UK THURSDAY PRESENTS CRISSY CRISS & 16 BIT
August 1st, 2011 | By AngFox
We thought it would only be fitting that for the UK Thursdays 2 Year Anniversary we would have a UK Artist Takeover. So joining us in the festivities from all the way across the pond: 16bit and Crissy Criss!!!
So mark your calendars and join us as we celebrate UK Thursdays’ 2 Year Anniversary on August 11th, 2011!
—16bit—
It’s been about a year and half since 16bit graced our decks, back when a rare severe thunderstorm engulfed the East Valley. The storm so intense it set off tornado sirens and caused the cancellation of all Southwest Airline’s flights to and from Phoenix. 16bit’s flight was even forced to detour to Denver for a couple hours.
Just months after UK Thursdays was created. The night still in search of solid residents and the formation of the bass family had just begun. Back when the venue was still Cherry Lounge & Pit and UKT only opened their doors to the 21+ crowd.
West London duo 16Bit are two of the most respected electronic producers working today.Their sound influenced as much by techno and electro as well as dub and jungle, with huge
distorted riffs and juggernaut bass underpinned by crunching drums.
Bursting onto the scene with their huge Chainsaw Calligraphy, the track received Radio 1airplay from the likes of Kissy Sell Out and Mary Anne Hobbs, with DJs as diverse as Flying Lotus, The Gaslamp Killer and The Scratch Perverts all regularly featuring their productions in their sets.
Recent remixes for the likes of Plan B, Professor Green and Noisia’s huge Machine Gun have continued to raise their profile, along with their track JUMP! being used in a Nike commercial
and a Nintendo Wii game featuring their discography.
Whether in the studio working towards their debut album, producing tracks for high profile artists, smashing huge shows or touring the world, these two are always busy. 16bit are at home on stage, enjoying themselves as much as the crowd they’re playing to. Journeying through all styles of music with elegance, their sets will go from sending the audience into a frenzy one moment to the most emotional moment the next, their sets are
nothing short of epic.
They have recently signed exclusively to Chase and Status’ MTA records.
—CRISSY CRISS—
Not only is this guy a MONSTER on the decks, but he’s also the youngest DJ/Presenter at this point in time to broadcast nationally on BBC Radio One: CRISSY CRISS!
Introduced to a set of decks aged 5 by his step-dad Kenny Ken, he then started to teach himself to mix aged 9.
The following year, Crissy covered for Kenny Ken at a festival in Essex to play after Mickey Finn. At age 11 he played his first club set at The End in London. Soon after he joined drum & bass pirate station Kool FM.
Crissy has played at major drum & bass nights across the UK and elsewhere such as New York, Toronto, Norway, Switzerland, France and Germany.
Crissy started production work from the age of 12 making music on a gaming console.
He released his first track on Back2Basics recordings in 2004. Since then Crissy has signed to Back2Basics Records and Mix n Blen Records.
He made big moves in the DNB circuit and other scene’s working alongside partner ‘Fumin’ and other projects to include ‘Tick Tock’ with ‘Skibadee’ that has been rinsed! on BBC Radio One & 1Xtra continuously by Ras Kwame, Rodney P & Skitz, MistaJam, Seani B to name a fue. ‘Tick Tock’ along side a truckload of other tracks by Crissy are also getting daytime play by 1xtra’s Ace & Invizible, Nesha, Rampage & Kiss100’s Logan Sama amongst others.
Doors open at 9!
Support:
Special tag sets from the UKT residents: HavocNdeeD, ill-legal?, dLo, Estefex, Sens1, Murk, & Crit on the main stage
Lounge: Whiteboi and Thomas B (Tucson), Sub D and Non Compliance, & Sebastian
18+///Full Bar for 21+
$15 Pre-sales available from any UKT team member (see event admins) or online at: http://www.wantickets.com/