organiser for most of Austria’s provinces like Tyrol, Styria and Burgenland. Then in 2002 DisasZt created his own event series called Mainframe, subheading: Vienna Drum & Bass Massive in the Viennese Wuk club. As the crowds grew Mainframe was able to move to Vienna’s biggest regular D&B venue, the 2000 capacity Arena. In 2004 he would also go on to become a resident at D.Kay’s weekly drum and bass night ’Beat It’ in the Flex club, Vienna. 2006 was a particularly important year in his career. With his subsequent business partner Andy, he launched the Zoo club; a melting pot for urban music, culture and various styles of electronic music. Since then the Mainframe clubnights with their unique flair have become an essential part of the Vienesse party scene. The following year was all about community for DisasZt, he founded the ’Basscity’ series, an event giving exclusivity to Austrian artists and Mainframe entered its sixth year, growing to become Austria’s biggest monthly blowout. Other artists to have performed alongside DisasZt include Dillinja, Cyantific, Andy C, Xample, Body & Soul, Chase & Status, Marky, Noisia, Shimon, TC, Sub Focus, Kasra, Teebee, Break Futurebound, Pendulum, John B, Craggz & Parallel Forces, Danny Byrd, Fabio, Bukem and many, many more. In 2008 his focus shifted more towards making music and developing the characteristically dirty Austrian sound. So during the summer of that year Mainframe Recordings was launched and so far the same stellar success from his events has followed. Fronted by DisasZt, the roster has grown to include Shimon, DC Breaks, Camo & Krooked, Mutated Forms, Tenchu, MC Coppa and Ruckus Keepers. With Mainframe releases garnering support from the likes Mistajam and Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 right the way through to club DJs such as Chase & Status and Andy C there’s no doubt that these are exciting times for DJ DisasZt. With future collaborations with Shimon on his Audioporn imprint, a hectic Mainframe release schedule and a record bag full of the freshest dubplates, DisasZt never fails to get the club jumping. 2010 get ready!

DIRTYPHONICS live! : 0 am - 1.30 am

audioporn – united kingdom
www.myspace.com/dirtyphonics

Dirtyphonics have become a worldwide phenomenon with their highly acclaimed and original live performances, DJ sets and their refusal to be defined by just one genre of music. With cutting edge releases, all of which are revered for seamlessly fusing electronic music with drum and bass, electro, dubstep, hip-hop & breaks, coupled with their recent win at the DNB Arena Awards, there’s no doubt that Dirtyphonics are the most exciting thing to happen to electronic music in a very long time. Playte, Capskod, Pho, Pitch In and MC Youthstar all met through a mutual vision of music. All have been friends for a long time and each of them brings something unique to the creative process. With two designers within the group, they are also responsible for the artwork and graphics used in their sleeves and videos. Dirtyphonics began performing the live act all over France in 2006 and grew a loyal, yet underground following across Europe. In 2008, the boys got a major break when their debut release ‘French Fuck’ came to Shimon’s attention. Immediately, ’French Fuck’ was released on Shimon’s Audioporn imprint, with ‘Bonus Level,’ a quirky video game inspired track on the B side.
Shimon wasn’t the only heavyweight to take notice, with Dirtyphonics receiving plenty of respect and plays from Pete Tong, Annie Mac, Andy C, Chase & Status, Marky, Hype, and Kissy Sell Out– undoubtedly some of dance music’s biggest international selectors. Dirtyphonics followed up with two tracks on one of the biggest EPs of 2009; rubbing shoulders with the latest Ram Trilogy track on Audioporn’s ‘The Quarks EP’. Their title track brings dance floors to their knees with its massive dubstep breakdown and shows an incredible level of production. The EP also showed Dirtyphonics’ ability to vary their style, with MC Tali featuring on the smooth rolling sounds of ‘The Secret.’ Hot off the heels of their success with the ’Quarks EP’, Dirtyphonics wasted no time in stepping back up to the plate and delivering two brand new dance floor smashers with the massive electro-fuelled track ‘Vandals’ and the futuristic techno influenced ‘Lottery’ on the flip. The hugely anticipated Dirtyphonics remix of Shimon’s epic ‘The Shadow Knows’ is set to drop on Ram Records before the end of the year. Dirtyphonics proved themselves as a musical force to be reckoned with once again in August 2009 when they picked up the award for ‘Best Newcomer Producer’ at the DNB Arena Awards, much to the delight of the thousands of fans and industry insiders who voted for them.

