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Dieselboy
Dieselboy
Dieselboy
Background information
Birth name Damian Higgins
Born 1972
Origin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Genre(s) Drum and bass
Occupation(s) DJ, Record producer
Years active 1991 - Present
Website www.djdieselboy.com

Dieselboy is the stage name of Damian Higgins, an American drum and bass DJ and producer.

Dieselboy is a common name in the American drum and bass scene. He has been around since its early inception, playing a key role in its expansion across the United States. From his early beginnings in 1991 as a regular guest radio DJ on WRCT in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he has consistently kept with the music, moving from mixtape to CD to gig. After building his name through a selection of underground mixtapes, Dieselboy took a trip to the UK, where he worked on Tech Itch Recordings' Scythe 12" with Technical Itch. On his return, Dieselboy continued his rise through the American DJ ranks and went on to release two best selling mixed CD's for the Surburban Base USA label.

1998 saw Dieselboy continue his trek through the DJ circuit and his Sixeleven DJ Mixseries Vol 1 steadily climbed the retail charts. 1998 also saw Dieselboy tie with LTJ Bukem for Best Drum & Bass DJ at the Global DJ Mix Awards. He was the first American drum and bass DJ ever to be nominated. Aside from DJing, Dieselboy initiated Philadelphia's first 21+ drum and bass weekly (a recurring club event) entitled "Platinum" - which ceased as a weekly on October 14th, 2004 after a 6.5 year run.

Early 1999 saw Damian complete a North American tour with Technical Itch & Decoder in support of his track Atlantic State whilst the end of 1999 saw the release of his fourth mixed CD on the Moonshine label entitled A Soldier's Story, which sold extremely well (more than any other drum and bass release in America that year)[citation needed].

2000 saw Dieselboy joining forces with Palm Pictures/Island Recordings and his releases The Descent, Invid, Render and a full length album on Palm Pictures label called The 6ixth Session. To date, his 'The 6th Session' is the best selling drum n' bass mix CD in the history of electronic music, followed by his ultra-successful 2002 release, 'projectHUMAN'[citation needed].

Dieselboy, teaming up with DJ Dara and AK1200 created a new project called Planet of the Drums in 2002 – 2006. This drum and bass powerhouse rocked venues across North American with tour dates showcasing this amazing crew of DJs.

March of 2004 saw a new mixed CD release, The Dungeon Masters Guide. A genre defying mix CD with remixes of tracks by Josh Wink, Tiësto, Technical Itch, and many more. With the release of this mix CD compilation, Dieselboy also released a Triple vinyl LP pack featuring remixes by various artists such has Gridlok, Kaos, Karl K, Jae Kennedy, Stratus, and KC.

In April 2006, Dieselboy released the album "The Human Resource" under his new label Human. Step into Dieselboy’s laboratory, as he builds the beast known as THE HUMAN RESOURCE. Disc One ‘SELECTED WORKS,’ is the first CD compilation from the album. This 12-song un-mixed sonic monster includes club anthems and VIP remixes from )EIB(, DJ Fresh, The Upbeats, Dieselboy + Kaos and more.

Disc Two ‘EVOL INTENT ASSEMBLE THE MONSTER’ features a continuous DJ-mix from one of America’s top d’n’b DJ/producer crews, Evol Intent, hand picked by Dieselboy to stitch together some of the best of the HUMAN catalog, plus exclusive tracks and remixes from Gridlok, Infiltrata + Hochi, Vector Burn, Dieselboy + Technical Itch and others.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  • Patriot Games EP (2x12") – Tech Itch Recordings
  • The Trans-Atlantic Link Part 1 (12") – Tech Itch Recordings
  • The Descent (12") – Palm Pictures (1999)
  • Invid (12") – Palm Pictures (2000)
  • Render (12") – Palm Pictures (2000)
  • Invid (Remixes) (2x12") – Palm Pictures (2002)

For a complete listing of Dieselboy's releases see his entry on Rolldabeats

[edit] DJ Mixes

  • Drum And Bass Selection (CD) – Suburban Base
  • Drum And Bass Selection USA (CD) – Moonshine
  • 97 Octane (CD) – Moonshine
  • Sixeleven DJ Mixseries, Vol. 1 (CD) – Sixeleven Records (611)
  • A Soldier's Story (CD) – Moonshine
  • System_Upgrade (CD) – Moonshine
  • The 6ixth Session (2xCD) – Palm Pictures
  • Project Human (2xCD) – Human Imprint Recordings
  • DJ World Series: D & B From The United States (CD) – DJ Magazine
  • The Dungeonmaster's Guide (2xCD) – Human Imprint Recordings
  • The Human Resource (2xCD) – Human Imprint Recordings

[edit] Unreleased

  • Substance D (Due for Fall 2007) – Human Imprint Recordings

[edit] External links

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