Limetree Music & Arts Festival

Ant TC1 along with Hidden Agenda founded Dispatch Recordings back in 2001, Ant originally helped out with the management side of the label before finding his feet within the realms of production; which was a natural progression for him having DJ’d on pirate radio and in clubs from the age of 15. His first release along side frequent studio partner Stress Level appeared on Dispatch after almost 3 years of hard work getting their collective sound where they felt it needed to be in the studio before even thinking about turning on the DAT recorder. After their first release aired they quickly picked up a wealth of DJ support on their early material and went on to release for a who’s who list of established Drum & Bass record labels including the likes of Renegade, CIA, Advanced, Critical Rec’s, Liquid V, Commercial Suicide, Good Looking Records, Bingo beats and Samurai Music. By demand remix work started to feature heavily within their output and the duo went on to remix for the likes of Hidden Agenda, AI, Kabuki, Total Science, Optical &Ryme Time (Jagged Edge), Atlantic Connection, Tactile & DJ Marky. Ant’s production output has featured on a mass of compilations and mix cd’s compiled by the likes of Shy FX, LTJ Bukem, Total Science, AI, Spectrasoul, Klute and Brian G. Additionally his work has featured very heavily within the radio shows of Grooverider and Fabio on their respective BBC Radio 1 slots over the years as well as BBC 1Xtra where Ant once hosted his own 4 hour show as well as also twice appearing as a guest on DJ Flights weekly session. His DJ work has seen him play all over the globe from Adelaide to Los Angeles, from Hong Kong to Budapest, Tel-Aviv to Bangkok and last and by no means least; regularly UK wide on a weekly basis. Fast forward to 2010 and Ant is now solely responsible for the running & label manager role of Dispatch Recordings; having released a mix CD compilation as well as a fine list of consistently quality music from the likes of Survival, Break, MC System, Commix, AI, Chris SU, Zero.T, DLR& Octane, Spinline, himself (and many more) the main focus for 2010 is to release an artist album that will feature label residents such as Survival, DLR & Octane as well as some new faces to the label in the shape of Skeptical& EBK. A few of the tracks pencilled in are already receiving a mass of DJ support inside and outside of the realms of Drum & Bass. Ant will also be appearing on remix duties for the likes of Sunchase& Lomax in the near future and continues to run his own monthly night at ‘Momentum’ in Leeds (which is now in its 8th year) as well as dj’ing continuously across the globe at an ever expanding rate. ..

Filed under: Acts 2011, Dance Music Therapy Stage, Stages, Sunday by Sean