CAMO & KROOKED : 1.30 am - 2.30 am

uaf, nasca, mainframe rec – AUSTRIA
www.myspace.com/camokrooked

When “one of the biggest talents in Drum’n’Bass” (according to Grooverider), Vienna based Reinhard Rietsch aka CAMO and up- and coming producer Markus Wagner aka KROOKED, who both started producing in 2002, teamed up in 2007 nobody could have guessed what impact their collaboration will have on the scene!
Since then they have written and produced some of the hottest and devastating dancefloor anthems Drum’n’Bass has heard for a long time! Be it the more soulful sound of the massive “Tonight” or the raw power of smashers like “Dakota” (both released on MAINFRAME Rec.) they always hit the right buttons!
With this amazing musical talent and ambition they quickly managed to get their tunes released on the biggest Labels within the scene and on heavy rotation on Drum’n’Bass’ homebase Radio 1! Top-notch Labels like Renegade Hardware, Viper Recordings , Technique, Uprising, Sudden Def, Mainframe Recordings and many more are standing in row to get the next CAMO & KROOKED tune released! Fortunately they don’t have to wait long. When listening to their already huge discography, one luckily recognizes that quantity doesn’t exclude quality in the world of CAMO & KROOKED. They apparently finish a tune a day, with just killers, no fillers! And with more releases in the pipeline coming out on Hospital, Breakbeat Kaos, Beta, Audio Porn not to forget their massive “Vampires VIP” featured on the “Drum & Bass Arena - Anthems 2009” Compilation, CAMO & KROOKED aren’t intending to leave this highly effective path! As if producing tremendous tunes of every subgenre Drum’n’Bass has to offer isn’t enough, they’re also exploring completely different styles of electronic music like the exciting sounds of minimal house and relaxing downtempo beats with their so called CHROME project. Expect different sounds and same quality! With such an amount of studio work it’s quite an effort to still find time to do regular DJ Gigs all over Europe. But still they do! And if you ever get the chance to catch them in a club near you, grab your best pair of dancing shoes and go for it! The hottest dubplates and some heavy double-drop business won’t even give you a chance not to move until it hurts! So be prepared to get mental with the sound of CAMO & KROOKED!

FOURWARD : 2.30 am - 3.30 am

uaf, nasca – AUSTRIA

www.myspace.com/fourward

Hailing straight from lower Austria the four men collective FOURWARD started out producing music in early 2007. The boys knew each other for quite a while and shared the love and passion for drumandbass music .It was kinda like a fun thing when they played around with making some tunes at the beginning .
But soon their production skills improved very quickly and people around them started to take notice of their musical output and it turned into something more serious. For them it was always a main issue not to stick to any particular tiny subgenre only, but to develop a sound of their own.

All members have different musical backgrounds which fit together perfectly and provide a great studio vibe. Days went by and the boys finished a couple of tunes properly and it wasn’t long until Austrian drumandbass producer duo Body&Soul showed interest in their works.

Also international artists like BBC..s very own Crissy Criss began to support their music giving them airplay on his radio show. As a result of their effort FOURWARD have now signed some tunes to labels of the likes of Subsonik Sound, Planet Funk or Fokuz which are perceived very well so far.
Fourward expect the year 2009 to be a big one – being hired for the notorious
Urban Art Forms family and continuing to eagerly develop their musical craft its inevitable that the boys will find their way into the international drumandbass circuit.

KK 2010. We dont stop! That was the significant wording they always followed through out the year 2009. After they got their studio gear properly geared up and living a healthy life as all austrians do, there are only 3 words at least to explain this pure hype about them.

Friendship, Creativity and Stamina...thats what Fourward is...they are just keen on doing their own thing together. Hooked up by the likes of BODY&SOUL with a solid gold collab through NASCA Recordings followed by an epic 12" for the legendary label VIRUS Recordings it was definitly the best year after being in the game for such a short time...and...

They still do not stop so far! Workflows increased! Connections increased! With Body&Soul, Hedj, Mefjus, Ben Sage and N.phect to name a few they got a proper plattform to spread their sounds and to form new sound-enviroments toghether for the heads.

Recently they got hooked up by the Dsci4 Camp, one of the most settled NEUROCAMP's since the millenium. Moreover there are releases planed for Citrus Recordings, Fokuz Recordings, Nasca Records and Subsonik Sound Recordings.

WE DON'T STOP!

KOS & TENCHU : 3.30 am - 4.30 am

mainframe rec – AUSTRIA
www.myspace.com/kosruckuskeepers
www.myspace.com/tenchudj

Shroombab : 4.30 am - 6 am

junglistic sistaz, resident - AUSTRIA
www.myspace.com/shroombab

Shroombab, founder of the Junglistic Sistaz network, is a fixed “institution” in Austrias drum&bass-scene. She was born in Upper Austria and moved to Vienna in 1998 – where she started to change her instruments from flute & guitar to turntables & sequencers. Successfully: Gigs in over 28 countries of the world and several record releases on quality labels followed.
Shroombabs efforts to create her own music and learn spinning were strong. But not enough, she combined creativity with her talent to organize things: She set up her own Drum’n’Bass nights called “Bass Land” (with MC Terra), her own label “High Tension Recordings” (with Polarity) and founded the “Junglistic Sistaz” – a database for women in drum&bass, which got a quality reference for female DJs especially in Eastern Europe.
2010 – 12 years after her start – she still delivers the same quality as at the beginning. Watch out for uplifting, spooky and movin’ DJ-Sets and strong tunes besides genre-boarders.

