STATE OF MIND BIO
Founded in 2004, State of Mind is the Drum and Bass duo from New Zealand of Patrick Hawkins and Stu Maxwell
Initially signed to Total Science's CIA label in 2004, the State of Mind discography has rapidly expanded to include labels such as, Teebee's Subtitles Records, Futurebounds Viper label, Doc Scotts 31 Records, Simon Bassline Smiths Technique Recordings, Bad Company, Obsessions, and more. There are of course more works soon to be released on many other labels. Watch this space.
However 2007 is the year that the lads have decided to launch their own record label, SOM MUSIC. Representative of their own unique sound, the label is looking like 'one to watch'. Collaborations and remixes by the likes of Black Sun Empire, Chris Su, The Upbeats, Axiom and more are close on the horizon!
Moreover the debut full length album Take Control is now available with in NZ and Australia through Uprising Records. For those of you overseas, it can be ordered from http://www.smokecds.com. It is also available from ITUNES NZ.
State Of Mind host the 95BFM drum n bass show 'Next Level' (Saturday 9-11pm NZ time, at www.95bfm.com).
BOOKING INFO
NEW ZEALAND - Email: [email protected]
AUSTRALIA - Email: [email protected]
UK/ EUROPE - Email: [email protected]
UK/ EUROPE AGENCY GRASSROOTS ARTIST MANAGEMENT
RUSSIA - Email: [email protected]
STATE OF MIND ARE CURRENTLY TAKING BOOKINGS FOR EUROPE/ UK FOR July 2008.
UPCOMING SHOWS
May 2 - Tillermans, Invercargill, NZ
May 3 - Bath St, Dunedin, NZ
May 10 - Soho, Gisborne, NZ
May 30 - Perth, Australia
May 31 - Melbourne, Australia
July 18 - SOM Music Tour - Chris.SU/Jade/SOM/Tiki, Akl
July 19 - SOM Music Tour - Chris.SU/Jade/SOM/Tiki, CHCH
July 25 - SOM Music Tour - Chris.SU/Jade/SOM/Tiki, Well
July 26 - SOM Music Tour - Chris.SU/Jade/SOM/Tiki, Dun
RELEASES
TAKE CONTROL - FULL LENGTH ALBUM ON UPRISING
MONEYTRAIN / ANGELS & THIEVES - SUBTITLES RECORDS 12" 2006 (SUBTITLES 051)
REGURGITATOR / REAL MCCOY - CIA RECORDS 12" (CIA027)
REAL MCCOY APPEARS ON 'FABRIC LIVE' HIGH CONTRAST MIX CD
SUN KING / THE HUMAN TORCH - CIA RECORDS 12" (CIA026)
ALMOST MONDAY - CIA RECORDS 'AUTUMN EP' (CIA028)
MIND SLICER / NATIONS - 31 RECORDS 12" (31R030)
DIFFERENT STROKES / INSECTICIDE - BAD COMPANY PRESENTS 'BAD TASTE' LP
HOLD DOWN - VIPER RECORDINGS 12" (VPR004CBPT1)
THE HORROR - VIPER RECORDINGS 12" (VPR005CBPT2)
CHICAGO - HOSTILE RECORDINGS 12" (HOSTILE009)
DEVIL EYES / DREADROCK - TECHNIQUE RECORDINGS 12" (TECH029)
PAINT THE WALLS BLACK / CHANGE YOUR WORLD - CIA RECORDS 2006 (STATE OF MIND EXP. PART 3)
RUNNING TIME / SNAKECHARMER - UPRISING RECORDS 12" 2006
ONLY WAY OUT - BAD TASTE 2 ON BC PRESENTS 12" & CD 2006
THE VEIL - CITRUS RECORDINGS LP001 2006
VIRGIN DUB / CHOOSE YOUR OWN MISSION feat TREI - CRISIS007 2007
JUNK DUST- HOSTILE RECORDS EP 2006
BELARUS / BACK TO THE JUNGLE / SURREALITY / DEAD RINGER - SHOGUN RECORDS EP 2006 STATE OF MIND EXPERIANCE CHAPTER 4 EP - SUNKING RMX BY CHRIS SU / RISE AND FALL/ TBC DEEPER featCHRIS SU / HANGOVER (produced by TACTILE) - ADVANCED 2007 WHITE RUSSIAN - NPHECT (STATE OF MIND REMIX) - BASSWERKS 2006 FLASHPOINT / OUT OF FOCUS FEAT CONCORD DAWN & TREI - UPRISING RECORDS 2006 QUANTUM LEAP - FULL FORCE 011 RED VELVET - BSE RECORDINGS LONELY PLANET/TRUE STORIES (FEAT TREI) - SAMURAI MUSIC 2007 FLAWLESS (FEAT CHRIS SU)/TBC - SOM MUSIC 002 2007
DEADZONE/REAL MCOY (BLACK SUN EMPIRE RMX) - SOM MUSIC 001 2007
DUNE / AFTERLIFE- SUBTITLES MUSIC 2006
RELEASES FORTHCOMING
NEW ALBUM DUE MID 2008 THROUGH UPRISINGTHE DEVIANTS (WITH UPBEATS) - UPRISING RECORDS 2007 CONCORD DAWN - CHLOROFORM (STATE OF MIND RMX) - UPRISING RECORDS 2007 BLACK SUN EMPIRE - STASIS (STATE OF MIND RMX) - BSE RECORDINGS 2007
FLOOR 14/RAW DEAL - SYNTAX 003 2008 ALL SOUNDS ELECTRIC PART 2 - ATTENTION DEFICIT - CRITICAL RECORDS 2008 TRUE STORIES - UPBEATS RMX - SAMURAI 2008 PLANET EARTH - NONVOGUE 2008 NOWHERE TO RUN - (STATE OF MIND & BULLETPROOF) CYANIDE