FS (real name Fred Sargolini) is an American
dubstep
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producer and
DJ from
New York City
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.
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He is the founding owner of Patriarch Recordings, a
record label
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and
creative agency
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, for which he produces independent artists and scores music for TV and film. In 2011 he released the ''Touch O Klass EP'' on Play Me Records,
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/ref> and both "Yup" and "Touch O Klass" reached #1 on the Beatport
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Top 100 Dubstep Chart.[Vinyl Penetration](_blank)
/ref> As part of Ming
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+ FS,[CityPages.com](_blank)
he broke ground with ''Hell's Kitchen'',[All music guide to electronica](_blank)
/ref> and continued to release four, full-length albums and over thirty 12" singles and remixes for Om Records
Om Records is an American record label, established in 1995, which releases electronic music, dance music and hip hop. The label was founded in San Francisco in 1995 by Chris Smith. Om Records releases both artist albums and compilations, incl ...
, Spun Records and Madhattan Studios (owned and operated by Ming + FS).[Discogs](_blank)
/ref> His alter ego, The Arch Cupcake, also saw success with the release of ''Box of Bees'' featuring "Wasabi" used in a Chrysler
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commercial and ''MTV
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's Making the Band 4
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References
External links
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Patriarch Recordings
American DJs
Dubstep musicians
Living people
Musicians from Brooklyn
Electronic dance music DJs
Year of birth missing (living people)
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