Born in London and raised on
punk rock and
hip-hop with some
rave,
techno,
trance sounds, Ben was initially the drummer in a punk band, but he quit due to tendonitis. He started DJing in 1996 at the age of 17. After briefly spinning
hip-hop, he got into
drum'n'bass with
ragga and
jump-up styles. He DJed at bars, parties, and small venues, and lost interest after realizing he sounded like all other DJs in the area. Ben initially declined to go to college, later enrolling to learn music production, where he found a renewed interest in
drum'n'bass. It was during his…
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