Optical is owner of Virus Recordings, Music Producer and DJ from England.
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"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

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Hi and thanks for stopping by! I’m a big music lover and have a very wide music taste and play a big variety of genre that I enjoy and feel inspired from. Hope you’ll find something in your taste too and will feel all the vibez I put into every set! :)  

• Techno • Peak Time Driving Techno • Tech House • House • Bass House • EDM • Big Room • Future House • Progressive House • Melodic Techno

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DARK | TECHY | HEAVY UNDERGROUND SOUNDS

DJ | Vocalist | Songwriter 

Resident of Yamatai Records, The Midnight Massacre, CRE8 DnB, Flair Entertainment

Founder of Awaken The Empress & Rise Of The Underground

Ana Crusis likes to get lost in the Deep, Dark underground realms of sounds.

Although Ana’s taste in music is heavily spread out across genres, when mixing on the decks you can find her focusing on everything Dark, Techy and Heavy. She likes to push boundaries and break barriers of what would be considered “acceptable”. This can be shown in some of her outerworldly deep twisted concoctions blending experimental wonky sounds and some of her sinister artwork covers. In her latest promo mix she enjoyed introducing more BPM changes throughout her mix.

Ana Crusis has been creating eruptions in the Drum and Bass scene ever since her journey began in 2020, flying the flag in Jersey for female Drum and Bass DJ’s, her passion and dedication to spreading the music that she loves knows no bounds, with her motives to encourage more females to step up into the scene in Jersey with the support from herself as well as one of her previous ventures organising a 12 hour live Drum & Bass stream showcasing Jersey’s finest local DJs and rising young talents. She recently organised Jersey’s first ever 100% Neurofunk event “Rise Of The Underground” featuring Ed Rush and some stellar underground upcoming artists, working alongside Vanguard. You can be sure to see lots from this girl in the coming years.

Ana Crusis has nothing to prove when it comes to music, she has a very long journey ahead of her and believes it is only just getting started. 
Ana’s musical ethos is based upon “Quality over quantity and that quality has no fear of time”.

With a heart full of passion and dedication, Ana’s future is looking bright.

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