J-Break
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J-Break was first introduced to the electronic music scene while going to infamous Orlando nightclubs like the Edge, Ultraviolet (UV), and Firestone in 1995. He quickly started to DJ, mentored by his friends, Foreplay & Davie-D, who was already an Orlando legend at the time. At the age of 19, he got his first residency at the late nightclub, Mimosa, along with residents Wutam & Davie-D. His first remix of Sonique (musician)'s "Feel So Good" was played on XL 106.7 FM every Saturday night, and he quickly became a local favorite.
In 1999, J-Break started Millennium Breaks Productions, home to releases such as "Feel The Heat", "Drop It Down", and "This Is The Sound of Underground," which became an instant club anthem from coast to coast. After Cyberzone closed in early 2001, J-Break focused his talents on producing and remixing, as well as touring around the world to support his label's vinyl and CD releases. Later that year, J-Break became a resident on 96.9 FM in Orlando and WYKS
105.3 FM in Gainesville, 5 nights a week, along with legends such as Andy Hughes, DJ Sandy & Wutam.
In 2002, Wutam & J-Break
joined forces to release their debut mix CD, "Biomechanik," which was released as the follow-up to Infiniti's "Looking for Something" on Subculture Records. This CD received critical acclaim almost instantaneously by DJs, producers, and fans alike, due to the innovative track selection and mixing by the duo. The self titled track off the CD, also received massive recognition when it was released on Afterdark Records, with support from DJs such as Merlyn, Baitercell & Schumacher, Simply Jeff and Malicious Mike.
After the success of the Cyberian Knights debut "This Is The Sound of Underground," Jackal (Jackal & Hyde
, Dynamix II
) & J-Break formed Cyberian Knights Recordings as a collaborative effort to bring upfront electro music to the masses. Jackal & J-Break began their world tour in support of their new label, which found them performing in cities from Los Angeles to Amsterdam. While on their European tour in late 2003, J-Break recorded his live mix CD "Barcelona, Spain" for Afterdark Records, a true representation of his live mixing abilities and diverse track selection of breakbeat
.
In 2004, joined forces with Agent K (Agent K & Deuce) to form Distorted Recordings, a sub label of their sister labels, Cyberian Knights Recordings and Warped Recordz. The first two releases by Agent K & The Klubbheads, received much airplay in clubs and radio stations around the world, and even found their way on to such mix CDs as DJ Mondo's "Tampa Breaks Vol. 4" and Storm & Trevor Rockwell's "Future Sounds of Breaks."
2005 was a big year for J-Break, with over 100+ gigs touring with Jackal & Hyde
in cities all over North America, including monster festivals like Ultra Music Festival
in Miami during WMC and the annual Love Parade
in San Francisco. J-Break spent his free time in the studio, collaborating with different types of artists from around the globe. J-Break released breakbeat hits like "Dark Circles" w/ Josef Plante (w/ Autobots remix) and "Science Fiction" w/ Infiniti, which received support from Deekline & Wizard, DJ Monk, Exzakt, and Baitercell & Schumacher, to name a few.
2006 had been a year of significant releases for J-Break, including 3 international releases, as well as a European tour with Agent K, where they recorded their "Live from London CD". "Crusher" with Agent K on Afterdark Records, was featured on DJ Baby Anne
"Rocks" CD compilation on System Recordings
and received support from such heavy hitters as Deekline & Wizard & DJ X. "American Werewolf in London" with Agent K featured the UK bad bwoy Screwface on the remix, and "Drop It" with ATF's Lethal Agent dropped on the Spanish electro label, Dona-Li.
In 2007, J-Break started with new studio collaborations with producers of different genres including Deekline & Wizard w/ DJ Assault
, MC Messinian of Planet of the Drums
, DJ Reid Speed
, Una Slim, & Josef Plante. After a successful gig in New York, house music
became a new love for J-Break, and he began producing a new studio album with Wutam that was released in early 2008. "The Album" featured four singles that charted on Beatport
in several genres.
After moving to San Diego, in 2008 international artists such as Tiesto
, Hybrid, Miss Nine from Yoshitoshi Records
, & Grammy award winning artist Joachim Garraud
supported Wutam & J-Break
's new productions. This led to remix offers from world-renown labels such as Eddie Amador
's Mochico primo Records, Paul Oakenfold
's Perfecto Records
, David Guetta
's & Joachim Garraud
's Gum Records, and Melleefresh's Play Records. Later that year, their next album "Night & Day" featured 6 singles that charted on Beatport
, including 2 top ten appearances. The #1 hit single "Don’t You," was featured on DJ Reid Speed
's "Under The Influence" mix CD on Moist Music
. Wutam & J-Break
signed with dPulse/ Sony BMG /Universal Music Group
as Sidetrax with David "Scratch D" Noller from Dynamix II
, a gold certified electro artist from Miami, Florida.
