OPTIV is a name firmly embedded in both the forefront and deep memory of any true fan of drum & bass. He emerged into the scene with the seminal Cause4Concern sound, which made an enduring mark that influenced many of today’s great artists, including Noisia, and helped to mould the tech aesthetic that we –know today. The Optiv moniker erupted into existence a few years after the establishment of Cause4Concern, with the founding of his own label Red Light Records in 2002, an imprint that continues to be influential in both launching the careers of promising artists such as Inward, Hanzo & Randie, Impak as well as putting out high quality audio from established artists such as Tobax, Telekinesis, The Upbeats and Black Sun Empire. This is in addition to running the pioneering C4C Recordings imprint, that’s been committed to pushing forward-thinking tech for close to two decades now.
Over the course of Optiv’s prolific and long-running solo career, he’s released on a significant range of labels, including leading taste-makers such as Virus, Playaz, Blackout, Subtitles, Eatbrain, Hospital, Shogun Audio, Invisible and Dispatch to name just a few. His commitment to a pure analogue sound, inspired by his techno and electro roots, in combination with a stripped aesthetic that requires audio purity, has ensured that his sound remains both timeless and ahead of the pack. With years of experience behind him to apply to the dance, as well as his immaculate sense for freshness, Optiv is a tried and tested artist who continues to make a significant impact on the drum & bass sphere.

No other producer packs a punch like AUDIO. From his tattooed drum & bass knuckles to his ruthlessly hard-hitting productions, Gareth Greenall embodies the spirit of D&B. Uncompromising, inherently underground and refusing to play games, the South London artist’s diligence, creativity and lack of complacency has inspired mass respect from every possible corner of the scene.

Four albums, countless 12”s and over 15 years deep into his limit-pushing adventures, Gareth continues to surge at the very forefront of the sound he’d first experienced as young Londoner tuning in to Colin Dale’s eminent Abstract Dance Kiss FM sermons. Instant jungle entrenchment: he hurled himself into the fray. Vinyls, Reason, illegal raves… The boy – whose mum brought him up on a strict diet of ABBA and Queen – grabbed any angle and any opportunity to get involved.
From ringing up and booking Ed Rush for a party above a pub in Croydon off the back of mobile number on a test press … To scoring a job as in-house studio engineer at legendary rave distributors Alphamagic where he studied the dark art of dynamics at a masters level: Audio wouldn’t – and still won’t – settle for anything less than full immersion.

His own production stripes stretch back to just after the turn of the century when he found himself at the helm of Resonant Evil. Demonstrating their power with a debut on the genre-defining Renegade Hardware, over the course of two years they scorched the repertoires of Moving Shadow, G2 and Outbreak. As Resonant Evil’s brutal bulletins wound down, Audio was winding up. Carving his own path with his own rules, he was soon snapped up by early neuro pioneers Tech Freak Recordings who gave him the opportunity to stretch himself creatively and broadcast his first long playing message. Audio’s debut album ‘To The Edge Of Reason’ showed the world he could cater for experiences beyond the dancefloor yet convey the same attitude and defiant dynamic he’d become synonymous with as a DJ and on 12”s. It was so well received; within a year he was signed by Ed Rush and Optical and for five years became an intrinsic member of the Virus family.

Audio’s work on Virus is where he really developed momentum. Already an established headliner across Europe, his productions and reputation became a global phenomenon, leading to tours in every territory. This reputation was compounded by albums such as ‘Genesis Device’ and ‘Soul Magnet’ which spawned the mighty ‘Headroom’. One of the most influential and successful tracks of its time, it knocked chart-topping EDM star Avicii off the Beatport top spot, dominating the chart for a total of 13 weeks and setting the foundation for his final Virus album ‘Force Of Nature’. Released in October 2013, it threw the scene completely off-guard… No other producer has conjured two albums of such strong-armed quality within less than a year. Just as his debut album had pricked the ears of Virus, ‘Force Of Nature’ attracted Andy C’s Ram Records.

Kindred spirits, Audio and Ram Records are a natural fit: both D&B lifers, both as emphatic and enthusiastic about the scene as they were at inception, both dedicated to pushing drum & bass to its furthest limits creatively and sonically, Audio’s decorated career has leveled up once more. To Gareth, though, it’s business as usual; still immersed in production science (now using the unique Studio One set up) and still just as buzzed about slapping a dancefloor into submission with deadly double drops as he was when he kicked off, Audio’s unique punch is harder than it’s ever been.

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Award Winning Drum & Bass brand, pushing creative and innovative event experiences.


For all bookings please contact:
Tom@GRAM Agency -tom@gramagency.co.uk
or
Dave@GRAM Agency - dave@gramagency.co.uk


If you like D&B you’re in the right place 🤝

Independent drum + bass label based in Shoreditch📍

PROLIX

Prolix will be a familiar name to most hardened Drum and Bass heads, with a back catalogue that has seen releases on some of the most prolific and respected labels in the industry such as RAM, Playaz & Ganja Tek, VISION, Blackout, Renegade Hardware, Metalheadz, Viper, Virus, OWSLA/MTA and most recently signing exclusively to Shogun Audio. His unique style of production has achieved international recognition filling Prolix with the courage he needed to establish his own imprint in 2011; cue the birth of the mighty Trendkill Records. 

