Jean-Philippe Chainiaux, stage name Dopefish or DJ Dopefish, also known by the name DJ System-D or System-D in drum and bass music; is a Belgian DJ, performing in the electronic, dance, hip-hop, and drum and bass scenes.[1]
Dopefish System-D | |
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| Birth name | Jean-Philippe Chainiaux |
| Born | Belgium |
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| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Big Alliance Records Dopefish AUDIO Y4K |
| Website | www www |
As well as producing his own records, he has released numerous CDs with his own remixes of other songs.
Music style and genre
editHe is known for his wide-ranging sets that include everything from breaks, electro house, baile funk, and fidget house to hip-hop, Miami bass, grime, and dubstep.[2] He is a fan of scratch and turntablism, and currently plays most of the time on 3 or 4 turntables.
Career
editHe began his career in his native Belgium in 1992,[3] starting out as an ordinary DJ, having been playing around with his vinyls when he was just 15 years old. Passionate about hip-hop and DJing techniques, in 1994, he discovered jungle music. At the beginning of 1996 he started playing only jungle and drum and bass and in that same year he began hosting radio shows in Brussels at Action FM.[4]
After that the number of his performances increased significantly all over Europe, becoming a regular at famous clubs in Belgium such as Fuse (Brussels), Tour de l'Est (Antwerp), La Chapelle (Liège), and playing at big festivals such as Pukkelpop (in 2003), 10Days Of Techno, Tomorrowland, Groove City, Dour Festival, Antwerp is Burning, Star Warz, and It's Like A Jungle.[5]
In 1998, under the name System-D, he won the "Drum & Bass Arena" mixtape competition. That same year he was crowned "Best DJ" (excl. UK) by the legendary British magazine Knowledge.
In 2000, he decided to begin promoting the INSIDE events. Laters he organized other events like Volume, Organic, Warning, and Body Movin'.
System-D signed on Intercom Rec. in 2004 (E-Z Rollers, UK) for whom he released a few 12", and also appeared on the New Skool Blazers LP. He collaborated on the D&B album of the New-Yorkean MC Jamalski (BDP/KRS-One).
He set up his own label Dopefish A.U.D.I.O in 2007 but is also currently signed with Big Alliance Records.[6]
Discography
editAs "Dopefish"
editAlbums
edit| Title | Label | Year released |
|---|---|---|
| Chemtrails | G Point Muzik | 2009 |
Singles and EPs
edit| Title | Label | Year released |
|---|---|---|
| Hippocampus Invasion | Dopefish Audio | 2007 |
| Big Bad Wolf | Y4K Recordings | 2009 |
| Housecalls | Y4K Recordings | 2009 |
| The Wasp EP | Hooj Choons | 2011 |
Remixes, mash-ups and other releases
edit| Title | Label | Year released |
|---|---|---|
| Disco d'Or | Dopefish Audio | 2008 |
| Police In Helicopter | Dopefish Audio | 2009 |
| Who Remixed Who? | Dopefish Audio | 2009 |
| Must Be The Music | Dopefish Audio | 2009 |
| Stop The Prophet | Dopefish Audio | 2010 |
| Drop That Ghetto Blaster | Dopefish Audio | 2010 |
| Yardcore | Dopefish Audio | 2010 |
| Django! | Dopefish Audio | 2010 |
| Galley Slaves | Dopefish Audio | 2011 |
| Dogz! | Dopefish Audio | 2011 |
As "System-D"
editSingles and EPs
edit| Title | Label | Year released |
|---|---|---|
| Black Magic | Dance Opera | 1994 |
| II | Dance Opera | 1994 |
| Airborn Vol. I (feat. Licata) | Zolex Records | 1996 |
| Pressure | Zolex Records | 1997 |
| Here's The Power / Odysseus | New Skool Blazers | 2004 |
| We Control / Ruff (feat. MC Jamalski) | New Skool Blazers | 2005 |
Music videos
edit| Song Title | Details | Year released |
|---|---|---|
| The Lights Go Down (Radio Edit)[10] | Director by Stéphane Saint-Remy Assistant: Johan Cammaerts Photography: Jean Mahaux; Dancers: La Family |
2013 |
References
edit- ^ "RA: Dopefish". Residentadvisor.net. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "RA: Dopefish". Residentadvisor.net. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "RA: Dopefish". Residentadvisor.net. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "• View topic - Introducing myself as DJ SYSTEM-D (d&b) aka DOPEFISH(bre". Ukbassradio.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "RA: DJ System-D". Residentadvisor.net. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Big Alliance Records : Artists". Bigalliance.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Dopefish Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "DJ SYSTEM-D Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "System D Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "System-D - The Lights Go Down (Official Video)". YouTube. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2016-06-01.