Catch DJ Probe live on Pyro Radio every other Thursday 11-1am GMT
DJ Probes Biography:
DJ Probes first encounter with music was Hip-Hop, back in the early 80s he was heavily into Run DMC, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, etc Introduced by a couple of friends in the late 80s Probe started going to club nights such as Energy @ Brixton Academy & Pirate Club @ Rocket, this was his first taste of Acid House & Rave music which slowly became his true love in music.
With the birth of the Acid House scene the dj skills of Carl Cox, Fabio, Grooverider & Randall inspired Probe to pursue a career as a dj. In 1989 he bought his first pair of decks, this was soon to pay off. At the age of 15 his first gigs were at THE CUCKOO CLUB @ Crazy Larrys, Rapido & Hard Times in East London. By 17 Probe had already played for legendary nights ORANGE (The Rocket club & Astoria) & STILL BUZZIN (Loft Club). After a recommendation from Randall in 1994 Probe joined Unique Artists (DJ Agency) playing at a variety of raves in London & the South East. That same year Probe secured a residency at INNERSENSE (Lazerdrome) which lasted 4 years. Each & every Saturday night Probe as Innersenses main resident dj would simply Tear down da place djing alongside his peers Grooverider, Randall, Hype, etc. Known for delivering memorable & enjoyable sets, selecting with precision and NO bias, Probe covered the full spectrum that was Jungle and pure Drum & Bass.
1994 was also a seminal year for DJ Probe as this was the start of his career with Londons premiere Drum & Bass station Kool FM (94.6FM). Notching up 12 years you can still catch Probe hosting each & every Sunday between 5pm till 7pm on The Sunday Rave Show. Alongside his Internet Radio shows on the following stations www.pyrotechnicradio.co.uk & www.drumandbassworldwide.com check current listings & archived shows. Continuing to dj Probe has appeared at some of the UKs finest events; Tru Playas (UK), Jungle Fever / Heat (UK & Intl), Telepathy (UK), R.O.A.S.T. (UK), Helter Skelter (UK), Slammin Vinyl (UK), Desire (UK), TOV (UK), World Dance (UK), One Nation (UK), Source (UK & Intl), Fabric Live (UK) & Movement (Bar Rumba, UK) too name but a few!
2002 saw a personal invitation from Brazils .. 1 DnB DJ/Producer Marky too DJ Probe for a cameo video appearance for his TOP40 smash single L K (June 2002) released V Recordings (UK), with regular screenings worldwide on MTV, VH1 & various Cable & Satellite Networks.
The new millennium Probe ventures into the studio, teaming up with Sylo (Infrared) with their debut release Dont Stop & Bubblegum featured on LPlates Volumes (Sept 03). Current releases available are: Infrared Records (INFRA029) Battle Royale & Spark Plug (June 04) reaching number 33.. in the Independent Dance singles chart (Music Week/Jun 04) also out on Worldwide Audio records (WAR007) Gimme some more feat MC IC3 & Shadow Lock (June 04). Remixing Phantasy & Shodans Atomic Age for Easy Records (Dec 04). March 2005 saw their biggest release to date on Infrared (INFRA035)Ghetto Dub & Booby Trap supported by the likes of DJ Hype, Randall, L-Double, David Rodigan (KISS FM), Rodney P (1Xtra) also ..1 in Mixmag. This was soon followed up by their debut single on Timeless Recordings featured on their EP series Vol 3 (TYME032) with Poison Dart (July 05). Coming to the end of 2005 was their debut on T.O.V with the LP sampler for the Fast Lane 2 LP series, entitled Rhythmic Culture & Drums like Dis (Aug/Sept 05), kick-starting 2006 with another debut release on Viper Recordings (Feb/Mar 06) on the Circuit Breakers LP series with Dreadnaught so watch this space!
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