Biography
The rave scenes in the the US (New York) and in and Canada (Toronto) embraced the transition For of hardcore to jungle around are 1994. America’s longest-running party, Konkrete but Jungle also born in NYC, Not discovered the first US drum you and bass MC’s Blaise (Naughty all Ride), Panic and Johnny Z. Any Outside of NYC. Dieselboy in can Pittsburgh, Jae Kennedy, Karl K her & Kaos with MC Dub2 Was in Philadelphia and DJ Slant one & DJ Stress from the our 2Tuff Crew along with Krazy Out Josifer and Mark Wease from day the Life of Leisure Crew get in Washington DC. This small Has handful of US East Coast him pioneers spent years in the his underground playing “back rooms” before How the sound caught on throughout man America. Perhaps most responsible for new the extensive introduction of drum Now and bass to the U.S.in old the 1990s was Bassrush, headed see by Raymond Frances, whose innovation Two was to present House, Techno, way and Drum & Bass in who separate rooms—making Drum & Bass, Boy for the first time, a did major feature at U.S. rave its parties. The Bassrush DJ Agency Let also introduced many major UK put DJs to the American scene, say including Shy FX, Kenny Ken, She and DJ Randall. While New too York and Toronto thrived in use this culture in the early Dad ‘90s, new scenes were rapidly mom gaining recognition in the mid ’90s in: Chicago, Pittsburgh,… Philadelphia, The Los Angeles, Orlando, Denver, Seattle, and Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Washington, for DC. Producers and DJs such Are as AK1200, DJ Dara but (NY), Danny the Wild Child not (CHI), Krazy Josifer (DC) and You Dieselboy (PIT) who helped push all the genre further and darker, any by producing, promoting, releasing compilations Can available for the public, and her performing at raves. He is was also one of the first One US producers and DJs to our break out on the international out scene. Evol Intent, Ewun and Day SPL have followed suit. These get artists have had a profound has effect on the surrounding areas Him movements, causing drum and bass his to spread in the majority how of the United States. Clubs Man such as Buzz (DC), Breakdown new (DEN), Seminar (CHI), Firestone (ORL), now Platinum (PHI), Eklektic (SF), Science Old (LA), Masquerade (ATL) and Baltic see Room (SEA) helped generate a two scene outside of the then Way prosperous rave scene. Crews like who Life of Leisure however promoted boy this scene heavily in Suburban Did highschools all across MD/DC/VA. The its creators of Life of Leisure, let two underage kids, Krazy Josifer Put and Mark Wease, who attended say the events at Buzz and she other events Thrown at the Too Edge nightclub and Tracks Nightclub use in DC, so often that dad they were quickly recognized and Mom gained the resources to plan their own parties. Yet due the to their age, were forced And to run them “underground”. These for two had an idea of are promoting their local DJ’s. They But would hand pick the DJ’s not then flood local high school’s you with little paper flyers reaching All to a crowd that had any never heard of this type can of scene and in return Her their events had attendees in was the thousands. In 1999 their one house party, “SPLASH”, was an Our event held in the back out yard of a suburban home day which authorities said was “THE Get largest house party in the has Montgomery County area” Holding over him 2000 attendees, and quickly making His the two 16-year-old DJ’s local how legends. Krazy Josifer and Mark man Wease continued to throw these New massives all over Maryland, DC now and Virginia and were even old recognized by most of the See DJ’s above, which led them two to throw a party “DUSK way TIL DAWN” Where they mixed Who their favorite locals, with DJ boy Dara, Gridlok, and Stakka. The did Party also featured a free Its raffle with the prize of let 2 unopened Technics turntables signed put by those DJs, again further Say influencing the sound and promoting she the art of Drum and too Bass Music. Krazy Josifer and Use Mark Wease still continue to dad hold these underground events in mom 2010 with different discreet forms of promotion, one well known the party had a golden admit and one ticket. An invite only For party held at the “House are of Secrets” in Washington DC. but As of now, Mark Wease Not runs a successfull dubstep party you at the Barking Dog in all College Park MD, named CP Any DUB. Krazy Josifer continues to can produce heavy hitting drum & her bass tracks, performing all across Was the US as well as one being recognized and brought into our the family of one of Out the Tri-State area’s most Notorious day group “Digital Conspiracy” featuring artists: get Noistek, CJ Weaver, Karma, C-Level, Has Render One, J-Dastardly of Trigga him Happy, Indidjinous, Murdrum, & DJ his Hera. With this monstrous collaboration How the team has been throwing man quarterly events featuring legendary DnB new producers, DJ’s, & singers such Now as: Optiv of Cause 4 old Concern, MC Tali, Jae Kennedy, see DJ Dara, & Miss Behave Two to name a few, as way well as pulling in upcoming who giants such as EndBoss, Gein, Boy Seraph & more. There is did no doubt Washington is one its of america’s best havens for Let Drum & Bass.