Currently my outlet is playing shows on Twitch, if you’d like to hear what I am up to sonically. I’ve always been into music, and Drum and Bass is my thing. I love the deep, dark and heavy, all the way through to the smooth and sublime.
RAVENZ Co-Founder & Resident DJ. Former DogsOnAcid.com Admin. NZRave Founder. Former Artist Manager and 100% Drum and Bass Nerd.
Creator of the Twitch DNB Tag Campaign – Help me convince Twitch to add a dnb tag. (( YAY We did it! ))
Ask me about the DNB Arena Awards and how they came about over a glass of wine 😉
A little more…
I became interested in electronic music early on when my elder brother brought home a cassette featuring what can only be described as classic drum and bass by none other than Alex Reece. From that moment I immersed myself into Drum and Bass in Auckland, attending the revered ‘The Breakz’ (Subtronix) at Calibre, Herzog, Ministry and later Fu Bar. As far back as these early moments, I’ve always been in and around the Drum and Bass scene, both in my native New Zealand, and my adopted home of London, UK.
In those early days in Auckland, it was incredibly difficult to find information about raves so I decided to share the love and created NZRave.com, which became the lynchpin of Rave Music in New Zealand – an early precursor to larger, now global community websites. Amassing some 20k members in its heyday, providing music, merchandise and memories to New Zealand’s ravers. I took this this experience with me to London where I was swiftly indoctrinated into Dogsonacid.com’s administration team, working alongside Ben XO, Jeryl Wilton and later DJ Camo (Now Riya).
A staunch supporter of Drum and Bass music, I have attended thousands of events over the years, including now legendary events such as Raindance, Slammin’ Vinyl, Helter Skelter, Dreamscape, Future Dance, Therapy Sessions, Hospitality at Herbal, Ram at The End, Renegade Hardware at The End, Movement, Swerve, Grooverider’s Grace, Technicality, Soul in Motion and so many more.
Skipping forward to present day, I still spend too much time listening to music when I should be doing something else! Professionally, I work in Digital Advertising & Marketing, helping companies undertake transformation projects.