Grime in NYC - First City Records Presents SKITZ Beatz, May 7th Brooklyn

S.K.I.T.Z Beatz, The 1ne, Dev 79, Bookz, Max Echo

S.K.I.T.Z has established himself as “one of the most respected producers in the British scene,” working with world-known artists including Dizzee Rascal, Skepta, Tempa T, Wiley, and Wench 32. In mid-2015 S.K.I.T.Z assisted U.S. hip hop artist Timbaland on production for the record "Come Get It" featuring Pusha T, Emerson Windy, and U.K. rapper P Money.

S.K.I.T.Z began making music at 13, quickly earning a name for himself in the underground scene. In 2004, when S.K.I.T.Z was only 16 years old, his first release “Road Warfare EP” received acclaim across music media including the coveted MTV/RWD Magazine ‘About To Blow’ title. Success quickly followed with S.K.I.T.Z earning glowing reviews on Ace and Invisibles "The Illout Show" and in I.D, Touch, Vice, Blues & Soul, Echoes, Wispa and S.O.S Magazines.

Since 2010, S.K.I.T.Z has also been composing soundtracks for some of Britain’s most well-known television series and broadcasting companies, including BBC’s EastEnders, Channel 4’s Youngers, and the 2015 documentary Men In Pubs.

S.K.I.T.Z is hosted by the premier NYC-based grime and dubstep label First City Records, and the NYC-based online crew Don’t Sleep NYC. The show will also feature Bookz, Dev 79, Max Echo, The 1ne. (bios to follow). Guest MC’s to be announced.

https://soundcloud.com/skitzbeatz
https://www.facebook.com/SKITZ-Beatz-38122013222/
https://twitter.com/skitzbeatz

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Additional artist bios:

Bookz is a NYC-based grime and dubstep producer. Originally from Virginia, Bookz started his music career in Richmond’s punk rock scene. In 2005 he co-founded grime and dubstep label First City Records with U.K. producer Nato. His tunes have had support from Newham Generals’ DJ Tubby and BBC Radio 1′s Tim Westwood among others. Bookz currently splits the majority of his time working with First City Records as well as contributing to the DontsleepNYC
blog.

https://soundcloud.com/bookznyc
https://www.facebook.com/bookz.firstcity
https://firstcityrecords.bandcamp.com/music
dontsleepnyc.tumblr.com

Dev 79 aka Dev7Nine aka Philadelphia badman OG. A producer/DJ who has been swerving around the bass music underground for 10+ years. The street bass sounds of 79 have seen featured coverage in Vice, Mixmag, XLR8R, MTV Hive, Boiler Room, URB Magazine, Rinse FM, and BBC to name a few. Dev79 and Starkey are the masterminds behind the Seclusiasis and Slit Jockey Records labels.

https://soundcloud.com/dev79
https://twitter.com/Dev79
https://www.facebook.com/Dev7nine/

The 1ne is a Grime, Hip-Hop/R’n’b producer and Dj based in the Bay Area of Northern California. After spending a couple years in the Hip-Hop scene as a producer and Dj, The 1ne’s music journey took an alternate route. In 2004, he came across other genres outside of America such as 2-step, Garage, and Drum’n’Bass. Being a regular Dj at numerous clubs in Oakland and San Francisco, he decided to help spread the urban UK scene to the states. The 1ne pushed grime in america by launching ‘The Stateside Grime Movement’ series, which helped showcase american Grime producers and MC’s. In 2009, he decided to start his own production team and label called ManVSMachine Inc. Today, The 1ne has been labeled the champion ambassador of Grime in America.

http://manvsmachineinc.com/2012/05/the-one/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/ManVSMachine/205843358105
https://soundcloud.com/manvsmachineinc

Max Echo aka DJ Dore earned his stripes with Dirtystep Mixtape Vol. 1, which gained traction in the early US Dubstep scene by mashing up Dubstep production with Souther Rap vocals. He helped to launch US independent Dubstep label Code of Arms Records, and is a founding member of music blog and promotion outfit DontSleepNYC. Today, Max Echo’s production occupies a space in the middle ground between Techno, Grime and UK Funky.

http://soundcloud.com/maxecho
https://www.mixcloud.com/dontsleepnyc/labour-day-mix/
http://maximkf.com
dontsleepnyc.tumblr.com