MC YOUTH STAR

United Kingdom

MC DAVOX

Austia

MC DAXTA

Austria

MC BENCH

Austria

Freitag

Mainstage

Bodi Bill : 3 pm - 4.15 pm

GERMANY
www.bodibill.de / www.myspace.com/bodibill

Bodi Bill are pushing forward. Their first two albums, “No More Wars” and “Next Time” have sent Bodi Bill straight into the hearts of their listeners and to the top of Germany’s electro-folk-indietronic-whatever scene – out of the blue, in just nine months. Today, Bodi Bill face a large and still growing audience of avid admirers. Their smart blend of cool electronics and touching modern folk is enthralling both on their albums and at their passionate live shows. Having taken Germany by storm, it is now time for the band to work on an international scale, to grow out of the box, to take this music everywhere it belongs. If there is a band able to represent the agile German music scene and the flickering city these guys call home, it has to be Bodi Bill. New and uncompromising, passionate and sophisticated, emotive and charming. Elegantly, Bodi Bill stake their claim in between club culture and folk aesthetics. Effortlessly playing with these opposites, they do not deny either of them its unique advantages. These two albums are beautiful electronic records to dance and listen to, full of moving songs and hotblooded tracks, weightless, whirring rhythm sequences, voices taking their time and space, lover’s odes becoming club tracks and vice versa. Bodi Bill have created two refined pop albums brimming with electronica, fat beat, songwriting passion and virtuoso programming. They stand for themselves, they outgrow their limits. The third full length album ist planned to be ready in late 2010.

Parov Stelar live! 4.30 pm - 5.45 pm

etage noir – AUSTRIA
www.parovstelar.com / www.myspace.com/stelar1

With his unmistakable sound-mix of Jazz- and Swing samples and electronic music, Parov Stelar has secured his own unique position in the world of music. His Productions address club-audiences as well as the home-listener. After his first records-releases using different aliases as well as his real name, Marcus Füreder foundet Etage Noir Recordings in 2003. Since then he releases as Parov Stelar.
In 2004 his „KissKiss EP“ and soon after released album longplayer „Rough Cuts“ meant his breakthrough in the international electroinic music scene. His uncommon approach to music-production combined with an assured sense of sound-aesthetics led to massive respect from his colleagues and the reputation as inventor of a genre (Rainer Trüby once called this genre „Minimal Jazz House“). The follwoing albums „Seven and Storm“ and „Shine“ as well as numerous singles and remixes made Parov Stelar one of the most reliable ande successful artists of his kind.
After starting as a solo artist – not so uncommon in the electronic music scene – and gaining initial success, in 2005 Parov Stelar decided to expand his on-stage music with a full band. This collaboration with four musicians noticeably influenced his work. Since that time, the Parov Stelar Band has become very popular, captivating both the audience and organizers of many festivals, venues and clubs with the magic and dynamic energy of their liveshows.

Len Faki : 6 pm - 7.30 pm

podium, figure – GERMANY
www.myspace.com/lenfaki

When Len Faki moved to Berlin in 2003, he could already look back at years of fruitful productivity and the management of two highly acclaimed Techno labels: Monoid and Feis. His move to Berlin marked a decisive turning point in his career. With Len Series he founded an independent platform for his idea of Techno music. The basic concept, including its sub labels Figure and Podium, allows him to explore musical depths and artistic freedom. His strong appearances at OstGut (Berlin) culminated in his residency at Berghain (the former OstGut), a position which further fuelled his open-minded approach as both DJ and producer. The characteristic extra-long DJ sets force him to vary in tone, style and feed him with extra inspiration. At Berghain he also launched his own night on a regular basis to which he invites his colleagues from all over the world. As a logical progression, this night led to establishing his sublabel Podium with releases by Raudive, Shinedoe, Tony Rohr and 2000 And One. From its inception the label’s output was highly received and revered, setting a new standard for cutting edge, exciting Techno experimentation. Len Faki’s own tracks “My Black Sheep” and Odyssee II” turned into massive club hits in the years 2007 and 2008. While Figure originally stood as a platform for Len’s own work in combination with remixes by friendly artists, Podium aims to release original works by both Faki and other artists. It is an open platform catering for a variety of electronic music. It is clearly directed towards the Techno floor, but always with a rich diversity in mind. After a short creative break, Len Faki has re-launched Figure for it to be more consistent with the idea and policy already established with Podium, meaning to be stylistically open and to be more artist oriented. As a consequence, Len has released music by such established artists as Radio Slave and Luke Slater, but never lost the next generation of talented producers, as numerous eps by Chymera, A.Mochi, Pfirter or Tony Lionni have proven. Consistent with this orientation, Len will relaunch his label Figure after a short creative break with a diversified repertoire. A broad stylistic range has been and is the main objective of both labels. In addition to his own labels, Len has also produced a record for the Berghain label OstGut Ton („Rainbow Delta/Mekong Delta“, O-Ton 04), which was heavily supported by a lot of renowned djs. This ep is the result of Len’s monthly sets at Berghain, where he usually starts at 7 am on Sunday mornings. The tracks were remixed by Jerome Sydenham and Adam Beyer (O-Ton 08). On the back of this record, Len Faki did the hat trick of winning “Best Track”, “Best Producer” and “Best Newcomer” in german Groove magazine’s reader poll in 2007. No small feat at all, as no one ever achieved this before or after. This brought a lot of attention to Faki, culminating in his contribution “Death By House” for the Cocoon compilation H; a track that ruled summer festivals and Ibiza’s debauchery all over. It also won Len a nomination for the DJ Awards 2008. His communicative DJ style makes him a true gentleman behind the turntables, an artist whose sets are passionate, powerful and never committed to one sub genre or style. His fingertips are like sensors on the Richter scale, and anticipating and triggering eruptions on the floor.

