Gritt is a Dutch producer/dj who started creating music somewhere in de nineties. As the main producer of breakbeat-collective Longplayers, he won the “Grote Prijs van Nederland”, performed at many different venues and released several records, including international released 12” vinyls.

Somewhere in 2008 he got infected by the dubstep-virus. This would lead to the birth of Gritt; a solo-project focussed on these heavy basslines and brutal beats. Next to dubstep, also other inventive non-linear beats & grooves can be heard. This results in massive tunes, who show off to be killer-tracks on the dancefloor.

Airflex Labs felt in love for this raw energic sound, full of the seminal energy we felt in early Breakstep productions. We really feel like there’s still a lot of things to do in the XXX-step sandbox, and personal point of views such as Gritt’s one are in our opinion really valuable to this scene.

http://www.myspace.com/grittbeats

With a wide array of influences, a very distinctive style and a strong taste for melody and crafted musical skills, French artist Chloé Arnaud aka Nekochan is surely one of the most exciting and refreshing producers at the moment. Her stylish blends and arresting collisions of electronica, bass and glitched-up beats, led by her aqueously expressive voice, mark her out immediately as an artist destined for widespread acclaim.

A classically trained cellist, she evolved into Nekochan in 2006 after a few years applying her unusual voice and skills as part of an electronic duo. Inspired by baroque and classical composition as well as a flamenco-player stepfather, and a passion for oriental melodic patterns, her gift for catchy figures and intricate rhythms is no surprise given the sheer range and depth of her sonic colourbox, while her highly individual blend of sound and mood switches adeptly from electronica and techno to the more underground tones of dubstep and glitch hop … all with her unique vocal signature. Nekochan’s 2009 debut download-only release met with success in pushing dubstep into new zones, and now comes the first foray into vinyl, with the three-track killer ‘Minimal Bump’ EP, that will further reconfigure notions of what bass music can be.

http://www.myspace.com/nekochanmusic

French producer Led Piperz from Lyon stands out of the mass with a wild and looked-after live act as well as rich dj sets. He’s been v-jaying for french dub wizardz HIGH TONE for the last 9 years and the story keeps going on all around Europe.
He started getting involved in music in the nineties as a not-that-gifted guitarist, playing grindcore/metal covers.It wasn’t until some friends dragged him by force to an outdoor rave back in 96 that he discovered electronic music .
Completely thrilled by the sound and experience, he decided to swap his Gibson for a pair of decks and a mixer… Soon after, he started piling up 12″ at home and play in sound systems as Dub, Jungle and Drum & Bass were setting the standards for his future tastes and production.
He joined HIGH TONE in 2000 and began sharing stages at numerous gigs and parties since then with the band’s dj crew known as ‘big dub sound’. After several years of dj’ing, the next logical step was to keep digging his own production.
Exploring deep abstract hip hop groundsat first, his style has been evolving towards electronic textures, distorted basslines, spacey atmospheres and fierce synth riffs mainly influenced by acts such as Techno Animal, Vex’d, The Bug or Dälek, combining the grittiness of noise with the groove of breakstep and rave music.

Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/ledpiperz
Booking : val@jarringeffects.net
Releases : http://www.discogs.com/artist/L.E.D.+Piperz?anv=Led+Piperz