DJ/Producer from London.
Co-owner of Virus Recordings & head henchman of Piranha Pool Recordings.
One half of Killbox. Bookings : mark@esp-agency.com 
USA/Canada : saleem@amodeagency.com

An artist synonymous with Drum and Bass, Ed Rush has become a byword for cutting edge, forward thinking
beats. Moving through the sounds of hip hop and electro in his early musical years, Ed Rush soon became
interested in the emerging London jungle scene.
Showing his innate ability to manipulate chopped breakbeats and piles of sub-low bass, it wasn't long before Ed
Rush and Nico dropped the huge 'Bludclot Artattack'. The first classic to Ed Rush’s name, this proved to be a
platform for another collaboration with DJ Trace. Simultaneously developing his own style whilst pushing the
boundaries of a genre, classics such as ‘The Mutant' and 'Guncheck' put Ed Rush’s attitude injected productions
firmly on the map.
One of the pioneers of new sound dubbed Techstep, Ed Rush soon teamed up within another leading light,
Optical; to form what would become one of the most progressive production teams in the scene. In 1998, Ed
Rush & Optical released an album universally recognized as changing the landscape of Drum and Bass forever
with the legendary, ‘Wormhole’ on Virus Recordings. Still regarded as one of the main catalysts for the Neuro and
Techstep sound, ‘Wormhole’ paved the way for household names such as Noisia, Bad Company and many more.
Since then Ed Rush has released a plethora of genre-defining tracks and albums, both solo and with his partner in
crime, Optical. Still busy at work on a new Ed Rush & Optical LP due in late 2013, Ed Rush is not merely content
with helping shape the scene and remaining one of its most consistent producers. Beginning his own venture, he
now looks to the future with the birth of Piranha Pool. An outlet for showcasing new talent and veterans alike,
Piranha Pool represents what will be the future of Drum and Bass.

Optical is owner of Virus Recordings, Music Producer and DJ from England.
Bookings: UK/ROW: mark@esp-agency.com
USA: saleem@amodeagency.com

This page is dedicated to my sons: Aidan and Solomon, they are the inspiration for everything I do in life now.

"He is best known for his work with Ed Rush, fellow head of the Virus Recordings label, and as a pioneer of the techstep and neurofunk sound. His first single for Metalheadz, 'To Shape the Future'/'Raging Calm' (1997) and his collaborative material with Ed Rush, such as the Wormhole, album (1998) were archetypal developments in the style. The duo followed this debut album with The Creeps (2000) and The Original Doctor Shade (2003), as well as countless singles and remixes. More recently, the duo have returned to form with their (2009) LP 'Travel The Galaxy' containing the modern classic 'Chubrub' and 'No Cure' LP in 2015."

"He also notably did all of the engineering and production work for Grooverider's album Mysteries of Funk, and work on Goldie's 'Saturns Return' LP. In addition, he has produced solo for many labels including Virus, Metalheadz, Prototype, 31 Records, Metro and released in collaboration with many artists, including Ed Rush, Trace, Dom and Roland, Fierce, and his brother Matrix. The first Optical release was in 1996."

"Matt Quinn's savage dance floor productions as Optical (for, among many others, Groove's own label Prototype) have earned him a place in drum'n'bass's premier division.”

"Optical's pure, unchallenged talent shines through on his solo tunes, showcasing an artist well ahead of his time. No doubt the modern sounds of the likes of D-Bridge, Instra:mental and the rest of the minimalist dark revival heads, draw heavy influence not only from Optical himself, but from his inspirations in Jazz, such as Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis. His ability to blend Jazz, Funk and futuristic, technical soundscapes is masterful. From his early work on Metalheadz and Prototype Recordings to his collaborative work on Virus Recordings and the classic Mysteries of Funk (Grooverider's landmark LP), Optical can perhaps qualify as one of the most underrated musicians of the modern era. His mind has crafted sounds which were never before heard, moods which were completely original, and his vision of the future, although ultimately dark and disjointed, is beautifully vivid and addictive. Its a world he pulls you into with each and every track and only a handful of artists can begin to dream of being this successful in their work."

