THE ART OF BREAKS

Studio 18 brings its premier night ‘The Art of Breaks’ and is very proud to showcase very special star guests Ragga Twins and Nicky Blackmarket alongside the audacious DJ Millz, Marlaceous, and massive warm up lyrics from Stroud’s one and only Rudi. A celebration of breaks with DnB Masters alongside an exhibition by who Studio 18 considers to be one of the finest stencil artists around, Luke Agnew. It promises to be possibly the studio's most epic night so far and in typical fashion, an explosive collaboration of Music and Art providing visual mayhem with the rawest of beats, all powered by a specially tailored system from Majestic Vision Soundsystem. Get ready to jump!!

A little further blurb about our special guests:

Ragga Twins or "RTC" are a jungle group from Hackney, England, composed of London UNITY sound system veteran MCs Deman Rocker and Flinty Badman (real names David and Trevor Destouche). They are regarded as pioneers of jungle. In 2008, Soul Jazz Records issued a compilation album of their early 1990s recordings (notably their collaborations with production team/label Shut Up and Dance) entitled Ragga Twins Step Out.

Ragga Twins are now enjoying a lot of success in the EDM scene , since doing the two tracks with Skrillex they now have loads of features including “The boot” by Ookay , “Windpipe” by Barely Alive, “Hookshot” by Kutski & Audiofreq , “What r u doing” by Northbase , “Murder 999 & Swerve” by  Smookie illson , they have also released “who inspired you” a compilation of track with Aquasky old and new plus remixes , Ragga Twins are currently releasing singles on Payback Records they have teamed up with Dean Ogre and Runone , the first  project was a free Download called “Deadly Zone” which talks about life in Hackney where the duo were brought up , the first release was “Trippin & Bunnin” 2nd release was ”For the people” ft Seanie T both have videos on you tube , third  release is “Vigilante” ft Spyda ,their next single will be “Badman” the track was remixed by Skrillex and the remix has already been released on the Owsla spring Collection , the original will be out soon with more mixes.

Ragga Twins are still performing week in week out at clubs, festivals and parties Worldwide, and also form part of The Jungle Warriors, sound clash champions 2019.

Nicky Blackmarket is one of the original pioneers of drum and bass, and he is still the most faithful soldier for the scene around the world.

His early influences came from his mother’s background in the jazz scene, and it is improvisation and variety that characterises his DJ performances throughout his career.

At the start of the eighties, Nicky was 14 and playing electro at youth clubs in London. He played with long-time collaborator Clarky and began to mix all forms of dance music, at house parties and on the radio. Friends FM, run by Mad B. This led to Nicky joining the ranks of Blackmarket Records in 1990. In 1992, as the house scene moved towards breakbeat, Nicky created a separate department downstairs to cater for the sound that would eventually be called Drum and Bass.In the mid-nineties Nicky pushed the hardcore scene with a regular show on Pulse FM and performances at the Roller Express. He moved into production, making his first record “Spam EP”, along with various remixes and releases on his label Gyroscope, with artists like Ray Keith.

This exposure fuelled his DJ career and Nicky decided to put all his efforts into playing his music around the world.

“…first and foremost I am a DJ.”

MILLZ is an extremely passionate female Drum & Bass/Jungle DJ, who has taken the UK by storm and has won herself an up and comer award & came 3rd in the Drum & Bass Radio 1 Awards for Best Breakthrough DJ.

With her growing following, she has immediately secured bookings at: Glastonbury, Warehouse Project, NASS, Ministry of Sound, E1, EGG London, Boxpark, Unity in the Sun, as well as other various clubs/festivals, due to her authentic skills behind the decks. She has grown up around music from a very young age, with her father "Nicky Blackmarket" - the D&B/Jungle DJ and owner of former record shop BM SOHO, he, who is her biggest musical influence.

With a hard working ethic, she is determined to carry this through to the next generation! MILLZ started out playing on THC Radio and across London’s airwaves, which has jumpstarted her career in the industry.

She has secured herself a residency on the foundation station 'Kool FM’ , with a number of other guest shows and mixes on radio shows including: Flex FM, Rough Tempo, Life FM and Unity DAB. As a DJ, she is able to play cross over sets with confidence and a great understanding of Drum & Bass and Jungle, whilst also adding some twists of jump up/rollers/liquid into her live sets. With this being said, MILLZ has a very exciting journey ahead of her, bringing new talent and plenty of energy to the decks!

Looking forward to seeing you there

Love

The Studio 18 team