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DB Burkeman (DJ DB)
DB Burkeman (also known as DJ DB) is a British jungle/drum and bass DJ who moved from London to New York in 1989. He was an early pioneer in rave culture in the U.S. Also, he was partly responsible for bringing drum and bass to America. He was the co-founder of Breakbeat Science recordings & store, the first record store in the United States to specialize in drum and bass.
==Career==
DB Burkeman was born David Burkeman in London, UK. He first used the name DB when he began DJ-ing by the name DJ DB in London in the mid-eighties. He fully changed his name to DB Burkeman when he moved to New York City in 1989. Arriving in New York in 1989 from London,〔Romano, Tricia. "(This Old House )". Village Voice. Jan 28 2003〕 where he was resident DJ and promoter at the London version of The Limelight,〔O'Connor, B: "Breakbeat Scientist", ''DJ Times'', January, 2002.〕 he soon had DJing residences at MARS, Red Zone and MK and throwing outlaw club events known as DEEP.〔〔Paoletta, M: "DB Beat-Mixes Gentler Drum'N'Bass On Breakbeat Science", ''Billboard'', July 21, 2001.〕 DB Burkeman is considered one of the early pioneers of electronic music, responsible for exposing the genre to a wider audience in the U.S. He first produced raves and club events based on a U.K. aesthetic and sound, then worked in A&R for Profile Records as an Executive Producer for some of the first Techno, House, and Jungle compilations in America. DB’s name became synonymous with the Drum & Bass scene in the U.S. when he and DJ Dara opened Breakbeat Science, the first all Drum & Bass shop. In total, DB produced and released 13 mix CD’s during his DJing career.
In 1990 he was hired by Cory Robins of Profile Records to work with VP Gary Pini as A&R scout. He has served as A&R director for Sm:)e communications and later went on to co-found the F-111 imprint.〔〔Stein, M: "Popular Science", issue 304. ''Time Out NY'', July 19, 2001.〕 Now retired from being a club and rave DJ, he still works in the music industry in A&R for AM Only. He produces a monthly mix show called BLURRING Radio for Clocktower Radio. In 2010, DB moved into art and publishing by working with Rizzoli to publish a book focusing on the culture and history of stickers called “Stickers: From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art: Stuck Up Piece of Crap.” In 2014, he and Philip Kuperberg created “Star Warps,” an online digital book spotlighting art and artists who have re-appropriated imagery from Star Wars. DB is currently working on several more art-related books and projects.
Since 1992 DB has become known in the U.S. for pushing and promoting Drum & Bass,〔〔Ressler, D: "Scientist", ''Fader'', 2000.〕 first with in 1992 his hardcore Breakbeat club NASA at The Shelter,〔 (featured in the Larry Clark film ''Kids''〔Lagon, Chanté. "(DJ DB )". Lunar Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2010〕 then with Gary Pini by launching Sm:)e communications for Profile Records and releasing the first Jungle singles and compilations in the U.S,〔 as well as signing DJ Dara, thus kick starting his artist career. He and Dara then opened Breakbeat Science,〔 dedicated to Drum & Bass.〔 It was the first record store solely devoted to Drum & Bass in the U.S.〔Segal, D: "DB", ''Alternative Press'', issue 158. September, 2001.〕 In 2006 Breakbeat Science was responsible for the first compilation in the U.S. of the burgeoning genre of Dubstep.
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