24/02/07 WARRIORZ with AMIT live (UK)

SATURDAY 24th of FEBRUARY

WARRIORZ DRUM'N'BASS ::: DUBSTEP

with

AMIT live (UK) Commercial Suicide, Metalheadz

RHUMBLE Hydra

PANZAR Rukkuz, Reload-radio.com

WARRIORZ CREW Miks, Goony, Mate & Fudge

@ THE BASEMENT, St-Pietersnieuwstraat, GHENT entrance : 7 euro

limited capacity, get your ticket in presale!!!

Initially, Amit’s interests were seeded in computer programming, however, on being introduced to the sequencing package MasterSound, things took a different turn.

Realising his passion and talent for music, Amit embarked on an HND in Music Technology, learning the processes involved in music production and experimenting with a myriad of different sounds from dub/ reggae to electro and punk rock. Upon leaving the protective gates of academia behind, he began to save up money for his first piece of equipment: The Akai S1000.

Amit’s interest in Drum & Bass developed through his love of Belgium hardcore, highlighted by producers such as Joey Beltram and Frank Dewulf. It was the late 80’s and early 90’s and things were changing; there was a new sound emerging: speeded up hip hop breaks - Drum & Bass. Listening to the sounds of Source Direct, Photek and Goldie all helped to anchor Amit’s D&B journey.

For the next few years, he continued crafting his sound and developing his vision. With influences from the lush Hindi soundscores of Naushad, haunting vocals of Muhammad Rafi, Mukesh & Egypts Om Khaltoum, to The Cure, Joy Division, Sonic Youth, Radiohead and African Bombaataa, Amit’s unique sound was born. Described as ‘facist tribal dub with a warm eastern/gothic twist’ Amit’s big break came when he sent a track titled ‘Erasure’ to Digital which received a positive response from DJ Storm, Klute and various underground DJs. He was introduced to Klute and his label Commercial Suicide and it was there that he found the home for his future releases, headed by a team that understood and supported his vision.

2003 saw his first release on the label, ‘Dual Sense/ Roots’ and that’s when things started gaining momentum. His sound was new, different, and beautifully unnerving. Half tempo building, remnants of D&B and dark tribal energy make Amit´s music hard to categorise and the only real way it can be explained is by listening. And that´s what people did, until eventually it started landing in all the right DJ- stacks. Randall started dropping his tracks into his sets, Grooverider and Bailey playing the tracks on BBC’s Radio 1 and 1Xtra, even the legendary John Peel (RIP) selected it for his show. After hearing Amit’s track during a Klute set, Goldie offered to release his next 12” on his infamous Metalheadz label and in 2004, Amit released the hypnotic ‘Gatecrasher/Pirates’ on Metalheadz. 2006 saw the release of his debut lp “Never Ending” on Klute’s Commercial Suicide label.

In contrast to most other D&B artists, Amit had spent little time in DJing, preferring to concentrate on the production. All that changed when he decided to play his first ever live show at ‘Redzone’, Holland, sharing the bill with Goldie to a crowd of 1600! The set went down a storm. As well as DJing and producing, Amit also teaches Music Technology and mentors new artists from disadvantaged backgrounds, sharing his musical knowledge and experience.