The Japanese Popstars live! : 7.45 pm - 8.45 pm

GUNG-HO! recordings - NORTHERN IRELAND
www.myspace.com/thejapanesepopstars

The Japanese Popstars are Ireland’s premier electro act and the most exciting thing to come out of the Emerald Isle since extra cold Guiness. Consisting of three DJ/producers with number one records in the US & Australia and a host of live appearances under their belt, The Japanese Popstars are a force to be reckoned with.

Using myspace.com as a tool Decky Hedrock, DJ Curntables and Galo (collectively known as The Japstars) began to attract fans, A&R, record labels, DJs and ended up signing a 3 single and 1 album deal with Paul Jackson’s very own Dozer imprint. Their first single “Rodney Trotter” was extremely well received (4 out of 5 Mixmag) with support coming from Pete Tong, Paul Woolford, Darren Emerson and 2ManyDJs to name but a few.

Now the trio are on the up and up, with their second release “Dirty Popstars on Your Radio” on Dozer Records. Commendations for the guys have been flying left right and centre, including early support from the likes of Loose Cannons, Boys Noize, Paul Jackson, Mr Spring, The Loose Cannons, Cassette Jam, Fergie and Andrew Weatherall.

Having played at numerous festivals and club venues over the past months The Japanese Popstars are more than capable of blowing the roof off anywhere they play. The Popstars currently hold down not one, not two, but THREE residencies; 515@Tripod, Dublin, Excentric@Kanya in Ibiza & The GPO in Galway, proving the pull of their unique sound. Already secure in their status as local heroes on the scene in Northern Ireland the guys are now looking further a field in their quest to raise hands and voices in the dance music world.

Major heads in the industry have tipped The Japanese Popstars as the ones to watch in the coming months. The amount of giant leaps that they have taken in the dance music industry is an accolade in itself and even dance magazine Mixmag have labelled them as the ones to watch. But don’t just take our word for it! Here is what some nice music type people had to say about The Japanese Popstars:

"By Far The Hottest Thing To Leave Irish Shores In Modern Times!!" Our House Magazine, June 2007.

"One Of The Hottest Electro Acts To Come Out Of Ireland Recently" Electric Circus, May 2006.

"Never has an Irish Dance Act Created So Much Hysteria From Press And Industry Alike" Hotpress, October 2006.

"Irelands Premier Electro Act" Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 1 - 15th May 2006.

“The next big name of 2007!” Annie Nightingale (BBC Radio 1 London)

"The hottest new dance sounds on the Island." ?RTE 2FM, August 2007.

"The Japanese Popstars are F***ing deadly. The End. I need say no more." Connected Magazine - August 2006.

Armand Van Helden 9 pm - 10.30 pm

southern fried – United States
www.myspace.com/armandvanhelden

Armand Van Helden is a house music artist and music remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song “Professional Widow”, which reached the top of the UK singles chart, and his own track “You Don’t Know Me” which was Number 1 in the UK in January 1999.

Van Helden was born in Boston in 1970 to a Dutch-Indonesian father and a French-Lebanese mother, but travelled around the world as a child spending time in the Netherlands, Turkey and Italy, as his father was a member of the US Air Force. At the age of thirteen, he bought a drum machine and started DJing two years later.

He returned to Boston in 1988 but also moonlighted as a DJ in Boston clubs. He attended Boston University. He quit his legal review job in 1989 to work as a remixer/producer for Mega-Mixx Productions DJ Remix Service (co-founded by his long time manager, Neil Petricone) where he reworked and re-edited a number of club records for the DJ-only service, including Shawn Christopher’s “Another Sleepless Night.” He also took up an occupancy at ‘The Loft’, Boston’s leading nightclub.

Mega-Mixx’s success was short lived. Mismanagement brought the company to a halt in early 1991. Later that year, he and Petricone, along with founding A&R coordinator, Tony Zeoli, launched X-Mix Productions, a similar DJ Remix service, which still exists today (http://www.xmix.com). Catching the attention of legendary Strictly Rhythm and Nervous Records A&R guru, Glady Pizarro, in 1992 Van Helden released his first official single “Stay On My Mind” under the psuedonym Deep Creed, through Nervous Records.

In the early 90’s, he also released singles on X-Mix sister label, AV8 and DV8 Recordings (The DV8 name was owned by X-Mix until it was purchased by A&M Records). The Pirates of the Caribbean EP on AV8 is a little known, but widely sought after out of print 12” vinyl recording. There were a few hip hop EP’s released on AV8 as well.

He released “Move It To the Left” (credited to Sultans of Swing) in 1992 on the Strictly Rhythm label, which became a moderate club hit. His first track to make the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart was “Witch Doktor” which made the top 5 in 1994.

