DROP BASS NZ PRESENTS: CALYX (UK)
Support: NOSPEAK / SKELTA / COCO
Date: Friday 20th June
Location: Mothership, Auckland CBD
Tickets on sale now from 7am:
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For 25 years, Calyx has forged an unprecedented path at the forefront of Drum and Bass. In his first decade as a solo artist, he had already amassed an astounding back-catalogue spanning mostof the genre’s seminal labels. After teaming up with TeeBee to form a duo in 2007, the pairreached new heights with chart-topping singles and their acclaimed LPs: ‘Anatomy’, ‘All Or Nothing’, ‘1X1’ and ‘Plates’.After winning numerous awards including ‘Best Producer’, ‘Best Single’, ‘Best Album’ & ‘Best Video’; a near-constant run of radio plays led to the duo being asked to do a BBC Essential Mix -a true hall-of-fame moment for any artist in any genre. Their mix was then voted as one of the five nominees for ‘Essential Mix of the year’.As Calyx reachedthe quarter-century mark in his DnB career, he openeda new chapter by returning to hisroots as asoloartist.
His first release on Critical Music had an enormous impact on the DnB scene: ‘Tempest’ & ‘You Want It All’ topped Beatport and streaming charts after they had becomemainstaysin headliners’sets across the DnB spectrum.His second release ‘Pull Up’ & ‘Feel The Sway’ followed suit and a summer packed with festival bookings layahead. His third release ‘Cobra(Ft Logan)’ & ‘Riddim’ garnered widespread acclaim, press &radio exposureand shotto the number 1 spot on Beatport in an incredible 3 days.2024 witnessed new heights for Calyx with more chart-topping releases : ‘House Breaker / Don’t Say Nothing’,‘Out & In ’Ft Chimpo’ / In My Dark Place’,‘Tempest VIP’ and ‘Never Alone’ all madea huge impact worldwide.
The turn of the year saw 3 huge Calyx remixes taking the scene by storm-firstly a remix of the Mefjus classic ‘Surrounded’, which was quickly followed by an anthemic remix of skantia’s ‘2Drill’.The Calyx remix of Break’s ‘Don’t You Ever Stop’ is currently one of the hottest dubs in DnB ahead of its summer release. Following on from the trio of monster remixes, Calyx hasa stackeddiary of club and festival shows whilst a mountain of new dubs are scheduled for release in the months ahead – no doubt 2025 isset to beyet another milestone year both for Calyx and Drum and Bass!
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