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over the past 13 years we have worked with many talented and unique dj's, mc's and producers - some we have booked regularly, others we have promoted independently.
this page represents the whole spectrum of section 23's artists, from uk garage to hardcore.
the listings below contain information relating to all of the section 23 dj's and mc's plus downloadable content. contact information is selectable, including links to off-site webpages*
many of the artists featured on this page have also provided exclusive mixes which can be found on the audio page
contact with the artists can be made via the contact and bookings page
if
you would like to be represented by section 23, please visit the contact page
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dj alias : jamie
real name: james
birth year: 1979
age: 29
length of service: 15 years
prefered style: drum and bass from '94 to '97
optional styles: jungle, hardcore (pre '93), happy hardcore (to '01), house, gabba, old school dance
scene heros: stuart banks (eclipse), darren jay, kenny ken, hype, ss, ellis d, swan-e, murry (dreamscape), dave and penny (evolution), fearless, mc mc, gq, scrathmaster tekno, joe peng, vibes, sy, dougal, seduction, the prodigy, ratty, food junky, g e real
myspace: www.myspace.com/section23 |
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Jamie, founder of Section 23 Promotions has been dj'ing, mc'ing and promoting for 15 years. A veteran on the Drum & Bass scene, regularly playing to eager crowds in and around East Anglia. Originally an Old School Hardcore DJ, Jamie crossed over to Drum and Bass in 1995. Keeping up to date with both Hardcore and Drum and Bass proved expensive and after much consideration he decided to concentrate on Drum and Bass only from 1997 onwards.
With a tune selection dating back to the early years of hardcore and the ability to always surprise eager crowds, Jamie is a pioneer of the local Drum and Bass scene. No two sets are ever the same but always contain the freshest jump up with some old school rollers from 1994-1997 thrown in for good measure.
Although not strictly a full time MC, Jamie has also been known to grace the mic from time to time, especially during an old school Inject set. Watch out for some exceptional hosting abilitys which always gets the crowd fired up. |
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| a bio relating to Jamie's various experiences through the years in the music scene can be found here |
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dj alias : triple h
real name: steve
birth year: 1984
age: 24
length of service: 5 years with section 23, 9 years in total
prefered style: hip hop and r'n'b
optional styles: uk garage
scene heros: shortee blitz, qbert, snoop, ez, shawty lo
myspace: www.myspace.com/djtriplehuk |
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at the age of 10 triple h was introduced to his first hip hop record, a bootleg copy of Snoop’s Doggystyle. This record, supplied by his elder brother, would later, unbeknown to Triple H change his life. He spent hours listening to the album, so much so that within days he had learnt every word to every track on the album.
At the age of 11, Triple H began his music career. He purchased a keyboard with the financial aid of his parents and began taking lessons with a local instructor. This is where Triple H learnt musical theory and the structure of songs which would later help in his DJ career. It didn’t take long before Triple H found out that the way he played the keyboard was very different to that of others, while Triple H could read music well he found that the only way he could play the songs well and correctly was to memorize how it sounded and to duplicate what he heard, this somewhat odd way of playing the keyboard was an early sign that his memory for music and was almost photographic and would later come in handy with his DJing skills.
After 4 years of playing the keyboard, Triple H decided that it was not the route for him and at the time, as a 14 year old teenager the last thing he wanted to do was play old songs which were supplied by his music teachers. This is where he decided to take the DJ route. After using his friend’s decks at a local house party he was immediately hooked. Saving hard for many weeks Triple H was blessed to have kind parents who helped him out with his first purchase of DJ equipment, Kam BDX 280 belt drive turntables and a 2 channel mixer.
His first music of choice was that of UK Garage a popular style around the time when Triple H first begun to DJ. He would spend many nights in while his friends were out having fun learning to beat match and tweaking his skills while getting ideas from Garage greats such as DJ EZ, the Dreem Teem and Masterstepz. Listening to tape packs recorded from such events as Sidewinder and Garage Nation really helped Triple H’s progression as a DJ as the various DJs styles listened to all played a part in his mixing technique!
