Edd Holmes, better known in the Drum & Bass scene as Optiv, first started his music career in the early 90s working at Dance 2, his local record shop in Guildford. At about the same time he was learning his production skills at SAE in London and also found time to hold a weekend job of assistant engineer at Ministry of Sound nightclub. Having completed his studies, he became a main player for the Drum & Bass outfit Pressure Rise.
There are three German artists called Misanthrop. 1. Misanthrop is a Drum and Bass producer and DJ hailing from Stuttgart, Germany. His style could best be described as neurofunk. Misanthrop started producing a long time ago, being influenced by Position Chrome, Alec Empire, etc. He had a debut 12" on the German label Basswerk, but the release of his tunes "Perfect Happiness" and "Stop Criterion" helped his music to the breakthrough. He also released tunes for shadybrain.net and Mayhem`s Shadow Law Recordings.
Universal Project is a drumnbass group
Members: Aaron McDuffus, G. Taylor-Karrer, Lawrence Hughes, Nitrox http://www.discogs.com/artist/Universal+Project http://www.myspace.com/universalproject
About UNIVERSAL PROJECT:
UNIVERSAL PROJECT RUXSPIN & SCANDAL Universal project sound...bboy breaks, techno elements, dubwise bass, all signalling to the future...initially formed in 2000 as a foursome tunes began to smash up dancefloor's included The Craft and soundsystem banger Haunted dreams, big labels including Renegade Hardware and Virus came calling.
Phace is the alias used by Florian Harres, a drum and bass producer and label owner from Germany. With long time friend Michael Braeuninger, more widely known as Misanthrop, they both teamed up to create the record label, Neosignal, in 2008. This establishment was followed by the release of a worldly acclaimed album, From Deep Space, in 2010, accompanied with several singles. Phace & Misanthop's music trends within the neurofunk sub-genre of drum and bass, and are well known for their atmospheric and powerful tracks.
The Outside Agency are DJ Hidden and Eye-D, hardcore and drum & bass artists from Goes, Netherlands. The Producers As true dissidents within the hardcore scene, The Outside Agency has always had its own unique sound. This was already evident on their first release, which they produced for Mokum Records in 1996. After that period hardcore suffered a drastic change in direction and the two members of TOA no longer felt at home in the genre and focused their attention on drum & bass instead.
.. ... Someone said MZO sounded like: "Techno Jungle Sixties Hardcore Punk from Outa Space! " ... Someone else said : "Mental ragga rave n bass with zigzag bass lines and the kind of free spirited abandon guaranteed to ram a dance floor in 10 seconds flat! " Biography 2009 From the cultural swamps of Australia
Nanotek (aka Mark Christiansen) is one of the fastest rising talents of the drum & bass scene. His dark tech style drum and bass is packed with unrelenting breakbeats set to eerie soundscapes and pounding bass lines. Nanotek has released songs on some of the industry's top dark labels like Obscene, Freak and Intransigent Recordings with forthcoming releases slated with Technical Itch and Guerilla Recordings.
Back in 1991 Mark Caro aka 'Technical Itch' was based in Birmingham, DJing at local parties and starting out on the production trail with a very limited set up. As the years passed Mark's unit became more professional and he released tracks as ENTT through the Ibiza label. Mark had by now hooked up with Darren Beale (Decoder), who helped him out on the first [album]Plasmic Life EP that appeared on Bizzy B's 'Brain' imprint.