Founder of Coney Island Reggae On The Boardwalk / WKCR-FM Selector Emeritus. Follow on Spotify (cartervanpelt), Apple Music, Deezer (Carter Van Pelt)

Champion Sound System/DJs spinning everything your favorite DJ is afraid to play • Est. 1988 • Based in NYC, DC, LA, ATL and GRONIGEN

Today, after five decades in the business, Downbeat remains a force to be reckoned with. The sound is a traditionalist in its choice of artists and songs to voice and does not constantly chase the most hyped "bashment" rhythm or artist-of-the-week. Instead, Downbeat maintains what is quite possibly the deepest, heaviest collection of exclusive foundation dubplates in the world, a record box only rivaled by a small handful of other long-established sounds. 

Unlike so many other sounds from the past that have fallen by the wayside, Downbeat still regularly holds dances, and occasionally flexes its sizeable muscles in clashes.

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