I'm dance music producer an i've been producing about 4/5 years - mainly in UK garage and more recently electro/tech house however i'll try anything - Hip Hop, other styles of House, R'n'B, Drum'n'Bass etc.
I started playing the piano from a young age and always had an interest in music. I then started out producing as a hobby 4 or 5 years ago after DJ'ing for 6 years, as I felt that the DJ'ing wasn't satisfying enough. It then grew more and more enjoyable as i began to get to grips with it and has now become a burning passion.
I have been slowly teaching myself how to play the guitar over the last 2 years and have also recently taken up the drums.
Yeah, as well producing I've been DJ'ing for 11 years and try play out when i can fit in to my life. I have a residency twice a month in central London as well as doing one off events. But making sure i keep a balance between DJ'ing and being in the studio!
MJ COLE is one of my main inspirations as well as Todd "the god" Edwards. The first time I heard a Todd track I really liked the choppy vocals and bumpy style. A lot of the old skool UK garage producers have left a lasting impression on me too. Right now the artists who are influencing me garage wise are Delinquent, MASK, Misty Dubs and a few others. On the house tip people like, Claude Von Stroke and Dave Spoon are knocking out some great tunes right now!
At the moment a PC.
I'm running Cubase and Reason mostly and trying out Ableton too which I hear is great for live gigs etc.
A Mackie 1202 desk, Alesis controller keyboard, plenty of plug-ins, a few other bits and pieces and when money permits, I still want to get the Korg Triton rack module.