Dave Huismans (born 1979), better known by his

stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...

2562, is a musician from

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, Netherlands. Huismans bought his first laptop dedicated for music production in 2003 despite not knowing how to read

musical notation Music notation or musical notation is any system used to visually represent aurally perceived music played with instruments or sung by the human voice through the use of written, printed, or otherwise-produced symbols, including notation f ...

. Having previously released records of various musical styles under the monikers A Made Up Sound and Dogdaze, Huismans created 2562, under which his output is generally described as

dubstep Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. The style emerged as a UK garage offshoot that blended 2-step rhythms and sparse dub production, as well as incorporating elements of broken be ...

. He is known for producing dubstep that takes influence from techno as well. The debut 2562 album, ''Aerial'' (Tectonic Records, 2008), was released to favourable reviews.

Discography

Albums

* ''In Dog We Trust'' (2006), Dogdaze Productions – as Dogdaze * ''Aerial'' (2008), Tectonic – as 2562 * ''Shortcuts'' (produced 2004, released 2008), - as Made Up Sound * ''Unbalance'' (2009), Tectonic – as 2562 * ''Fever'' (2011), When In Doubt – as 2562 * ''Air Jordan'' (2012), When In Doubt - as 2562 * ''The new today'' (2014), When In Doubt - as 2562

Singles

* ''Kameleon'' (2007), Tectonic – as 2562 * ''Channel Two'' (2007), Tectonic – as 2562 * ''Techno Dread / Enforcers'' (2008), Tectonic – as 2562

References

External links

2562
on Myspace *
''FactMagazine'' interview (05/2008)

Beatportal interview (10/2008)

2562 Unbalance Artwork Designer (10/2008)
{{DEFAULTSORT:2562 1979 births Dubstep musicians Future garage musicians Dutch electronic musicians Living people Musicians from The Hague Electronic dance music DJs