Nowadays GVOZD is the most known drum&bass dj of Russia, the promoter, the musical producer, the author of d&b radioshow 'Pirate Station', the founding father and permanent head of Respect Family. He is actively engaged in drum&bass music since 1997.
Since March, 1998 dj Gvozd has started to arrange own drum&bass parties in clubs of St.-Petersburg, and also to participate in large events and to play on open-airs. In September, 1998 he became the participant of the joint live project with the punk collective "La-5 in air".
On April, 22nd, 1999 the presentation of the first release of own label GVOZD D.I.Y has taken place. It was the first compilation of Petersburg drum&bass music called Respect which caused the further development of Russian drum&bass scene. Then he has created company Respect Family which has united musicians and djs producing and playing drum&bass to put to development of domestic drum'n'bass scene as one of the main aims of activity. Participants of Respect Family are Gvozd, T.Half, Zemine, E:Beat, Art, Dissident, 3'0'3 project, G.O.O.A.S.H., Mekanic Duo, SPBass Team, R.E.S.T.Art.
Since March, 2000 Gvozd is the author of radioshow called "Pirate Station" on Radio Record. For today "Pirate Station" is the largest drum&bass radioshow of Russia acquainting listeners with all tendencies of modern music and classics of the genre. Numerous representatives of the scene from every corner of the globe became guests of the studio. Annually in St.-Petersburg and some other cities the festival of the improbable scope with the same name takes place. Such giants as Goldie, Fabio, LTJ Bukem and Mc Conrad, Roni Size, Hype, Pendulum, Adam F, Technical Itch, Aphrodite, Bad Company, High Contrast, Chase and Status, Noisia & etc became its participants.
Since 2003 Gvozd is the organizer and the resident of a serie of Sunday parties Listen Up! in Griboedov club, devoted soulful, atmospheric, liquid funk, drumfunk and other new, deep and positive moods of drum&bass music. In 2004 together with E:Beat Gvozd has based musical project TKB (Tru Kupchino Badman$) released on label Respect and vinyl release on Opposide Records. Opposide Records has been created by GVOZD in 2007 together with Dissident. A base direction of activity of the label is releasing leftfield drum&bass and drumfunk music, basically by Russian and East Europe producers on the world scene. In June, 2009 Opposide Records has presented the first vinyl release. Also year 2009 became a new starting point for the basic label Respect Records. The first 12" vinyl release has been out!
Behind GVOZD's shoulders the organisation of a considerable quantity of interesting parties, many of which have occupied a place of honour in the history of Russian d&b culture is. Respect Family organized in Russia gigs of such world music stars as Gush Collective, Black Sun Empire, Seba, Paradox, Pyro, Physics, Resound, Nookie, Barbara Shroombab, Future Prophecies, Storm, Breakage, Klute, Bailey, Nu:Tone, Goldie, Technical Itch, Aphrodite, Corrupt Souls, Stamina MC, Alley Cat, Future Prophecies, Future Engineers, MC System, Makoto, MC Deeizm, Alix Perez, Lynx, Icicle, Mark Od, etc, and also the incalculable quantity of excellent parties in St.-Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhni Novgorod, Orel, Chelyabinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, New Urengoe, Krasnodar, Irkutsk, Ufa, Bryansk, Novosibirsk, Arkhangelsk, Samara, Tolyatti, Volgodonsk, Pskov, Kiev, Kishinev, Kharkov, Simferopol, Kazan, Ivanovo, Barnaul, Omsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Vologda, Cherepovets, Mariupol, Tallin, Kiev, Rostov, Donetsk & festival Kazantip...
Now Gvozd actively goes on tours & supervises over Respect Records. The label has released a numerous quantity of LPs, EPs and compilations in the most different formats from MC to vinyl. Studying and loving all displays of drum&bass music Gvozd is very eclectic in the mix. On his perfomings at the most different in quantity of people and in atmosphere parties it is possible to hear from an explosive mix of the brightest dancing tracks to narrow conceptual selection concerning this or that sound. Invariable the positive vibrations and the high technics are.
Dark Box Recordings presents his first release with four talented artists from around Europe, precisely from Spain, Germany and Romania. Some already well known in the drum'n'bass scene for their quality releases on many labels. Enter The Dark EP is a journey into a dimension of the european dnb sound. Producers involved in this first project gave birth to some real smashers ready to set dancefloors on fire.
Enter the Dark is the result of various experiences of these european artists majorely focused on technoid. Throughout this recording we giving a vision of the banging dnb panorama…
Title: Enter The Dark EP Label: Dark Box Recordings Genre: Drum'n'Bass Format: Digital Cat #: DKBD001
Gamma Audio Proudly presents the first Killeralien's Album : a mixture of dubstep that is gonna revolutionise your dj set . 10 tracks going from a NeuroDub Sound to a more Garage swing influenced one. All tracks are crafted with precision and sonic abilities , carefully mixing technology and melody , creating a sound that is for sure "future thinking". Something u don't wanna miss for this christmas period, something u can relate on if u are a neuro sound lover and if u love moody melody . Keep it locked ! 2010 will be a big year for Gamma Audio.
OI! DJ GVOZD, we've just dropped the new DnB hotness for 2010 w/ tunes from NOAH D, GREMLINZ, THE RIOT, CASTOR & ILL-ESHA, VECTOR BURN, AFLAME, GLITCH, PATTERN RECOGITION and more - it's ALL FIRE!