Name : Adge

Record Label : Grid & V2E Recordings

Home Town : Banbury, UK

Website : www.gridrecordings.com

KRISISDnB : Thanks for being interviewed for the KRISISDnB.COM website. Firstly can you give us a brief background to how you got into DnB?

ADGE : A best mates Brother use to play this ticky banging music in his room, After borrowing a couple of these tapes i grew a liking for Jungle, this progressed to DnB and i been hooked ever since.

KRISISDnB : Can you tell us the projects you are working on at the moment?

ADGE : As 'Adge' i get in the Studio as and when i can putting Beats together, But Grid Recs on the other hand has Projects flying out from all angels, every Artist has there own thing going on.

KRISISDnB : What can we expect from your appearance at your first KRISISDnB event?

ADGE : Dubplate Madness, Big Jump Up riddims to get the crowd hype! Ya not ready.

KRISISDnB : How long have you been mixing and producing and what got you started on both?

ADGE : I've been DJing for over 10yrs now, i got into it through a mate 'Shickle-B'. He already had Decks and he showed me the basics, so after a few attempts mixing at his place i brought my own Decks and got on it every day till i learnt what i was doing. On Production i've been making tunes on and off for a couple of years but started getting my head down and taking it more seriously over the last 7-8 months.

KRISISDnB : What other types of music do you listen to?

ADGE : Im influenced by Hip Hop, Reggae, maybe abit of Dance music, but DnB is my passion 24-7.

KRISISDnB : What are your targets for the next year or 2?

ADGE : Im going to keep knuckling on with the Grid Recs work and keeping pushing myself as a DJ, and hopefully fingers crossed push my own Productions out there aswell.

KRISISDnB : Who are your favourite DJs and MCs worldwide?

ADGE : For DJs i've always been a big fan of 'Twisted Individual' and followed 'G Dub' for years, now 'Original Sin & Sub Zero' they still smash up the clubs, and of course 'Hazard' that man kills it. MCs i've always been a 'Eksman' fan, then came across 'TT Ace' on KoolFM and been working with him ever since, Also gotta mention my boy 'J Byfield' up and comnig name to the scene but hes a big mc, check him out.

KRISISDnB : Here we go.. its the 10second round..

KRISISDnB : Vinyl or mp3?

ADGE : Sadfully i've been dropping alot of MP3s, but you cant beat the warm crisp sound of a Vinyl.

KRISISDnB : Online record shop or local record shop?

ADGE : online record shops.

KRISISDnB : Promo or Picture disc??

ADGE : Promo/Test Press.

KRISISDnB : Mixmag or Kmag?

ADGE : Kmag defo.

KRISISDnB : One Nation or Random Concept?

ADGE : RC for me.

KRISISDnB : Innovation in the Sun or Innovation at the Dam?

ADGE : At that DAM!!

KRISISDnB : What have been your biggest achievements so far?

ADGE : Getting involved with the Grid Recordings Group, its opened allsorts of doors.

KRISISDnB : Anything you want to mention that we havent covered already? Any shout outs etc?

ADGE : Got to big ups your crew at KRISISDnB thanks for this, A big shout out to the boss Gareth & Twisted Ind, shouts to Vital Elements for all your support, Zen, TT Ace, Jake & Adam aka Sub Zero/Original Sin, Disfunktion & Jaydan, and my boys Shickle-B, J Byfield, Fret-One & Gunna... Most of all a massive thank you to my Girlfriend Meghan for all the support and guidance x.

KRISISDnB : Cheers for being interviewed for the site. Looking forward to having you appear at our event on the 26th June !!!