Scott Brown (DJ)
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Scott Alexander Brown (born 28 December 1972) is a Glasgow
-born Scottish DJ and music producer, now living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Brown produces and plays a variety of genres commonly called rave
. Although he is most associated with bouncy techno
, his music ranges from happy hardcore
, through hard trance
, to gabber
. He is the founder of the Evolution Records family, which started in 1994.
He was heavily involved in the evolution of the UK's hardcore techno
scene from the early 1990s, in particular introducing the harder-edged sounds of Belgian and Dutch techno to the UK, and taking the Scottish sounds to Europe. A more detailed background of Brown's music style is given at bouncy techno
.
Brown has produced music on his own record labels (Evolution Records, Evolution Plus, Evolved, Evolution Gold, Poosh, Screwdriver and Twisted Vinyl), and under a range of monikers including Plus System, Interstate, Bass-X (with his brother Stewart), and with his now-defunct band Q-Tex, which was formed in 1990. In particular, his work has featured on Bonkers
, to date the best-selling series of hardcore compilations. His most significant tracks are "Definition of a Bad Boy", "Synthetic Dreams", "Like An Angel" (Q-Tex), "Just Walk Away", "Rock Rock On", "Technophobia", "Fly With You", "Now Is The Time", "Elysium", "Neckbreaker", "Boomstick", "Fuzzy Muff", "Turn Up The Music", "Roll The Track" and "Taking Drugs?". He DJs at rave events in the UK, the Netherlands, the US, and locations worldwide.
Brown has also appeared on the mega-hit compilation albums of Dancemania
s Speed
series. His first appearance on the series was on the third issue of the series in 1999. He later appeared on Trance Ravers
(along with fellow British artists including Hixxy
, Bang, Helix
, Styles
, Breeze
and Sharkey
), Speed 8, Speed 10, and Best of Hardcore
.
In 2006, his hardcore cult hit "Elysium" was married to vocals and given a trance
remix treatment by dance act Ultrabeat
, achieving further success for a song which is perceived by many hardcore fans as an anthemic piece of dance music.
In May 2006 his song Go Berzerk was included in the PlayStation 2
release of beatmania IIDX
11 - IIDX RED.
In 2008 Brown released a new song, album and DVD called Livewired.
In 2011 Brown released his landmark 100th release on his label Evolution Records.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
-born Scottish DJ and music producer, now living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Brown produces and plays a variety of genres commonly called rave
Rave
Rave, rave dance, and rave party are parties that originated mostly from acid house parties, which featured fast-paced electronic music and light shows. At these parties people dance and socialize to dance music played by disc jockeys and occasionally live performers...
. Although he is most associated with bouncy techno
Bouncy techno
Bouncy Techno is a rave hardcore dance music subgenre that was developed in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands...
, his music ranges from happy hardcore
Happy hardcore
Happy hardcore, also known as happycore, is a genre of music typified by a very fast tempo , often coupled with solo vocals and sentimental lyrics. Its characteristically 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of hardcore techno, which tend to be "darker". It is typically in...
, through hard trance
Hard trance
Hard trance is a subgenre of trance music that originated in Western Europe in the mid-1990s as the breakbeat hardcore production community began to diversify into new and different styles of electronic music, all influenced by UK hard house, happy hardcore and jungle/drum & bass...
, to gabber
Gabber
Gabber , is a style of electronic music and a subgenre of hardcore techno. "Gabber" is a slang word of Yiddish origin that means "mate", "buddy" or "friend"....
. He is the founder of the Evolution Records family, which started in 1994.
He was heavily involved in the evolution of the UK's hardcore techno
Hardcore techno
Hardcore techno is a type of electronic music typified by the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples...
scene from the early 1990s, in particular introducing the harder-edged sounds of Belgian and Dutch techno to the UK, and taking the Scottish sounds to Europe. A more detailed background of Brown's music style is given at bouncy techno
Bouncy techno
Bouncy Techno is a rave hardcore dance music subgenre that was developed in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands...
.
