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Dabbler:
: Vancouver, BC Canada
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Ever since his formative years growing up in Vancouver, BC, Dabbler
has been heavily influenced by music. At the age of 10, he began
'dabbling' with an early education in music and this was only an
indication of his later passion. Growing up he was influenced by
artists like Nine Inch Nails, and Vancouver locals, Skinny Puppy.
Industrial style music captivated Dabbler with its heavy use of
sampling and electronic sounds. Spending much of his time growing
up attending concerts and being involved in the music scene, he
developed an extensive addiction to music and expanded his music
library.
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Originally inspired by Vancouver legend DJ Czech's fusion
of breaks and bass lines, Dabbler started playing breaks and house.
After hearing Jonny L's "Sawtooth LP" he was drawn towards Drum
and Bass and never looked back. Shortly after his transition, Dabbler
was playing several times a week and became well known in Vancouver
for his unique mixing skills and varied style. Since that time,
Dabbler has thrown some of Vancouver's biggest and best Drum and
Bass shows, and has played alongside nearly every major name in
DnB. He was a resident of Vancouver's early rave companies, Twisted
Productions, and later as a part of Automatic, Canada's longest
running DnB weekly. Through this involvement, Dabbler has played
with celebrated international artists such as Shy Fx, Pendulum,
Dillinja, and Zinc to name only a few. Constant exposure to these
artists led to a new desire to create his own sound. Finding new
inspiration in Reggae and Dub, Dabbler signed his first track "Ali
Baba" to Toronto's quintessential imprint, Hustlin Beats. Around
the same time, he finished a bootleg remix with Vancouver's Pioneer
DJ and Producer Pacific, which was quickly scooped by XS Records
in the UK. An international bestseller that year, in only a few
months it pushed his name to the front of DJ's crates all over the
world. Both his released and unreleased tunes have received support
from artists like Visionary, Kenny Ken, Muffler and Benny Page,
and have led him to his most recent signing of "Future Riddim" to
Marcus Visionary's Lion Dubs label. Recently he has begun moving
towards more traditional Reggae and Reggae/Dub influenced Uptempo
tracks. These days you can expect to hear a slice of Skanking Beats
& Breaks, mixed with occasional oldskool Hip Hop and Roots Reggae.
With local and international support, Dabbler's music is increasingly
heard and demanded on global dance floors. This recent success can
only be seen as a precursor to further international achievements.
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