Renegade Hardware // BrainRave // Root97 // NFSOP

Hailing From the North East of England, Aye Rights is a producer who embraces both old school and modern sides of Neurofunk Drum and Bass.  Combining the character of crunchy beats and
basslines from the Tech-Step era with the meaty weight of modern productions Aye Rights has very quickly gained recognition from some of the old "headz" in the industry alongside those from the newest generation of Neurofunk.
His first major release was on Root97 titled 'Cephalopod' and was very much a nod to the 'Golden Era' sound. Ed Rush, Optical and early Noisia vibes on this one.  This was followed up by the much talked about 'Touge' on Neurofunk/Tech-Step label BrainRave Music.  This release had Ray Keith waxing lyrical on his radio show and likening it to the old Bad Company/Ed Rush & Optical era.  Next was a follow up release on BrainRave Music where Aye Rights collaborated with BrainRave founder Tollgate Shindigs to produce a track titled 'Scary Mary'.  This was sent to the legendary Joe Ford for mastering where his reply on first listen was "the production is F****** crazy good".
Add to this ever growing list, a rib shaking collab with Renegade Hardware artist Victim DNB NZ titled 'Docklands'.  It's clear to see the future is very bright for Aye Rights.

DJ/Producer from London.
Co-owner of Virus Recordings & head henchman of Piranha Pool Recordings.
One half of Killbox. Bookings : mark@esp-agency.com 
USA/Canada : saleem@amodeagency.com

An artist synonymous with Drum and Bass, Ed Rush has become a byword for cutting edge, forward thinking
beats. Moving through the sounds of hip hop and electro in his early musical years, Ed Rush soon became
interested in the emerging London jungle scene.
Showing his innate ability to manipulate chopped breakbeats and piles of sub-low bass, it wasn't long before Ed
Rush and Nico dropped the huge 'Bludclot Artattack'. The first classic to Ed Rush’s name, this proved to be a
platform for another collaboration with DJ Trace. Simultaneously developing his own style whilst pushing the
boundaries of a genre, classics such as ‘The Mutant' and 'Guncheck' put Ed Rush’s attitude injected productions
firmly on the map.
One of the pioneers of new sound dubbed Techstep, Ed Rush soon teamed up within another leading light,
Optical; to form what would become one of the most progressive production teams in the scene. In 1998, Ed
Rush & Optical released an album universally recognized as changing the landscape of Drum and Bass forever
with the legendary, ‘Wormhole’ on Virus Recordings. Still regarded as one of the main catalysts for the Neuro and
Techstep sound, ‘Wormhole’ paved the way for household names such as Noisia, Bad Company and many more.
Since then Ed Rush has released a plethora of genre-defining tracks and albums, both solo and with his partner in
crime, Optical. Still busy at work on a new Ed Rush & Optical LP due in late 2013, Ed Rush is not merely content
with helping shape the scene and remaining one of its most consistent producers. Beginning his own venture, he
now looks to the future with the birth of Piranha Pool. An outlet for showcasing new talent and veterans alike,
Piranha Pool represents what will be the future of Drum and Bass.

Founder of BrainRave Music and Former Label Manager at Renegade Hardware, Shindigs first found his love for 'dance' music whilst he was still attending school in the early 90's.  His older brother would buy all the old Eclipse, Amnesia House, Perception, Fibreoptics, Quest tape packs which became the soundtrack to his early teens.   The years that followed saw him obsess with the somewhat natural progression of Jungle, Happy Hardcore through to Drum & Bass. 

At 16 years of age Midlands based Tollgate Shindigs was hosting his own multi genre events in various local pubs and clubs which led to a regular event called ‘Nocturnal Combustion’ at the once thriving Crazy Daisies in Coventry.  At these events he would book and DJ alongside artists in the calibre of Andy C, Ed Rush, Bryan Gee, SS, Bad Company, Ratty, GQ, and Flux.

In the early 2000's he learned his craft at Coventry Technical College where he studied Music Technology.  In the years that followed he has had successful releases on both Root97 and BrainRave Music with more releases in the pipeline.