The success of “Witch Doktor” led to opportunities to remix acts such as The Real McCoy (“Another Night”, New Order (“Bizarre Love Triangle”), Blondie (“Atomic), Capella (“U Got To Know”), Lightning Seeds (“Jackie Lucky”), Deep Forest (“Marta’s Song”), Jimmy Somerville (“Heartbeat”), Deee-Lite (“Dewdrops In The Garden”) and Faithless (“Insomnia”). However, it was the “Professional Widow” remix that established him and became a dance hit around the world as well as a number one hit in the UK. Unfortunately, Van Helden did not receive a penny for this mix as he presented it uncommissioned, and thus was not entitled to compensation. However, it led to work remixing The Rolling Stones, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and Puff Daddy as well as Daft Punk and the Sneaker Pimps, and adding to his reputation as one of the world’s top house musicians.

Within dance music circles, Van Helden is widely credited for the introduction of the U.K. bred Speed Garage sound to the U.S. club scene with incredible set of remixes. The sound, identifiable by its deep bass subtones, long melodic breaks, and devestatingly hard hitting beats are exemplified in the following remixes beginning in 1995 with Jimmy Somerville “Heartbeat”; CJ Bolland’s “Sugar Is Sweeter”; Faithless “Insomnia”; Tori Amos “Professional Widow”; Apollo 440 “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Dub”; and Sneaker Pimps “Spin, Spin, Sugar.”

“Cha Cha” was another top ten dance hit from his first album Old School Junkies released in 1996, along with “The Funk Phenomena”. A greatest hits album appeared the next year followed by a breakbeat album later in 1997. “U Don’t Know Me,” a collaboration with vocalist Duane Harden from the album, “2 Futur 4 U,” was a number two hit on the Billboard dance chart, a Number one in the UK and a top 20 single on the pop charts in Australia and Canada.

In 1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh, Armand Van Helden explained, “You Don’t Know Me was a perfect example of putting 2 simple things together, the beats from Jaydee’s Plastic Dreams and a disco loop from Carrie Lucas.”

Van Helden released the Killing Puritans album in 2000 which contained the dance hit “Koochy”. His single “Why Can’t You Spend Some Time” made the number 34 in the UK in 2001. His New York: A Mix Odyssey album released in 2004 produced two hits:

* “Hear my Name” reached number 7 on the Billboard dance chart, was top 30 on world and internet charts, made number 34 in the UK, and reached the top 40 in Australia; and

* “My My My” reached number 4 on the world internet charts, number 5 in the Belgian and Dutch charts, number 6 in Australia, number 15 in the UK and top 30 in the world dance charts.

In 2005 he released the album Nympho featuring the singles “Into Your Eyes”, “My My My”, “Hear My Name” and “When The Lights Go Down”. The album reached the top 30 in Australia, and number 48 in the UK.

Van Helden, who lives in New York City, continues to be managed by Neil Petricone of X-Mix Productions. The management company is based in Somerville, MA, but it has since split with the X-Mix Remix Service, although the two companies do continue to work together on a number co-owned label and distribution projects.

Dogs on acid Stage hosted by Mainframe

SPECTRASOUL : 4.30 pm - 6 pm

shogun audio, metalheadz – united kingdom
www.myspace.com/spectrasoul

With the Drum and Bass market in a state of complete over-saturation, it takes originality, class, and an understanding of quality control to get ahead. Having emerged from relative obscurity in 2006, SpectraSoul, have emerged as one of the new-school pioneers on the drum and bass circuit. 2008 saw the release of their much-anticipated underground anthem “Alibi”, which tore up dance-floors worldwide. Alongside this, 2008 also marked the release of SpectraSoul’s “Peninsula” and “The Tube”, both featured on Friction’s Shogun Audio imprint. The duo showed no signs of slowing in 2009, with scheduled releases for Goldie’s seminal Metalheadz Label, Teebee’s Subtitles, D-Bridge’s Exit Recordings, and, of course, further releases for Shogun audio and Critical Recordings.

D.BRIDGE & INSTRA:MENTAL & SP:MC : 6 pm - 7.30 pm

exit rec, non plus, shogun audio – united kingdom
www.myspace.com/exitrecords
www.myspace.com/spemcee

