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Contayjen

pka Virus

About Me

I've been making electronic tunes since '98, starting with trance and hard house. Before that I played guitar in various bands that never went anywhere. It was mainly rock/metal/thrash back then but I got fed up of having to rely on other musicians so I started using computers to create backings to jam to and The Prodigy finally bridged the gap, seducing me into electronic/dance music in '95. Over the last 3 years I've been more focused on drum and bass and collaborating with other artists to expand my musical horizons in other genres.

I'm half of ViralEssence with talented singer/DJ Essence and we've just released our debut CD Into the Light.

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Member Since: 5/17/2005
Band Website: mp3unsigned.com/contayjen.asp
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Influences: In chronological order:

Iron Maiden, Guns and Roses, Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, Orbital, Future Sound of London, Ministry of Sound, hard trance and dnb nights in Reading especially Float and Ooops! at the Boxing Club, Chicane, Bad Company, loads of drum and bass DJs, the Reading dnb scene, hundreds of party nights.

Type of Label: None

My Blog

ViralEssence CD out now - mp3/CD

After a year and half or hard work, its finally here. Available on mp3 or CD, go to our Artist Store to buy it.  $15 including post and packing for the CD or $9 for mp3.Discounts apply for UK ...
Posted by Contayjen on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:32:00 PST

1st in another remix comp

Well, joint 1st.  More importantly, I beat Redshirt. 1st Place! M4rt3z   and   Contayjen    tied on 10 points each! 2nd Place Redshirt Theory on 6 p...
Posted by Contayjen on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:19:00 PST

I won another production contest! - Spinwarp and Camel Audio

I'm chuffed!  I've just won my 2nd production contest...and my 2nd prize.  This time my old buddy Spinwarp teamed up with Camel Audio in the Spinwarp Battle of the Beats.  The BotB cont...
Posted by Contayjen on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:38:00 PST

Battle of the Beatz highest all-time rank

Battle of the beats 2006 - V results just in!! Top 3 tracks: #1 When Push Comes To Shove! (WIP) Submitted by Rezidue on Wed, 2006-09-13 14:29. DOWNLOAD (12.42 Mb)   #2 Dawn Shadow Submitted ...
Posted by Contayjen on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:35:00 PST

Finally...a new name

Finally, after thinking up a million cool names, I have found one which isn't already taken! RIP Virus Long live Contayjen!...
Posted by Contayjen on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:08:00 PST

Name Change

So, I've had a few different artist names over the years and been in a couple of bands which never did any shows.  When I finally built my PC back in 2003 and got online I joined a litt...
Posted by Contayjen on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:49:00 PST

Virus mini-mix on Pulse Rated

Catch some of my exclusive previously unheard tracks in a 12-minute mix on Pulse Rated.  The station broadcasts to millions of homes across Europe via cable tv and online.  Keep up the goo...
Posted by Contayjen on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 02:38:00 PST

Virus wins Battle of the Beatz

I've been entering this competition for 2 years.  Its a  regular dnb production contest where everyone judges each other anonymously.  As it happens, this is the first one that has a pr...
Posted by Contayjen on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:48:00 PST

5th No1!

Our 2nd ViralEssence release Embers also takes no1 in the Official Chart and is currently sitting at no13 in the user chart too. I don't know how we can keep this record up but we're gonna try....
Posted by Contayjen on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 08:33:00 PST

4th no1 hit on MP3Unsigned with Green Bliss

This week, I got my forth no.1 hit in the MP3Unsigned Official Chart, collaborating with the beautiful and talented Essence who does vocals on this track.  For those who don't know this chart is ...
Posted by Contayjen on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:18:00 PST