So here we are on day 2 of Code:breakers artist profile.....on day 1 we gave you the lowdown on how Code:Breaker 4.1 got into the industry. Today we look at his achievments and where he draws his inspiration from...Peep below
Inspiration:
Aaah so many..
Early days: Public Enemy, Michael Jackson, Cypress Hill, Stevie Wonder and anything Tamla Motown.
Early music days: - all original Jungle producers from the early 90's, Roni Size, Ed rush & Optical, Rebel MC, Stevie Hyper D, Pirate Radio stations, Roots Manuva,
These days: Artists who continually innovate the music but dont lose the vibe: S.P.Y, Spectrasoul, Icicle, Zero T, Ryme Tyme etc etc, i could go on for days!..
Achievements:
I was the voice of MSX FM and MSX98 on Grand Theft Auto 3 and Liberty City Stories playstation games.
D&B charts number 1: 2 Tone Sound/The sickness on ganja records with David Boomah and Crystal Clear a few years back.
Mashing up the Bassline Circus stage at our debut on Glastonbury 2010 with David Boomah on the Congo Natty lineup..
Check out another video of Code:Breaker 4.1 in action. Don't forget you can catch him live with David Boomah @ The Remedy, Blag Club (Canalot Studios) on Saturday 11th September - Don't miss it...innit...
Vital Techniques is a dubstep duo consisting of brothers Antix and Vecta, who have both gained high popularity within Leeds and the UK’s Drum n Bass scene.
Having both originally started their musical paths through ‘hip-hop’ and ‘grime' , they were introduced to the electrifying sound of Drum n Bass. Having attended various raves at the time, Antix decided that DJing and producing were both things he wanted to pursue so bought his first vinyl decks and production software and started the process of learning.
It wasn’t long before he had gained a reputation in the Leeds scene and got a show on local pirate station Radio Frequency FM. Vecta, the younger brother of the two, had also by this point started learning to DJ and produce, and at just 15 years old had also made it onto the pirate station. Vecta was also included in an ITV documentary about pirate radio and in particular Radio Frequency, and was interviewed about his young success in the local scene.
Both Antix and Vecta worked hard and made their way through the rankings and gained prime-time slots on Radio Frequency, which years down the line they still do to this day.
Then one day, they decided it was time to try something new so joined in the studios and produced their first few dubstep tracks together. Little did they know this would lead onto many others…Vital Techniques was born!
Since, things have been busy for the duo...constantly working on new material in the studio, as well as recently recording a 7 minute Mini Mix with 20 tracks squeezed into it, both their own productions as well as others that have been tearing up dance floors up and down the UK. You can find a link to this mix on their soundcloud at the end of this post
Feel free to check it out, download it, and spread the word!
The latest venture from the duo is the launch of their own Record Label, ‘Second To None Music’, dropping in October! The aim of the label is to release their own material as well as other artists who are representing the scene at this time. Expect to hear more about this from the duo very soon, and catch a track from their first release being played by Brown and Gammon (Circus Records) on their BBC Mini Mix.
The duo's first release, Dynamite, is currently out now on Public Records. Find a link to download this track from their artist page on the labels website at:
Breaker cut his teeth in jungle drum and bass back in the mid nineties on London's pirate radio scene, and was fast immortalised as the voice of MSXFM radio station in the multi million worldwide selling and award winning video game 'Grand Theft Auto 3', and the follow up 'Liberty City Stories' - starring alongside one of D&B's most famous innovators, DJ Timecode (Rob Playford, Moving Shadow Recordings).
An engineer as well as a vocalist, stints in the studio since then saw him most notably team up with Crystal Clear and David Boomah to produce Jungle classics, 2 Tone Sound and The Sickness on DJ Hype's Ganja Records,as well as a host of releases on Formation Records, Reformed, Heavy Rotation, Sonix & Buttercuts Records.
Working both the UK Hip Hop and Drum and Bass scenes since the millennium, Breaker honed and crafted his wordsmith skills and has graced many a lineup as part of a number of acts (BC400, The Mighty Avatar, Murderation) as well as solo MC work as Code:Breaker. As an MC, Breaker is known for razor sharp creativeness and inventive, intelligent wordplay – never turning to the many cliches that are the pitfall of too many MC's.
2010 sees Breaker bring all his skills to the fore, combining Production, DJ'ing and MC'ing as the only one man band in the business. Seamlessly bridging the gap between DJ and MC using a custom designed DJ rig for explosive, professional live performances, Breaker obliterates the notion that Dj'ing and MC'ing simultaneously 'cant be done blood'.
A true innovator for future music performance, Codebreaker 4.1 has raised the bar on traditional DJ/MC sets. A flexible, creative 'D&Bcentric' live performance can encompass many styles and genre's from Hip Hop and Reggae, through to Jungle, Dubstep and beyond.
Current residencies in the UK see Breaker working crowds for jungle legends Congo Natty, Ray Keith of Dread Recordings, Flex FM 99.7 London and many more, both as a solo MC and as his one man DJ/MC imprint, Codebreaker 4.1.
Highlights of the year include a bone shaking performance at Glastonbury 2010 on the full to the brim Bassline Circus stage alongside long-time sparring partner David Boomah.
Mission:
Push things FORWARD! & Cant stand it when people hark back to the 90's constantly, them days are gone lets make good music going forward not looking back.
Personal mission: Releases releases releases...
You can catch Code:Breaker 4.1 Live alongside David Boomah @ The Remedy @ Blag Club, Canalot Studios. A night of Jungle, DnB, House, Garage and Dubstep on Saturday 11th September 10pm - 3am
Just what you need to put the long hard week behind you...
For the 1st time Rub-a-Dubstep bring you The Remedy @ Blag Club - Canalot Studios ...
A perfect concoction of bass, House, Garage, Jungle, DnB and Dubstep - plus a live Jungle P.A. From Codebreaker 4.1 and David Boomah - Original Jungle Dons!! - Pure vibes guaranteed!!!! __________________________________________________________
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