V Recordings - Citizendia

V Recordings is a drum and bass record label, based in London. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Started by DJs Bryan Gee and Jumping Jack Frost, V Recordings is one of the longest-running Drum and Bass imprints, with a large catalogue of releases stretching back to 1993. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January V Recordings has consistently featured some of the biggest names in Drum and Bass, with releases by Roni Size, DJ Die, DJ Krust, Ed Rush and Optical and Dillinja. Roni Size (born Ryan Williams, October 29, 1969 in Bristol) is a British music producer and DJ who came to prominence DJ Die, real name Daniel Kausman (born 1972 was born and spent his formative years in Devon UK before moving to Bristol as a teenager Krust or DJ Krust (real name Keith Thompson born 1968, Bristol, England) is a English Drum and bass producer and Ed Rush is the recording name of Ben Settle a prominent jungle / Techstep / Neurofunk DJ, who often produces tracks in collaboration with Optical Optical is the pseudonym of Matt Quinn a renowned Drum and bass producer and DJ from England. Dillinja, (born 1974 as Karl Francis) is a Drum and bass DJ, Record producer and entrepreneur from Brixton in South London Bryan Gee continues to own and operate the label.

V Recordings is known for representing a wide variety of styles and subgenres of Drum and Bass, from the liquid styles of Artificial Intelligence to the harder sounds of Dillinja and Lemon D. Dillinja, (born 1974 as Karl Francis) is a Drum and bass DJ, Record producer and entrepreneur from Brixton in South London Lemon D, (real name Kevin King is a Jungle and Drum and bass DJ and producer from Brixton in South London. V Recordings was also the first UK label to feature the material from the Brazilian Drum and Bass scene. Following a trip to the South American country, label boss Bryan Gee was amazed at both the huge popularity of Drum and Bass in Brazil and at the skills of local DJs, including DJ Marky, Patife, XRS Land and Esom. Marco Antonio Silva aka DJ Marky is a Brazilian Drum and bass DJ XRS, aka XRS Land is one of several pseudonyms of Xerxes de Oliveira a Drum and bass producer from Brazil The result of this connection was the popular Brazil EP (2001) and the chart hit LK (2002), a remix of the Brazilian classic Carolina Carol Bela. Following this initial exposure, Brazilian DJs and producers have become a fixture of the UK Drum and Bass scene.

V Recordings has reased two compilation albums; V Classic (VELP 01) in 1997 and Planet V (VELP 02) in 1999 and a number of mix CDs. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

External links

This is a list of notable Record labels Due to the large number of entries the list has been divided by the first character of the label's name See also Full Cycle Recordings is a Record label based in Bristol, England specialising in Drum and bass.

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
network: | |