Manchester based Drum & Bass / Jungle producer

Weaponist,
Onset Audio,
Rupture London,
Samurai Music
UVB-76,
Droogs,
Repertoire,
Metalheadz,
Skeleton,
Outsider, 
Lossless Music,
Horizons,
Runes,
Syncopatic Recs, 
Guidance Recs,


DJ and Producer/ Label boss at 160 Street Recordings. Releases as Budasac, Buda and Deeperheightz.

Labels - 160 Street Recordings, Outsider Music, Syncopathic, Bukva Sound, Certain Sounds, Ruff Cutz, Erupt Records, UKJ, Philly Driven Riddim, LDZ...

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

Liam Jackson aka Interrex is an emerging drum and bass producer from the UK.
Taking inspiration from the dancefloor genre, his unique style and use of blending other genres together, is something that will leave a mark on the electronic musical world.
Releases on : UKF. Riot records. YANA Music. GZ Audio. Accelerant Records.

Strength of Unity is a Dutch organization based in Amsterdam that focusses on organizing hard dance events. With the help of a dedicated crew filled with a couple of skilled DJ's we invite other famous or upcoming DJ's and Live Acts from the scene to perform at our heart pounding events.

On November 24, 2006 a new party organization was born in Amsterdam. A group of friends with a passion for the harder styles of house music noticed that there was a need for small inexpensive party's. From 8:00 p.m. to 2:00, the student pub 'The Kult' converted into an harder styles event called Kultbaze. From that moment there was no stopping us. In the course of five years, the organization has became a big name in the Amsterdam party scene. Good atmosphere, banging beats and surprising themes made every party unique and a must to attend. Strength Of Unity is also one of the few harder style organizations to take part of the annual Amsterdam Dance event.

Together with well-known and upcoming names in the scene, the organization sets down two big success formulas:

Brainburst, hard rough and experimental HARDCORE banging decibels. This event was the cause that the north south line tunnel trough Amsterdam had to be severely reinforced. The mixture between Early Hardcore, Gabba and Psycore sounds blended together with the new dark sounds of Frenchcore makes this party unique, in other words: 'there ain't no other'.

'Ouwe Stijl is Botergeil' (Old Style is Fucking Horny), is our most famous concept and without doubt one of the best parties in its genre. Here we return to the hardest and roughest sounds of Early Hardcore (Gabba). We prove that this style is still very much alive and that the 'gabber' (gabba) feeling still stands for companionship, great atmosphere and going out of your mind!

A rōnin (浪人) was a samurai with no lord or master during the feudal period of Japan. A samurai became masterless from the death or fall of his master.

"Last Ronin" is the brainchild of Simon Robinson. Born in Bromsgrove, A small town in Worcestershire, England.

Raised around music the young Last Ronin originally followed the path of a drummer. Then later transitioned to electronic music production early 2013.

After being recognised by the BBC in 2014 with numerous radio airings. He was asked to play at local festival Noztock.

Taking inspiration from artist such as https://soundcloud.com/mitis , https://soundcloud.com/seven-lions & https://soundcloud.com/virtual-riot Last Ronin has now set out to make his own imprint in the electronic music world.

#melodic #dubstep #chillstep

Released on:
https://soundcloud.com/second-city-records
https://soundcloud.com/bassrebels
https://soundcloud.com/fatsteprecords
https://soundcloud.com/labellemusiqueofficial
https://soundcloud.com/coalition_records

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OTK is an Italian DJ and producer active since 2010.

After immersing himself in London’s underground Drum and Bass scene, he developed a powerful and distinctive sound.

Later, in Milan, he earned a master’s degree in music production, sound design, and sound engineering , refining his sonic identity.

Today, OTK focuses on techno and drum and bass, crafting DJ sets that unfold like musical stories: hypnotic progressions, aggressive basslines, and moments of tension exploding into pure collective release.
His name, short for Outbreak, embodies his mission: to spark a true sound revolution.

* Dark * Hypnotic * Energetic * 
These keywords best describe Manic's style of music for both his productions and on stage performances. By continuously crossing borders and exploring different sound design techniques, his style is in perpetual evolution, while maintaining the recognizable atmosphere.

Maarten Prinsen, born in 1989 and raised in the outback of Winterswijk (NL), started making music at the age of 11 by mastering the keyboard. This eventually led to producing electronic dance music in various harder styles of techno. Since 2006 he started performing at raves. After a few years he got contracted by Cenobite Records. Two of his tracks where released on the Machines in Motion 2 compilation album in 2009 and two years later his first full CD album "Human Demise" got released. That's where his musical journey started...

Since then Manic made several tracks, of which the official Machines In Motion 3 Anthem and a couple of collabs with international artist. In 2015 he released the collaboration album "Equilibrium" with Slovak artist Csabi, which really merged the styles of the two artist nicely together, resulting into a completely unique sound. Different than any other Cenobite releases so far, but still with that signature trancecore/psycore sound.

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