Cartosâ„¢

Hi all, thanks for taking the time out to check out the space........... Here is a short Bio about my musical experience shedding some light onto what has shaped my tastes and styles........... Back in 1993 I started to listen to Jungle when I purchased M-Beats (Incredible) from 'Our Price' for 99p. Those were the original nuttah days along with Jungle Mania's and this music was part of the south Bedford culture that was thrust upon me..... From 95-98 I took a massive step towards Hip-hop inspired by artists such as Luniz, Pac, Snoop, wu-tang and the list goes on!..... UK garage came on the scene in 1997 and came a big part of what I was doing, travelling the land to all kind of bashments, greatly inspired by the Heartless Crew and Mike Ruffcut....... It was in 1999 that i realised that the clubbing scene was not for me.I had spent a couple of years going to cheesy clubs and realised this wasn't me so I dropped the shirts and shoes for the more 'real' dance scene!!......... After listening to a Blackmarket tape I was slowly edging back to my DnB. It was in 2000 A.D that i went to Sanctuary (RIP) for the 1st time to a Slammin Vinyl... This was one of the best nights of my life and absolutely loved the culture that went with the music......Standing in front of a stack, intoxicated, listening to Blackmarket drop Chopper was definetly a pivotal moment to shape my future choices....... It was then I started messing with lyrics with Temper and Sketch (Haines & Mcdaid for all that know us boyz). These 2 inspired me to become an MC and even to this day still create the odd lyric or 2!........ After spending many years raving around the country (Warning, 1nation, Helter skelter, Rex, The End, Lakota....) I got into DJing. In 2005 my Brother gave me his spare decks. I only borrowed them to see what mixing entailed, next thing i know I've got records galore and DJing around clubs and pubs in Bedford!....Inspired by legends like Andy C, Zinc & Shy FX what started out as a hobby became a habit became a lifestyle. .....DJing I started out as a part time resident of SUBTECH playing at a few venues (shout out to Johnny and Ringo on this one!).... In 2006-2007 me and my family started the promotion HEAVY DUTY of which already has become as a success. Working closely with my fellow 'Bludrins': (the talented DJ MattCartiere and Sound Engineer Swampy), we have progressed every time in the quality of our audio output; be it Sound systems, Audio production, Vinyl mashup or Vocal melodies....... Major shout out to my cousin Swampy for building one of the best sound systems around and inspiring me to throw events of which hundreds of people have witnessed and enjoyed!...... It was around late 2006 when I met some of the biggest Influences of my music background. Ironically one of them is the DJ In-fluence who I have re-established close contact with after many years. Other influences have been Kyx and Misfit from the DARKFADER outfit, who have supported us and vice versa..... These days I DJ and MC out for a few different promoters, playing mainly Drum N Bass and Ol skool Hip-hop....... I sporadically write beats in my studio also (when I get 5 minutes to sit down!).....Thanks to my background in electrical engineering i have got involved in sound engineering, either in practice or electronically on music softwares...... Why Cartman, you ask? It's a derivation of my surname and once it was on a couple of flyers, it kind of stuck (others also know me as Cart/ Cartos/ Carty/ Carto) or anything else i can throw in a freestlye passage!........ Outside of music I am a technician (Electrical and IT), who loves partying, socialising, drinking, football, b'ball, snooker and so much more.... Goto www.myspace.com/bludrins for more info.........AUDIO TRANSMISSION - NOV08AUDIO TRANSMISSIONHEAVY DUTYAUDIO TRANSMISSIONAUDIO TRANSMISSIONHEAVY DUTYDARKFADER & FULL FRONTALAUDIO TRANSMISSIONINITIATION