DJ Zinc
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DJ Zinc (* 1972 in London , England ; real name Ben Pettit ) is an English DJ and music producer in the drum and bass genre .
Career
He became famous in 1995 with the Jungle - Tune Super Sharp Shooter . Together with his friend and mentor DJ Hype , he was part of the Ganja Kru and later the True Playaz . DJ Zinc's style is generally more hip-hop than techno , and many of his productions are heavily jump-up .
DJ Zinc also works as a Dope Skillz and less often than Pacific , Tuned Air , Tyranny or 66% . He produces Breaks tracks under the pseudonym Jammin and is also successful in the 2-step genre. He publishes the majority of his drum and bass pieces on the labels True Playaz , Global Thang and Frontline . DJ Zinc also runs his own label called Bingo Beats . In 2001 DJ Zinc released a compilation of remixes of his pieces under the name Beats by Design , in August 2004 his second album Faster was released .
Discography
- 138 Trek (2000)
- Casino Royale / Dead A’s (with DJ Hype , 2001)
- Reachout (2002)
- Fair Fight / As We Do (2002)
- Ska (2004)
- Steppin 'Stones / South Pacific (2004)
- Drive By Car / Ins ( feat.Eksman , 2005)
- Wile Out (feat. Ms. Dynamite , 2010)
Participation in festivals (selection)
- Berlinova 2004 , Luckau in Germany
- Glastonbury Festival 2005 , Pilton near Glastonbury, England, approx. 150,000 visitors (as of 2005)
- Urban Art Forms Festival 2007 , Wiesen in Austria, over 15,000 visitors
- Snowbombing 2008 , Mayrhofen in Austria
Web links
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- ↑ UK chart statistics (DJ Zinc)
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
- ↑ festivalfieber.de - Berlinova 2004 ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ festivalfieber.de - Glastonbury Festival 2005 ( Memento of the original from July 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ festivalfieber.de - Urban Art Forms Festival 2007 ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ festivalfieber.de - Snowbombing 2008 ( Memento of the original from May 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | DJ Zinc |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pettit, Ben (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English drum and bass DJ and producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |