Eye-D Explained

Eye-D
Birth Name:Frank Nitzinsky
Birth Date:1974 10, df=yes
Origin:Goes, The Netherlands
Occupation:DJ, producer, musician, teacher
Genre:Drum & bass
Years Active:1996 – Present
Label:Aural Carnage, Black Monolith Breaks, Black Sun Empire Recordings, Citrus Recordings, Def Wish Records, Eupholus Records, Evol Intent Records, Fear Records, Ghetto Safari, Hollow Point, Independenza Records, Kultbox Records, Lost Soul Recordings, Low Res Records, Piruh Recordings, PRSPCT Recordings, Ruff-Teck Records, Semiconscious Media, Soothsayer Recordings
Associated Acts:The Outside Agency, DJ Hidden
Website:www.eye-d.org

Frank Nitzinsky (born 14 October 1974), better known by his stage name, Eye-D, is a Dutch drum & bass producer and DJ based in Goes, The Netherlands. He is one-half of hardcore duo, The Outside Agency, alongside DJ Hidden.

History

Eye-D has been an active drum & bass and hardcore DJ/producer since 1991.[1] His professional musical career began with a hardcore release on Mokum Records in 1996.[2] His first drum & bass releases were issued by Kultbox Records in 1998.[3]

Music

Eye-D's musical style is best characterized by its hardcore influences. He has released drum & bass music on record labels such as PRSPCT Recordings, Lost Soul Recordings, Evol Intent Recordings, Black Sun Empire Recordings and Ruff-Teck Records. He has collaborated with artists such as SPL, Black Sun Empire, Counterstrike, and Evol Intent. Eye-D collaborates very frequently with DJ Hidden with whom he forms The Outside Agency. Since the release of The Outside Agency's first EP on Black Monolith Records[4] in 2001, the 'Eye-D' moniker has been limited to his drum & bass material.[5] [6]

DJ performances

Eye-D regularly performs at musical events internationally, both as Eye-D and as part of The Outside Agency.[7] In the Netherlands, Eye-D and DJ Hidden are frequent guests at underground club nights PRSPCT[8] [9] and Smackdown.[10] [11]

Discography

The following is a list drum & bass releases by Eye-D.[12] [13] For hardcore releases, see The Outside Agency on Discogs.com.

Singles & EPs

Albums

Remixes

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Outside Agency interview at Scottish Hardcore . 2006 . 2009-07-29 . scottishhardcore.co.uk . 20 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090220182814/http://scottishhardcore.co.uk/interviews.php?interview=19 . dead .
  2. Web site: The Outside Agency EP . 1996 . 2009-07-29 . discogs.com .
  3. Web site: The Beats op je Fiets Crew EP . 1998 . 2009-07-29 . discogs.com .
  4. Web site: In Theory Everything Is Straight. 2001 . 2009-07-29 . discogs.com .
  5. Web site: The Outside Agency interview (1) at cardiac.nl. 2003 . 2009-07-29 . cardiac.nl .
  6. Web site: The Outside Agency at Last.FM. 2009 . 2009-07-29 . last.fm .
  7. Web site: Upcoming events for Eye-D & The Outside Agency at eye-d.org. 2009 . 2009-07-29 . eye-d.org .
  8. Web site: List of PRSPCT events at partyflock.nl (in Dutch). 2009 . 2009-08-10 . partyflock.nl .
  9. Web site: Interview with PRSPCT owner Gareth de Wijk. (in Dutch) . 2009 . 2009-07-29 . vpro.nl . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928145142/http://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/artikel//41186161 . 28 September 2011 . dead .
  10. Web site: List of Smackdown events at partyflock.nl (in Dutch). 2009 . 2009-08-10 . partyflock.nl .
  11. Web site: Haancrew Website . 2009 . 2009-07-29 . haancrew.nl . https://web.archive.org/web/20090327124604/http://www.haancrew.nl/artists.html . 27 March 2009 . dead .
  12. Web site: Eye-D Discography at rolldabeats.com. 2009 . 2009-07-29 . rolldabeats.com .
  13. Web site: Eye-D Discography at Discogs. 2009 . 2009-07-29 . discogs.com .