Nanotek, born Mark Christiansen, is an international

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 ...

and dubstep producer and DJ from

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...

, New Zealand. Nanotek gained international recognition in 2007 with releases on darkstep labels such as

Freak Recordings Freak Recordings is a UK-based drum n bass record label, owned and run by Dylan Hisley, which deals predominantly in heavier subgenres of drum and bass. It is affiliated with labels Obscene Recordings and Tech Itch Recordings, with the latter o ...

and Obscene Recordings. More recent projects include collaborations with artists such as Counterstrike, Current Value and Gein as well as Christiansen's first release on his self-titled label, Nanotek.

Biography

Nanotek has been involved with music since his teenage years when he played guitar and drums in

metal A metal (from Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typicall ...

bands. In the mid 90s he discovered industrial and electronic music. Moving to Wellington in 2003, Christiansen was introduced to the sounds of

Dom & Roland Dom & Roland is the alias of British drum and bass producer Dominic Angas. The addition of "Roland" in the artist name refers to his Roland sampler. In 1996 he was signed to Moving Shadow recordings, releasing three albums and numerous singles o ...

, Photek, and Dylan, which became key influences in his darkstep and hard sound. During this period, saw him presenting a regular prime time show on electronic music station Firm FM. An invitation from Wellington's Noise Enthusiast crew to headline their night 'Descend' was the first step that took Christiansen on to supporting DJs such as Tech Itch and

Limewax Maxim Anokhin (born 1988), known by his stage name Limewax is a Ukrainian drum and bass music producer and DJ from Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine. His style is described as inspired by harsher sounds of hardstep and darkstep; however, he is most r ...

. His break came in late 2006 when Dylan, owner of

, signed two of his tracks, Acid Burn and Deadly Force, to his sister label Obscene Recordings.
This was a turning point for Christiansen, who gained international recognition from DJs such as Current Value, SPL,

, B-Key, Tech Itch, Gein, and Counterstrike, as a result.

Discography

Releases

* 2006: ''Nightwatch'' on Intransigent Digital * 2007: ''Acid Burn / Deadly Force'' * 2007: ''Fresh Hell'' on

* 2007: ''The Vengeful'' on Intransigent Recordings * 2007: ''Those Who Dwell Within'' on Intransigent Recordings * 2009: ''Never Say Die / Angels of Truth'' * 2009: ''Behemoth / Better Place'' on Tech Itch Records * 2010: ''The Master'' with Gein on Guerilla Recordings * 2010: ''Blackness'' with Counterstrike on Counterstrike Recordings * 2011: ''Code of Chaos'' on Prspct Recordings * 2011: ''Resurrection EP'' on Nanotek * 2011: ''The Freak Obscene Days EP'' on Nanotek

References

External links

Official Website

Nanotek
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