Dance Concept is a British
drum and bass
Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...
promotion and
independent record label
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. Dance Concept has been running since 1999 promoting parties all over the UK as well as releasing music on all formats on the record label.
It started back in 1999 as a London drum & bass promoter.
2003 to date
In 2003, the label arm of the promotion took off releasing, first a teaser single and then worldwide distributed album, ''The Legend'' featuring
Stevie Hyper D
Stevie Hyper D (born Stephen Austin, 20 September 1966 – 5 July 1998) was a British drum and bass MC.
Early life
Stephen Austin was born in London, England on 20 September 1966, to a Spanish mother and Barbadian father.
Career
Austin was ...
. Tracks from the album gained massive exposure being played on UK National Radio stations such as KISS FM and BBC Radio One as well as gaining cult support and airplay on the underground pirate stations. "Buffalo Soldier" from the album was nominated for DNBA tune of the year in 2004. Although originally released on double CD and 4-piece vinyl, the album was later also released online as the digital revolution took over. The label continued with sporadic singles being released over the resulting years with notable releases such as
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and Dfrnt Lvls' "Oldskool Box", followed by the Modified Motion remix of the same track and Sub Zero’s remix of "Trick of Technology".
In 2008 and 2009, Dance Concept set off on a series of Label Tours predominantly at The Rhythm Factory in London's East End, showcasing releases on the label by many of the artists.
In 2012, Dance Concept hosted the sellout Stevie Hyper Tribute, "Generation Hyper" in London.
Label artists
Dance Concept has been home to a range of artists including:
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Aphrodite (Artist)
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Benny or Bennie is a given name or a shortened version of the given name Benjamin or, less commonly, Benedict, Bennett, Benito, Benson, Bernice, Ebenezer or Bernard.
People Bennie Given name
*Bennie M. Bunn (1907–1943), American Marine offic ...
* Bladerunner
* Brockie / Undiluted
* Child Support
* Dfrnt Lvls
* Fresh Kutt / DJ Magic
* K-Warren
* Kenny Ken
* Modified Motion
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Stevie Hyper D
Stevie Hyper D (born Stephen Austin, 20 September 1966 – 5 July 1998) was a British drum and bass MC.
Early life
Stephen Austin was born in London, England on 20 September 1966, to a Spanish mother and Barbadian father.
Career
Austin was ...
* Sub Zero
* Serum
* Voltage
Discography
Albums
* ''The Legend'' DCCD001 / DCLP001 (2004) -
CD/
vinyl
* ''Generation Hyper'' DCCDGH01 / DCGHLP01 (2014) - CD/vinyl
Singles
*DC001 "All I Wanna Do / Move Your Body" (2003)
*DC002 "Oldskool Box / Chained Reaction" (2005)
*DC003 "Flexin Today / Junglist Soldier" (2006)
*DC004 "End Game / Catch Ya" (2006)
*DC005 "Buffalo Soldier / Aint No Stoppin Us now" (2007)
*DC006 "Trick of Technology / Remix Part 1" (2007)
*DC007 "Oldskool Box Remix's" (2009)
*DC008 "Trick of Technology Remix's" (2010)
*DC009 "Delikutt Beats 2014" (2014)
*DC010 "Born to Do It" (2014)
*DC011 "Oldskool Box Reopened" (2015)
*DC012 "End Game Remixes" (2015)
*DC013 "FEEL / So Damn Tuff" (2015)
*DC014 "Save Me" (2015)
*DC015 "Here We Are" (2015)
*DC016 "Born to Do It Remixes" (2017)
*DC017 "No Love / Dead" (2017)
*DC018 "Cyclonic / We Got the Beat" (2017)
*DC019 "BBB / Success" (2017)
*DC020 "Jealous / In the Trap" (2017)
*DC021 "No Evil / Alien Embryo" (2017)
*DC022 "Drunken Style / The Payback" (2018)
*DC023 ''Feel the Fire EP'' (2018)
*DC024 "Double Take / Gamma Groove" (2018)
*DC025 "Wet Work / Are You Mad" (2018)
*DC026 ''Nice Guy EP'' (2018)
*DC027 ''Transform EP'' (2018)
*DC028 ''Hustlers Delight EP'' (2018)
References
External links
Dance ConceptRolldabeatsDiscogs.com
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Record labels established in 2003
Electronic music record labels
Drum and bass record labels
Electronic dance music record labels
British independent record labels