Logistics (artist)
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Logistics is the stage name of Matt Gresham, a drum and bass
music producer and DJ from Cambridge
, England
. He is signed to Hospital Records
and has been releasing music since 2004, which he creates using the Reason 3 and Cubase sequencers
. His music style tends towards the more soul-influenced styles of drum & bass but also targeted at a club audience rather than a home audience, and is described as such by Hospital Records as "bridging the gap between a lacklustre sub-genre, liquid funk
, and more exciting, dancefloor orientated drum and bass". His older brother, Dan Gresham, known as Nu:Tone
, is also a drum and bass producer signed to Hospital Records, with whom Matt collaborated under the name Nu:Logic
before starting his career as a solo artist.
, and downtempo
electronic music
. He took no interest in drum and bass, unlike his brother at the time, until he was introduced to the "Music Box" LP released by Full Cycle Records, which appealed to him as he described it "like downtempo tunes with double time beats".
The first release Matt Gresham was involved in was a collaborative work as Nu:Logic, on Tangent Recordings in 2003. He then went on to release his first work under the name Logistics, "Come To You / Music", on Nu:Tone's own label, Brand.nu, which lead to his signing to Hospital Records. At the time, Matt Gresham was taking a degree in graphic design
at Goldsmiths College
, but he left in order to pursue a professional career in music production, having become significantly well known in the drum and bass scene. After leaving college, he released several tracks, such as Together and Spacejam (from Spacejam EP) and The Trip (from Weapons of Mass Creation 2) which attracted the attention and influence of some of the major drum and bass DJs in the UK scene, including Grooverider
and Andy C
.
His most notable achievement to date is his 2006 album "Now More Than Ever", which won BBC 1Xtra's 2007 Xtra Bass
award. London Elektricity
's Tony Colman, the label manager of Hospital Records, described the album in an interview as (at the time) "the most eagerly anticipated debut album ever to be released on Hospital."
Along with his brother and fellow Cambridge drum and bass production duo Commix
, Logistics helps run a club night called Spoonfed at Cambridge's Fez Club.
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
music producer and DJ from Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He is signed to Hospital Records
Hospital Records
Hospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
and has been releasing music since 2004, which he creates using the Reason 3 and Cubase sequencers
Music sequencer
The music sequencer is a device or computer software to record, edit, play back the music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically :...
. His music style tends towards the more soul-influenced styles of drum & bass but also targeted at a club audience rather than a home audience, and is described as such by Hospital Records as "bridging the gap between a lacklustre sub-genre, liquid funk
Liquid funk
Liquid funk is a sub-genre of drum and bass. While it uses similar basslines and bar layouts to other styles, it contains fewer bar-oriented samples and more instrumental layers , harmonies, and ambience, producing a calmer atmosphere directed at both home listeners and nightclub...
, and more exciting, dancefloor orientated drum and bass". His older brother, Dan Gresham, known as Nu:Tone
Nu:tone
Nu:Tone is a drum and bass artist on the Hospital Records label. His musical style is generally drum and bass and the subgenre liquid funk.-Background:...
, is also a drum and bass producer signed to Hospital Records, with whom Matt collaborated under the name Nu:Logic
Nu:Logic
Nu:Logic is a collaboration between drum and bass producer brothers Dan Gresham and Matt Gresham , both of Cambridge, England. Their first release, "Warriors/Not The Only One", in 2003 was the first release which Matt Gresham was involved in, and in 2004, they were featured on Hospital Records'...
before starting his career as a solo artist.
Biography
Matt Gresham grew up listening mainly to guitar based music such as Rage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
, and downtempo
Downtempo
Downtempo is a laid-back electronic music style similar to ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. The beat is sometimes made from loops that have a hypnotic feeling...
electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
. He took no interest in drum and bass, unlike his brother at the time, until he was introduced to the "Music Box" LP released by Full Cycle Records, which appealed to him as he described it "like downtempo tunes with double time beats".
The first release Matt Gresham was involved in was a collaborative work as Nu:Logic, on Tangent Recordings in 2003. He then went on to release his first work under the name Logistics, "Come To You / Music", on Nu:Tone's own label, Brand.nu, which lead to his signing to Hospital Records. At the time, Matt Gresham was taking a degree in graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
at Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom which specialises in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute...
, but he left in order to pursue a professional career in music production, having become significantly well known in the drum and bass scene. After leaving college, he released several tracks, such as Together and Spacejam (from Spacejam EP) and The Trip (from Weapons of Mass Creation 2) which attracted the attention and influence of some of the major drum and bass DJs in the UK scene, including Grooverider
Grooverider
Grooverider is a British drum and bass DJ.-Biography:Grooverider began his DJing at illegal raves and warehouse parties in the UK in the late 1980s, and rose to prominence with partner Fabio through his sets at nightclub nights such as 'Rage'. Grooverider was also on the London pirate radio...
and Andy C
Andy C
Andy C , born Andrew John Clarke, is an English DJ and producer and co-founder of the RAM Recording Studio. He is the son of Mick Clarke, bass player and founder member of the Rubettes, who had hits in the seventies like Sugar Baby Love, Tonight and I Can Do It.He is considered a pioneering force...
.
His most notable achievement to date is his 2006 album "Now More Than Ever", which won BBC 1Xtra's 2007 Xtra Bass
Xtra Bass
Xtra Bass is a free week long drum and bass tour of the UK hosted by the BBC's digital radio station 1Xtra.2007 is the fifth year of the tour and features appearances by well established drum and bass djs such as Bailey, L Double, Fabio & Grooverider and Crissy Criss among others.The tour covers 7...
award. London Elektricity
London Elektricity
London Elektricity is the DJ and stage name of musician Tony Colman who is best known as a recording artist of five albums, international DJ and formerly a live drum and bass act "London Elektricity Live".-History:...
's Tony Colman, the label manager of Hospital Records, described the album in an interview as (at the time) "the most eagerly anticipated debut album ever to be released on Hospital."
Along with his brother and fellow Cambridge drum and bass production duo Commix
Commix
-History:Based in Cambridge, Commix originally comprised George Levings, Guy Brewer and Conrad Whittle. As a DJ/production team, they began working together in 2002 and the trio released a series of 12-inch singles on the Aquasonic, Tangent Recordings, Good Looking Records, Creative Source and...
, Logistics helps run a club night called Spoonfed at Cambridge's Fez Club.
Discography
- Spacejams (2010, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Crash, Bang, Wallop! (2009, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Toy Town / Jungle Music (2009, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Reality Checkpoint (2008, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Wide Lens EP (2007, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Now More Than Ever (2006, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
& Third Ear Recordings) - Flashback / Can't Let Go (2006, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - City Life EP (2006, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Blackout / Krusty Bass Rinser (2006, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Blackout / Bounce (2006, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Beatbox Master / Girl From Mars (2006, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Beatbox Master / Machine (2006, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Weapons of Mass Creation 2 Sampler (2005, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Uprock / Static (2005,
M*A*S*H ) - Release The Pressure EP (2005, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Play the Game / Sin City (2005, Valve Recordings)
- Surround / Deep Joy (2004, Brand.nu)
- SpaceJam EP (2004, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Millionaire / Front To Back (2004, Innerground Records)
- I Want To Know / Hold On Be Strong (2004, Advance//d Recordings)
- Free My Soul / Replay (2004, Hospital RecordsHospital RecordsHospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
) - Come To You / Music (2004, Brand.nu)