I randomly found this 5 minute mini mix I put together in 2012, I think it was for a radio station here in Australia. It's got a bunch of my old tunes from the early days of @grits-n-gravy, all of which sound pretty dam good to this day! 

It's not a bad way to spend 5 mins of your time... 

Website: www.dfunk.co.uk 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/dfunkbreaks 
Instagram: www.instagram.com/dfunkbreaks 
Bandcamp: https://d-funk.bandcamp.com/music
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/6ZUH9yUJI74EASFVjviNVg
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/dfunkgritsngravy 

Check out my labels:
@grits-n-gray
www.facebook.com/gritsngravymusic
@up-start-music
www.facebook.com/weareupstartmusic

5 Min Mini Mix (2012)

Sydney-based, British born DJ, D-Funk has amassed a fair few achievements in his 25-years on the decks. Making his club debut at The Depot in Bristol in 1995, he’s gone on to DJ all over the world, playing notable sets at Space Ibiza and Ministry Of Sound and released on labels including Sunday Best and Bombstrikes. 

Getting his first set of decks at 14, Doug initially fell for the sounds of jungle and techno before a night dancing to house icon Tony De Vit in 1997 turned him towards the slinkier sounds of house music. 

His DJ career began to take off during his time at university in Wolverhampton where he started to pick up gigs at the Canal Club and Mezzanine, playing alongside DJs including Joey Negro, Mr Fingers, Scott Bond and Lisa Lashes, before a move to the South-Coast town of Bournemouth led him to eventually start his own night ‘Break Da House’ in 2004. 

The night took off, attracting big names including The Stanton Warriors and Plump DJs and eventually led to D-Funk’s first release, the ‘Electrotek’ EP after Dub Pistols headlined one night and Barry Ashworth from the band decided to release Doug’s music on his Westway label. The track found its way onto a TV ad in Portugal, as well as becoming a mainstay on Kiss FM’s breakbeat chart and gave Doug the confidence to pursue a career as a producer as well as a DJ, eventually leading to releases on Adapted Records and Ghetto Funk among countless other labels over the next 15 years. 

Moving to Sydney Australia in 2009, Doug started his label Upstart Music, releasing his own productions alongside tracks from the likes of Crackerz & Jam, Niko & Lyall and Rogue Robot and later started the funk label Grits N Gravy alongside friend and funk producer Philly Blunt, with the label winning the ‘Best Label’ award at Perth Dance Music Awards in 2010. 

Since living in Sydney, Doug has held down residencies at The World Bar and The Standard/Middlebar for the best part of a decade, as well as regular slots at Sash, Ivy, Goros, Hugos and many others. He’s played events for high profile companies such as Blackberry, Telstra, Jagermeister,  Sydney Cricket Ground & Saatchi & Saatchi. But there was still demand for him back on the side of the world and he regularly returned to Europe to play at Space Ibiza (including a set at the penultimate night of Carl Cox’s Revolution party) as well as touring in the UK, Europe, Asia and Canada. 

Now 25 years into his career, Doug is about to mark the 10th anniversary of his label Grits ‘N’ Gravy, with a compilation due this year mixed by himself and Philly Blunt, and has been busy producing house, hip hop and nu-disco with his current production partner Mr Doris.

Website: http://www.dfunk.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dfunkbreaks
Insta: https://www.instagram/dfunkbreaks
Bandcamp: https://d-funk.bandcamp.com/music
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/6ZUH9yUJI74EASFVjviNVg

old skool dj/raver gettin back on the decks

Hailing from Perth, Western Australia Burrgz aka Joel Burgoyne developed his love affair with Breaks and Drum & Bass at the beloved, world famous Ambar Nightclub, the home of the underground. A venue so well known and respected amongst the breaks elite, it remained the stronghold of breakbeat in Australia for 17 years. Now located in Vancouver, Canada he has supported the likes of Evil Nine, Karl Sav, Philly Blunt, Stickybuds, Skiitour, Slynk, Shade K and  Lady Waks, gracing the booth of Vancouver's revered bass music night spot, The Red Room. Pivotal influences include Krafty Kuts, Stanton Warriors, Plump DJ's, The Rogue Element, Freestylers, The Crystal Method, Elite Force, Colombo, Left/Right and many more. Expect straightup breakbeat and dancefloor DnB with a party flavour, melodic mixing and driving basslines..

Breakbeat, funk, jungle, hip-hop, old and new