Virus Recordings has become a DnB scene favourite and continues to release the ultimate in DnB vibes, with artists like C4C, Audio, Optiv & BTK, The Upbeats, Noisia, Gridlok, Ram Trilogy, Matrix, Rymetyme, Sonic & Silver, Pendulum, Mefjus,  InsideInfo

contact booking : dtcsoundsystem@gmail.com

Got a demo? http://playaz.co.uk/sending-demos/
Launched in 2006 as the new face of DJ Hype and DJ Pascal’s company Real Playaz. The True Playaz brand that Hype, Pascal and Zinc built back in 1996 was missed and now the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Neurokontrol @ Raggatek Live Band, is a multifacet electronic music producer from France, playing 100% liveset since 1999 :  Hardtek / Raggatek to Hardcore, he created AstrofoniK Records in 2003 with Wakefields, and OVNI Records with Lunarave / Angry Luna in 2013, and started his darkpsy / hitech project http://soundcloud.com/neokontrol , and NEOWHELL vs https://soundcloud.com/rose_whell in 2020 just before COVID19.

Producing over 300 tracks released on vinyl & digital and after overblasted all europe for over 10 years, he now plays worldwide with all his projects, inovating and melting the styles, he brings the raggatek in India and America (Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru...) 
With his original own style he brings some fresh air, his festive & dynamic music is not formatted and always full of surprises :  a dancefloor booster 100% liveset !
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BOOKING: http://web.electrobooking.com/Artist/68 - http://web.electrobooking.com/Artist/237
CHECK MY NEXT PARTIES:  http://facebook.com/neurokontrol/events/
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- Played with artists such as :
Jeff Mills, Pendulum, Mad Professor, Earl16, Soom-T, Benny Page, Zomboy, 1200 Micrograms, Noisia, Aphrodite, David Carreta, The panacea, Black Sun Empire, Viper XXL, Cut&Run Crew, Dj Heretic, Knowledge & Wisdom, High Ranking, Teenage Bad Girl, Missil, Greg Notill, Candy Cox, Jan Fleck, John Lord Fonda, Kenei, IPhaze, Adrian Sherwood, Dj Murphy, Francesco Farfa, Fatima Hajji, Lukas, Fernanda Martins, Kardinal, Lowkey, Far Too Loud, Radiobomb, Chris Liberator, Sterling Moss, Dilemn, Pro7, Candy, Dj Panik, Epeak, Konik DZ, Resh G, Kokci, Stereo Heroes, Snapcrack, Rykkk's, Trackwasher, Electrobugz, Noisebuilder heretik, Jeff23, Silent Frequencies, Probe1, Troublegum, Basscave, Keewix, Spacid, Cosmosis, Monkey Explosion, FKY, NTW23 Spiral Tribe, 69db, Bad Girlz, Crystal Distortion, Ixi, Ixindamix, Meltdown Mickey, Jeff23,  Roms aka Harry Potar, Keygen Kaotic, Suburbass, Maissouille, Osmik, Mat Weasel Buster, Guigoo Narkotek, Seno, Weser, Kefran Narkotek, Beuns Heretik, Nout, Stalker, Rokette 77, KRS, Ben 9MM, Vandal Kaotik, Interface68 LSDF, Ralph Patetik, Vinka, David Green Infrabass, Metrik Teknomad, The Mister X, Civil Unrest, Desert Storm, Empatysm Capsule Corp, Pzeko Mamut Capsule Corps, Rinse Acid Anonymous, Rom TNT, X-tech OQP, MSD, WAR, Akira, Ganez the Terrible, Billx Tekclicit, Floxytek Marsatek, Labo14, Strez HPF, Reo, Frank@ Daje Forte, Nixt, Alryk, Dr Looney FRV100, Mimaniac, Anticptik Kaotek, Darktek Hysterik, Talasemik, Wakefields UTF, Ktodik, Wems ONTMS, Paranoiak, Dj D32, Skimz, Liquid Mind aka Mindtrax, Pitch Mad Attak, Madcore, Viko, DTC, Ratus, Silyfirst, Mc Galere, Alextrem, Micropoint, Al Core, Radium, Hellfish, Detest, Dr Macabre, Adrenokrome, Tieum, Noisekick, Shockraver, The Speed Freak, Trypod, Pattern J, Cemtex, Skyzo, Kix, Format c:, The Destroyer, The Massacre, Noizefucker, Sandy Warez, I:Gor, Paranoizer, RDZ, Sonic Overkill, Mr. Courage, Randy909, Braindrillers, Sonnotek, Le Bask, Hungry Beats, Dither, Frazzbass, Bryan Fury, D-Tox, X-Mind, Dam Son Actif, Dr. Peacock, Komprex, Subversion, Dj Mutante, Mad Dog, Bit Reactors, Bonehead,... and many more !
Check main flyers here http://facebook.com/neurokontrol/photos
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N'Ko ARTIST PAGES :
https://instagram.com/neurokontrol_neokontrol
https://youtube.com/neurokontrol
https://facebook.com/neurokontrol

