Steven Traue was born in 1983 in Berlin (Germany) and started his DJ career
as »JayKosy« in the year 2000.
For the first years he played in lots of famous clubs in Berlin – like Tresor,
Watergate, Maria am Ostbahnhof, to name a few – and many places all around Germany.
Similarly, like until the present time, he’s an inquiring vinyl-junkie – ever searching for new releases and mixes from artists all over the world.
By the permanent work on his private decks at home he’s looking forward always to build up his skills as a DJ.
In 2006 he started his first music project with his partner Toxy called »Twisted Metaforce«.
They are producing Breakbeat music and released their first record »Mindfunk« on Dirty Funk Records in 2010.
Live-gigs on several parties already caught the audience’s advertence.
In 2007 JayKosy independently launched his own party event called »Wicked Tunes« in Berlin.
Quarterly he celebrates Breakbeat parties inter alia with Leeroy Thornhill, Marten Hørger, Lady Waks, Hardy Hard, Cherry a.k.a. BreakNtune, Freefall Collective & MC Manic,
Baymont Bross, Ed2000, Rollin Thunder and many more.
In addition to that, Wicked Tunes repeatedly has been part of the »Carnival of Cultures«, a great multicultural street festival with 1Million visiters in the midst of Berlin.
Since 2008 JayKosy is a member of the legendary Bass Planet crew, which is hosted by WestBam, Hardy Hard & Lady Waks. 
Since that time he is traveling around places like Russia, Spain, Poland and – for sure – also Germany.
More infos about his music and event project:
• www.facebook.com/jayKosy
• www.facebook.com/twistedmetaforce
• www.facebook.com/wickedtunesberlin
• www.residentadvisor.net/dj/jaykosy
• www.myspace.com/jaykosy
• www.myspace.com/twistedmetaforce
• www.myspace.com/wickedtunesberlin

A strong set of original productions and remixes have not only launched the multi­award winner Beatman and Ludmilla to the top of their genre, but have also made them firm favourites with Paul Oakenfold. Having heavily supported them in his sets and compilations, as well as employing their remixing services several times (Tokyo, Resurrection, Ready Steady Go) The prospect of a debut single caused mass hysteria in the Perfecto office.

They won 'Best Track of the Year' at Breakspoll 2012 ­The 11th International Breakbeat Awards and a year later won two awards: Breakspoll2013: 'The Best Label of the Year' and 'Best Remix of the Year'.
Later a your they won Breakspoll 2015 'Best Radio Show of the Year' with our monthly Breakout Breeze.

They reached Beatport Breaks No1 place for 10 times with their original tracks and remixes!

Ludmilla has been one of the most successful and most versatile female breakbeat/electro producer and DJ for the last 20 years with more than 3000 DJ appearances all across Europe playing main time.

Management and Booking: booking@ayrarecordings.com

Contact: info@beatassassins.com 

Jimmy relaunched Beat Assassins in 2016 having had previous success between 2006 & 2010 with Joe Lenzie of Sigma.

Since then Beat Assassins have had over 20 releases on various drum & bass labels such as Viper Recordings, Jungle Cakes, Dope Ammo, Gorilla Warefare, Wonky Goose and Jimmy's own label Mofo Recordings.

A number of high-profile drum & bass acts have remixed Beat Assassins. These include; Mob Tactics, Dope Ammo, TREI, Toronto Is Broken, DJ RAP, Kursiva, Giganti & Phibes. The Home Grown remix by Phibes became a Global Beatport number 1. Something that has only been achieved by a handful of drum & bass producers.

Beat Assassins also remixed UK festival superstars, the Dub Pistols. A massive track called Addict which was the title track of their LP also released on Jungle Cakes.    

Beat Assassins signature sound is vocal-driven drum & bass resulting in some collaborations with high profile artists such as Ragga Twins, Rider Shafique, Miss Stylie, Scarlett Quinn & Sifu Chan, to name a few.

In 2024 the Beat Assassins relentless drum n bass output continues with a track called Madd Ting and Roll Deep alongside a remix of Groove Armada’s Superstylin.

