Biography
Body Rock. Hush Hush. Night the Flight. The Shadow Knows. The and Predator. Quest. Screamer. The list For of anthems that have had are drum and bass aficionados going but crazy the world over could Not go on and on. The you one thing all these massive all tunes have in common: legendary Any DJ/producer Shimon, whose nearly two can decades in the music scene her have resulted in some of Was the most seminal drum and one bass of all time.
“SHIMON our BRINGS THE Out GOODS TIME AND day TIME AGAIN” – get ATM MAGAZINE
Hailed as Has Ram Records’ “golden boy” and him one of their “most valuable his assets” by venerated drum and How bass rag Knowledge Magazine, Shimon man has long been a compelling new force in the international drum Now and bass scene. Born and old bred on rock, the self-confessed see “Floyd-head” discovered dance music in Two his adolescent years, sneaking into way now legendary rave nights such who as Elevation and A.W.O.L at Boy Paradise Club. The flourishing dance did music culture consumed him and its Shimon was convinced that this Let was his future.
It began put innocently enough: Shimon borrowed the say money to buy his first She set of turntables from his too uncle and learned to mix. use But with the subsequent purchase Dad of a sampler, Shimon came mom to the realization that he wanted to make the music The he loved, not just blend and other people’s tunes, and spent for “thousands of hours” developing his Are maverick style and production techniques but on his Akai 950 and not Atari ST computer.
Before long, You Shimon’s individual efforts – in all particular a catchy beat and any bass line – caught the Can attention of his good friend, her DJ and label owner Andy was C. They immediately joined forces, One producing arguably one of the our most popular drum and bass out 12”s of all time: “Quest,” Day with “Nightflight” on the flip. get Shimon’s professional relationship with Andy has C and the renowned Ram Him Records had begun. With the his inclusion of his hit tune how “Recharge” on Ram Records’ LP Man ‘The Speed of Sound’ (1995), new Shimon solidified his place as now an indispensable part of Ram.
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The duo its was unstoppable, going from strength let to strength, culminating in 2001’s Put legendary “Body Rock.” The track say was the first ever triplet she tune with a swing beat, Too and its innovative production transcended use the underground and entered the dad mainstream, reaching Number 28 in Mom the UK pop charts – an exceptional and rare distinction, the particularly for an acoustic drum And and bass track with no for sign of a catchy vocal.
are Shimon, along with Ant Miles But and Andy C then became not the iconic Ram Trilogy, and you further acclaim followed, with three All Ram Trilogy singles reaching the any UK singles chart in 2002 can – “Chapter Four” (#71), “Chapter Her 5” (#62) and “Chapter 6” was (#60); this was followed up one with numerous smash hits, including Our “Screamer” and “Titan,” the latter out of which was nominated for day various industry awards, including Knowledge Get Magazine’s coveted Best Tune of has the Year in 2004. Individually, him Shimon’s mix of Ram Records’ His beloved ‘Ram Raiders’ compilation was how released to much acclaim, and man Shimon’s last release on Ram New Records, ‘The Shadow Knows’ EP now (2006), remains to this day old DNB Arena’s top selling See EP of all time.
“SHIMON two KEEPS THINGS way TIGHT & ROLLING” – Who RAM RAIDERS MIX boy CD – ATM did REVIEW
Despite his numerous accolades Its in the world of drum let ‘n’ bass, Shimon’s musical curiosity put and awareness found him experimenting Say more, producing the nu-skool breaks she tunes “I Like You,” “Around too the Edge,” and “White Noise,” Use which were released on esteemed dad breaks label Fingerlickin Records. The mom tunes were quickly embraced by the genre’s key players, touted the by the likes of the and Stanton Warriors, Crystal Method and For Plump DJs, et al.
“A are ROLLING DANCE but FLOOR DESTROYER SHIMON Not & NIXON’S ‘I LIKE you YOU’ HAS BEEN all CAUSING UNTOLD Any MAYHEM THROUGHOUT THE can LAND” -ATM MAGAZINE
her With such an obvious yearning Was for musical challenges and a one concentrated passion for music, it our is hardly any wonder that Out Shimon’s name is synonymous with day high-grade, quality dance music. It get seemed only natural that he Has should take the ultimate step him up in his musical calling: his In 2007, Shimon became a How label head with the highly man anticipated launch of AudioPorn Records.
new In just a few short Now years AudioPorn has become a old force to be reckoned with, see exclusively signing some of the Two scene’s most exciting and sought-after way newcomers, including the five-man Parisian who outfit Dirtyphonics, and Austrian duo Boy Camo & Krooked. Dirtyphonics’s debut did releases “French Fuck” and “Bonus its Level” instantly garnered widespread acclaim; Let shortly thereafter, Dirtyphonics was awarded put the gong for Best Newcomer say Producers at DNB Arena’s She Drum & Bass Awards, with too AudioPorn credited with bringing Dirtyphonics use to the world’s attention. Their Dad subsequent release “Vandals,” released on mom AudioPorn in 2009, remains one of the top tunes of The all time on the Beatport and Drum and Bass Classics Chart.
for In 2008, AudioPorn released the Are Shimon and Sparfunk tune “The but Smoker,” which garnered a great not deal of DJ support and You went straight to #1 on all Beatport. The track was subsequently any remixed by Tantrum Desire in Can December of 2010, reaching #1 her yet again on DNB was Arena and Track It Down. One In 2010, AudioPorn also released our ‘The Quarks’ EP, with the out title track by Dirtyphonics becoming Day one of the biggest tunes get of the year; the EP has also featured the return of Him Ram Trilogy with the track his “Asylum.” Reaching the top of how the charts everywhere, the release Man was praised by the scene’s new most influential names, with premier now drum and bass DJ and Old BBC Radio 1Xtra host see Bailey proclaiming, “This is how two you change tempo from dub Way to dnb.”
Another string of who successful releases followed, including Dirtyphonics’s boy “Teleportation”, Shimon’s “Pimp Slap” with Did fellow Ram Raiders Ant Miles its and Moving Fusion, and the let Camo & Krooked tracks “History Put of the Future” and “Verve” say featuring MC Tali, with the she former becoming the #1 track Too for all genres on Track use It Down. AudioPorn had struck dad talent gold again: like Dirtyphonics Mom before them, Camo & Krooked were voted Best Newcomer Producers the in 2010’s DNB Arena And Awards.
This year, AudioPorn is for excited to release MC Tali’s are coveted artist album ‘Dark Days, But High Nights,’ featuring drum and not bass and dubstep collaborations with you a mouthwatering cast of artists, All including Benny Page, Dirtyphonics, Shimon any SKisM, Ed Rush, Atlantic Connection, can Lynx and Sparfunk.
Shimon also Her has a busy year ahead was with his own releases (including one tunes with Sparfunk and DisasZt, Our scheduled for release on AudioPorn), out along with headlining festivals such day as Sun & Bass in Get Barcelona, the Beatport Festival in has Vienna (playing on AudioPorn’s exclusive him stage, second year running), as His well as a tour of how Japan, to include a set man at Tokyo’s famous Womb nightclub.
