“Drum and bass is about the community and about the good vibes, bringing people together and having the best time. Writing some good music.“
Low:r

This is how Ben Downton describes his passion for drum and bass music as a Producer and DJ. Having grown up in a musical family he experimented with many genres and instruments such as violin and bass guitar from his very young age. Ben joined a few bands but he quickly found his own way to express himself in music.
In 2004 his brother bought him a copy of Cakewalk SONAR as a present and it showed him the way into making Electronica, Dub and Minimal-Dubstep. Under the alias ‘Morah’ he released and played dubstep around the UK and Belgium by 2010 but it still was not a perfect match with his musical attitude. Drum and bass came into his view about a year later and Ben started to produce in this genre with fellow producer Locustlang. Together they wrote the techy, 4 track EP, “Sentinel,” which broke into Drum & Bass Arena’s top ten charts and was supported by Phil Tangent.
In 2016 he switched his alias to Low:r and since then he releases his tracks on Fokuz, Spearhead, Soulvent, Soul Deep and Terra Firma but he is going to appear on bigger labels as well soon. He has been DJing with huge names, like Spectrasoul, Pola & Bryson, Halogenix and his tracks are being played by DJs from all around the world. DJMag rated his track ‘Locked Away’ 7.5 and mentioned him alongside such as big names as Hybrid Minds and Delta Heavy. For his records Low:r takes inspiration from producers like Camo&Krooked, but his everyday life has an impact on his production too. He never stops working and comes up with something new most weeks. Definitely, a producer to keep an eye on.

https://soundcloud.com/lowrmusic

Host: https://soundcloud.com/dj-kobee

RADIO

RE-Broken Beats pres. Lowr @ RADIO ELECTRONICA | 2021-10-09

For bookings contact:
Maarten@mbartists.co.uk

Low:r - taking things high:r and high:r with every manoeuvre. A key artist on highly respected labels such as Galacy, Liquicity, Spearhead, Soulvent and Program, his funk-fired, soul-packed signature has become more and more of a prominent flavour on the drum & bass menu since his first release in 2016.

Rooted in the rudiments, Ben Downton has always lived a musical life. As an accomplished violin player, and a member of the West Sussex Strings, he performed in cathedrals and churches across the UK throughout his teens. Swapping the bow for the bass guitar, he then played in various bands before electronic music, bass culture and the allure of the studio took over his life. 

Inspired by the music’s strong sense of community, and driven to constantly rise to the never-ending challenge of production, he first cut his teeth as a dubstep DJ before he developed the Low:r alias you see and hear today. With a name taken from a factory test unit, and an industrial strength sense of ambition and creativity to match, the Low:r sound is playfully unpredictable and dynamic but consistently charged with a widescreen sense of mischief and musicality. This is reflected both in his scene-supported releases and his DJs sets, which have ranged from shows at the iconic Brixton Electric to the renowned Liquicity Festival, Holland.

With the bookings matching his ever-expanding sound, and spreading further around the D&B-loving globe, Low:r has become a significant member of the new-generation of artists pushing the culture into exciting new directions. With each release growing in size and scale, expect the Low:r sound to become more prominent as we move into the future. Let’s take things high:r.

Martin Schmieger Aka Reiner Von Vielen had already recorded all DJ sets on the radio in the mid-nineties. At that time he supplied his classmates with a double cassette deck and developed his first feeling for digging music. In 2001, he came into contact with OKJ Jena for the first time. A first love for radio developed, which was to last for another two years. After that, he started leaving half of his fortune in record shops and quickly reached thousands of records. In 2007, all the hustle and bustle had become too much for him and he disappeared from the Jena scene again for the time being. In 2011, he made his glorious comeback as a radio presenter and the Herzklopfen Radio programme in OKJ was born. Every 4th Friday of the month, the crème de la crème of the Jena house and techno scene came to his studio. In January 2016, the station was restructured and he was brought into the https://soundcloud.com/radioelectronicajena team by Nicola Candelaria. Today he is mainly responsible for booking, new introductions and the internationalisation of the Radio Electronica brand. Since the beginning of 2021 he has been doing the booking for the Blur Podcast and supports his friend  https://soundcloud.com/fredastermusic from https://soundcloud.com/blur-records in many label matters.

SHARE YOUR PROMO MUSIC
(Please send only download links (320 kbps Mp3 or higher) + press text via martin@radioelectronica.fm

Radio Electronica Team:

Nicola Candelaria (Founder, Owner, Host Jena)
https://soundcloud.com/reiner-von-vielen (Booking, Social Media, Host)
https://soundcloud.com/julita-just (FLINTASTIC)
https://soundcloud.com/its-nima (Monthly Techno Review)
https://soundcloud.com/dj-kobee (RE - Broken Beats)
https://soundcloud.com/fredastermusic (RE - Luanda Underground) 
https://soundcloud.com/tmarkakisofficial (RE - DEEP HOUSE FUSION)
https://soundcloud.com/ines-bloom (RE: LOVE)
https://soundcloud.com/boryn (RE - 100 Bridges)
https://soundcloud.com/nickspurwaydj (RE - Australia)
https://soundcloud.com/lbee-1-1 (RE - Trinidad / Tobago)
https://soundcloud.com/jayymurrayy (RE - South Africa)
https://soundcloud.com/teedeep (RE - South Africa)
https://soundcloud.com/vicmarick (RE - South Africa)
https://soundcloud.com/bigpack (RE - Underground Stories)
https://soundcloud.com/dj-ed-gain (RE - Selected Grooves)
https://soundcloud.com/suburb-beat (RE - Boom Bap)
https://soundcloud.com/iamandroosh (WEEKLY ROUNDUP)
https://soundcloud.com/hennaonna (WEEKLY ROUNDUP)
https://soundcloud.com/maxcaesar (WEEKLY ROUNDUP)
https://soundcloud.com/javier-persabal (WEEKLY ROUNDUP)
https://soundcloud.com/okofunk (WEEKLY ROUNDUP)
https://soundcloud.com/joint4nine (WEEKLY ROUNDUP)
https://soundcloud.com/mycamelia (WEEKLY ROUNDUP)
https://soundcloud.com/jeffswiff (WEEKLY ROUNDUP)
https://soundcloud.com/nosmokarag (WEEKLY ROUNDUP)
https://soundcloud.com/hatt_d (WEEKLY ROUNDUP)
https://soundcloud.com/craftsmanshipmusic (WEEKLY ROUNDUP)

RADIO ELECTRONICA was one of the first independent radio programmes to go on air in Jena in 1999. The background was to bring colour into the dreary Thuringian radio programme and to create a platform where regional and national artists from the electronic music scene could present themselves and exchange ideas. RADIO ELECTRONICA claims to be always on the trail of new influences, trends and artists in the field of electronic music.

The show quickly developed from the first pre-productions to a live broadcast, which can be heard every four weeks on Saturdays from 7pm to midnight on the open channel Jena on UKW 103.4 Mhz and via online stream (https://radio-okj.de/wp-content/themes/radiookj/okj-player.html).

With a steadily growing fan base, RADIO ELECTRONICA is still a firm institution in the field of electronic music in Jena and beyond the city limits. Besides the latest scene trends and record presentations, studio guests are a big part of the show.

RE-Broken Beats pres. Lowr @ RADIO ELECTRONICA | 2021-10-09

RADIO ELECTRONICA JENA