After 4 years of DJing UK Garage at various house parties and local competitions as clubs such as Club M Newmarket he decided that a switch in music genre was necessary as garage was taking a turn that he did not like (into grime). He decided that in order to improve and sustain his DJ-ing skills and ambitions the switch to his one musical love, that of hip hop was necessary and thus a switch occurred. At this time Triple H also decided to upgrade all of his equipment so that the new style of mixing was maximised and thus purchased Vestax PDX 2000 turntables and a PMC 05 pro II mixer.
Confused by the big vary in musical style Triple H found himself tucked away again learning the art of mixing hip hop and R&B, with no large instrumental intros and outros and breaks Triple H found that mixing hip hop was much more difficult than anticipated! Eventually with hard work and prevail he began to master his task and eventually got around the hardness of mixing this genre.
After DJing many house parties in the local area Triple H decided it was time to step out into the world of professional DJs. He started playing local parties and soon moved on to small local clubs including Club Zest in Ely. After a brief spell as a monthly resident at club Zest Triple H expanded his CV by playing at various clubs in the area including the Park Peterborough, The LEL St Ives, Oliver’s Huntingdon, De Niros Newmarket, Club M Newmarket and Caesars London.
While concentrating on his club expertise Triple H began doing weekly online radio shows on www.thugzone.com playing the finest in crunk, hip hop and R&B. It didn’t take long before the crunk genre stared to take over his musical collection at which time he decided to produce American style mixtapes. Starting with the mixtape series “Sounds of the south” Triple H began to make a buzz for himself via the internet and it didn’t take long before independent artists took notice of this UK DJ and began to send him exclusive tracks. After a short while triple h started producing a new mixtape series titled “Secrets of the south” showing off the talent of independent artists in their quest to get signed by major labels.
After months of producing mixtapes, Triple H’s status on the internet was growing largely and thus he decided to have his mixtapes professionally printed for sale in the streets.
Whilst producing R&B and crunk mixtapes, triple h works exclusivly for section 23. |
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dj alias : inject
real name: lee
birth year: 1981
age: 26
length of service: 13 years
prefered style: anything well produced
optional styles: as above
scene heros: andy c, gq, ed rush, optical, kenny ken, ss
myspace: www.myspace.com/djinject |
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| inject, alongside jamie has been pushing musical and promotional boundary's since the late 1990's. working exclusively as section 23's resident drum and bass dj since the early days of jungle pressure, inject holds an immense knowledge of the drum and bass scene and is heavily involved in the promotion of section 23 nights across east anglia. |
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dj alias: rhodesy
real name: paul
age: 101
length of service: 6 years
prefered style: hip hop & r'n'b
optional styles: bassline house and garage
scene heros: paleface and ez
myspace:
www.myspace.com/rhodesy989 |
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currently the main promoter and dj of st ives club ice bar, rhodesy has worked in the local club scene for over 4 years and has many a successful night under his belt. previously booking big acts such as gemma fox and paleface for nights at oliver's (huntingdon) this dj promoter has some big contacts in the scene. both oliver's and club ice have benefited from rhodesy's knowledge and experience of the local clubbing scene giving him the edge over other so called promoters.
known in east anglia for creating and managing radio nation - one of the biggest internet radio stations in cambridgeshire supporting regional and national dj's and mc's such as jamie, cutters, undecided, slademan, t rex and keynos. the station ran for over 2 years and provided listeners with exclusive invites to club nights, guest acts, not forgetting the best in upfront and classic underground and commercial music. |
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mc alias: wikedboy
real name: jobie
birth year: 1982
age: 25
length of service: 9 years
mc style: freestyle crowd pleaser
scene heros: mc mc and the rush hour, shockin, shabba, skibba, mickey finn, mark eg, nrg
myspace: www.myspace.com/wikedboy |
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Wikedboy has been mcin since 1998, hes an adaptable freestly MC, who can host anything from techno through to garage and drum and bass. In his early days he was a fully focused drum and bass mc, with a fast pre-planned style,
with influenes from the likes of Shabba & Skibba.
now after mellowing from the scene, and taking more influence from the likes of mc mc and shockin he is mainly a crowd pleaser focused on spitting clear lyrics on lead ups, respecting the mixes and getting recognition for the dj as well as using his faster styles to compliment the rolling basslines.
