In an age where internet and MP3 didn't exist yet, niwa discovered a form of musicmaking on the PC called 'tracking'.
Although the process was heavily limited (4 channels max, 31 samples max, 64kb per sample max), the 12 year old boy jumped at it with enthousiasm.
Through modem-based Bulletin Board System he came in contact with the PC Demo Scene, where he served several music groups over a pariod of 10 years making mainly dance music
Puberty arose and so did the exploration of musical styles. Even though he came from a background which was heavily influenced by rock & roll and folk music, he set his own taste after listening to Isaac Hayes - That Loving Feeling.
This revelation lead him to dig deeper into old soul and funk music. After that it was only a quick jump to a more contemporary style that, for him, supplied the same feeling: Hip Hop.
Living in a country-side city didn't really offer a lot of chances to produce Hip Hop music, and so niwa set out to the more instrumental side of the music. Because he wasn't really gifted lyrical-wise, the blend of beats with melancholic samples on it was the ideal way for expressing his feelings.
After a couple of years of producing mainly for his own emotional fullfillment, he set out seeking MC's and DJ's. This resulted in several small-town hiphop collaborations, which didn't really get off the ground, but were and excellent playground to explore the art of beat-creating on.
Even though most projects only lasted a while, 1 project evolved into a full-fledged collaboration of beatcreators, MC's, DJ's and singers: Next Item
In the early months of 2007 niwa decided to shift his focus back on personal projects, and left Next Item to pursue his passion for downtempo once more. Currently he's getting ready to release some tracks for free, doing production on mixtapes and venturing into remixing tracks for friends.
This once all-DrumNbass label proudly presents our first DUBSTEP release! A grimey kick to the face from the terrorizts themselves, UltraBLACK! NOW AVAILABLE @ beatport.com!
Buckle up & get ready as Brainfuzz & Zardonic catapult us into the land of the filthy future funk for our 12th vinyl outing! We could tell you in great length about how awesome this release is but it just wouldn't do it justice ... so check the Soundclips & buy the record if you like what you hear, simple as that!
Inmiddels zijn 225 boeken verkocht en de pers is positief over Muziekreis door het Berlijn van toen en nu - van jazzhel tot technohemel.
Duits.de: ‘Ik vind dat Jonker … die klus heel goed geklaard heeft.’ ‘Het boek is over de gehele linie - algemene geschiedenis en muziekgeschiedenis - toegankelijk geschreven en bevat talrijke anekdotes.’ ‘Alles wat langs moet komen komt dan ook langs: de jazzgekte van de jaren '20, de Schlagers van de jaren '30 en '40, Rock'n Roll, Punk, Techno - alles.’
Festivalinfo.nl: '... geeft het boek een zeer goed en uitgebreid beeld van de muziekcultuur in Berlijn.'
FONK: 'Al met al is het werkje een leuke alternatieve reisgids voor wie binnenkort naar de Duitse hoofdstad gaat. Kort, krachtig en vlot opgepend.'
Trajectum: '... is vooral voor Berlijn- én muziekfans een must voor in de trein richting Berlin Hauptbahnhof (waar je na het lezen van de eerste pagina's meteen op wilt stappen).’
Het boek is t/m 31 juli met korting online te bestellen voor EUR 14,- op www.musikinberlin.com/boek.html. Daarna geldt de normale winkelprijs van EUR 15,95. En ook in de winkels gaat het hard. Velvet Music moest al bij bestellen, nadat ze uitverkocht waren. Bestel jouw exemplaar nu!
...peeace,what's good on ur end? I upped a snippet of the new album sampler plus some new beatz...leave some feedback when u have a second...be blessed,stay positive!!!
Also new from our sister label Nightmare Recordings, for all you darkcore listeners out there we present the Matar Album: Dark Matter https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/151804/Dark%20Matter
Saturday the 7th of March Basserk is back<br />with a new edition of Kiss Off.<br />Starts at 23:00 hrs / entrance: 5 euro<br />OT301: Overtoom 301, Amsterdam<br />Live shows by: Petr Passive and The Routines<br />DJ's: SubSander and Rufus Baxendale<br />Style: electro, wildstyle, mashup, loudness<br />
Yes ma man, was a great time in Amsterdam with all you guys! MUCH LOVE!!! I'm also looking forward meeting again, probably at your queens birthday next year and Mint pt.II for sure!!! peace&light pF
Yo Niwa,wats good fella?Hope Life is treating you good!!! Got a new tune up !!Collabo with KillingSkills!! Please Check it out and tell me wat ya thoughts are!!! peace&light pF
