drum n bass and breaks

it's back... and since it's New Zealand music month
we have gathered some of New Zealand's finest drum n bass and breaks talent..

NATO [Auckland/drumnbass.co.nz]
Double Negative
Mr Smith
Habit
Stonya
Sense
Kyren

special guests

visuals by UJI

tickets only $10
online at http://www.sandwiches.co.nz
or at the door on the night

http://www.drumandbass.co.nz/
http://myspace.com/doublenegativenz
http://www.myspace.com/backspacerdrumnbass

Nato
Nathan Bitcheno aka Nato has been involved in the Auckland drum and bass scene since 2003. Initially starting to dj at small local events he has moved on to playing at some of the best local events in Auckland, eventually landing a residency at Fu Bars Tech Support. As well as the regular local nights he has also been called in to support some of the biggest names on the international scene including DJ Craze, Artificial Intelligence, Dieselboy, Phace, and Dj Marky. Nato is also one of the people behind drumandbass.co.nz, an Auckand based drum and bass community website which has been running since 2006. The dbnz crew quickly decided that a website wasn't enough for them so they started putting on parties which brought about the drumandbass.co.nz monthly showcase that has aimed to bring to Auckland the best dj's from around the country. Playing a spectrum of music from the soulful through to the deep and dark, Nato will bring something exciting to the floor every time.

MR SMITH
After years of practice, Mr Smith burst in the d+b scene in 2006 by DOUBLE-DROPPING, BEAT-JUGGLING and SCRATCHING his way to the 2006 Rumble Title. With Selections ranging from spectrasoul, to G DUB, to LIMEWAX and DOUBLE after JAW-DROPPING DOUBLE, you can be assured of one of the most dynamic and hard-hitting displays in NZ Drum n Bass.

Double_Negative
As their name suggests, Double_Negative are a positive force within the growing New Zealand breaks scene. The lads, John Henderson and Nick Gardner met at an audio engineering course in 2002 and have been making waves in the breaks scene ever since. They began with drum n bass tunes and eventually progressed to producing solid, original breaks tunes which have formed a unique sound, some dark and techy, others atmospheric but altogether their own. John and Nick have promoted their music while giving other new producers valuable opportunities to have their tracks heard through their break beat collective label, Empathy ( http://www.empathy.co.nz) which was formed in 2002 with C Form and Shannon Mckenna. Empathy has released three cds so far: Plug_in Drummer, Is This Code and most recently Rumble in the Jungle featuring Mr Smith. These feature well known artists such as Agent Alvin, The Upbeats, Trei and the cream of Double_Negative's own tracks including Bak to Tek (feat MC Kyla) and Reflex. Double_Negative has been djing at various venues over the last year and also feature on the Electric Caboose show on Radio Active 89fm. They have DJ’d alongside major players: Freq Nasty, Rouge Element, Breakfastaz, Plump Djs and Krafty Cuts. Double_Negative have also had their own tunes released on UK label: Mechanoise and US label Trans:verse and a couple of forth coming yet to be announced. They have also worked on remixes and collaborations with The Upbeats (NZ), Neztic (Mexico) and White Papoo (France). Having developed a techy and bass driven production sound, Double_Negative are committed and devoted producers always on the search for the best breaks and phattest bass lines ever.