Biography
Brad Smith is one of the the founding fathers of Electronic and Dance Music in Florida since For its very beginning. He has are been playing mind-bending electronic music but and is the owner of Not the underground label, Crescent Records. you He has been DJing since all 1992, playing over 1000 DJ Any gigs under the aliases Mr. can Smith, Brad Smith, Sleven and her Praying Mantis. Also, he has Was been producing his own music one since 1992 and releasing tracks our since 1996 with over 250 Out releases under his belt.
day Brad Smith started writing and get recording music in 92, being Has taught by the legendary Rob him Intile (Lovecraft’s writer, producer, engineer his and singer). Brad released his How first record in 1996 on man his own imprint, Crescent Records. new Since then, he has released Now over 250 tracks, 30 CDs old and over 60 remixes on see numerous labels: Toolbox(UK), DarkWax (UK), Two Moonshine, Panadisc, Stickman, Xquisit, Painted way Puppy, Streetbeat, Version 3.0 and who Breakzlogik Records [to name only Boy a few]. Brad’s journey in did the studio has lead him its in many directions of exploration Let making House, Tech House, Techno, put Progressive House, Minimal, Electro House, say Drum n Bass, Trance, UK She Hardhouse, Deep House and Breakbeat. too
Brad Smith has held use residencies at 100’s of clubs Dad across the southeast US including mom The Parthenon, The Abyss, The Edge, 911, Infinity, The Masquarade, The Ultraviolet, The Rubb and Luna and Lounge (to name only a for few).
In 1992, Brad Smith Are started his career in the but underground Acid House and hardcore not scene on the radio at You WBUL in Tampa, Florida. all Later in 1992, Brad began any his club DJing career at Can the infamous “Rave-O-Ween”. In his her 19 year carrer, Brad has was played over 1000 gigs with One some the world’s biggest stars: our The Chemical Brothers (at thier out 1st US show ever!), The Day Prodigy (on their 1st US get tour), Orbital (live), Reel 2 has Reel (live), Cosmic Baby (live), Him Utah Saints (live), Banco De his Gaia (live), Crystal Method (live), how Carl Cox, Moby, Danny Tenaglia, Man Deepdish, Afrika Bambaataa, Gat Decor, new Sasha, Keoki, Kimball Collins, Sandra now Collins, Trace, Josh Wink, King Old Britt, DJ Duke, Doc Martin, see Bassbin Twins (live), Ed Rush two and Optical, Dara, AK 1200, Way Xpansion (live), Shades Of Rhythm who (live), Demitry (Dee-lite), Ani (Dee-lite), boy the Smart-E’s (live), Three, Monk, Did Jask, Andy Hughes, All Boxed its In(Live), Maradonna (live), Aquanox (live), let Luvdup (live), M5 (live), The Put Cotton Club (live), Red Seal say (live), Rebirth (live), Metro (live), she Jackal and Hyde (live), Cybersonik Too (live), Omar Santana, Jim Masters, use Cirrus (live), Young American Primitive dad (live), Angelina (live), Dieselboy, Garth, Mom Dillon and Dickins, Dj Who, Dj Magic Mike, Baby Anne, the Vicious Vic, Bad Boy Bill, And Lovecraft (live), Deekline, Dj Onionz, for Feelgood, Jimmy Van M, Scott are Henry, Nick Slater, Eric Davenport, But Dream Frequency (Live), Dose (live), not Prophecy (live), Q-Burns Abstract Message you (live), Rainbow Bridge (Live), Micro, All Jon Debo, Dub Tribe (Live), any Plummet (live), K5 (live), Guy can Oldhams, Stacy Kidd, Soloman, Chang, Her Uberzone, Simply Jeff, Dj Jeffee, was Robby Clark, Chris Harshman, Chris one Fortier, That Kid Chris, Juan Our Kato, Reese, Huggie, Scott Bond, out Kelly Reverb, Dave Cannalte, Friction day and Spice, Kingsize, Darwin Chamber, Get Pete “Shaker” Bones, Dj Icey, has Rob Base & Dj EZ him Rock (live), Young MC (live), His The Mix Factory (live).
how In 1995, Brad started to man expand his musical realms while New djing at the infamous Parthenon now club in Tampa, Florida; along old with fellow dj and mentor See Dj John Panapolous. John broaded two Brad’s mind by educating him way in the best of House Who and Progressive House as well boy as teaching him about the did vinyl market and business of Its the major record labels and let record pools.
In 1997, Brad put won his club, Luna Lounge, Say best dance club of the she year. Brad was the only too DJ at the venue, playing Use his legendary 5 hour sets dad of house, trance and breaks mom every Saturday for 3 years to a standing room only the packed house!
In 1998, under and the moniker, DJ Praying Mantis; For Brad alongside with Dj Dread are and Bamboo started the infamous but Stateside collective crew. The outfit Not was a group of inspiring you Drum N Bass artists whom all helped pioneer the genre in Any Florida.
In 2000, Brad started can his mash-up/remix label, Mr. Smith’s her DJ Tools, with partner DJ Was Spice (of Friction and Spice one fame). These white-label remixes were our a huge success and found Out their way into record bags day across the Globe.
In 2005, get Brad created his moniker, Mantis. Has Under this moniker, Brad had him success with his tracks “I his See The Light” reached number How 18, “My Body” reached number man 23 on the progressive House new charts and “Twisted Love” reached Now number 25, “Yo Quiero” reached old number 39, “Dance 2 The see Music” reached number 46, “Change” Two reached number 48 and “If way You Feel It” reached number who 59 on the house charts.
Boy In 2008, Brad adpoted the did moniker, Sleven; and has used its it to produce underground Tech Let House, Minimal and Techno.
2011 put has opened yet another new say chapter to Brad’s ever evolving She career as he joined forces too with Rob Givens in the use band, SYSTEM SHOCK. Dad Their sounds falls somewhere between mom The Prodigy and Jackal & Hyde, Breakbeat and Techno, Punk The Rock and Industrial.