Fast forward 30 years and having recently played for brands such as Amnesia House, Raveology, Standard Procedure Presents & BrainRave Music he has once again become an active member of the Drum & Bass community and has found a renewed passion for both DJ’ing and Music Production.  

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I-Witness breathes drum & bass since the start of the millennium and has been playing DJ sets since 2003. He played at numerous parties and festivals around the country (Tomorrowland, Star Warz, etc.) and abroad (UK, France, Netherlands, Germany, etc). Known for his versatile selection, he always combines different flavours, ranging from oldschool classics to the newest releases.

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NC-17 is a Toronto based producer on such labels as Dispatch, Metalheadz & Ram Recordings.

Slovak DJ Lady Su has been active in the drum & bass scene since 2009. Her love for electronic music led her as a visitor to several genres, but broken beats resonated in her the most. That was also the reason why she decided to start DJing. During the first attempts at turntables in 2008, Czech DJ Estewes stood by her. He acquainted her with the basics of DJing, which she decided to show to the public for the first time a year later at the Element club in Prievidza. Since then, it has become a regular part of domestic and later foreign events. Over time, she added promotional skills too. She curated her residency night under the name Synapse in Bratislava club Radosť for four years. Her musical taste and feeling for capturing the atmosphere behind the mix, which she acquired during that time, guaranteed her attention from the wider drum & bass community. Ravers could hear her from behind the DJ desk not only in Slovakia and Czech rep., but also in UK, Hungary, Netherlands and California. She focuses mainly on the darker side of dnb, but is not afraid to incorporate some softer tracks into her sets as well.

Ant TC1 along with Hidden Agenda founded Dispatch Recordings back in 2001, Ant originally helped out with the management side of the label before finding his feet within the realms of production; which was a natural progression for him having DJ’d on pirate radio and in clubs from the age of 14 (since 1992).  His first release alongside frequent production partner Stress Level appeared on Dispatch after almost 3 years of hard work getting their collective sound where they felt it needed to be before even thinking about turning on a DAT recorder.  After their first release hit the stores they quickly picked up a wealth of DJ support across their early material and went on to release for a who’s who list of established Drum & Bass record labels including the likes of Renegade, CIA, Advanced, Critical Records Integral, Liquid V, Commercial Suicide, Good Looking Records, Bingo Beats and Samurai Music.

By demand remix work started to feature heavily within their output and the duo went on to remix for the likes of Hidden Agenda, Chris SU, Artificial Intelligence, Kabuki, Total Science, Optical & Ryme Time (Jagged Edge), Atlantic Connection, Tactile & DJ Marky.  Branching out and working with other producers such as Survival, DLR & Philth has only furthered experience Ant’s skills at the controls over the years, Ant has also released his own solo material more recently on top of remixing for the likes of Lomax on Integral Records.  In 2014 Ant realised a lifetime ambition, securing his first ever release for the legendary Metalheadz label “Hungry For Atmosphere” alongside Mako, DLR & Villem with further releases for the label and counting going into 2024.

Ant’s production output has featured on a mass of compilations and mix CD’s compiled by the likes of Shy FX, LTJ Bukem, Total Science, AI, Spectrasoul, Klute and Brian G.  Additionally his work has featured very heavily within the radio shows of Friction, Grooverider, Fabio, Goldie, Bailey & Rene LaVice on their respective BBC Radio 1 slots over the years as well as BBC 1Xtra where Ant once hosted his own one-off 4 hour show, he has since additionally made 2 guest DJ appearances for DJ Friction on his Radio 1 show.  His DJ’ing work has seen him play all over the globe from Adelaide to Los Angeles, from Hong Kong to Sarajevo, Vancouver to Bangkok and last but by no means least regularly UK and EU wide. Additionally for the most part of the decade beyond 2010 Ant also worked as the Artist Manager for both Outlook and Dimensions Festival in Croatia, leading up the booking process, budgets and travel aspects for the festival.

Fast forward through to 2024; Ant is now responsible for the lead label management roles of both Metalheadz & Dispatch Recordings and is based in Thailand, with a purpose built studio room recently finished the plan (alongside managing a mass of planned record label releases) is to get back to focusing on writing music more consistently than he ever has previously.

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