By 2010, J-Break teamed up with Jägermeister
house artist, DJ IDeaL, including a remix of BT
's classic hit, "Remember" and was featured on Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto XM/Sirius
radio show. International artists such as The Crystal Method
, Manual De La Mare, and Donald Glaude
quickly began supporting their original productions.
In 2011, IDeaL & J-Break headlined several shows during the Winter Music Conference
and Miami Music Week, culminating with their live set at the sold out Ultra Music Festival in downtown Miami for over 150,000 people. After much hype from the massive event, their set was featured on Ultra Music Festival's UMF Radio Show on XM/Sirius Radio the following week. IDeaL & J-Break are currently in the studio working on their debut album to be released in the summer of 2011.
In 1999, J-Break started Millennium Breaks Productions, home to releases such as "Feel The Heat", "Drop It Down", and "This Is The Sound of Underground," which became an instant club anthem from coast to coast. After Cyberzone closed in early 2001, J-Break focused his talents on producing and remixing, as well as touring around the world to support his label's vinyl and CD releases. Later that year, J-Break became a resident on 96.9 FM in Orlando and WYKS
WYKS
WYKS is a commercial radio stations operating in Gainesville, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 105.3 FM...
105.3 FM in Gainesville, 5 nights a week, along with legends such as Andy Hughes, DJ Sandy & Wutam.
In 2002, Wutam & J-Break
Wutam & J-Break
Wutam & J-Break are a live DJ act/production team in electronic music/house music, since their residencies in the underground Orlando nightclub scene in 1999. Since then, their original tracks and remixes have gained support from Tiesto, Hybrid , & Joachim Garraud as well as collaborations with...
joined forces to release their debut mix CD, "Biomechanik," which was released as the follow-up to Infiniti's "Looking for Something" on Subculture Records. This CD received critical acclaim almost instantaneously by DJs, producers, and fans alike, due to the innovative track selection and mixing by the duo. The self titled track off the CD, also received massive recognition when it was released on Afterdark Records, with support from DJs such as Merlyn, Baitercell & Schumacher, Simply Jeff and Malicious Mike.
After the success of the Cyberian Knights debut "This Is The Sound of Underground," Jackal (Jackal & Hyde
Jackal & Hyde
Jackal & Hyde have been called "the purveyors of the hardcore-electro sound", a combination of electro beats, and psychotic keys.Jackal & Hyde was formed in 1998 by partners Scott Weiser , and Todd Walker in an effort to combine a harder edge sound with the dance floor sensibility of Electro,...
, Dynamix II
Dynamix II
Dynamix II was an American electro group, founded 1986 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The latter day members of the group were David Noller and Scott Weiser, although the original team was Noller and Lon "Ace in the Place" Alonzo...
) & J-Break formed Cyberian Knights Recordings as a collaborative effort to bring upfront electro music to the masses. Jackal & J-Break began their world tour in support of their new label, which found them performing in cities from Los Angeles to Amsterdam. While on their European tour in late 2003, J-Break recorded his live mix CD "Barcelona, Spain" for Afterdark Records, a true representation of his live mixing abilities and diverse track selection of breakbeat
Breakbeat
In 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...
.
In 2004, joined forces with Agent K (Agent K & Deuce) to form Distorted Recordings, a sub label of their sister labels, Cyberian Knights Recordings and Warped Recordz. The first two releases by Agent K & The Klubbheads, received much airplay in clubs and radio stations around the world, and even found their way on to such mix CDs as DJ Mondo's "Tampa Breaks Vol. 4" and Storm & Trevor Rockwell's "Future Sounds of Breaks."
2005 was a big year for J-Break, with over 100+ gigs touring with Jackal & Hyde
Jackal & Hyde
Jackal & Hyde have been called "the purveyors of the hardcore-electro sound", a combination of electro beats, and psychotic keys.Jackal & Hyde was formed in 1998 by partners Scott Weiser , and Todd Walker in an effort to combine a harder edge sound with the dance floor sensibility of Electro,...
in cities all over North America, including monster festivals like Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival is an annual outdoor electronic music festival that occurs in March in the city of Miami usually during the annual Winter Music Conference. It is held in Downtown Miami in Bicentennial Park. It was a 1-day festival from 1999-2006, a 2-day festival from 2007-2010, and was a...
in Miami during WMC and the annual Love Parade
Love Parade
The Love Parade was a popular electronic dance music festival and parade that originated in 1989 in West Berlin, Germany. It was held in Germany annually between 1989 and 2003 in Berlin, and then from 2006 to 2010 in the Ruhr region...
in San Francisco. J-Break spent his free time in the studio, collaborating with different types of artists from around the globe. J-Break released breakbeat hits like "Dark Circles" w/ Josef Plante (w/ Autobots remix) and "Science Fiction" w/ Infiniti, which received support from Deekline & Wizard, DJ Monk, Exzakt, and Baitercell & Schumacher, to name a few.
