Datsik (musician)
Datsik | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Troy Beetles |
| Also known as | Datsik Hion |
| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) |
| Genres | Dubstep, drum and bass |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer, DJ |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Rottun Recordings; Ex7; Smog Recordings; Dim Mak Records |
| Website | www |
Datsik is the alias of Troy Beetles, a Dubstep DJ and music producer from British Columbia, Canada. He frequently works with fellow Canadian Dubstep producers Excision and Downlink. His first release was in the spring of 2009.
Biography
Beetles was born in 1988 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. He began producing dubstep music after hearing Excision (Jeff Abel) perform at Shambhala electronic music festival in 2008.[1] Soon afterward the two began collaborating and had several releases in 2009 and 2010. He performs internationally and continues to produce music in Canada.
In 2009 Datsik had several number one releases on Beatport.[2] He has remixed and collaborated with artists such as The Crystal Method, Noisia, Wu-Tang Clan, and Diplo, and has performed with Steve Aoki, Rusko, Bassnectar, Skream, DJ Craze and Nero, among others.[3]
Beetles cites a wide range of musical inspirations, including Wu-Tang Clan members RZA and Method Man. He has described his sound as "dark and robotic," while trying to remain "funky and gangster" and "dirty."[1] Beetles' artist name "Datsik" was inspired from his former Xbox Live gamertag.[1]
He is also set to release his debut album: Vitamin D, on Dim Mak Records on April 10, 2012. The album will feature 12 songs, as well as appearances from Downlink, Z-Trip, Infected Mushroom, Jonathan Davis, Messinian, and Snak the Ripper.
Discography
Albums
- Vitamin D / Dim Mak Records / April 10, 2012
Singles and EPs
- Datsik vs. Downlink - Against the Machines EP / Substruk / March 26, 2009
- Excision, Datsik & Flux Pavilion - Boom EP / Rottun Recordigs / June 15, 2009
- Excision & Datsik - Swagga/Invaders / EX7 / September 28, 2009
- Datsik & 12th Planet - Texx Mars EP / Smog Records / November 10, 2009
- Datsik - 3 Fist Style / Basshead Records / July 20, 2010
- Datsik & Funtcase - Mechano/Brock Out / EX7 / July 29, 2010
- Various EP / Rottun Recordings / 2010
- Datsik & Bare - King Kong / Subhuman / 2011
- Datsik - Firepower EP / Rottun Recordings / June 13, 2011
- Datsik - Fully Blown (feat. Snak The Ripper) (on Vitamin D) / Dim Mak Records / 2012
- Datsik & Infected Mushroom - Evilution (feat. Jonathan Davis) (on Vitamin D) / Dim Mak Records / 2012
- Datsik & Kill The Noise - Lightspeed / OWSLA / 2012
Remixes
- Wu-Tang Clan/ Biochemical Equation (Datsik & Excision Remix) / iHipHop / 2009
- Ctrl Z vs. Freestylers / Ruffneck '09 (Excision & Datsik Remix) / Never Say Die / 2009
- Ivory / Hand Grenade (Excision & Datsik Dubstep Remix) / Rat Records / 2009
- Spor vs. Apex / (Nowhere to Run (Datsik & Excision Remix) / Lifted Music / 2010
- The Crystal Method ft. LMFAO / Sine Language (Datsik Remix) / Black Hole Recordings / 2010
- Don Diablo ft. Dragonette / Animale (Datsik Remix) / Ego Music / 2010
- Various - Blow Your Head: Diplo Presents Dubstep / U Don't Like Me (Datsik Remix) / Mad Decent / 2010
- Noisia / Alpha Centauri (Excision & Datsik Remix) / Division Recordings / 2010
- MGMT / Kids (Datsik Remix) / 2010
- Zedd - Stars Come Out (Datsik Remix) / Dim Mak Records / 2012
Appears on
- An-ten-nae Presents Acid Crunk Vol. 2 / Muti Music / 2009
- Revamped / U&A Recordings / 2010
- "The Path of Totality" - December 6, 2011
- Crazy EP - November 21, 2011
- "X Rated" 2011
- "Skins[disambiguation needed]" 2011
- Zedd - Stars Come Out(Remixes)
References
- ^ a b c Vicky B (2010-08-22). "Excision and Datsik Interview: SXSW 2010". Spinner. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ CA (2010-08-02). "Datsik | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "dj Craze + Datsik + 12th Planet @ Crown Nightclub Rio Casino Las Vegas 12-17-2010". RaveLinks. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
External links
- Template:Myspace
- Datsik discography at Discogs
- Datsik mix on the MistaJam show