Burnt B
Electronica, Electro House, Breaks, Midtempo. It’s partially melodic, mysterious, cheeky or funky. Burnt is rendering 110 – 165 BPM with his sound. He has played his sets in big clubs in Germany like Douala (Ravensburg), What?(Berlin), Schwarzes Schaf (Augsburg), Kesselhaus (Augburg), Turncable (Thannhausen), Röhre (Stuttgart), Chateu Knarz (Ulm) etc and parties around Europe like Bassplanet in Poland. Not only the sound he plays makes people go crazy but especially his love to become part of the crowd while dancing and partying with his guests. He is constantly pushing the crowd with his bright smile and dance moves.
With Artists like Marten Hörger, Lady Waks, Aquasky, Deekline, Peo de Pitte, Tim Healey, Leeroy Thornhill and a lot more he shared the decks on his own parties (CheekyBeatz and Cut and Run). The last step of party in 2013 was “Apart”, a recidency with Marten Hörger. Six times they played as recident Djs in the Club Frau Berger in Ulm. 2012 Burnt published his first release on Dirty Funk Records and placed his track in the top 100 on Beatport charts. 2013 he grounded his own label Cheeky Beatz Records which provides Electro House, Breaks and more electronica in different genres. 2014 you will find releases on RiotRiot Records, Cheeky Beatz Records, On The Rise Music and free Remixes and Mixtapes on www.soundcloud.com/burnt.

2025
4th Bassallnighter feat. Peaky Beats, Top Frankin, Bottrop Body, Sputnicc, Yoshino @ Goethebunker, Essen
Scasi Selects Birthday Bash feat. SlimFast, Dok:Z @ Off Location, Essen
Broix B-Day Bash, Basement 45, Bristol

2024
Drum N Bass feat. Sputnicc, Derg, Dansu Ikari @ Temple Bar, Essen
Morgengrau X Swamp feat Eddy Bat, Tiare, Hectical, Sonix, Mar @ AZ, Wuppertal
Fête de la musique feat. Aporia, Bottrop Boy Yoshino, etc @ Goethebunker, Essen
BlackBaldeney feat Gush Collective, Bottrop Boy, Top Frankin Sound, Aporia, Sputnicc @ Goethebunker, Essen
White Rabbit feat. Hectical, Saxe, SlimFast, Sputnicc, Simon Camatta @ Offlocation. Essen

2018–2020
Soul In Motion feat. Source Direct, Need For Mirrors, Bailey, Dash, Rotunde, Bochum
Soul In Motion feat. Bryan Gee, Need For Mirrors, Bailey, Dash, Rotunde, Bochum
Soul In Motion feat. Carlito & Addiction, Need For Mirrors, Bailey, Dash, Rotunde, Bochum
Soul In Motion 4th Birthday feat. Spectrasoul, BTraits, Dillinja, Nu:Tone, The Pickle Factory, London
Soul In Motion feat. Phil Tangent, Need For Mirrors, Bailey, Rotunde, Bochum

2017
Soul In Motion feat. Microgravity, Need For Mirrors, Bailey, Rotunde, Bochum
Blackhatz, Kurt Schumacher, Bochum
Zooo Club, Lila Eule, Bremen
Soul In Motion feat. Storm, Need For Mirrors, Bailey, Rotunde, Bochum

2015
Titans of Jungle feat. Dash, Doc H, Herb LF
Bassfalter feat. Invaders, Doc H, Ambush

2014
Vinyl Asyl, eldoradio.de
Thonet, Saarbrücken
Klangwerk feat. Nick Modern aka Data, Moers

2013
Bassfalter feat. Nookie, Eve Bar, Bochum
Scootec, X-Mas Jam, Bumboclub, Essen
Klangwerk, Bollwerk, Moers

2012
Bassfalter feat. Utah Jazz, Eve Bar, Bochum
Bassface, Goethe Bunker, Essen
Juicy Beats Festival, Dortmund
Massive+, Wuppertal
Peng Hugo Peng, Saarbrücken