A veteran producer and one of the most experienced artists in drum & bass, Darren White aka dBridge is taking his music to new heights with Exit Records. Over the course of a long and distinguished career, he has been at the heart of some the most exciting collaborative partnerships drum & bass has ever seen. In 2009, he’s forged a strong bond with Instra:mental through collaborative productions plus the Autonomic podcasts and together they’ve earned residencies at Fabric and Rinse FM. His DJ sets are second‐to‐none and renowned for showcasing the freshest tracks, impeccably crafted to deliver the perfect balance of depth and raw energy. Together alongside SP:MC, the pair form a highly effective combination, twisting dancefloors inside out with live sets that are unpredictable and inspirational. In early 2010, he will be taking the Autonomic sound live and touring with Instra:mental to promote their Fabriclive mix CD before the release of his second artist LP later in the year.
No other artists have had such an immediate impact on drum & bass in recent years as Instra:mental, the highly acclaimed duo of Al Bleek and Kid Drama. Since their early releases on Soul:r and Darkestral, the pair have been steadily building momentum with a number of influential singles across labels such Exit and Naked Lunch and developing a diverse and unique sound that crosses a range of styles and tempos. Instra:mental have so far forged successful studio partnerships with the likes of Jonny L, Skream, Burial and most notably dBridge, with whom they have hosted the Autonomic podcast series. Dubbed 'Best Breakthrough Producers' in DJ Magazine's Best of British awards 2009, this accolade only tells half the story. Their remarkable rise this year has seen the launch of their label NonPlus+, the start of residencies for Fabric and Rinse FM and a whole host of international appearances including festivals in Croatia and Sardinia plus a tour of Japan. In 2010, we can look forward to the release of a Fabriclive mix CD plus accompanying tour as well as albums from ASC and Instra:mental on NonPlus+ and yet more from this prolific duo.
Within the last 5 years, SP:MC has established himself as one of the busiest and most innovative MCs in both drum & bass and dubstep. As well working closely with front‐runners DJ Friction, dBridge, Breakage and Youngsta, he holds residencies at leading nights including Shogun Audio, A Bunch of Cuts and Club Autonomic where his passion for music undoubtedly comes through on the mic. With a unique flow and the confidence to leave space for the beats to breathe, it’s clear that SP is an MC who only compliments and never competes with the DJ. He’s also proved to be a talented producer in his own right with recent releases on Tempa (alongside Joker D) and Shogun LTD (with Jubei and Dakuan as Code3). Following up his latest Tempa 12” with another Code3 release (forthcoming on Exit Records) in 2010, SP:MC looks set for yet another big year.

LOGISTICS : 7.30 pm - 9 pm

hospital rec – united kingdom
www.myspace.com/logisticsnmte

Logistics grew up on a self prescribed musical diet, equal parts guitar based compositions from bands such as Rage Against The Machine and down tempo efforts from labels like Mo' Wax. Matt Logistics railed against the music his brother, Dan Nu:Tone would listen to and finally acquired a taste for Drum & Bass through the Full Cycle 'Music Box' LP. "That LP was like down tempo tunes with double time beats!" he explains "I'd always been into stuff like Mo' Wax and that album, particularly '11.55' by Roni Size & DJ Die had the same vibe that I could relate to." Having a brother already signed up to Hospital didn't qualify Matt for an 'automatic in' and it wasn't until he sent Replay down to the office, swiftly followed by Fabio and Grooverider picking up on the tune, that he got his chance to work on his own album project. Having just left college this was a great opportunity for Logistics and he made the very best of it, working solidly on creating masterpieces in the form of Together, Spacejam, The Trip and Release The Pressure (the only previously released tune on the album) and bridging the gap between what until then had often been a lacklustre sub-genre; Liquid Funk and more exciting, dance floor orientated Drum & Bass. It's Logistics' influence that has been picked up by the major DJs in the scene such as Andy C and Friction, and his anthemic creations have contributed greatly to the modern Hospital sound. The LP itself Now More Than Ever (released in winter 2005) is a hugely ambitious project, restraining no less than 24 speaker busting tunes beneath its calm exterior a double CD affair with CD1 'Now' offering a traditional Logistics sound while CD2 'More Than Ever' comes at you like a hungry Lion, simply and effectively looking to tear out your jugular with a deeper and rougher sound. This man is so prolific - there are already a whole host of hot new Loggy dubs doing the rounds... watch this space for the next ones to make it onto NHS wax!

SIGMA : 9 pm - 10.30 pm

bingo, viper, hospital – united kingdom
www.myspace.com/sigmauk

Bursting onto the scene in 2007 with an array of high profile releases on labels such as Bingo Beats, Charge, Viper and Ruffige Recordings, Sigma are poised to make even more noise in 2008. Their smash hit All Blue holds the title of being the most-downloaded track of all time on Drum and Bass Arena, as does their podcast mix, which has received over 100,000 downloads to-date. Sigma's acclaimed live sets have seen them move up the ranks of the dj circuit in a relatively short space of time, playing at some of the most prominent events across Europe and the UK , including one of the largest drum and bass parties in the world in Russia, host to over 40,000 attendees. Most recently, Sigma smashed it on a 10-day tour of Australia with the legendary DJ Hype. One half of Sigma is an ex-DMC turntablist champion, bringing an added flavour to their sets, often performed on three or four decks, which are bursting with the freshest dubplates. 2008 looks bright for Sigma, as they continue to be hard at work in the studio, recently completing a remix of Roni Size's classic Music Box, as well as loads of fresh Sigma material. The boys continue to generate interest among the drum and bass community, receiving profiles and coverage on Drum and Bass Arena, and publications such as Mixmag, ATM, Knowledge, DJ Mag, RWD. A recent nomination for best breakthrough dj at the Drum and Bass Awards and a sponsorship with Money Clothing have helped to ensure that the Sigma star continues to rise.

SHIMON : 10.30 pm - 0 am

ram rec - united kingdom
www.myspace.com/shimonram

Shimon is a drum and bass legend. Responsible for some of the most influential d&b tracks of all time, many of which are said to have ‘shaped the sound of D&B as we know it. For over a decade Shimon has been smashing up dance floors around the globe, week-in, week-out at the biggest parties, clubs and music festivals and has been doing so for well over a decade.
Shimon is a respected and sought after producer, from the many remix offers he receives to being approached by Novation to produce sounds for their new Xio Synthesisor, Shimon’s studio skills along with his performances are recognized & highly appreciated the world over.