Brown has produced music on his own record labels (Evolution Records, Evolution Plus, Evolved, Evolution Gold, Poosh, Screwdriver and Twisted Vinyl), and under a range of monikers including Plus System, Interstate, Bass-X (with his brother Stewart), and with his now-defunct band Q-Tex, which was formed in 1990. In particular, his work has featured on Bonkers
Bonkers (compilation)
The Bonkers series was one of the leading happy hardcore compilation series in the UK. The first release was in 1996 on record label React , it was available on 2xCD, 2xTC and 4xLP formats...
, to date the best-selling series of hardcore compilations. His most significant tracks are "Definition of a Bad Boy", "Synthetic Dreams", "Like An Angel" (Q-Tex), "Just Walk Away", "Rock Rock On", "Technophobia", "Fly With You", "Now Is The Time", "Elysium", "Neckbreaker", "Boomstick", "Fuzzy Muff", "Turn Up The Music", "Roll The Track" and "Taking Drugs?". He DJs at rave events in the UK, the Netherlands, the US, and locations worldwide.
Brown has also appeared on the mega-hit compilation albums of Dancemania
Dancemania
Dancemania is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially eurodance. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.The...
s Speed
Dancemania Speed
Dancemania Speed is a sub-series of Toshiba EMI's Dancemania compilation series. This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released Dancemania albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs...
series. His first appearance on the series was on the third issue of the series in 1999. He later appeared on Trance Ravers
Dancemania Speed Presents Trance Ravers
Dancemania Speed Presents Trance Ravers is a compilation album of Dancemanias Speed series, released by EMI Music Japan in the late 2001....
(along with fellow British artists including Hixxy
Hixxy
Hixxy or DJ Hixxy, born Ian Hicks, is a British UK Hardcore and previously happy hardcore DJ and musician from Portsmouth, England....
, Bang, Helix
DJ Helix
Helix is a male United Kingdomer who has been a disc jockey and music producer since the 1990s, whose real name is Matt Carlton.[1] He has been DJing in the happy hardcore scene and producing hardcore techno music since the mid-1990s.[1]...
, Styles
Darren Styles
Darren James Mew , better known as Darren Styles, is a British record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter from Colchester, England. Originally a member of the breakbeat hardcore group DJ Force & The Evolution, Darren found success during the 1990s as one half of Force & Styles...
, Breeze
Mark Breeze
Mark Breeze, also known as DJ Breeze , is a UK Hardcore producer based in the United Kingdom. He is most known for his songs "Let's Fly" and "Jump A Little Higher", and frequently contributes DJ mixes to hardcore compilation series such as the Clubland X-Treme Hardcore series.He is mostly known in...
and Sharkey
DJ Sharkey
Sharkey is a British record producer, disc jockey, and rapper. Sharkey co-created a style of hardcore techno known as freeform or freeform hardcore.-Career:...
), Speed 8, Speed 10, and Best of Hardcore
Best of Hardcore
Dancemania Speed Presents : Best of Hardcore, or simply Best of Hardcore, is a compilation album of Dancemanias Speed sub-series, released by Toshiba EMI in the early 2003....
.
In 2006, his hardcore cult hit "Elysium" was married to vocals and given a trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
remix treatment by dance act Ultrabeat
Ultrabeat (UK band)
Ultrabeat are an English electronic music group from Liverpool, England consisting of producer and vocalist Mike Di Scala and producers Ian Redman and Chris Henry. Formed in 2002, Ultrabeat first emerged with their single "Pretty Green Eyes" which reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart...
, achieving further success for a song which is perceived by many hardcore fans as an anthemic piece of dance music.
In May 2006 his song Go Berzerk was included in the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
release of beatmania IIDX
Beatmania IIDX
is a series of rhythm video games and the sequel to Beatmania that was first introduced by Konami in Japan on February 26, 1999. IIDX has since spawned over 19 arcade releases and over 13 console releases on the Sony PlayStation 2...
11 - IIDX RED.
In 2008 Brown released a new song, album and DVD called Livewired.
In 2011 Brown released his landmark 100th release on his label Evolution Records.
External links
- Evolution Records official website
- Profile at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...