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FLYER OF THE
MONTH: AUTOPSY
WHAT’S YOUR NIGHT ALL ABOUT? passion for his work; this definitely shows in his work. We
Autopsy is aimed towards the darker styles of the drum & don’t give him any specific instructions; he knows what
bass spectrum. We’ve been running since August 2005 and we’re about and always delivers the goods.
started as there were no events catering for this type of
music in Brighton at the time. We mainly book artists from WHO DESIGNED THE FLYER?
labels such as Freak Recordings, Barcode and Renegade Dean Conzpiracy, who been working with us since June
Hardware. We work closely with the Gramps HiFi crew who 2006. He’s also worked for Barcode Records, Therapy
supply the sound for our events. We currently use a 15k Sessions, Autopsy, Future Sickness, Intransigent Records,
rig in the main room, which throws out a lot of bass. The plus many more events and labels across the planet!
system is used at a lot of events now across the UK such Catch him at www.conzpiracy.co.uk and www.myspace.
GIVE ‘EM
as Breakin Science, Dub Pressure and Big Apple Records. com/conzpiracy MAY 23
Our main aims are to provide a diverse line-up using a top MAY 24
PROPS:
quality sound system. I feel many events in the UK don’t pay WHAT EVENTS DO YOU HAVE COMING UP?
enough attention to their sound, which is our top priority. We have an event on Friday 30 May at the Volks Club in MAY 30
DJ KRONIC
Brighton with Limewax, Gremlinz, Donny, Axis & Trank, @ THE NEW COUNTY ARMS,
WHAT’S THE IDEA BEHIND YOUR FLYERS? Nekrosis, MC ID and MC Skydro. Also, in July we’re starting NORTHALLERTON
We want the images to reflect the style of the music we a joint event with Barcode Records in London, more MAY 31
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF promote. The designer specializes in the area of darkside information will be released soon, so watch out for that.
I’m DJ Kronic and I’m originally from art and is heavily into dark, militant beats. He has a real PHOTOGRAPHY
Croydon but I now live in Winchester.
I started mixing at 13 on belt driven
Sound Labs playing happy hardcore and
jungle beats. By the time I was 16 and
went to my first rave at the Stratford
Rex the hardcore got dropped and it was
D&B all the way!
TELL US ABOUT YOUR RESIDENCIES
My first major booking was for Hybrid
Bass in Manchester where I became a
resident, since then I have also been
resident at Backyard Promotions,
Quarantined, Niteflite and Livid D&B.
Most recently I’ve played for Late
Licence Records in Southampton and I
currently have a weekly radio show on
www.shedbass.com and guest slots on GIVE ‘EM PROPS:
Future Drumz and Krisis D&B.
MC FIREKID
HAVE YOU GOT INTO PRODUCTION
YET? PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF Frequency FM 88.1 (Leeds), Laylow FM 106.8 and Edge
I’ve just started producing and I’m I’m MC Firekid and from South-West London. I fi rst began FM 99.7.
working on two tunes with DJ Static, MCing aged about ten when I used to hang out with the
‘Buddah Finga’ and ‘Jam Hot’. You can Yardies and musical people from the blocks on the estate, HAVE YOU GOT INTO PRODUCTION YET?
find these tunes at www.myspace. they used to bang out heaps of tunes running from reggae/ I am currently working on a few tracks with the very
com/djkronicuk bashment to jungle. They used to rhyme and spit over the talented Ruckspin (Rankin Records) who defi nitely has the
riddims and it completely consumed me, the ability to put skills to push dubstep to a whole new plateau. Check out
WHAT’S THE NEXT CHALLENGE FOR together conscious rhymes in their heads and make the his tunes at www.myspace.com/rankingrecords
YOU? listeners go crazy seemed like a God given ability that I
Playing for bigger promoters such as had to try my hand at. So I began joining in and found that WHAT’S THE NEXT CHALLENGE FOR YOU?
New Nation, Breaking Science and I had a style that they did not, I could conjure the same To establish myself as an MC who always comes with
Random Concept. conscious rhymes whilst at the same time saying it twice quality content and who is known for constantly putting
as fast as anyone could even attempt. After this I went to 100% effort in, nothing less. My plans for 2008 are to step
WHY SHOULD PEOPLE BOOK YOU? countless raves up and down the country experiencing the into a higher gear and keep pushing the Firekid style to
I’m versatile and will play anything from very best drum & Bass had to offer, fi nding that the vibe I make myself heard by more and more people every day.
old skool to jump-up and everything / longed for was the one that Stevie Hyper D brought to the
anything in-between. I’m a crowd pleaser dance many years ago. CONTACT DETAILS
and although I’m mainly considered www.myspace.com/mcfirekid
a jump-up DJ I will adapt my style to TELL US ABOUT YOUR RESIDENCIES BOOKINGS: www.acutepromotions.co.uk / Nikki @ Acute:
various booking times and venues. I currently hold residencies at Rollercoaster, Breakin 07751215881
Science, Central Beatz (Leeds), Impulse, Bassmatik and
djkronic69@hotmail.co.uk a few others around the country. I guest occasionally on PHOTO: Chris Hoyle / ldpix.co.uk
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