BOOKING Neurokontrol LIVE:
http://web.electrobooking.com/Artist/68

HITECH DARKPSY PROFILE:
http://soundcloud.com/neokontrol

ELECTRO OLD PROFILE:
http://soundcloud.com/nokontrol

Ant TC1 along with Hidden Agenda founded Dispatch Recordings back in 2001, Ant originally helped out with the management side of the label before finding his feet within the realms of production; which was a natural progression for him having DJ’d on pirate radio and in clubs from the age of 14 (since 1992).  His first release alongside frequent production partner Stress Level appeared on Dispatch after almost 3 years of hard work getting their collective sound where they felt it needed to be before even thinking about turning on a DAT recorder.  After their first release hit the stores they quickly picked up a wealth of DJ support across their early material and went on to release for a who’s who list of established Drum & Bass record labels including the likes of Renegade, CIA, Advanced, Critical Records Integral, Liquid V, Commercial Suicide, Good Looking Records, Bingo Beats and Samurai Music.

By demand remix work started to feature heavily within their output and the duo went on to remix for the likes of Hidden Agenda, Chris SU, Artificial Intelligence, Kabuki, Total Science, Optical & Ryme Time (Jagged Edge), Atlantic Connection, Tactile & DJ Marky.  Branching out and working with other producers such as Survival, DLR & Philth has only furthered experience Ant’s skills at the controls over the years, Ant has also released his own solo material more recently on top of remixing for the likes of Lomax on Integral Records.  In 2014 Ant realised a lifetime ambition, securing his first ever release for the legendary Metalheadz label “Hungry For Atmosphere” alongside Mako, DLR & Villem with further releases for the label and counting going into 2024.

Ant’s production output has featured on a mass of compilations and mix CD’s compiled by the likes of Shy FX, LTJ Bukem, Total Science, AI, Spectrasoul, Klute and Brian G.  Additionally his work has featured very heavily within the radio shows of Friction, Grooverider, Fabio, Goldie, Bailey & Rene LaVice on their respective BBC Radio 1 slots over the years as well as BBC 1Xtra where Ant once hosted his own one-off 4 hour show, he has since additionally made 2 guest DJ appearances for DJ Friction on his Radio 1 show.  His DJ’ing work has seen him play all over the globe from Adelaide to Los Angeles, from Hong Kong to Sarajevo, Vancouver to Bangkok and last but by no means least regularly UK and EU wide. Additionally for the most part of the decade beyond 2010 Ant also worked as the Artist Manager for both Outlook and Dimensions Festival in Croatia, leading up the booking process, budgets and travel aspects for the festival.

Fast forward through to 2024; Ant is now responsible for the lead label management roles of both Metalheadz & Dispatch Recordings and is based in Thailand, with a purpose built studio room recently finished the plan (alongside managing a mass of planned record label releases) is to get back to focusing on writing music more consistently than he ever has previously.

Abusive Wreckords
Hardtekno/Tribe/RaggaTekno/Frenchcore/Pumpcore/ Breakcore/Ravecore/Terror

Abusive Wreckords has turned up smelling of special brew and tesco value deodorant, with the sole aim of beating your ears, your wife or each other up. Home to the scummiest, no showering, anger filled producers since that hobo pissed on your nan. Warning all releases are made with the sole intention of injuring you. Stay away from anybody that likes this type of music, we all have ASBOs.

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