Usual Suspects
Usual Suspects are: Carl Hovland (London, United Kingdom), Lawrence Hughes (London, United Kingdom), Chris Lavin (London, United Kingdom) Usual Suspects were also punk rock band from Žalec, Slovenia.
Trex
DFRNT
Having discovered Dubstep in 2007, DFRNT jumped at the opportunity to try his hand at production. He had worked on a number of styles in the past, all developing out of his previous production work on mashups and bootlegs. Within a few weeks, he had worked up a furious remix of Dead Prez’s “Hip Hop” and with a solid base of feedback, decided to work on a number of entirely original tracks. His previous production work under other aliases, (including mixtapes, mashups, unofficial remixes and original production from chill-out stuff...
destructo
There are at least 2 artists known as Destructo. 1. A former electro project formed in South Africa by Watkin Tudor Jones who is now better known as Ninja from Die Antwoord.
Prolix
Based in Brighton, UK, Prolix is part of the exciting new generation of artists and DJs that are mashing clubs up across the globe with their sound of hard edge drum and bass. Having released further tunes on Hardware and one on Industry, (‘Vacuum’ with EBK), including 'Innocence' on the '3 The Hardway EP' as well as a remix of Chase and Status' ‘ Barbarians' for their ‘Ten Tonne’ EP, Prolix then hooked up with DJ Hype and Pascal of seminal label Tru Playaz.
DJ Trace
DJ Trace was an early member of the tight-knit crew of producers constituting popular techstep drum'n'bass label No U-Turn. His first crack at broad exposure came through the compilation "Techsteppin'" released on Emotif in 1995. It contained a number of tracks licensed from the No U-Turn studios, and helped seed a new direction in drum'n'bass, one characterized by heavy use of electronics, cavernous beats and basslines, and the dystopian histrionics that have since become trademarks of the No U-Turn/Nu Black sound.
Future Signal
Future Signal were formed in 2004 by Tom Parkin, James Gorely and Mike Quick. Tom and Mike began writing Drum and Bass together in 2002. 2 years later when James began producing with them, Future Signal were born. They were influenced by attending DnB events in the mid to late 90’s, artists such as Bad Company, Ed Rush and Optical, Konflict and the Ram Records camp. More recently, artists such as Noisia, Phace, Audio and Misanthrop have set the standard to which they aspire.
Arcane
Arcane is the name of multiple bands: Arcane from Belfast, Ireland and play heavy rock/metal influenced by such bands as Tool, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden and many more. Another is a progressive metal band based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. www.arcaneaustralia.com Arcane is a 5 piece metal band from Bournemouth, United Kingdom. www.myspace.com/arcaneofficial Two groups originate in the United States, one plays Thrash Metal, while the other is a Hip-Hop Group. Another is from Ulm in Germany. More Infos @ www.arcane.de.
SPL
Hailing from the high deserts of Oregon, SPL has been creating an upheaval in drum and bass. Known for his face melting sonic terrorism and post apocalyptic vibe, he has recently been rocking the world with a relentless barrage of music. Over the last 2 years, SPL has joined forces with Limewax and the Tech Freak family to focus on taking drum and bass to new levels both in the studio and behind the decks. Launching in the final quarter of 2006 is SPL's very own label "Lost Soul Recordings" featuring the freshest sounds in deep, dirty and technologically forward thinking break-beat music.