BreakBeatBuddha
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Biography
BreakBeatBuddha's music is a nod to the vibrant underground music movement and emerging culture of "awareness" worldwide. He is also responsible for some of the biggest dancefloor bangers to hail from the West Coast scene in recent years. With a signature style that draws on 3B's experience with the UK bass scene, fusing Dancehall, Dubstep, Bay Area Hyphy and Dirty South Crunk, 3B is known for regularly tossing out some of the deepest, darkest and sexiest music in the scene today.
Despite humble beginnings, the self-proclaimed BreakBeatBuddha has created a buzz within the worldwide electronic music scene. Born Anthony Traynor, 3B was raised in a public housing project in England's Wolverhampton, a place known for being especially rough and rugged. Amidst this often-dangerous environment, 3B found focus within the Graffiti and Hip Hop scenes. From then on he began a love affair with the Underground that would take him across the globe. There, 3B found the context for freedom from the repression that enveloped him, and tools with which to challenge that reality. He discovered that the music and art of the underground were powerful weapons in a revolutionary struggle for freedom of self.
3B took his cues from the masters of the underground, including artists such as Derrick May (Godfather of Detroit Techno), Erik B & Rakim, KRS 1, and later, Drum and Bass producers, Dillinja and Goldie. His first gigs saw him playing warehouse parties in London, Manchester and Birmingham, cutting his teeth on live sets with the likes of Death in Vegas, the Capoiera Twins and holding down a notable residency at Brighton's infamous Zen Bar before blazing a trail way out West, where he found haven and inspiration in the Burning Man community. There, 3B set to work on creating a genre which embodied the rawness of the UK underground with the shifts and expansions in awareness he saw in the world around him.
"These are exciting times and it's not just about the 9-5 or having a wicked weekend anymore. People want more than just a party. We want empowerment. We want to be answered. We want authenticity. We are asking questions about our individual power and the potential we have as a collective. It's the next level, a conscious, empowered dance culture movement."
Recent years have seen 3B on numerous releases, including his debut album, "Mind Bombin" (True Movement, 2007), "The New Resistance" EP (True Movement, 2008), featuring collaborations with Bassnectar and compilations with Talvin Singh, and DJ Spooky, amongst others. His music is also favored by the extreme sports sets and can be heard in a number of snowboarding films (e.g., Big Up Productions' Dosage Vol. 5). In 2007, BreakBeatBuddha was the top-selling artist on Addictech for digital sales of his album, Mind Bombin. He tours consistently throughout North America's underground scene, Europe and is embarking on a worldwide tour next year.
Discography
- Mind Bombin'- Debut Album (True Movement, 2007)
- Indian Electronica Vol 001 - Compilation (Indian Electronica 2007)
- The New Resistance - EP (True Movement, 2007)
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