Datsik

Datsik (real name Troy Beetles ; born June 9, 1988 in Kelowna , British Columbia ) is a Canadian DJ and music producer specializing in dubstep , drum & bass , electro house and hip-hop . In 2012 he released his debut album vitamin D . He's signed to Dim Mak Records and Rottun Recordings, the Excision label . He has performed at Coachella and the Ultra Music Festival , among others .

Career

After Beetles was present at an Excision concert in 2008 , he started producing electronic music himself. In 2009 he released his first single, Retreat , which topped the Beatport Dubstep charts. In 2009 and 2010 he managed to reach number one with more songs. From then on he collaborated with artists and bands such as Wu-Tang Clan and The Crystal Method .

January 2012 Datsik founded his own label Firepower Records . There he signed Delta Heavy and xKore, among others. In the same year they went on their first tour.

Beetles' first album Vitamin D was released on April 10, 2012 . It contains twelve songs. Two singles were released from it, Fully Blown (feat. Snak The Ripper) and Evilution (feat. Jonathan Davis ). Vitamin D was received mostly positively by critics.

Discography

Albums

Vitamin D (2012)

LPs and EPs

Against The Machines EP (2009)
Nuke 'Em EP (2009)
Texx Mars EP (2009)
Cold Blooded EP (2013)
Let It Burn LP (2013)
Darkstar EP (2016)
Master of Shadows EP (2018)

Selected remixes

Lil Wayne - "A Milli (Excision & Datsik Remix)" (2009)
Wu-Tang Clan - "Biochemical Equation (Datsik & Excision Remix)" (2009)
Coldplay - "Fix You (Datsik Remix)" (2010)
MGMT - "Kids (Datsik Remix)" (2010)
Steve Aoki & Sidney Samson - "Wake Up Call (Datsik Remix)" (2011)
Kaskade & Skrillex - "Lick It (Datsik Remix)" (2012)
Linkin Park - "Until It Breaks (Datsik Remix)" (2013)
Example - "Perfect Replacement (Datsik Remix)" (2013)

Individual evidence

^ Datsik: Info. Facebook, accessed March 4, 2013 .
^ Sean Lewis: Datsik loads up with Firepower. Beatport, archived from the original on February 1, 2013 ; accessed on March 4, 2013 .
^ Firepower Records Tour. Retrieved March 4, 2013 .
↑ Datsik - Vitamin D [album review]. Salacious Sound, accessed March 4, 2013 .
↑ EDM CHARTS 'OFFICIAL REVIEW | DATSIK: VITAMIN D ALBUM. EDM Charts, April 10, 2012, accessed March 4, 2013 .

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Datsik
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Beetles, Troy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian DJ and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 9, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kelowna , British Columbia

[fb-info-1] Datsik: Info. Facebook, accessed March 4, 2013 .

[2] Sean Lewis: Datsik loads up with Firepower. Beatport, archived from the original on February 1, 2013 ; accessed on March 4, 2013 .

[3] Firepower Records Tour. Retrieved March 4, 2013 .

[4] Datsik - Vitamin D [album review]. Salacious Sound, accessed March 4, 2013 .

[5] EDM CHARTS 'OFFICIAL REVIEW | DATSIK: VITAMIN D ALBUM. EDM Charts, April 10, 2012, accessed March 4, 2013 .