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Dj Downshifter

bass/ beats / blips

About Me

1995: Joined Headjunk.com (now defunct) and helped set up one of the worlds first online platforms for artists and mp3 downloads
1996: Formed Hyponik Promotions and began promoting Chesterfields finest (and only) club nights Break Party and Rebel Bass.
2000: Moved to High Wycombe to study Music Industry Management & Marketing
2001: Set up Tyke records to release the quality electronics acquired via Headjunk. Expanded Hyponik Promotions and launcheda targeted flyer pack andonline platform for Londons underground electronic music scene. Worked For Virgin / Source Records as an intern. Then worked for Lumin events promoting various nights such as Sonar UK, Logarhythm.org.uk, Warp Records party's, Rephlex Records Party's, Planet Mu, Juana Molina, Venetian Snares and many more... www.lumin.org
2002: Began promoting nights in London pushing the new bass heavy sound coming out of the city....Dubstep, electro, techno and breaks. Various nights Called Rebel Bass, Grunk, Rebel Frequency, Dublime.......featuring artists such as Hatcha, Skream, Rhythm and Sound, Digital Mystikz, Warlock, Shelly Parker, Marco Passarani, Distance, Renegade soundwave, Paul Rose, Ed DMX, Luke Vibert.........................
2004: Graduated and worked for the Fabric nightclub in promotions department learning the tricks of the trade from the worlds leading club. www.fabriclondon.com
2005: Left to push Hyponik promotions full time. Hyponik is now an integral part of various companies with the promotion of events such as TDK Festival, Bestival, Global Gathering, BLOC Festival, BLOOM Festival an dworking with many other companies and organzations such as iTunes, Interakt, Fabric, Warp, Overkill, Bangface, Supersonic, DMZ, FWD......
2006: Now back in the Fabric nest as content Developer working across all departments at Fabric and pushignt eh digital side of things. Currently dj'ing at all Hyponik nights and various other nights and festivals.
2007: TBC

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Member Since: 11/25/2006
Band Website: hyponik.com
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Record Label: Tyke Records / Skud Records
Type of Label: Indie