Drum and Bass HQ is a series of Interviews & Mixes with the best in Jungle and Drum & Bass Artists, DJ's, Producers, MC's Promoters, Record Label Owners.

The Interviews with these "Drum and Bass Connections" are hosted by J Swif and will eventually form a book about the history and evolution of Jungle and Drum & Bass Music

My name is Tom and I'm a drum and bass DJ from Essex although I do also like to dabble in a few different genres.

Started off mixing when I was around 15, I bought myself a pair of belt drive numark turntables and a bunch of vinyl and taught myself the way! I eventually got myself a pair of technics and started doing little bits of internet radio from home and from Intense Records.

I started off loving jump up and grew up listening to the likes of Sly, Majistrate, Hype, G dub, Skibba, Shabba etc and don't get me wrong I still love it but I guess as you get older you start appreciating the vast variety that drum and bass has to offer!

Now at 22 I no longer use vinyl and mix using USB's or CD's when USB is not an option i try and play all sorts of drum and bass from jump up to liquid to dark to neuo to jungle for me it's all about the diversity!

I get support from and support labels including V recordings, Chronic, 36 Hertz, Grid, Hardware, Seretone, Audio Animals, Mafia Mob, Anarchy Audio, Lifestyle Recordings, Terabyte, Redlight, Eatbrain, Addictive Behaviour, Renegade Hardware, Audio Addict, The Zoooo Records, Horizons and Dubplate Dread but I also play tracks from many other labels! 

I have a weekly show on an internet radio station now called Rough Tempo (www.roughtempo.com) and currently play on Saturday 3-5pm! 

In regards to events I've played at, in the past couple of years i've had the opportunity to play at some great places such as some Distrurbance events, Rinseout in Devon and getting to play out in Germany for Subzarap is an experience I will never forget. I hope to be able to have many more experiences like these in the coming years!

At these events and others that I've been to and not played I've had the opportunity to meet and play alongside some amazing people such as Bryan G, Funsta MC, Majistrate, Roni Size, DJ Sly, Fatman D, MC Melo D, Level 2, Simplistix, Ruffstuff, Jumping Jack frost and many more! But i do have to say a big thank you to DJ UNO who has really helped me out!

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