RONI SIZE & DYNAMITE MC : 0 am - 1.30 am

full cycle – United Kingdom
www.myspace.com/ronisizebristol

Roni started on the path of production when he was thrown out of school aged 16, but music had always been a part of his life. Born and raised in Bristol, the sounds of the 70s blues parties and sound-systems happening in the St Pauls area of the city infected Roni's bones.

Meeting up with Krust in the early 90s brought two musically compatible minds together, subsequently creating Full Cycle in 1993 and a new direction for electronic music.

Having built a name for himself through Full Cycle and other labels, such as Talkin’ Loud, 'Roni Size & Reprazent' took the world by storm in 1997 with their New Forms LP. Winning the Mercury Music Prize boosted their international status and the world awoke to the sound of Roni Size and Full Cycle. Thanks to such modern day classics as ‘Watching Windows’, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Brown Paper Bag’, the album quickly went platinum.

In 1999 with Die, Roni produced the highly acclaimed Breakbeat Era album and later that year released the long awaited second project from Reprazent, 'In the Mode' which included collaborations with hip-hop legend Method Man, Rage Against The Macine's Zac de la Rocha and beat-box master Rahzel.

2002 saw the release of 'Touching Down', Roni’s first truly solo album and one of the biggest selling independent d&b albums to date. Then in 2005 Roni came back to 'V' with the release of 'Return To V' which included the top 20 hit 'No More' with Beverley Knight.

Roni Size resurrected Reprazent in 2008 with the release of a deluxe edition of his Mercury Music Prize winning album 'New Forms' on Universal in 2008. Reforming the band, they toured the biggest festivals in Europe and were amongst the nominations for best dance act from the UK Festival Awards.

Roni & Reprazent recently collaborated with the BBC’s Nature’s Great Events composer, William Goodchild, to play a landmark gig with an Orchestra and Choir to mark the re-opening of Bristol’s Colston Hall. The night was rightly dubbed as the “show that we'll be talking about for years to come.”

With so much already accomplished in his career, its no surprise that the 2010 is set to be a busy time for Roni. Currently in the studio producing his next Roni Size album, whilst also working with the band on a new Roni & Reprazent album, stay tuned to hear about these soon.

DJ FRESH : 1.30 am - 3 am

breakbeat kaos, bad company – united kingdom
www.myspace.com/freshbadcompany

Dan Stein is one of the longest-serving Drum'n'Bass DJs and producers and better known by his alias DJ Fresh. Fresh is one of the founders of the legendary label „Bad Company Recordings“ and currently running „Breakbeat Kaos“. He has developed something like a sixth sense for hot new talents, since it was Fresh himself who signed Pendulum on to his label „Breakbeat Kaos“ after their first hit „31 Records“ and started the hype around the three Australians. Aside with„Bad Company Recordings“ „Bad Company“ is one of the most influential and controversial acts in Drum'n'Bass history. After splitting up with the other „Bad Company“ founders Maldini, Vegas and D-Bridge, Fresh and Adam F founded the label „BreakBeat Kaos“. „BreakBeat Kaos“ quickly emerged to be one of the most significant labels in Drum'n'Bass.

NOISIA : 3 am - 4.30 am

vision, virus – netherlands
www.noisia.nl / www.myspace.com/denoisia

NOISIA (who took their name from the word ‘VISION’ inverted on an upside down VHS tape) are Nik Roos, Thijs de Vlieger and Martijn van Sonderen, hailing from the Netherlands. Influenced by an eclectic range of artists, from The Prodigy to James Brown, Miles Davis to Konflict, Noisia make music for DJs and dance-floors that is interesting enough to cross over from the clubs to your MP3 player. 2005 saw Noisia establish their own label, Vision Recordings to put out their drum&bass productions and collaborations and retain creative control of their music. Nik designs almost all of the artwork for the releases on their labels, and the guys love the challenges and rewards that come with running a label. Vision Recording’s biggest releases to date have been ‘The Tide’, ‘Exodus’ Feat. KRS One and ‘Stigma’. In 2007 they established Division, a non-D&B label for electro, breaks and house. Over the past few years, accolades for Noisia have included ‘Best Producers’ at the Dutch D&B Awards in 2006 and 2007, Knowledge Mag Top 20 Tunes of the Decade 2000 – 2009: No 4 with ‘The Tide’, ‘Best Tech DJ’ in the UK National D&B Awards in 2009 and ‘Best Drum&Bass Artist’ on Beatport. The guys have worked with, and remixed a number of artists, with notable tracks including, ‘Alice’ by Moby, ‘Omen’ by The Prodigy and more recently, Foreign Beggars, Amon Tobin with whom they have collaborated on their forthcoming debut album and Hadouken whose entire new record ‘For The Masses’ they produced. Their DJ schedule is tiring even to look at, they have played in major cities all over the world, from Sydney to Moscow, Tokyo to Berlin and have DJ’d in some of the world’s biggest clubs. Their track ‘Groundhog’ is featured twice on DJ Hero, a game which has been an international success, ‘Stigma’ was used on the game Gran Turismo and ‘Machine Gun’, the first single off the new album, features in the game WipeOut. 2010 is an exciting year for Noisia, they start a new imprint called Invisible which will cater for deeper and more experimental drum&bass releases, produced by themselves and other artists and sees the release of their debut album ‘Split The Atom’ which features a wide variety of styles and genres from electro to drum&bass. 2010 will also be the year Noisia explore the LIVE direction of their music, challenge themselves and push their musical style whilst continuing to make the ‘bangers’ they are known and loved for!

