DJ Helix
Encyclopedia
Helix is a male United Kingdomer who has been a disc jockey
and music producer since the 1990s, whose real name is Matt Carlton.[1] He has been DJing in the happy hardcore
scene and producing hardcore techno
music since the mid-1990s.[1]
He has released approximately 35 CDs since 1995 and appeared on many happy hardcore compilations including prestigious Bonkers
and million-selling Dancemania Speed
.[1]
The 2001 happy hardcore special compilation Trance Ravers
featured his track "Now Control". He appeared on the album along with Scott Brown
, Bang!
, Styles
, Breeze
, Hixxy
and Sharkey
.[1]
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and music producer since the 1990s, whose real name is Matt Carlton.[1] He has been DJing in the happy hardcore
Happy hardcore
Happy hardcore, also known as happycore, is a genre of music typified by a very fast tempo , often coupled with solo vocals and sentimental lyrics. Its characteristically 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of hardcore techno, which tend to be "darker". It is typically in...
scene and producing hardcore techno
Hardcore techno
Hardcore techno is a type of electronic music typified by the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples...
music since the mid-1990s.[1]
He has released approximately 35 CDs since 1995 and appeared on many happy hardcore compilations including prestigious Bonkers
Bonkers (compilation)
The Bonkers series was one of the leading happy hardcore compilation series in the UK. The first release was in 1996 on record label React , it was available on 2xCD, 2xTC and 4xLP formats...
and million-selling Dancemania Speed
Dancemania Speed
Dancemania Speed is a sub-series of Toshiba EMI's Dancemania compilation series. This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released Dancemania albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs...
.[1]
The 2001 happy hardcore special compilation Trance Ravers
Dancemania Speed Presents Trance Ravers
Dancemania Speed Presents Trance Ravers is a compilation album of Dancemanias Speed series, released by EMI Music Japan in the late 2001....
featured his track "Now Control". He appeared on the album along with Scott Brown
Scott Brown (DJ)
Scott Alexander Brown is a Glasgow-born Scottish DJ and music producer, now living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Brown produces and plays a variety of genres commonly called rave. Although he is most associated with bouncy techno, his music ranges from happy hardcore, through hard trance, to...
, Bang!
Bang!
Bang! is a wild west-themed card game similar to a spaghetti western designed by Emiliano Sciarra and released by Italian publisher daVinci Editrice in 2002...
, Styles
Darren Styles
Darren James Mew , better known as Darren Styles, is a British record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter from Colchester, England. Originally a member of the breakbeat hardcore group DJ Force & The Evolution, Darren found success during the 1990s as one half of Force & Styles...
, Breeze
Mark Breeze
Mark Breeze, also known as DJ Breeze , is a UK Hardcore producer based in the United Kingdom. He is most known for his songs "Let's Fly" and "Jump A Little Higher", and frequently contributes DJ mixes to hardcore compilation series such as the Clubland X-Treme Hardcore series.He is mostly known in...
, Hixxy
Hixxy
Hixxy or DJ Hixxy, born Ian Hicks, is a British UK Hardcore and previously happy hardcore DJ and musician from Portsmouth, England....
and Sharkey
DJ Sharkey
Sharkey is a British record producer, disc jockey, and rapper. Sharkey co-created a style of hardcore techno known as freeform or freeform hardcore.-Career:...
.[1]