Wikedboy is a big fan of old school jump up drum and bass - aphrodite, urban takeover, mickey finn, the simple basslines, that are complimented by an MC, hence his affiliation with DJ Jamie and Section 23.
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| alias: hound
real name: scott
birth year: 1983
age: 24
length of service: 6 years
position: owner of darkside connections, street rides and 1st cc
prefered music style: electro, drum and bass, garage, dance, rock
scene heros: nippa, jamie, mickey finn
myspace: www.myspace.com/hound1stcc |
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| hound aka scott, founder of darkside connections has been at the forefront of the promotional scene in and around cambridge since the late 90's. with a massive influence in the urban car scene and owner of modified car website's street rides and 1st cc, scott has many influential contacts. |
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dj alias : cynfetic
real name: ross
birth year: 1987
age: 20
length of service: 7 years
prefered style: nasty jump-up
optional styles: anything and everything
scene heros: anyone who has helped push the scene forward
myspace: www.myspace.com/cynfetic |
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Born and raised in Cambridgeshire, Cynfetic, at the tender age of 14 latched onto the Drum and Bass scene in Cambridge through attending nights such as warning and valve at the junction - the rest, as they say, is history.
He joined Kashmoney Promotions in 2005 and has never looked back, securing his status as one of Kashmoney's top resident Dj's, bringing a Quick and varied selection that can be adapted to any type of dance. |
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mc alias: booms
real name: leanne g
birth year: 1985
age: 22
length of service: 3 years
mc style: vocalist
scene heros: fearless
myspace: www.myspace.com/_boomboomboom |
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booms has been listening to drum and bass from around 2002 and came originally from a breakbeat background. she started out providing vocals for a small production team called 'just in case promotions' and in 2005 progressed to being a vocalist mc within the drum and bass scene. booms is part of the pulsar collective, based in kings lynn and has close links to section 23. |
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dj alias : one half of Taken Root
real name: Tom Meeks
birth year: 1983
age: 24
length of service: 8 years
prefered style: Deep, soulful and groovy drum and bass
optional styles: IDM, Breaks, Minnimal techno, hip hop, funk
scene heros: Tony Colman, Richard D James, Marcus Intalex, Tony Wilson
myspace: www.myspace.com/takenroot |
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dj alias : Taken Root
real name: James Norman
birth year: 1983
age: 24
length of service: 8 years
prefered style: Soulful, funky, deep, moody drum and bass
optional styles: electro, house, breaks, idm, indie
scene heros: Goldie, Bailey, Marcus Intalex, Tony colman & Chris Goss |
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Taken Root are long time friends and DJ partners Tom and James. Having both been taken by the healthy UK Drum and Bass scene in the early part of this millennium, it was the emerging, more soulful side of the genre that really inspired and bought them together as Taken Root at the start of 2006. The likes of Hospital records (High Contrast’s Fabric live 25 especially) and the Soul:R sound really grabbed their attentions and inspired a move towards their current sound.
The period between these two pivotal points in time saw the guys further their musical, as well as academic educations. Influences come from all angles of the musical spectrum from Jazz to IDM and everything in between. It is this inherent love for music as a whole that drives the Taken Root sound where preconceptions of the genre are ignored and the quality, depth and innovation of music governs what is and isn’t considered worthy of a place in the record box.