ED RUSH & OPTICAL : 4.30 am - 6 am

virus rec – United Kingdom
www.myspace.com/edrushvirus

Ed Rush is one of the current leaders of the new school drum and bass. One of the originators to bring back the dark sounds of drum and bass and push it to new levels, Ed Rush continues to make waves with each new release.
Born in west London, Ed Rush originally started out into Hip Hop and electro but eventually found the growing underground rave scene. Fascinated by the breaks in the hardcore sounds at the time, Ed Rush convinced his neighbor, Nico Sykes, to let him produce tracks with him.
Eventually they released "Bludclot Artattack" in 1993 - a journey into the darkcore sounds. While most releases at the time had a certain momentum and feel, the track was like no other, and marked the shift of hardcore's split into drum and bass.
Ed Rush eventually released follow-ups nearly two years later, this time with DJ Trace, on "The Mutant" in 1995. "Guncheck" soon followed, another track developed in a recognizable Ed Rush style - gangsta attitude, and crunchy basslines.
Ed Rush soon found himself on the cusp of prominence, as his releases in 1996 on the Techsteppin' compilation, the Skylab EP on the Metalheadz label, and "Killimanjaro" on the Prototype label all helped to define the genres' direction towards techstep, a two-step style of drum and bass. He subsequently released more tracks on various labels, and his popularity as an artist grew, as did his sound as a producer.
The greatest collaboration was ahead of him though, when he teamed up with Optical. They created their own label, Virus, and their first release was "Medicine/Punchbag," Their eventual LP, Wormhole in 1998, was released to critical and underground success, and is regarded as a genre classic, as the sounds from that album again redefined the direction drum and bass was headed, and solidified their status as the forerunners of the new sound of drum and bass.
More recently, after a slew of other releases, Ed Rush and Optical have released another genre-defining LP, the Creeps. This was again met with critical and commercial success, as the album helped them to win Knowledge drum and bass award for producers of the year.

PHACE : 6 am - 7 am

neosignal, subtitles – GERMANY
www.myspace.com/phacepunks

Over the past 7 years Germany´s Drum & Bass Producers Phace themselves have proven their prominent role in the scene with a plethora of outstanding releases on the scenes biggest labels such as Shogun Audio, Renegade Hardware, Subtitles Music, Virus Recordings, Vision, Lifted etc. Being voted as best national Drum & Bass Producer and DJ already in 2006 at Germany’s own Drum & Bass Future-Music Awards, the boys early proved true of what they are capable of doing inside the studio. They invented a fresh, deep, energetic and individual sound to the scene and with that set the path to be propelled across the globe and all of the DnB scene’s media. With their successfull debut Album „Psycho“ released in 2007 (voted Album of the month in UK´s Mixmag Magazine) on Teebee‘s Subtitles Music Imprint, they and their music has gained steady support by international top acts like Andy C, Pendulum, Goldie, Optical, Subfocus, Chase & Status, Noisia, Spor etc. As DJ’s, the Hamburg located artists have internationally stormed through all of the world’s major DnB locations, clubs and festivals. Their constant touring over all of the past years has taken them to metropolises all over the globe. Handled as one of the freshest and technically most gifted German and international Drum & Bass producers of the current and last years, they joined forces with fellow neurofunk countryman Misanthrop and finally launched their own and long awaited Label NEOSIGNAL end of 2008. With strong single releases and a Remix for UK's Hadouken! in 2009, the boys were ready to launch their personal Phase II. They released their much anticipated and second LP masterpiece "FROM DEEP SPACE" on Neosignal in February 2010 with a big bang to the scene.

PANACEA : 7 am - 9 am

position chrome – GERMANY
www.positionchrome.com / www.myspace.com/positionchrome

For many years Mathis Mootz, more familiar to his fans as DJ Panacea, is one of the most important representatives of a new kind of Drum'n'Bass that absorbs influences from Hardcore Techno and Industrial sounds. Panacea was born in 1974 in the German city of Wetzlar. Following an education in classic music, a long lasting membership in the “Windsbacher Boy’s Choir” as the first soprano and an education at the Audio Engineering School, Mathis works as a free-lance producer and DJ since 1997. With his first LP “Low Profile Darkness” Mathis Mootz already excited the whole Drum’n’Bass scene due to his extensive use of ‘radical sounds’. On his label “Position Chrome” he regularly signs artist from all over the world and meanwhile established his position as one of the most important figures in his genre. Through his uniquely intense presence on stage he captivates the crowd each time he plays.