Drum and Bass Arena
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Drum and Bass Arena is a drum and bass website, established in 1996. It offers up to date information on the worldwide drum and bass scene, and has an online shop and forum. The site also has a D&BTV section, showing various video clips and a digital download section. The site enjoys 1.2 million unique visitors to the site every month.
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[edit] History
The site was created in 1996 by Sheffield-based Drum and Bass enthusiast The Risky (James Cotterill). In 1998, he teamed up with web designer and entrepreneur Diluk Dias (ddias) to further develop the site as a business. Drum and Bass Arena relocated from its original Sheffield HQ to London in 2005.
World famous art directors The Designers Republic were brought in to create the distinctive yellow and black identity and logo which has remained unchanged since. Original designer David Bailey, (now Kiosk Design) continues to work with the brand. The site and brand is owned by AEI Media Ltd, a London based digital media company.
Since then the business has been extended into events and tours, TV-advertised compilation albums, merchandise, digital distribution and various other brand extensions. Ministry of Sound described Drum and Bass Arena as the "Ministry of Drum & Bass".
The forums of Drum and Bass Arena are host to a thriving, diverse community notable for their bizarre and irreverent sense of humour. There are over 78,000 forum members. Many members are amateur DJ's and regularly host their mixes for others to download.
[edit] Accolades
- Best selling Drum & Bass Compilation series (2004 released reached No.3 in UK compilation charts) with over 250,000 sales to date
- No.1 Music Podcast on iTunes (2006)
- Winner Best Music Business Website (Music Week Creative and Design Awards 1999)
- Best Website by the listeners of BBC 1Xtra
- Knowledge (KMag) People's Choice Awards and Accelerated Culture Awards for Best Website and Best Forum
[edit] CD releases
- Drum & Bass Arena: Mixed By Andy C (2001)
- Drum & Bass Arena: Mixed By Andy C (2003)
- Drum & Bass Arena: Mixed By Fabio & Grooverider (2004)
- Drum & Bass Arena - 50 of the Biggest Drum & Bass Rollers Ever: Mixed By DJ Randall (2004)
- Drum & Bass Arena: Mixed By Fabio & Grooverider (2004)
- Drum & Bass Arena Presents DJ Zinc: Mixed By DJ Zinc (2005)
- Drum & Bass Arena - the Classics: Mixed By Goldie (2006)
- Drum & Bass Arena - 10th Anniversary: Mixed By Andy C and Grooverider (2007)
- Drum & Bass Arena: Mixed By DJ Hype (2007)
- Drum & Bass Arena Presents Friction & Fabio: Mixed By Friction and Fabio (2008)
- Drum & Bass Arena Presents: Summer Selection
- Drum & Bass Arena Presents: Mistabishi : Mixed by iTunes[citation needed]
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