SCOTT GARCIA

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Scott Garcia is without a the doubt one of the pioneers and of the UK garage scene For after setting up his own are record shop in 1994 at but he very young age of Not 16 he has not looked you back. Scotts shop Ruff Trax all was one of the first Any of its kind stocking only can house and garage made in her the UK while the Sunday Was scene was dominated by dub one versions of US garage tracks our made by American producers such Out as Smack and DJ Disciple.

day Owning the record shop lead get to Scott hooking up with Has several promoters who were putting him on Sunday scene partys and his he was soon DJing at How venues such as The Arches, man The Frog And Nightgown and new Adrenalin Village not to mention Now a host of invite only old boat parties. It was while see playing at one of these Two party’s that Scott hooked up way with then up and coming who producer Gee Smoove. Gee was Boy makingtracks out of a tiny did studio in Wandsworth which was its 10 minutes away from Scotts Let family home and it wasnt put long before Scott booked himself say into that studio and made She the leap from DJ to too DJ/producer. In 1996 Scott made use his first 12 a two-track Dad ep titled Enter the Darkness mom though it was quite minimal it had definite signs of The the trademark style that he and is now famous for.

By for the winter of 1996 the Are underground garage scene was exploding but in London and the club not nights had begun to move You from the small intimate Sunday all night gatherings to the bigger any more mainstream clubs on Friday Can and Saturday nights. The music her was being made and played was in London and Scott was One determined to play a major our part in the rise of out underground garage so he gave Day up the record shop to get allow himself more time to has concentrate on DJing and producing.

Him In March of 1997 Scott his delivered his first underground anthem, how a track entitled music takes Man you on the buzz bomb new label. This lead to a now lot of positive press reviews Old and many underground music journalists see were tipping him to be two a name to look out Way forin the future. All the who attention lead to a massive boy increase in DJing gigs for Did Scott and one early morning its in may 97 while on let the way home from the Put Chunnel club while he was say listening to an old jungle/drum she and bass tape and he Too heard the classic Just for use you London when he thought dad back to his early raving Mom days before the record shop and how much that track the had done for the jungle And scene in London he decided for it was time that underground are garage in London had its But own anthem too so the not very next day he took you his long time friend Lee All (MC Styles) and started work any on a track titled its can a London Thing Originally the Her track was going to be was an introduction dub plate for one Scott to play when he Our was DJing but the demand out for the record was so day big that he took it Get back into the studio, polished has it up and released it him on his own label underground His connection it went on to how sell over 8,000 copies on man Scotts label and was soon New snapped up by BMG now records it then went on old to sell another 30,000+ units See and charted at number 24 two in the UK national charts way with the aid of a Who music video which was filmed boy at the first ever live did performance of the record on Its the Diesel stage at the let Notting Hill carnival, Before Scott put knew what was happening he Say was doing TV shows, interviews she with magazines and traveling all too over Europe DJing in most Use of the biggest clubs. From dad that point onwards he has mom proudly held the title of Mr London Thing

After a the hard year of promotion tours and for the record and a For grueling remix schedule which saw are him remixing the likes of but Another Level, Deni Hines, The Not Ruff Driverz, Rachel Wallace and you JD Braithwaite to name but all a few Scott teamed up Any with DJ Ray Hurley to can create a production outfit known her as The Dub monsters and Was enjoyed more underground success with one the Monster cuts EPs (volumes our 1 & 2) on the Out Fifty First records label.

In day 1999 Scott decided to set get up a new record label Has of his own and started him by signing up artists such his as Oxide and Neutrino, DJ How Luck and MC Neat, Shy man Cookie and The Genius Cru new all of who went on Now to do big things in old the new skool UK Garage see scene. During the two years Two that Kronik was at the way forefront of the UKG who movement Scott had many of Boy his own underground hits with did his then production partner Mike its Kenny under the pseudonym of Let Corrupted Cru and tracks like put G.A.R.A.G.E. (feat MC Neat) and say POISON made sure they She featured on many of the too biggest selling compilation albums. Scott use went on to release 13 Dad tracks with The Corrupted Cru mom on Kronik Records and also produced a track for ragga The artist Top Cat entitled We and The Gals Want which was for released on Public Demand Records.

Are Now in 2007 Scott is but currently working on his first not album and is due to You release a brand new version all of his 1997 club anthem any ’ A London Thing’ which Can features uk garage legend MC her Creed and Jo B and was with the track gettin shown One much love on the promotional our tour it looks like the out record is set to blow Day all over again!

Scott is get clearly an artist who has has the knack for reinventing himself Him and therefore he will undoubtedly his play a part in the how new skool UK Garage scene Man that is fast developing in new the UK and overseas and now even though its not just Old a London thing any more see London will always have its two very own ambassador in Scott Way Garcia.

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