Early life

D-Code's ardour for Rave music began at the age of 15, as a teenager in Essex, when he invested in a record that would reinforce his love for Rave music forever- "Drum & Bass Selection One".

Fixated by tracks like "The Dark Stranger" by the Boogie Times Tribe and The Prodigy

The Prodigy

The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...

's debut album, D-Code spent much of his youth in record shops and raves- Moondance at Camden Palace, Telepathy, Junglemania, One Nation and World Dance.

Early career

Inspired by rave culture, his fascination got serious when he started playing on pirate radio stations of the likes of Eruption FM, Rude FM and one of the first internet stations- gaialive.co.uk, under the alias 'Blade'.

D-Code set up studio in 2005, and so began a learning curve.

Breakthrough

D-Code met Nerm

Nerm

-Early life:Nerm's passion for music and mixing started at the age of 10 years old whilst playing around with some D90 cassette tapes.-Early career:...

 at a Shiva Soundsystem

Shiva Soundsystem

Shiva Soundsystem is a collective, record label and event host based in east London. Shiva Soundsystem grew out of the Asian Underground scene in London and went on to become more associated with other styles including Drum & Bass and Electronica....

 warehouse party in Hackney - There they shared a common taste for Drum & Bass, Dubstep, The Prodigy

The Prodigy

The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...

, The Sex Pistols and thus struck up a friendship introducing D-Code as a member of Shiva Soundsystem.

In 2006, D-Code released his first single on Shiva Soundsystem

Shiva Soundsystem

Shiva Soundsystem is a collective, record label and event host based in east London. Shiva Soundsystem grew out of the Asian Underground scene in London and went on to become more associated with other styles including Drum & Bass and Electronica....

 Recordings- "Mumbai Cells" along with collaborations with Ram Records' Sparfunk working on material for his new label , Terrafunk Records.

Current

Now with a number of Drum & Bass productions supported by popular artists of the scene (Fabio, London Elecktricity and Andy C amongst many others), and a production style that merges Drums, Bass and Electro Punk, D-Code became the core tune maker in Shiva Soundsystem.

D-Code’s individualistic musical signature caught the attention of the producers at BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

 and in conjunction with Nerm in 2008, they hosted their own radio show as part of 'In New DJs We Trust'.

Nerm and D-Code often stepped in for Mary Anne Hobbs

Mary Anne Hobbs

Mary Anne Hobbs is an English DJ and music journalist from Garstang, Lancashire. She launched a new Primetime show on Xfm on 9 July 2011-Early career:...

, shared the mic with Annie Mac

Annie Mac

Annie Mac is an Irish DJ and television presenter who hosts an eponymous electronic dance music show on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom which airs at 7:00 pm on Friday evenings as well as a Sunday evening show alongside co-presenter Nick Grimshaw.-Personal life:Annie Mac was born in Dublin,...

, Pete Tong

Pete Tong

Peter "Pete" Tong is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for...

, Zane Lowe

Zane Lowe

Zane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...

, Fabio & Grooverider and hosted their shows featuring guests such as Matt Helders from Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...

, Norman Jay

Norman Jay

Norman Jay MBE is an innovative and pioneering British DJ. He first came to prominence playing unlicensed or 'warehouse' parties in the early 1980s, such as Shake 'n' Fingerpop. His diverse and deep musical knowledge and his refusal to be restricted to playing from any single genre distinguishes...

, Marky, Rusko

Rusko (musician)

Christopher Mercer, more commonly known as Rusko, is an English dubstep record producer and DJ who was born on 26 January 1985 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.-History:Rusko graduated from Leeds College of Music with a degree in Music Performance...

, Andy C, Foreign Beggars, London Elektricity, Sub Focus

Sub Focus

Nick Douwma, better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English Electronic Music record producer. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, he released his self-titled debut album.-Chart success:...

, The Count & Sinden. The double act uphold a solid rapport with the radio station and frequently present shows across the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 networks.

2009 saw the release of Shiva Soundsystem's debut LP, "Phasmatis In Machina" which made it to number 3 in the Drum & Bass charts and number 10 in the DMC charts. Having produced the backbone of the album, D-Code provides immense collaborations with the likes of UK Hip Hop act Foreign Beggars, Italy's Elio D'Anna Jr and New York and Mumbai's electronic twosome, Shaair & Func.

DJ Hero

Being one of the lead remixers for the newly released smash music computer game “DJ Hero” has made D-Code as 'one to look out for' within the music industry. His track 'Annie's Horn' is the sole Drum & Bass tune on the game. Remixed with DJ Shadow

DJ Shadow

Joshua Paul Davis better known as DJ Shadow is an American music producer, DJ and songwriter. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip hop and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album Endtroducing....., which was constructed...

, ‘Annie’s Horn’ was heard in 2 million homes by Christmas 2009.

D-Code has worked together with Jazzy Jeff, Grandmaster Flash and Tiesto. He's a DJ, producer, Radio 1 presenter, and has held down residencies at night clubs across nationwide and is a recurrent performer at festivals including Glastonbury and Lovebox.

Albums

• India:One mixed by Nerm - DJ Mix (2008)
• Phasmatis In Machina (2009)
• India:Two mixed by D-Code - DJ Mix (2009 - India Only)

Singles and EPs

• Shiva Soundsystem - Mumbai Cells SSR001 (2006)
• Sparfunk & D-Code - Under the Moon/Lights Out TVR002 (2007)
• D-Code & Chan1 - The Mutation/Rebirth SSR002 (2007)
• Sparfunk & D-Code - Apocalypse TVR003 (2007)
• D-Code - Isolation EP SSR003 (2008)
• D-Code & Chan1 - Glitterstep SSR004 (2009)
• D-Code feat Nerm - Outlaw SSR006 (2009)
• D-Code - Annies Horn EP SSR007 (2009)

DJ Hero Mixes

• Celebrity DJ Mixes:

• · Jazzy Jeff - The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony” vs. LL Cool J “Rock the Bells”
• · Jazzy Jeff - Eric B & Rakhim “Eric B for President” vs. Tears for Fears “Shout”
• · Grandmaster Flash - Boom Boom Tap vs. NERD (snare drum bonus mix)
• · Grandmaster Flash - Here Comes My DJ vs. Gary Numan “Cars”
• · Grandmaster Flash – NERD “Lapdance” vs. Herbie Hancock “Rockit”
• · Z Trip- “Foreigner” DJ Mix
• · Z Trip- “Foreigner” DJ + Guitar Mix

• In-House DJ Mixes:

• · DJ Shadow “Six Days” remix ft. Mos Def vs D-Code “Annie's Horn”
• · Beastie Boys “Intergalactic vs. Blondie “Rapture”
• · Rihanna “Disturbia” vs. Trammps “Disco Inferno”
• · Gwen Stefani “Hollaback Girl” vs. Rick James “Give It To Me”
• · Jurassic 5 "Jayou" vs. Herbie Hancock "Rockit"
• · Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow” vs. Benny Benassi “Satisfaction*
• · Paul Van Dyk “Nothing But You” vs. Sandy Riviera “I can't Stop” (David Penn Remix)

Awards

• UK AMA Awards Best Alternative Act - Nominated (2010)
• Brit Asia Awards Best Alternative Act - Nominated + WON (2010)