Optical is the pseudonym of Matt Quinn, a renowned drum and bass producer and DJ from England. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
He is best known for his work with Ed Rush, fellow head of the Virus Recordings label, and as a pioneer of the techstep and neurofunk sound. Ed Rush is the recording name of Ben Settle a prominent jungle / Techstep / Neurofunk DJ, who often produces tracks in collaboration with Optical Virus Recordings is an influential UK -based Drum and bass Record label, specialising in the Techstep and Neurofunk sub-genres Techstep is a subgenre of Drum and bass that was popular in the late 1990s Neurofunk is a subgenre of Drum and bass pioneered by producers Ed Rush, Optical and Matrix, between 1997 and His first single for Metalheadz, 'To Shape the Future'/'Raging Calm' (1997) and his collaborative material with Ed Rush, such as the Wormhole, album (1998) were archetypal developments in the style. Metalheadz is a pioneering Drum and bass record label based in the United Kingdom. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The duo followed this debut album with The Creeps (2000) and The Original Doctor Shade (2003), as well as countless singles and remixes. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
He also notably did most of the engineering and production work for Grooverider's album Mysteries of Funk. Grooverider (born Raymond Bingham) is the stage name of a Drum and bass DJ from London. In addition, he has produced solo, and released in collaboration with many artists, including Trace, Dom and Roland, Fierce, and his brother Matrix. DJ Trace is the recording name of Duncan Hutchinson a British Electronic music artist Disc jockey and founder of DSCI4 Records. Dom and Roland is Drum and bass producer Dominic Angas. The addition of "Roland" in the artist name refers to his Roland sampler Matrix is the pseudonym of London based record producer and DJ Jamie Quinn
External links
- Optical at rolldabeats
- Optical at Discogs
- Ed Rush & Optical at Discogs
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