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AC Slater

Trouble & Bass's AC Slater has quickly become one of the most sought after remixers and producers with no sign of slowing down. Raised on 90's Hip-Hop and nourished by old school rave, AC has cultivated these influences to give birth to his own style of music production. One of the top blogged dance artists in the world, AC's tracks can be frequently heard on radio stations worldwide. His army of world class supporters include Moby, Armand van Helden, Crookers, Diplo, Laidback Luke and Drop the Lime.

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Youngsta

1.) Youngsta is a dubstep DJ based in London, UK. He has a weekly radio show on Rinse.fm each Monday 11pm-1am GMT. He known for his exceptional mixing skills and musical style which is a continuation of the original, deeper, darker sound of dubstep. 2.) Youngsta a London rap artist from ‘the south of the compass’ is currently making shock waves in the UK music scene. An individual with strong beliefs, Youngsta consistently provides lyrics with which fans can relate to making him one of the most popular UK rappers.

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Lee Foss

Lee Foss is a Los Angeles and London based dj and producer, whose rapid rise through the dj ranks in 2009 and critically lauded production work are making him a name to truly watch for 2010. After a move from his longtime home base of Chicago, Lee became a vital part of L.A.’s vibrant and rapidly mutating techno scene, and quickly became one of Americas most in demand djs. After after a 3 year stint in Ibiza in the beginning of the decade, Lee spent years as one of Chicago’s busiest and most forward thinking djs.

Borgore

Borgore is the alias of Israeli dubstep producer Asaf Borger, who is currently releasing tunes through Shift Recordings, Terminal Dusk, Trill Bass, Zaudio, and Mad Decent. He is also a drummer for the death metal band Shabira, and part of the dubstep duo Alphamale Primates, which consists of him and tomba. www.myspace.com/borgore He has recently finished a massive US tour to sold out dates everywhere and a plethora of positive reviews. He is now in the process of signing with a major label. Under one year this music lover has turned his passion into a career.

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Maniac

Maniac is known to be the name of six musical artists: Maniac, real name 'Brandon Jolie' is a grime producer from Bow, East London, and got his breakthrough in producing the track 'Bow E3', which was released on Wiley's third album 'Playtime Is Over'. He was brought to the attention of Wiley by God's Gift. He has made tracks for many MCs, including Wiley, Little Dee, Griminal, Riko, Tinchy Stryder, Asher D, Jammer, Kano, Chipmunk and JME.

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Ears

There are currently 3 bands/artists on LastFM with the title 'Ears'. Read on to find the one you are interested in. Ears from Slovakia:
Ears are Slovak musicians with passion for bright cyborgs. They wrote 3 albums so far. The music is at the edge of electro-alternative and electro-pop. Ears from Australia:
The Ears were a notable part of Melbourne's famous post-punk scene of the early Eighties.

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12th Planet

Born in Los Angeles in 1982, John Dadzie aka Infiltrata aka 12th Planet prescribes a transatlantic flavour to Med School. Growing up in the south of the city, John’s musical apprenticeship began in his high school days by playing in bands and regularly attending raves and jungle parties. The turning point came when he formed Imperial Recordings with DJ Lith, a stepping stone for John to excel in a field of production and management.

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Garage Pressure

Garage Pressure is made up of Farj and Paul. They are dubstep and grime dj/producers, hosting the Garage Pressure Show on FBI Radio (94.5 FM in Sydney, Australia) and weekly podcast. They run Aquatic Lab, Australia's first dubstep label. Farj and Paul are dedicated to developing and promoting new sounds in the growing dubstep and grime scene. An archive of the podcast can be found at their official website: http://www.garagepressure.com/

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Cookie Monsta

Dubstep producer hailing from the UK, signed to Circus Records. Also known to bring the most barbaric grime that has ever faced humankind. Discography:
Maryland Chocolate Chip Mix (Mix, 2008)
Where's My Cookie? (Mix, 2009)
Subsplash: The Mix Vol. 2 (2010) - with Flux Pavilion.
Ginger Pubes/Blurgh! (12" Single, 2010)
www.myspace.com/cookiemonstatc2
www.youtube.com/cookiemonstatc2
http://twitter.com/cookiemonstadub
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1327304458

Cheapshot

There are three artists under the title Cheapshot: a dubstep and chiptune artist from Tokyo, a hiphop DJ from California, USA, and a now defunct punk band from Adelaide, South Australia. 1. Cheapshot is strongly influenced by dubstep bass lines, 8-bit music and all things that go BOOM! His chiptune monsters combine dub, uk funky, dubstep and breakbeat. His latest release is an EP on 8bitpeoples called 'zOMG!!'. He has also released a 2 track EP on minikomi's metrodub label. His earlier works can be found on Amenorea Records, and Enough Records.

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