Aphrodite (musician)

Aphrodite
Born Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom
Genres Drum and bass, jungle, breakbeat hardcore
Occupation(s) DJ, producer
Years active 1990-present
Labels Urban Takeover, Aphrodite Recordings, Aladdin, Aphrodite Mix, Aphradan, V2 Recordings, UMG.
Associated acts Urban Shakedown, Aladdin, Amazon II.
Website official Website
Notable instruments
Turntables, piano, violin, keyboards

Aphrodite (born Gavin King [1]) also known as A Zone or DJ Aphro, is a UK jungle and drum and bass DJ/producer on the Urban Takeover label. One of the oldest drum and bass producers, he largely contributed to and influenced the genre's current styles and techniques.[2] He was born and raised in Aberystwyth, and moved to London with his family as a toddler.[3] He studied computer science.[4]

DJ Aphrodite is behind Aphrodite Recordings which was inspired by a club he ran in 1988 called 'Aphrodite'. His debut album was a self-titled effort under V2 Recordings, released on 1 September 2000. The follow-up was Aftershock which was again released under V2 Recordings on 24 June 2002.

The song "King of the Beats" was featured in the video games Rollcage and SSX Tricky, and "Wobble" in SSX3.

Discography

Albums

CD Mixes

CDs

Compilations

Singles and EPs

See also

References

  1. ↑ Yahoo Music Profile
  2. ↑ Cooper, Sean. "Aphrodite". Allmusic.
  3. ↑ "DJ Aphrodite returns to perform in his hometown". BBC. January 25, 2010. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  4. ↑ "DJ Aphrodite's 'Aftershock' Can be felt on MTA/V2". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-04-20.

External links

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