2006 had been a year of significant releases for J-Break, including 3 international releases, as well as a European tour with Agent K, where they recorded their "Live from London CD". "Crusher" with Agent K on Afterdark Records, was featured on DJ Baby Anne
DJ Baby Anne
DJ Baby Anne , who refers to herself as "The Bass Queen", is an Orlando-based DJ and producer who works with live sets and original mixes that fuse Electro with Miami Bass and funky breaks.-Discography:...
"Rocks" CD compilation on System Recordings
System Recordings
System Recordings is a New York City based electronic music record label founded in 2000 by Eric Silver and Louis Montorio with a single artist, American drum and bass icon Dieselboy....
and received support from such heavy hitters as Deekline & Wizard & DJ X. "American Werewolf in London" with Agent K featured the UK bad bwoy Screwface on the remix, and "Drop It" with ATF's Lethal Agent dropped on the Spanish electro label, Dona-Li.
In 2007, J-Break started with new studio collaborations with producers of different genres including Deekline & Wizard w/ DJ Assault
DJ Assault
Craig De Sean Adams , better known by his stage name DJ Assault is a hip hop musician from Detroit, Michigan. Collecting 12" and 45's since age 7, he would go on to be one of the most recognized DJs and producers of Detroit Dance music.-Biography:Together with producer Mr...
, MC Messinian of Planet of the Drums
Planet of the Drums
Founded during the summer of 2000, the Planet of the Drums is the alliance of four of America's most popular drum and bass DJ's: AK1200 , DJ Dara , Dieselboy , and MC Messinian...
, DJ Reid Speed
DJ Reid Speed
Reid Speed, real name "Reid Rosson" is a multi-genre DJ who specializes in dubstep, drum and bass, and electro. She owns and runs Play Me Records out of Santa Monica, California.-Music:...
, Una Slim, & Josef Plante. After a successful gig in New York, house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
became a new love for J-Break, and he began producing a new studio album with Wutam that was released in early 2008. "The Album" featured four singles that charted on Beatport
Beatport
Beatport is an online music store specializing in electronic dance music and culture. Beatport is a privately held company owned and operated by Beatport LLC and based in Denver, Colorado.-History:...
in several genres.
After moving to San Diego, in 2008 international artists such as Tiesto
Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
, Hybrid, Miss Nine from Yoshitoshi Records
Yoshitoshi Records
Yoshitoshi Recordings is a dance music record label which is owned and operated by house producers Deep Dish. It was founded in 1994. While pigeonholed as a progressive label, its releases in fact cover a broad spectrum of modern dance music, reflecting the eclectic tastes of its owners...
, & Grammy award winning artist Joachim Garraud
Joachim Garraud
Joachim Garraud, was born in 1968 in Nantes, is a French DJ, but he is also a remixer and producer. He is the producer of stars such as Geyster, Paul Johnson, Deep Dish, David Bowie, OMD, Kylie Minogue, Mylène Farmer, Cassius, Belamour, Kid Vicious, Saffron Hill and Culture Club.Known for his many...
supported Wutam & J-Break
Wutam & J-Break
Wutam & J-Break are a live DJ act/production team in electronic music/house music, since their residencies in the underground Orlando nightclub scene in 1999. Since then, their original tracks and remixes have gained support from Tiesto, Hybrid , & Joachim Garraud as well as collaborations with...
's new productions. This led to remix offers from world-renown labels such as Eddie Amador
Eddie Amador
Eddie Amador is an American house music record producer and remixer. He is also the founder of the Mochico and MochicoPrimo record labels.Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Amador studied mechanical engineering at Arizona State University while moonlighting as a hip hop DJ. In 1996, he earned a...
's Mochico primo Records, Paul Oakenfold
Paul Oakenfold
Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...
's Perfecto Records
Perfecto Records
Perfecto Records is a United Kingdom based Trance record label founded by Paul Oakenfold in 1989.-History:Perfecto was founded by electronic music record producer and DJ Paul Oakenfold in 1989...