2011
Wilde Katz, Saarbrücken
Keller feat. Dash, Dortmund
Bye Bye Gold Club

2010
Resident 2009–2011 Gold Club Essen
Wilde Katz, Saarbrücken
Thonet, Saarbrücken
BassMania Bassacre, Münster
Beatplantation feat: Ambush!, DEX, MC Temper, Oberhausen
BasslineGrooves, feat. Gunta Kinte, Gold Club, Essen
BassAssassins Night of Phobos & Deimos, Freischwimmer, Bochold
Re-U-Night-Ed, Return of the Funk, feat. DJ First Claas, Gold Club, Essen

2009
By By Temple Bar - Last Bassassassins Session 2009
Beatplantation Oberhausen DJ Set
Atmosphere: Nookie & MC Five Alive, Goethebunker, Essen
Beatplantation Oberhausen supporting Breaks Alighted
Basswerk feat. BTK, TGM, Jumpat, MC Chevy, Köln
Eldoradio Dortmund
BassAssassins feat. TGM, Temple Bar
BassAssassins feat. Remote Controlled Youth, Temple Bar
Oho - This is OldSchool feat. Kingz, Temple Bar
Kraut und Rüben, Temple Bar

2008
Kraut und Rüben, Temple Bar
Oho - This is OldSchool feat. Kingz, Temple Bar

2007
Dash & cYpher @ Suit 23 Dortmund
PentHouse Orange Club, Hamm
Strictly Drum’n’Bass feat MattEz & Mr. Knister @ TempleBar, Essen
Infrasound - The BassAssassins Replay in SlowMotionShow feat. Mikazh @ TempleBar, Essen
BassAssassins Special feat. Ambush! @ TempleBar, Essen
Walpurgis Night feat. Cem, Nogata, Sign @ Riders Cafe Lübeck
Liquid feat. Mikazh Köhlerliesel, Wuppertal
Urban Grooves feat. MattEz, TempleBar, Essen

2006
DASA Macht Musik feat. Dash & Mr. Knister, etc @ DASA, Dortmund
Electronical Warfare feat. Dash & Mr. Knister @ TempleBar, Essen
Supporting the Compound Club @ TempleBar, Essen
Metrobreaks feat. Cativo, Dash @ Bakuda Club, Dortmund
5 Years BassAssassins feat. Klaus Fiehe, TempleBar, Essen
Urban Grooves - HipHop, BigBeats, Groove, D..n..B @ TempleBar, Essen
Bergischbreaks Meeting feat. Dash, Ambush, Dynamike @ BakudaCLub Dortmund

2005
y2k6 Sylvester-Party - Pon down Babylon @ Bumboclub Pt II, Essen
Relaunch of the BassAssassins @ Temple Bar, Essen
Reloaded @ Click, Essen
Essen Original After Show Party @ Bumboclub, Essen
Bakuda Club, Dortmund
BassLinegrooves feat. Kingz @ Unperfekthaus, Essen
Coke DJ Culture feat. Klaus Fiehe, Dash, Kingz @ Bumboclub, Essen
Coke DJ Culture feat. Fabio, Grooverider, Rage @ Bumboclub, Essen
NewHopeTattooClub Exhibition @ Bumboclub, Essen

2004
y2k5 Sylvester-Party - Pon down Babylon @ Bumboclub, Essen
X-Mas Party @ Katakomben Giradet Haus, Essen-Rüttenscheid
Labor Party @ Katakomben Giradet Haus, Essen-Rüttenscheid
Scootec Nikolaus Party @ Bumboclub
Bakuda Club Dortmund
2nd Anniversary New Hope Tattoo Club Bochum
AllTerrainJamIII @ Lighthouse21 feat. Dr. S Gachet, Freesteppa, …
Summer Madness @ Bumboclub, alongside SlimFast & Top Frankin
Essen Original, Caribbian Stage alongside Kasi Selecta
Cosmotopia, Dortmund
Q-Club, Bochum
Bumbo Club, Essen
Bassline Grooves @ R.O.C.K.E.T., Essen

