Homegrown is a monthly drum and bass

Drum and bass

Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...

 event held at Mercury Live, Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

. It has featured several international and local acts, including Dieselboy

Dieselboy

Dieselboy is the stage name of Damian Higgins, an American drum and bass DJ, producer, remixer, founder of the Human Imprint music label, and co-founder of its sublabel SubHuman : Human Imprint which launched in September 2010...

, Pendulum

Pendulum (band)

Pendulum is an Australian drum and bass and electronic rock band founded in 2002 in Perth by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen, and Paul Harding.Swire and McGrillen were members of the rock band known as Xygen. After hearing Konflict's "Messiah" at a club, they were inspired to enter into the drum and...

, Counterstrike

Counterstrike (drum and bass group)

Counterstrike, is a drum and bass producer duo from Cape Town consisting of Justin Scholtemeyer and Eaton Crous. They are considered to be one of the pioneers of the South African drum 'n bass scene...

, Donny, Raiden

Offkey Recordings

Offkey Recordings is a European techno/drum and bass record label run by Raiden .Launched in 2005 after two years of planning, it brings a blend of techno and drum and bass.-Artists:* Raiden* Propaganda* Temper D* Proket* Meth* Friske...

, Eye-D

Eye-D

Eye-D is a Dutch drum & bass producer and DJ from Goes. Eye-D's sound is known for its hardcore influences.-Biography:Eye-D, also known as Frank Nitzinsky, has been active as a drum & bass and hardcore DJ and producer since 1991. He got his professional start with his first hardcore release on...

, Matt Impact, Robyn Chaos, Temper D, Nymfo, SFR

DJ SFR

DJ SFR is a South African drum & bass, dubstep producer and DJ from Cape Town. SFR's sound is known for its jump up and dub influences.-Biography:...

 and Hyphen.

Owned and managed by Algorythm Recordings, the event takes place every first Saturday of the month, and is the longest running drum and bass event in South Africa

South Africa

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History

The first Homegrown event was held in September 2000 at The Jam (now Mercury Live). The event was masterminded by Algorythm Recordings. The idea behind it is to get South African drum and bass crews Algorythm, Sublime and Krushed & Sorted under one roof, once a month, for the first time. The focus is promoting artists who produce drum and bass locally, hence the name "Homegrown".

In 2001, Mercury Live offered Homegrown a monthly residency, making it a permanent fixture in the South African drum and bass scene. With drum and bass music requiring well-engineered, large sound systems, Algorythm developed a long working relationship with Hellfire Sound.

Artist lineups

Since its establishment in 2000, Homegrown has hosted a large range of artists, with headlining acts including Pendulum

Pendulum (band)

Pendulum is an Australian drum and bass and electronic rock band founded in 2002 in Perth by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen, and Paul Harding.Swire and McGrillen were members of the rock band known as Xygen. After hearing Konflict's "Messiah" at a club, they were inspired to enter into the drum and...

, Counterstrike

Counterstrike (drum and bass group)

Counterstrike, is a drum and bass producer duo from Cape Town consisting of Justin Scholtemeyer and Eaton Crous. They are considered to be one of the pioneers of the South African drum 'n bass scene...

, Dieselboy

Dieselboy

Dieselboy is the stage name of Damian Higgins, an American drum and bass DJ, producer, remixer, founder of the Human Imprint music label, and co-founder of its sublabel SubHuman : Human Imprint which launched in September 2010...

, Donny, Raiden

Offkey Recordings

Offkey Recordings is a European techno/drum and bass record label run by Raiden .Launched in 2005 after two years of planning, it brings a blend of techno and drum and bass.-Artists:* Raiden* Propaganda* Temper D* Proket* Meth* Friske...

, Eye-D

Eye-D

Eye-D is a Dutch drum & bass producer and DJ from Goes. Eye-D's sound is known for its hardcore influences.-Biography:Eye-D, also known as Frank Nitzinsky, has been active as a drum & bass and hardcore DJ and producer since 1991. He got his professional start with his first hardcore release on...

, Matt Impact, Robyn Chaos, Temper D, MC Messinian and Nymfo.
The monthly event has also been a launching platform for South African drum and bass artists, with various acts such as SFR

DJ SFR

DJ SFR is a South African drum & bass, dubstep producer and DJ from Cape Town. SFR's sound is known for its jump up and dub influences.-Biography:...

, RudeOne, MFU, Niskerone, MC Skywalker, Psyke and the Anti Alias performing multiple times. Resident DJs include Counterstrike

Counterstrike (drum and bass group)

Counterstrike, is a drum and bass producer duo from Cape Town consisting of Justin Scholtemeyer and Eaton Crous. They are considered to be one of the pioneers of the South African drum 'n bass scene...

 and Hyphen.

Flyer

Printed on perforated paper

Perforated paper

Perforated paper is a craft material of lightweight card with regularly spaced holes in imitation of embroidery canvas. It is also sometimes referred to as punched paper.Perforated paper is most commonly embroidered with cross stitch motifs and borders...

, Homegrown flyers are commonly used as gerrick or filters in the preparation of cannabis smoking. Early flyer and logo designs depicted images of marijuana

Cannabis

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 plants and leaves. This was later changed to appeal to a much wider audience, however the perforated flyer is still in use.

Recent Homegrown flyers have contained QR Codes

QR Code

A QR code is a type of matrix barcode first designed for the automotive industry. More recently, the system has become popular outside of the industry due to its fast readability and comparatively large storage capacity. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white...

, storing URL data to downloadable MP3 and desktop wallpapers

Computer wallpaper

Wallpaper is an image used as a background of a graphical user interface on a computer screen or mobile communications device. On a computer it is usually for the desktop, while for a mobile phone it is usually the background for the 'home' or 'idle' screen...

. All flyers and event visuals are designed by Eaton Crous himself.

External links

• Official Algorythm Website
• http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2318233922Homegrown Facebook
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