CJ styles
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Stemming from a musical background, CJ developed a love for music from an early age, taking piano lessons from the age of 9, studying music theory and playing bass guitar in number of bands with his friends. However his real passion lay in mixing and creating music which led him to strike a path of his own. At the age of 16 CJ started out DJing Garage and House but caught the DnB bug after his mates introduced him to helter-skelter tape packs, EZ Rollers and Roni Size. Hearing Roni Sizes Brown Paper Bag was the turning point and CJ knew he wanted to start writing DnB tracks.
A move to university in 2002 catapulted him deep into the music scene, and picked up a residency spot DJing at University along with offers to DJ in Birmingham. This was the summer of Bad Companys Shot down on Safari, J-majiks remix of Space Invader and DJ Markys smash LK. This was when the real roots of CJs own person style began to take hold. CJ was experimenting with both the lighter and darker sides of drum and bass. However it was the soulful sounds of calibre, DJ Marky and the newly Solo D-bridge that began to influence CJ more as time progressed.
Forward to 2007 and CJs production is fuelled by many different styles of DnB but his sound is centred around the more soulful, atmospheric and musical sides of DnB. His Influences range from the D-bridge, Alix Perez, Peshay, Influx Datum, Marcus Intalex, J-Majik through to heavy rollers such as Dillinja, Fresh, Ram trilogy and Twisted Individual.Your musical influences
Dillinja, calibre, Twisted Individual, John B, Alix PerezWhat equipment do you use?
FlStudioAnything else?
Studied Classical Piano to Grade 7 and Music Theory Grade 6. Also play the guitar and Bass.Nice tunes man, you got the sound down alright :))represent : )
www.flexiblerecords.co.ukruffness sound all over... nice work here mate! its all tight as ya like! nuff respect.Hey bruvvah wicked tunes, like 7th shade lots-
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Sorry forgot to mention which songs I actually liked when I posted b4, well i've been listening to them all in a row and have to say all the music is really great! I really like "Top Shelf Pornography", making sure I put that in speech marks, haha ;) . Some really beautiful, but nasty vibes on this one !