My nick Olby (which is a short version of my name in Latvian translated to english) appeared in early 2000's. Now everyone calls me like this for short.

Played a few times, but I rather prefer 'deep studio' style of work more.

Yes, and more to a positive side because nowadays underground artist can make their breakthroughs using the internet.

Why not? Everyone wants to have the chance.

I got involved with music somewhere in the late 90's. Back then I was just listening to various artists including Cypress Hill & Snoop Dogg. Then suddenly around 2001 I decided to experiment with my own music mostly because of my Dad who's also a hobbyist musician. As I don't play any of the classical musical instruments only way to start making beats was to use computer software. My first application was Reason. I got acquainted with it swiftly. Then me and a friend from my school recorded a few tracks together in a year or two and since then it became one of my major hobbies. Back then and now I produce beats for me and my friends for free - just for the fun of it. From the middle of 2006 converted from software to hardware production. My studio centrepiece is a Roland MV-8800 workstation which was used to produce and record 9D's first solo album "Beginning". Nine years so far - more to come... Stay tuned!

Cypress Hill, 3rd Bass, House of Pain, Beastie Boys, People Under The Stairs and more...

Roland MV-8800, Yamaha KX-25, Roland SC-88 Pro, Technics SL-1200 MK5 and Numark DM1050