It started out as two friends mixing together through a growing mutual appreciation of the same type of music, now the love of all things 174bpm has grown into more of an obsession and they’ve gradually become immersed into the culture of Drum and bass. A typical set will take you on journey filled with soul, funk and depth, all tied together with that ever important dance floor appeal.
in 2007, taken root became residents at section 23 nights in ely and have successfully carried the brand with them when playing at various venues in east anglia. |
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dj alias : Harry Sword
real name: as above
birth year: 1981
age: 26
length of service: 5 years
prefered style: Deep, techy and organic
optional styles: Jungle, Dubwise
scene heros: Calibre,Marcus Intalex, Break |
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After formative years spent listening to everything from metal to jazz and all in between, harry got the Drum and Bass bug after being dragged raving to Warning around 1997. From there on the music has been a passion, and he loves the varied aspect of the sound, and the fact that artists can express themselves and take influence from any other genre.
harry plays every month on his show Drums Wide Open on 209 Radio (www.209radio.co.uk), 105 FM, which has been running since 2005 and also plays regularly for Cambridge promotions Camkore and Uprising, as well as various free parties. The show is there to showcase the music in all its forms and over the last few years has played host to countless local DJ's and producers, as well as international talent such as DJ Flight, Commix, Rohan and Marcus Intalex.
Drum and Bass for harry is all about variety and he plays everything from Calibre to Spor in his sets - anything with quality and originality, and he likes to keep it deep and rolling. |
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dj alias: kd
real name: matt
birth year: 1978
age: 28
length of service: 13 years
prefered style: uk garage
optional styles: drum and bass
scene heros: ez, andy c, norris 'da' boss windros, mj cole |
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KD has been DJ’ing for 12 years and made his public debut on the scene after his first 18 months. Starting out at smaller events and venues such as college summer balls and dedicated party nights gave him a good grounding of how to work the crowd.
He went on to win a regional DJ competition which gave him the confidence to move in to bigger clubs and events, playing at The Junction and securing residency at Club Zest. This gave him recognition as a DJ, which in turn led to a residency at Club M’s monthly Garage night - Emotivo, playing alongside some of the scenes biggest DJ’s. He also continued to play Cambridge clubs such as the Fez, Cam Bar, Quy Bar, and Pure.
kd is currently retired from the dance music scene and is concentrating on his career within the world of aerospace. |
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dj alias : undecided
real name: adam
birth year: 1981
age: 26
length of service: 12 years
prefered style: bassline 4x4
optional styles: funky house, uk garage
scene heros: anyone making good music
myspace: www.myspace.com/djundecided |
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DJ UNDECIDED first started djing at the age of 15 when he received his first set of decks for
his birthday. originally he played styles such as happy hardcore and jungle and in time he started playing at his local youth club, school disco's and friends party's.
It was in around 1999 DJ UNDECIDED started to change his style of music and went on to play
Uk Garage. As the Uk Garage scene was popular around this time he went on to play in many
local clubs. DJ UNDECIDED continued to play Uk Garage for the next few years and attend elements of
funky house to his sets. In 2002 started to play on a pirate station, since then he
has played on many of london's leading stations including, Y2K, FREEZE FM, SUBJAM, TRUE FM,
and is know currently a resident on www.touchfm.co.uk (94.0fm) tuesdays 8-10pm.
From 2006 DJ UNDECIDED left the uk garage scene and started playing bassline house, a very
popular music in the midlands and in the north. in 2007 he was signed to the bassline scene's
biggest label (Northern Line Records) and has Since received booking all over the country.
The label has a growing reputation as one of the most up front bassline labels to hit the streets and consists of
producers, DJ's, promoters, advertising and not to mention the Northern Line Honeyz! expect big things from this Dj/Producer over the coming years who intends to bring Northern Line records
to the forefront of the Uk's music industry. |
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dj alias : Cutters
real name: Paul
birth year: 1982
age: 25
length of service: 8 years
prefered style: Bassline 4x4, Breakbeat, Turntablism
optional styles: Drum and bass
scene heros: Dj Craze, Wideboys, Paleface |
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| co-owner of record label 'cut throat killers' dj cutters has made a massive impact in the 4x4 bassline scene over the last 18 months. will tunes such as 'master dj', 'bear trap' and 'thinking sweets' tearing down soundsytems across the uk rave scene and work featured on bbc radio 1 xtra, expect to see cutters and his partner spekky at a venue near you. |
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