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FRIDAY, 4TH FEBRUARY 2005
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LIVEVEVIL
4TH FEBRUARY 2005 @
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
LiveVEvil present D-Bridge (Bad Company UK)
Plus residents - Morphy (Urban Takeover/Direct), Simon D, Paul Reset (Nerve) & MC Gulux
Hip Hop in the Vic Bar with the Iller Sessions Dj's - Venkman, Mikey Smalls & Vice
D Bridge biog...
Darren White AKA D Bridge has been a figurehead in the dnb scene since his first release alongside Maldini as Future Forces in 1996. The duo burst onto the scene with the first release on the legendary Renegade Hardware imprint with 'Flash Gordon'/'Jeep Beats' ( they were to continue the relationship with Hardware for several years ) releasing anthems such as 'Dead By Dawn' and 'The Germ' (as Genoforce with Genotype) before teaming up with Fresh & Vegas in 1998 to form Bad Company.
This meeting of minds came together to unleash one of the biggest dnb anthems of all time in the shape of 'The Nine' and launch their own BC Recordings imprint. The collective quickly gained momentum through releases on all the major labels such as Prototype, Virus, Ram and DSCI4 and cemented their place in dnb history.
Fast forward 3 albums, 11 singles, 3 weeks at the top of the UK dance album charts, countless remixes, 4 world tours and uncountable late night studio sessions spent creating dnb classics such as 'The Pulse', 'Planet Dust', 'Dogs on The Moon', 'Mo' Fire', 'Torpedo' and 'Hornet' amongst many others and you arrive-somewhat exhaustedly-at the present.
2003 saw many major changes within BC camp and more notably in D-Bridge's musical direction. Whilst the most recent album 'Shot Down on Safari' was in production Darren was also busy at work co-producing Spacek's second album 'Vintage High-tech' on high-profile label !K7. The album has since gone on to receive rapturous praise from the US Hip Hop/RnB scene, celebrated by artists such as Mos Def, The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Vikter Duplaix. D-Bridge's contribution to this album spawned a new direction for him and led to the founding, alongside his brother and Spacek co-member Morgan Zarate of The Istickz, a self-described 'futuristic/simplistic' soul group consisting of 5 Producers, 3 DJs, 2 Vocalists and several MPC2000's and laptops.
The latest venture in D-Bridge's (now somewhat eclectic) career is the fruition of a lifetime goal in the form of drum & bass label Exit Records. Exit came about as a result of Darren's desire to be able to express his own individual qualities as a producer, rather than being a contributor to a greater whole. Embarking on a solo effort seems like a natural progression for Darren, who through the success of Bad Company UK, Spacek and more recently with Istickz has managed to create a diverse and inspirational release catalogue of enviable proportions.
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