B.Lacroix aka Gormak first became interested in vinyl records at a very young age through a father who is a collector or phonograph and a lot of 78rpm records; more than 35000 vinyl records of Jazz, Beebop, and Swing... He helped his father to restore numerous gramophones. Totally immersed in this atmosphere of mechanical music, he rebelled and became interested in electronic music.
1990 : For is 12th birthday, he received his first sound mixing table which allowed him to mix different samples he has created with his two tapes recorder and his turntable. The New Beat, the Acis House, and the Hip Hop are at that time his favorites types of musics. 1995 : He tried to compose different styles of music (Techno, Break beat). 1997 : he started to mix. After a start on Techno music, he switched rapidly on to Jungle Drum'n'Bass, he discovered in 1994 after listening UK Apachi & Shy FX and their track call "ORIGINAL NUTTAH" . 1999 - 2001 : he devoted himself to his 2nd passion : Skateboarding. He created a Franco-English business called "GET HIGH Skatepark" which built a skate park. 2001 : He left his job and decided to come back to his first passion... THE MIX.
Since then he has been invited to play at a lot of parties. He now shares the stage with : DJ Hype, Concord Dawn, Dom & Roland, Aphrodite, Baron, Moving Fusion, Rascal & Klone, Skinny... And with DJ FIZZ alias : TTC, Zuco 103, Puppet Mastaz, Swayzak, Luke Vibert, Bogdan Raczynski, Ceephax, DJ Plasticman, Funkstörung, Phono, Mutek Festival... The 2002 - 2006 : Arts Attack! association who organize the Nordik Impakt festival invited him to join his ranks as a planner of Drum'n'Bass & Dub stage (Goldie, Grooverider, DJ Storm, Terry T, Pascal, DJ Hype, DJ Fresh, J Majik, Iration Steppas, Mad Professor, Dj Rupture Vs Ovve Naxx...).
B.Lacroix aka Gormak est converti des son plus jeune age a la cause vinylique, par un pere collectionneur de 78 tours ; plus de 35000 disques de jazz, bebop, swing... Aupres de son pere il restaure egalement bon nombre de phonographes . Totalement immerge dans cette ambiance de musique mecanique, il est tres vite attire par esprit de contradiction et de curiosite vers les musiques electroniques...
1990 : Pour ses douze ans il recoit sa premiere table de mixage, tres succinte, mais elle lui permet de melanger les differents "samples" qu'il a realise avec ses deux engistreurs K7 et sa platine vinyl. La New Beat, l'acid house et le hip hop sont alors ses courants musicaux favoris. 1995 : Il s'essaye la composition de plusieurs styles (techno, breakbeat). 1997 : Il commence le mix. Apres un depart techno, il passe tres rapidement la jungle drum & bass dont la revelation se fit en 1994 l'ecoute de UK Apachi & Shy FX et leur track "Original Nuttah" . 1999 - 2001 : il se consacre professionellement sa deuxime passion, le skateboard. Il cree alors une societe Franco-Anglaise "Get High skatepark" de fabrication de skateparks. 2001 : Il quitte cette societe et decide de revenir a sa premiere passion... Le mix.
Depuis il a joue dans beaucoup de soirees en France et à l'étanger, il partage des scenes avec DJ Hype, Concord Dawn, Dom & Roland, Aphrodite, Baron, Moving Fusion, Rascal & Klone, Skinny... Et avec son alias DJ FIZZ : TTC, Zuco 103, Puppet Mastaz, Swayzak, Luke Vibert, Bogdan Raczynski, Ceephax, DJ Plasticman, Funkstörung, Phono, Mutek Festival... 2002 - 2006 : L'association Arts Attack! qui realise le festival Nordik Impakt , l'a convie rejoindre ses rangs en tant que programmateur des plateaux drum'n'bass (Goldie, Grooverider, DJ Strom, Terry T, Pascal, DJ Hype, DJ Fresh, J Majik, Iration Steppas, Mad Professor, Dj Rupture Vs Ovve Naxx...).
June 2005 opening of his record shop in Nantes (France) : BUG 909
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