Datsik (musician)

Datsik (musician)
Troy Beetles
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Background information
Also known as Datsik
Born 1988 (age 22–23)
Genres Dubstep, drum and bass
Occupations Music producer, DJ
Years active 2008–present
Labels Rottun Recordings; Ex7; Smog Recordings
Associated acts Excision, Downlink
Website facebook.com/djdatsik

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.

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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 afterword the two began collaborating together 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 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, which was itself inspired by the Russian MMA fighter Viacheslav Datsik.[1]

Discography

Singles and EPs

  • Excision & Datsik / Swagga/Invaders / EX7 / 2009
  • Datsik & 12th Planet / Texx Mars EP / Smog Records / 2009
  • Excision, Datsik & Flux Pavilion / Boom EP / Rottun Recordigs / 2009
  • Datsik vs. Downlink / Against the Machines EP / Substruk / 2009
  • Nuke 'Em|Excision]] / Retreat/No Escape (Remixes) / Rottun Recordings / 2
  • Datsik / 3 Fist Style / Basshead / 2010
  • Datsik & Funtcase / Mechano/Brock Out / EX7 / 2010
  • Various EP / Rottun Recordings / 2010
  • Datsik & Bare / King Kong / Subhuman / 2011
  • Datsik / Firepower EP / Rottun Recordings / 2011

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

Appears on

  • An-ten-nae Presents Acid Crunk Vol. 2 / Muti Music / 2009
  • Revamped / U&A Recordings / 2010
  • "The Path of Totality" 2011

References

External links


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