Just the name – DJ Fresh – presents a lifelong challenge. How can a producer live up to that name some two decades after he was first bowled over by the newness and innovation of rave music? How, in short, does DJ Fresh stay fresh?
Dan first became interested in 'Rave' music after older kids played him tapes from raves they had sneaked out of school to go to. Hearing tales of the early Acid house scene, Dan was captivated by the fledgling sound of Jungle Hardcore.
Meeting one of Kingston’s 'Scandal FM' DJs at university he was offered a regular set, and word got around of his production skills. Introduced to Vegas by MC moose and later Dbridge and Maldini, Bad Company was born. Their first track 'The Nine' (later voted the biggest drum and bass track of all time) began an onslaught of game changing beats that captivated the young imaginations of acts like Pendulum, Chase and Status, Sigma, Futurebound, Bassline Smith, Camo and Krooked and the Brookes Brothers. All of whom would soon sign records to Dan's new label venture 'Breakbeat Kaos' with Adam F.
Dan's quest to spread the sound he loved finally started to break down doors at MTV and Radio 1. His website 'Dogs on Acid' (the ...
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