Splinta

Splinta a.k.a. Paul Velicky got into Drum&Bass in 1999: Everything started together with his long-time mate Chinch at the famous Vienna based Flex club. Here Splinta got in touch with Drum&Bass for the very first time. Very soon Splinta, Chinch and their hungarian friend Denee bought their first equipment to improve the mixing skills. The everything went it's own way – first bookings followed, more bookings followed. In the beginning of 2002 his closest friends founded the [static echo] crew. The collective started to promote their own regular parties called «fluid» Drum&Bass. This night started at Vienna’s Club Massiv and moved then to the legendary Couchuc Club. In the middle of 2003 Splinta decided to organize his first bigger Drum&Bass party featuring Dylan and Robyn Chaos from the UK. This was the moment where everything started to roll…
The weekly Drum&Bass sessions at Couchuc Club got a better and better name, and Splinta learned to communicate with the crowd during his sets. He understands it perfectly to arrange his sets depending on the night's theme. In the smaller venues Splinta usually drops the funky and liquid Drum&Bass tunes. His preferred style is all the party Drum&Bass like Pendulum, Subfocus, Phetsta, Sparfunk, Fresh and all the others, but when it fits to the night – for example at Therapy Sessions – he's able to drop the shredder tunes from ones like Dylan, Technical Itch, SPL or Zubcore too. Which brings us directly to the next point: In late 2003 Splinta met Zubcore for the first time. Quickly Zubcore got involved into the [static echo] thing, which finally was the perfect way for all participants. These 2 guys are now promoting one of Europe’s most hyped Drum&Bass parties - the Therapy Sessions Austria. Together with Dylan and his wife Robyn Chaos they are organizing a regular blood-theatre in Vienna. Names like Technical Itch, Dylan, Noisia, Limewax, Raiden, Concord Dawn, Spor, Robyn Chaos or The Panacea (just to name a few) are rocking Vienna's Arena every three months. Therapy Sessions Austria started in late 2005 and is now one of the most important party nights in Austria and central Europe. Thereby Splinta got the possibility to receive more and more positive feedback from the real Drum&Bass greats.
He loves to make people dance and exactly that's the reason why he became a DJ. "The most important thing in that game is the shining in the peoples eyes. And still the best way to give that to the party people, is to give them tunes they like. Mix them proper and you can make every crowd going completely mad. In my opinion that’s the secret to be a good DJ. I’m not a DJ to play only the stuff that I like. Of course I love most of the tunes I play, but I’m playing for the people here, not for me", Splinta said in an interview early 2005. Be prepared for a full load of smashing tunes and dubplates in his sets. Splinta is comin'…!
Splinta played alongside:
+ ALIX PEREZ [soul:r / UK]
+ APHRODITE [urban takeover / UK]
+ AUDIO [penetration / UK]
+ AXIOM [dsci4 / SWI]
+ B-KEY [freak / UK]
+ BAD COMPANY [bcrecordings / UK]
+ BARON [breakbeat kaos / UK]
+ BASSTIKAL [phunkfiction / GER]
+ BLACK SUN EMPIRE [b.s.e. / NED]
+ BODY & SOUL [breakbeat kaos / AUT]
+ BOJ LUCKI [kabalikmusik / SWE]
+ BREAK [dnaudio / UK]
+ B.T.K. [identity / BRA]
+ BUNGLE [c.i.a. / BRA]
+ CADIK [tilós / HUN]
+ CALIBRE [signature / IRE]
+ CAMO [renegade hardware / AUT]
+ CHASE & STATUS [breakbeat kaos / UK]
+ CHRIS RENEGADE [lifted / UK]
+ CHRIS.SU [commercial suicide / HUN]
+ COMMIX [metalheadz / UK]
+ CONCEPT [c.i.a. / AUT]
+ CONCORD DAWN [metalheadz / NZL]
+ COOH [position chrome / BUL]
+ COUNTERSTRIKE [algorythm / RSA]
+ CROSSFIRE [dsci4 / BEL]
+ CURRENT VALUE [obscene / GER]
+ D.KAY [brigand / AUT]
+ DEPHZAC [blackrain / SLK]
+ DJ CABBIE [chronic v / UK]
+ DJ FRICTION [shogun audio / UK]
+ DJ HYPE [ganja / UK]
+ DJ INK [renegade hardware / UK]
+ DJ ROME [blu saphir / GER]
+ DJ STORM [metalheadz / UK]
+ DOM & ROLAND [moving shadow / UK]
+ DONNY [barcode / UK]
+ DRUMSOUND [technique / UK]
+ DYLAN [freak / USA]
+ ED RUSH [virus / UK]
+ EVOL INTENT [barcode / USA]
+ EZ ROLLERS [intercom / UK]
+ FIERCE [dnaudio / UK]
+ FRESH [breakbeat kaos / UK]
+ FUTURE PROPHECIES [breakbeat kaos / NOR]
+ GORO [blackrain / SLK]
+ GEIN [moving shadow / USA]
+ J MAJIK [infrared / UK]
+ JOHN B [beta / UK]
+ KASRA [critical / UK]
+ KIARA [dnb.sk / SLK]
+ KLUTE [commercial suicide / UK]
+ KROOKED [renegade hardware / AUT]
+ LIMEWAX [freak / NED]
+ LOGISTICS [hospital / UK]
+ MASHEEN [dsci4 / UK]
+ MAT [brigand / AUT]
+ MC 2SHY [renegade hardware / UK]
+ MC AMDIAZ [oxygen / FRA]
+ MC BIGGIE [grid / UK]
+ MC COPPA [ease up / UK]
+ MC DAVOX [mainframe / AUT]
+ MC DAXTA [criminal beatz / AUT]
+ MC DON.SKEY [forms crew / SLK]
+ MC SHNEK [c.i.a. / AUT]
+ MC VERSE [renegade hardware / UK]
+ MC YOUNGMAN [technique / UK]
+ MOVING FUSION [ram / UK]
+ MUFFLER [disturbed / FIN]
+ N:PHECT [renegade hardware / GER]
+ NOISIA [vision / NED]
+ OF GOD [hell's bassment / AUS]
+ PENDULUM [warner music / UK]
+ PHACE [subtitles / GER]
+ PHILIP TBC [shadowbox / CZR]
+ PSYCHOFREUD [congo natty / NOR]
+ RMF [vibez / AUT]
+ RAIDEN [offkey / EST]
+ RAWFULL [ill.skillz / AUT]
+ RESONANT EVIL [g2 / UK]
+ RIDE ONE [oxygen / FRA]
+ RIDO [defcom / CZR]
+ ROBYN CHAOS [freak / USA]
+ SHROOMBAB [junglistic sistaz / AUT]
+ SHY FX [digital soundboy / UK]
+ SIMON 'BASSLINE' SMITH [technique / UK]
+ SPL [lost soul / USA]
+ SPOR [lifted / UK]
+ SYNCOPIX [hospital / GER]
+ TECHNICAL ITCH [penetration / USA]
+ TEEBEE [subtitles / NOR]
+ THE PANACEA [position chrome / GER]
+ THE SECT [offkey / UK]
+ VICIOUS CIRCLE [renegade hardware / UK]
+ XAMPLE [ram / UK]
+ ZUBCORE [future sickness / AUT]
And many, many more...
13.9.: Therapy Sessions Austria @ Arena Wien
Splinta Live @ ARGE Salzburg (14.03.2007) - Part 1:
Splinta Live @ ARGE Salzburg (14.03.2007) - Part 2:
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