, David Guetta
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
's & Joachim Garraud
Joachim Garraud
Joachim Garraud, was born in 1968 in Nantes, is a French DJ, but he is also a remixer and producer. He is the producer of stars such as Geyster, Paul Johnson, Deep Dish, David Bowie, OMD, Kylie Minogue, Mylène Farmer, Cassius, Belamour, Kid Vicious, Saffron Hill and Culture Club.Known for his many...
's Gum Records, and Melleefresh's Play Records. Later that year, their next album "Night & Day" featured 6 singles that charted on Beatport
Beatport
Beatport is an online music store specializing in electronic dance music and culture. Beatport is a privately held company owned and operated by Beatport LLC and based in Denver, Colorado.-History:...
, including 2 top ten appearances. The #1 hit single "Don’t You," was featured on DJ Reid Speed
DJ Reid Speed
Reid Speed, real name "Reid Rosson" is a multi-genre DJ who specializes in dubstep, drum and bass, and electro. She owns and runs Play Me Records out of Santa Monica, California.-Music:...
's "Under The Influence" mix CD on Moist Music
Moist Music
Moist Music is a New York City based electronic dance music record label that is a subsidiary of Phase One Communications. Victor Ortiz, aka Vicious Vic established Moist Music in 2004. Victor was previously part of the founding crew members of the early Caffeine movement in New York City,...
. Wutam & J-Break
Wutam & J-Break
Wutam & J-Break are a live DJ act/production team in electronic music/house music, since their residencies in the underground Orlando nightclub scene in 1999. Since then, their original tracks and remixes have gained support from Tiesto, Hybrid , & Joachim Garraud as well as collaborations with...
signed with dPulse/ Sony BMG /Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
as Sidetrax with David "Scratch D" Noller from Dynamix II
Dynamix II
Dynamix II was an American electro group, founded 1986 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The latter day members of the group were David Noller and Scott Weiser, although the original team was Noller and Lon "Ace in the Place" Alonzo...
, a gold certified electro artist from Miami, Florida.
By 2010, J-Break teamed up with Jägermeister
Jägermeister
Jägermeister is a German 70-proof digestif made with 56 different herbs and spices. It is the flagship product of Mast-Jägermeister SE, headquartered in Wolfenbüttel, south of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :...
house artist, DJ IDeaL, including a remix of BT
BT (musician)
Brian Wayne Transeau is a classically trained and Grammy-nominated American music producer, composer, audio technician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter better known by his stage name, BT. He is an artist in the electronic genre...
's classic hit, "Remember" and was featured on Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto XM/Sirius
Sirius
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, it is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star. The name "Sirius" is derived from the Ancient Greek: Seirios . The star has the Bayer designation Alpha Canis Majoris...
radio show. International artists such as The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method is an American electronic music duo that was created in Los Angeles, California by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in the early 1990s. The Crystal Method's music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video games, and advertisements. The most prominent is the US television...
, Manual De La Mare, and Donald Glaude
Donald Glaude
Donald Glaude is a house music artist, DJ and remixer, and is consistently ranked as one of DJ Mag's top 100 DJs.-Biography:As a child, Donald was classically trained in the upright bass and violin. After hearing early funk records, he began experimenting with tape decks and a primitive radio...
quickly began supporting their original productions.
In 2011, IDeaL & J-Break headlined several shows during the Winter Music Conference
Winter Music Conference
The Winter Music Conference is a weeklong electronic music conference, held every March since the mid-1980s in Miami, Florida, United States. Venues are hosted primarily in Downtown Miami and Miami's South Beach...
and Miami Music Week, culminating with their live set at the sold out Ultra Music Festival in downtown Miami for over 150,000 people. After much hype from the massive event, their set was featured on Ultra Music Festival's UMF Radio Show on XM/Sirius Radio the following week. IDeaL & J-Break are currently in the studio working on their debut album to be released in the summer of 2011.
External links
- http://www.your-scene.com/interview_detail.php?id=L6151224064
- http://www.your-scene.com/interview_electro_detail.php?id=L4380760271
- http://538.tiestoworld.nl/
- http://hybridized.org/sets/508
- http://www.nextlevelrecordings.com/JBreak.htm
- http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/JBreakBarc.htm
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/annienightingale/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20061023
- http://www.sflovefest.org/lpsf_floats_2005.php
- http://www.sflovefest.org/dj_lineup_2006.php
- http://www.djdownload.com/dj-charts/Wutam+26+J-Break+28Digital+Records+-+June+Chart29/1111
- http://www.earthdance.org/2008/flyers.html
- http://www.dpulse-america.com/artists/index.htm
- http://www.dynamixii.com/demo/bio.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamix_II
- http://www.Beatport.com
- http://www.aera.gr/gr/content/view/3716/10190/
- http://www.siriusxm.com/electricarea
- http://www.Ultramusicfestival.com