Datsik (musician)

Troy Beetles, better known by his stage name Datsik, is a dubstep producer and DJ from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. His first release was in the spring of 2009; he has since played at venues all over the world, including festivals such as Coachella, Ultra Music Festival, EDC Las Vegas, Stereosonic, Boonstock, Shambhala Music Festival, Electric Zoo and Identity.

Biography

Beetles was born on the 9th of June, 1988, in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. His stage name derives from his old Xbox Live gamertag.^[1] He began producing dubstep after seeing Excision perform at Shambhala electronic music festival in 2008.^[2] Soon afterward, the two began collaborating and released several tracks together in 2009 and 2010.

In 2009, Datsik had several number one releases on Beatport.^[3] He has remixed and collaborated with artists including The Crystal Method, Noisia, Wu-Tang Clan, and Diplo, and has performed with Steve Aoki, Rusko, Bassnectar, Skream, DJ Craze, Benny Benassi and Nero, among others.^[4]

Beetles cites a wide range of musical inspirations, including Wu-Tang Clan members RZA and Method Man. He has described his sound as "dark and robotic", while trying to remain "funky and gangster" and "dirty."^[2]

He released his debut album Vitamin D through Dim Mak Records and Last Gang Records on April 10, 2012. The album features 12 songs as well as appearances from Downlink, Z-Trip, Infected Mushroom, Jonathan Davis, Messinian and Snak the Ripper.

In January 2012, Datsik founded his own record label, Firepower Records. He has already signed dubstep producers including Twofold, Getter, Delta Heavy, xKore, Terravita, AFK, The Frim, Bare Noize, Barron, Rekoil, Sub Antix and DKS.

Discography

Albums & EPs

• Against the Machines EP - Datsik vs. Downlink - Substruk Records - March 26, 2009
• Nuke 'Em EP - Datsik, Flux Pavilion, Tom Encore & Redline - Rottun Records - April 12, 2009
• Texx Mars EP - Datsik & 12th Planet - Smog Records - November 10, 2009
• Vitamin D - Datsik - Dim Mak Records / Last Gang Records - April 10, 2012
• Cold Blooded EP - Datsik - Firepower Records - January 22, 2013
• Let It Burn LP - Datsik - Firepower Records - September 24, 2013

Singles

• "Gizmo" / "Gecko" - Basshead Records - November 11, 2009
• "3 Fist Style" - Basshead Records - July 20, 2010
• "Brock Out" / "Mechano" - Datsik & FuntCase - EX7 - July 29, 2010
• "Firepower" / "Domino" (Incl. Levela Remix) - Rottun Records - April 21, 2011
• "King Kong" - Bare & Datsik - Subhuman - May 11, 2011; May 8, 2012 (The King Kong Experiment)
• "Hydraulic" / "Overdose" - Rottun Records - June 13, 2011
• "Pick Your Poison" (featuring Kay) - Diplo & Datsik - Mad Decent - August 2, 2011
• "Fully Blown" (featuring Snak the Ripper) - Dim Mak Records / Last Gang Records - January 31, 2012
• "Lightspeed" - Kill the Noise X Datsik - OWSLA - February 28, 2012; September 13, 2012 (Remixes)
• "Evilution" (featuring Jonathan Davis) - Datsik & Infected Mushroom - Dim Mak Records / Last Gang Records - March 13, 2012
• "Vindicate" - Datsik & Excision - Firepower Records - Jan 8, 2013
• "Release Me" - Firepower Records - May 21, 2013 (Remixes)
• "Light the Fuse" - Dim Mak Records / Last Gang Records - July 30, 2013

Remixes

• Wu-Tang Clan — "Biochemical Equation (Datsik & Excision Remix)" (iHipHop, 2009)
• Ctrl Z vs. Freestylers featuring Navigator — "Ruffneck '09 (Excision & Datsik Remix)" (Never Say Die, 2009)
• Ivory — "Hand Grenade (Excision & Datsik Dubstep Remix)" (Rat Records, 2009)
• Apex — "Nowhere to Run (Datsik & Excision Remix)" (Lifted Music, 2010)
• The Crystal Method featuring LMFAO — "Sine Language (Datsik Remix)" (Black Hole Recordings, 2010)
• Don Diablo featuring Dragonette — "Animale (Datsik Remix)" (Ego Music, 2010)
• Diplo featuring Lil Jon — "U Don't Like Me (Datsik Remix)" (Mad Decent, 2010)
• Noisia — "Alpha Centauri (Excision & Datsik Remix)" (Division Recordings, 2010)
• Coldplay — "Fix You (Datsik Remix)" (2010)
• MGMT — "Kids (Datsik Remix)" (2010)
• Bassnectar — "Boombox (Datsik Remix)" (2011)
• Steve Aoki & Sidney Samson — "Wake Up Call (Datsik Remix)" (Dim Mak Records, 2011)
• Foreign Beggars featuring Black Sun Empire — "Solace One (Datsik Remix)" (Never Say Die, 2012)
• Zedd — "Stars Come Out (Datsik Remix)" (Dim Mak Records, 2012)
• Kaskade & Skrillex — "Lick It (Datsik Remix)" (Ultra Records, 2012)
• DJ Fresh featuring Dizzee Rascal — "The Power (Datsik Remix)" (Ministry of Sound, 2012)
• Dada Life — "Kick Out The Epic Motherf***er (Datsik Remix)" (July 2, 2012)
• Lil Wayne — "A Milli (Excision & Datsik Remix)"
• Colin Munroe featuring K Flay - "Your Eyes (Datsik Remix)"
• Linkin Park — "Until It Breaks (Datsik Remix)"
• Example — "Perfect Replacement (Datsik Remix)"
• Pretty Lights featuring Talib Kwali — "Around the Block (Datsik Remix)"
• Doctor P & Adam F featuring Method Man - "The Pit (Datsik Remix)"

Appears On

• An-Ten-Nae Presents: Acid Crunk Vol. 2 (Muti Music, October 26, 2009)
• Downlink — Ignition EP (Rottun Recordings, November 18, 2009)
• Elite Force — Revamped (U&A Recordings, March 8, 2010)
• Skins (2011)
• Excision — X Rated (Mau5trap Records, September 12, 2011)
• Subvert — Crazy EP (Rottun Recordings, October 3, 2011)
• Korn — The Path of Totality (Roadrunner Records, December 6, 2011)
• deadmau5 — Meowingtons Hax Tour Trax (Mau5trap Records, September 29, 2011)
• Linkin Park - Recharged (Warner Bros. Records, October 29, 2013)
• Saints Row 4

References

External links

• Official Datsik Website
• Datsik's SoundCloud
• Datsik - Music - iTunes
• Datsik :: Beatport
• Datsik discography at Discogs - and/or - Troy Beetles discography at Discogs
• Datsik (musician) on Myspace
• DJDatsik on Faceboook - and/or - DatsikDubstep on Faceboook
• Datsik's Last.fm page
• Datsik on ReverbNation.com
• Datsik's Dubstep Mix on the MistaJam show, BBC 1Xtra, February 17, 2011