2003
Aufschwung Essen feat. Tanzrapid
Bowlbox @ Club Trinidad, FZW, Dortmund
www.loud-fm.com live radio show
Basslinegrooves @ La Paz Club Bottrop
Supporting DJ Dash @ SuperflyLounge Dortmund
Let..s Do It -Festival, Dortmund
Brazil Summer Breaks Part I + II Essen
BPO - Bunker Project One, Munich
Blue Note Brokenbeatz, Cologne
45RPM, Wuppertal
Sylvester feat. MaximumBassSoundSystem

2002
Re.Cover-OldSkoolJungle @ Gebäude 9, Cologne
OkToBass @ Prüfstand, Ethno Art Ruhr

2001
2001–2003 BassAssassins @ TempleBar (Residents), Essen-City
Launching of the BassAssassins
2001–2003 Resident @ Crosskulturs, Essen-Rüttenscheid
Trippin to the c-side @ Baileuw, Essen
Launching of the Magoose-Corporation @ Zeche Bonifacius, Essen

2000
y2k1 Alternativ-Bass-Sylvester-Party Düsseldorf
Planet, Bochum
Baikonur, Essen
2000–2001 Resident @ Robbespierre, Bochum
Dunkelbunt, Hamburg

1998
1998–2003 Resident with DJ First Claas @ TempleBar, Essen-City
Scooter-Run AirBase Sauerland
Scooter-Party Extravaganza @ Zeche Bonifacius, Essen

1997
Schleifmühle, Essen
BreakDown feat. Panacea @ Broadway-Club, Essen-City
first line-up: BreakBeatEmpire3000 @ Schifferhaus Mülheim

mid 90ies – 2012
Resident TempleBar, Essen

1992–today
illegal Parties

He’s the techno punk, the unboxable nomad: Berlin DJ, producer and label owner Alex Ridha, better known as BOYS NOIZE, made his DJ debut at the age of 15, taking a teenager´s love of house and techno to a global scale. Accolades have been bestowed by Rolling Stone, who named him one of the "Top 10 DJ's Who Rule The World" and Beatport, who elected him “Best Electronic Act” 3 years in a row. He´s rocked the world's biggest stages, lit up Coachella three times, took Lollapalooza by storm, and headlined festivals and clubs on every continent – from Berlin techno temple Berghain to Fuji Rock in Japan to Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires Festival in the woods of Wisconsin.

As an artist and producer, Ridha has created a sound and a vision that’s peerless, uncompromising, and enduring – respected in the scene, banging from underground to mainstream, it flies in the face of convention at every turn. He’s remixed Depeche Mode, Daft Punk, David Lynch, Feist and Nine Inch Nails, collaborated with Snoop Dogg, Erol Alkan, and Jarvis Cocker, worked on Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Special” and on the soundtrack for upcoming Oliver Stone’s Snowden, and released group projects with genius pianist Chilly Gonzales (Octave Minds), Skrillex (Dog Blood), and Mr. Oizo (Handbraekes). The list of names alone speak volumes about Ridha’s multifaceted approach.

Ridha is also the heart of Boysnoize Records, the label that he started back in 2005. Founded originally in order to retain his full artistic freedom while releasing his own music under Boys Noize, The Berlin-based anarchist collective —and it’s sub-label, BNR Trax— became a home for multidirectional quality electronic music and is responsible for more than 150 releases incl. Strictly Raw (2015), Out Of The Black (2012), Power (2009), Oi Oi Oi (2007) and Octave Minds (2014).

"... and the spinner will spin. and the bass will be thunder subterranean. and the river will rise as raindrops. from berlin. my favorite electronic house music in the world. immediate. throbbing." - Justin Vernon (Bon Iver)

“One of the most prolific and brilliant artists.” - Zane Lowe (Beats 1)

"BOYS NOIZE makes brilliant music. He doesn´t make a lot of music but when he makes it it´s always CLASS." - Annie Mac (BBC1)

"BOYS NOIZE is the only DJ who can play underground techno for 30,000 people." - 2MANYDJS / Soulwax



Southwest D&B/Breakbeat Awards Best DJ - 2008 
Breakspoll Best Podcast - 2010 
Southwest D&B/Breakbeat Awards Best DJ - 2011 
Southwest D&B/Breakbeat Awards Outstanding Contribution Award - 2011

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