Frank Nitzinsky (born 14 October 1974), better known by his stage name, Eye-D, is a Dutch

drum & 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 ...

producer and DJ based in

Goes Goes () is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland, in the province of Zeeland. The city of Goes has approximately 27,000 residents. History Goes was founded in the 10th century on the edge of a creek: de Korte ...

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. He is one-half of hardcore duo,

The Outside Agency The Outside Agency is a Dutch hardcore techno duo composed of DJ/producers Noël Wessels (also known by the stage name DJ Hidden) and Frank Nitzinsky (also known by the stage name Eye-D). The pair operate out of two studios based in Goes, Ne ...

, alongside

DJ Hidden DJ Hidden is an electronic music producer and DJ from Goes, Netherlands. His solo work consists of (Experimental) Drum & Bass, Intelligent dance music, IDM and Crossbreed. He is one-half of Industrial Hardcore/Crossbreed duo, The Outside Agency, ...

History

Eye-D has been an active drum & bass and hardcore DJ/producer since 1991. His professional musical career began with a hardcore release on

Mokum Records Mokum Records is a Dutch independent record label specialising in early hardcore and hardcore releases. They have released about 100 single and EP vinyl records between 1993 and 1999 and more than 80 since 2004. Fred Berkhout (Freddy B) created M ...

in 1996. His first drum & bass releases were issued by Kultbox Records in 1998.

Music

Eye-D's musical style is best characterized by its hardcore influences. He has released drum & bass music on record labels such as PRSPCT Recordings, Lost Soul Recordings, Evol Intent Recordings, Black Sun Empire Recordings and Ruff-Teck Records. He has collaborated with artists such as SPL, Black Sun Empire, Counterstrike, and Evol Intent. Eye-D collaborates very frequently with

with whom he forms

. Since the release of The Outside Agency's first EP on Black Monolith Records in 2001, the 'Eye-D' moniker has been limited to his drum & bass material.

DJ performances

Eye-D regularly performs at musical events internationally, both as Eye-D and as part of

. In the Netherlands, Eye-D and DJ Hidden are frequent guests at underground club nights PRSPCT and Smackdown.

Discography

The following is a list drum & bass releases by Eye-D. For hardcore releases, se
The Outside Agency on Discogs.com

Singles & EPs

* 1998: ''We Eat Tulips for Breakfast EP'' on Kultbox Records * 1999: ''Down from the Waist Up (Slipgevaar / Eye Design)'' on Ghetto Safari * 1999: ''Evil Eye / Enemies'' on Def Wish Records * 1999: ''Sabor Natural de Coco (Armalyte / 640K) (with Kid Entropy)'' on Black Monolith Breaks * 2000: ''Uridium'' on Ruff-Teck Records * 2000: ''Wireless (with Kid Entropy) / Unicorn MF'' on Piruh Recordings * 2001: ''Hidden Bassline'' on Piruh Recordings * 2002: ''Metric'' (with Atomly) on Fear Records * 2003: ''707'' on Semiconscious Media * 2003: ''Unicorn MF (Black Sun Empire Remix)'' on Citrus Recordings * 2004: ''James Brown / Station'' on Ruff-Teck Records * 2005: ''Eye-D & Kid Entropy – 640K (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Soothsayer Recordings * 2006: ''Motherfucking Skulls (with Counterstrike)'' on PRSPCT Recordings * 2007: ''Joshua's War (with DJ Hidden)'' on PRSPCT Recordings * 2007: ''The Grind (with Counterstrike)'' on PRSPCT Recordings * 2008: ''Caffeine Overdose '97 (with Squee)'' on Independenza Recordings * 2008: ''Domino / Brimstone'' on PRSPCT Recordings * 2008: ''Time War / Rock & Roll (with Evol Intent)'' on Evol Intent Recordings * 2009: ''Circuitry (with Squee)'' on PRSPCT Recordings * 2009: ''Milkshake / Brainfreeze (with Black Sun Empire)'' on Black Sun Empire Recordings * 2010: ''Masters of Rave (with SPL)'' on Hollow Point * 2010: ''Kings of the Universe EP (with SPL)'' on Lost Soul Recordings * 2012: ''Incoming (with SPL)'' on Hollow Point * 2013: ''Mission Statement'' on PRSPCT Recordings

Albums

* 2011: ''Peer to Peer Pressure (with DJ Hidden)'' on PRSPCT Recordings

Remixes

* 2002: ''Theeq – A15E (Eye-D Remix)'' on Low Res Records * 2003: ''Black Sun Empire – Skin Deep (Eye-D Remix)'' on Citrus Recordings * 2004: ''Murder Was the Case – Murder Was the Case (Eye-D Remix)'' on Murder / Eupholus Records * 2005: ''Ancronix – Shadow Force (Eye-D Remix)'' on Soothsayer Recordings * 2005: ''Bombardier – Syn (Eye-D Remix)'' on Low Res Records * 2005: ''Kid Entropy – So Far (Eye-D Remix)'' on Citrus Recordings * 2006: ''Aggroman – The Dark Side of the Moon (DJ Hidden & Eye-D Remix)'' on Aural Carnage * 2009: ''DJ Hidden – The Narrators (Eye-D Remix)'' on

Ad Noiseam Ad Noiseam is an independent record label that has from 2001 onwards published electronic music in the form of (breakcore, drum'n'bass, IDM, dubstep) as well as hip-hop and jazz based in Berlin, Germany. Ad Noiseam was founded in April of 2001 ...

References

External links

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Eye-D on Beatport
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eye-D 1974 births Living people Club DJs Dutch drum and bass musicians Dutch DJs Dutch record producers Hardcore techno musicians People from Goes Electronic dance music DJs