As his reputation has grown, Prolix has found himself collaborating with an array of top artists from across the genre such as Noisia, Misanthrop, and Icicle, as well as remixing the likes of Chase and Status, Ed Rush and Optical, and Black Sun Empire. 
It was with his work for Chase and Status that led to an introduction to d&b pioneer DJ Hype which began the conception of Ganja Tek for the sole purpose of releasing his distinct sound. Since then, Prolix' production has gone from strength to strength, securing radio support from several BBC radio DJs including Friction and Mary Ann Hobbs. 

One of his most seminal releases to date was the visionary crowd funded 'Project Trendkill' Album, a collaboration with Gridlok  which soared to the top of the download charts and into every self respecting DJ’s record bags the world over. Teaming up with Gridlok had previously come up trumps again, drawing the attention of RAM Records head honcho Andy C, with their debut 12" of 'Membrane' and 'Babylon' devastating soundsystems worldwide. 

Other landmark releases for Prolix include 'Crater' on Renegade Hardware with Nocturnal, 'Asteroids' on VISION with NOISIA, 'On Like That' EP with MC Coppa, and the 'Transcendent' EP on Trendkill featuring collabs with Misanthrop, Mob Tactics, Rido, Meth and MC Coppa again. 


Having toured America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Prolix is well known for his high energy, floor-filling DJ sets. As well as doing his own headline shows accross Europe, he has also shared the stage with some of the top names in drum and bass including Chase and Status, Subfocus, and Pendulum. 

With Trendkill continuing to gather a strong and dedicated following release after release, and since having signed to Shogun and releasing his smash debut single 'Nature of Rality', Prolix is on track to becomming one of the biggest artists in the scene. 


For bookings please contact:

Booking:

UK/EUROPE - clive@evolutionartists.co.uk

NORTH/SOUTH AMERICA - scott@cybergrooveprod.com

https://www.facebook.com/ProlixUK

http://www.facebook.com/trendkillrecords

http://www.discogs.com/artist/167247-Prolix

http://twitter.com/prolixdnb

http://twitter.com/trendkillrecords

http://www.myspace.com/prolixuk

Titan Records is a drum and bass label to be reckoned with. Started by A.M.C Titan Records is coming forth with original, heavy releases from all
corners.

As the different camps in drum & bass bleed into each other more and more,
Titan Records is bringing out top-quality and diverse records ready to
inject something big into the scene. All the tracks show a label ready to
dominate with some mammoth releases.

TITAN RELEASES:
TITAN001 - Surface EP - Various Artists
TITAN002 - Serial Killaz - Send Dem / Authentic
TITAN003 - Subsonic - Kamikaze / Flatliner
TITAN004 - Dj Oder - Rock The Place / Robot Talk
TITAN005 - Wickaman & RV - I Need You / Identifi
TITAN006 - Athys & Duster - Athys & Duster EP
TITAN007 - A.M.C - Noise Of Thunder EP
TITAN008 - Wickaman & Sudden Def - Play For Blood / Way We Are
TITAN009 - Sureface EP Pt 2 - Various Artists
TITAN010 - A.M.C & Six Blade - Try Again / Killa
TITAN011 - T-Phonic - One More Chance / All Night Long
TITAN012 - Surface EP Pt3 - Various Artists
TITAN014 - Callide - Drop Bombs / Pulse Wave
TITAN015 - T-Phonic - Deep Impact
TITAN016 - T-Phonic - Positive
TITAN017 - Hypoxia - Badass / Disco Shit
TITAN018 - Juventa - Just For Now EP
TITAN019 - A-Cray - Diverted / Simple
TITAN020 - T-Phonic - Headvice / Cinematic
TITAN021 - Zaiaku - Lost Identity / The Defect
TITAN022 - Dub Motion - Warning / Mercury
TITAN023 - A.M.C - Southpaw EP
TITAN024 - Dub Motion - Skyfall EP
TITAN025 - Hypoxia - Tres-2b / Charley
TITAN026 - Tobax - Lockdown / One Chance
TITAN027 - S9 - Push It / Retrospect
TITAN028 - Glass Cobra - Up / Don Juan
TITAN029 - Tobax - Orbital Cold / Blessed
TITAN030 - 5 Years Of Titan Pt1 - A-Cray - Rage Quit / Diverted A.M.C Remix
TITAN031 - 5 Years Of Titan Pt2 EP
TITAN032 - 5 Years Of Titan Pt3 EP
TITAN033 - 5 Years Of Titan The Album
TITAN034 - A.M.C & Turno - Collision EP
TITAN035 - Glass Cobra - Heel Slide / Delusion
TITAN036 - Maniatics - Rock This Place / The Beast
TITAN037 - A.M.C - Dubplate Series Volume 1
TITAN038 - Six Blade - 24:7
TITAN039 - Surface EP Pt 4
TITAN040 - Liveon - Destruction & Domination / Discomfort

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