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Jason Greenhalgh Q Project (real name Jason Greenhalgh)Discography on discogs.com
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and Paul Smith. The pair first met in 1987, both living on

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estate in

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, England and brought together through a mutual love of hip hop. Distracted by the arrival of

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in the early nineties, the pair's record collecting was quickly followed by

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, and eventually production. Greenhalgh launched his career under the moniker Q Project with "Freestyle Fanatic" in 1991. In 1994, the pair started recording together under the name Funky Technicians, with "You Gotta Believe" the first in a series of records which pushed the label away from the darkside movement and toward labels like Lucky Spin, Basement, and

Good Looking Good Looking Records is a jungle and drum & bass record label, formed in 1991 by producer LTJ Bukem. The label specializes in jazz-influenced and atmospheric, so-called Intelligent Drum & Bass. Overview The label releases music which includes ...

. After six years of recording singles for others, the pair established the CIA label in the closing months of 1997 with the help of Brillo from Timeless Recordings. The release of their ''Silent Reign EP'' for

Goldie Clifford Joseph Price MBE (born 19 September 1965), better known as Goldie, is a British music producer and DJ. Initially gaining exposure for his work as a graffiti artist, Goldie became well known for his pioneering role as a musician in th ...

Metalheadz Metalheadz is a drum and bass record label based in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1994 by Kemistry & Storm and Goldie. History Origins Goldie's early experiences of the rave scene, especially the club ''Rage'' had a profound effect on ...

was another important release for the project, coming before a

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remix of "Champion Sound" for their own label. Their debut album, ''Advance'', was released in 2000, and featured

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experiments logged as a series of "Breaks" on the majority of their early EPs.

Discography

* Advance (2000) * Audio Works 01 (2001) * Audio Works 03 (2002) * Audio Works 04 (2002) * Audio Works 02 (2003) * Audio Works 05 (2003) * Audio Works 06 (2004) * Good Game (2004) * Mars Needs... Total Science (2006)

References

External links

* {{Authority control English electronic music groups British drum and bass music groups Drum and bass duos