
Now based in Perth, Australia - New Zealand Drum n' Bass DJ/Producer and
Frequency Agency (Artist Managment/Booking Agency/Venue/Bar Consultancy)
owner and founder, Q-BiK has been turning some heads and winning the ear of
many producers, dj's, promoters and labels the world over in recent months
and years.
YEP THAT RIGHT! THE KIWIS AGAIN!
Q-BiK, signed to Planet Funk (UK), Basswerk (GER), has been gaining some
serious interest from some key figures in the DnB elite, including Tony
Coleman at Hospital Records and Futurebound at Viper Recordings to name a
couple. This followed BBC Radio 1, 1XTRA and KISS FM airings of his earlier
works by DJ Sappo, L Double's, DJ Ruffstuff and Bryan G on his Movement
Radio show on Ministry of Sound. Not to forget gaining heavy club support
from the scene's biggest names across the DnB world, which shows his tunes
broad appeal to dj's and punters across the spectrum and the dance floor.
Now, fast forward a few years and Q-BiK once again comes back stronger on
the production tip and gains a fair few of his tunes consistent airplay on
BBC RADIO 1 by Pete Tong, Annie Mac and Nerm & D-Code as well as BBC
Radio1XTRA by Crissy Criss, which saw his first 12” signed to Planet Funk
and further signings on a variety of different labels. 'My House' was then
selected to be featured on DRUM&BASS ARENA's* 'Summer Selection' *compilaiton
of *'Biggest Summer Anthems Ever'. *Quite an achivement this early into his
production career, has only spurred Q-BiK to even greater heights and goals.
This culminated in Serato Scratch Live also sponsoring Q-BiK as a part of
their brand of DJs world wide, and Dogs On Acid and BBC RADIO ELECTRO EAST
asking him to do Exclusive Feature mixes for them.
A working DJ for nearly 10 years now, DJing has taken him across New Zealand
and Australia and many times over on his own tours & residencies reaching
every major city and province in N.Z. and Australia. Recently Q-BiK embarked
on his 1st successful Asian Tour, touching down in Hong Kong, Shanghai,
Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
In the short span of a year and a half upon his arrival to Australia, Q-BiK
fast became one of the forefront DnB DJs/Producers in Australia and the most
consistent nationally booked DnB DJ in Australia which shows his prowess and
skills on the wheels of steel! Regularly headlining events around
Australia with
his partner in crime on stage and in the studio, Seeka MC, Q-BiK has
supported and been billed along side several prominent NZ and Australian
artists tours such as, Concord Dawn, The Upbeats, Greg Packer Shapeshifter,
Bulletproof, Salmonella Dub,KatchaFire, Sola Rosa, Fat Freddy's Drop,
Phetsta, ShockOne, etc, not including supporting many of his heroes in the
DnB and the Electronic/Dance Genre realm on their own tours abroad in N.Z.
and Australia. Acts such as THE BOMBFUNK MC's, Masters at Work, XPRESS 2,
Pendulum, Brookes Brothers, Digital, Danny Byrd, TEEBEE, DJ SS, High
Contrast, Futurebound, Matrix, London Electricity, Klute, Total Science,
Marcus Intalex, Doc Scott, DJ Lee, Bryan G, Outrage, Muffler, SPL, etc, to
name a few.
Acknowledged by his peers and punters nationally in NZ at the NZ DJ Awards
in which he placed in the Top 3 DJ in 2 Categories (Top Dj's (regional) /
Top DnB DJ), shows his ability behind the ones and two's, and his dedication
to being the crowds DJ! Playing amazing sets every time to crowds of up to
10,000+ people at big festivals such as Resolution NYE 03-06 (headliner
act), Vibez on a Summers Day (NZ), Enchanted Forest and many more. His
impeccable ability to read a crowd of any number and select the freshest
tunes across the spectrum has ensured continuous bookings NZ ,Australia,Asia
and now world wide!
Q-BiK's productions have been gaining major support from all the KEY players
in the scene. 'My House' signed to Planet Funk (UK), with Top 10 Sales and
Chartings for several consecutive weeks, both digitally and 12" formats upon
release as well as being featured on DRUM&BASS ARENA's* 'Summer
Selection' *compilaiton
of *'Biggest Summer Anthems Ever'*. This follows serious radio support from
Pete Tong, Annie Mac & Nerm on Radio 1, as well as Crissy Criss on BBC
1XTRA for a number of consecutive weeks, as well as club support from
Brookes Brothers, Danny Byrd, Futurebound and Matrix, Sigma, Adam F, Kenny
Ken and the list goes on! More Recently Q-BiK teamed up with Australian
producer Djon to do a massive lil rework of a Tears for Fears classic,
'Shout' - which has seen top 10 sales as well worldwide.
With no signs of slowing down Q-BiK is currently in the process of finishing
a couple of his own tunes, featuring the vocal talents of Cat Knight from
the UK, which have already been sighted by a couple BIG DnB labels, and its
looking like it will appear on one of them!! Also be on the look out for a
couple remixes of some of the DnB scenes big names in the next year or so.
This will surely cement him as a full fledged member of the elite DnB
producers worldwide.
BIG THINGS beckon on the horizons for Q-BiK. With tours scheduled for USA,
UK, Europe and Asia in 2010, not to mention his next few releases, make
sure you take your chance to experience one of Australasia's next big
talents!

Q-BiK @ Stealth Bombers - Antwerp, Belgium
DNBTV LIVE 88 - Opening Set by Q-Bik

Q-Bik & Seeka MC - Electronic Press Kit (coming soon)
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