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Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Label: 119 Sound / Heavy Artillery / Play Me
Website: soundcloud.com
Sounds Like: Chase & Status, NERO
Genre: Electronica
Like any artist making a significant amount of noise in the bass music selections of contemporary times, dubstep/glitch duo HavocNdeeD discovered a passion for electronic music in the drum & bass areas crammed back in the darkest corners of those massive raves of the 1990’s. A recent collaboration between marquis U.S. disc jockeys (OB-one and J. Paul) drew upon their extensive experience in the largest nightclubs of Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicago, and Miami. The years behind drums, synths, guitars, and crate after crate after crate of every genre of music from the last 50 years combined with those fond memories at the foot of giant bass bins to create a sound all their own. Their first single "Bass4YaFace" is a testament to that. Creating a buzz on Beatport and getting regular spins from DJs varying from Z-Trip and Jazzy Jeff to The Next Men and Drop The Lime.
HavocNdeeD has followed-up with numerous well received singles to date. The growing reputation of DJ-synth-drum-guitar-vocal combinations in their live shows secured slots at must-attend events over the last year. This includes the 420 Festival and World of Drum & Bass, and pulled them away from North America for performances in Australia and New Zealand. While the releases don the logo of their newly-forged 119 Sound label, dubstep giant Play Me Records saw their potential early on and was instrumental in their growing exposure. The most recent offerings are remixes for Geoffrey Paris and American Idol star Julissa Veloz. Though it was a video posted by Linkin Park that holds the key for tomorrow's projects.
Drawing upon their love of classic hip-hop, HavocNdeeD felt that NWA's "Dopeman" deserved a dubstep remix. This somehow gained the attention of Linkin Park frontman Mike Shinoda who posted a video of it on his blog doing a live remix session. When looking at possible remixers for the new Linkin Park album the duo came to mind. "Our new record is more beat-driven and electronic than our past efforts, so I thought it would be a good fit", explains Shinoda. "Their remix of "Wretches and Kings" came out incredible... the bridge section is massive!” The remix came full circle when Chuck D from Public Enemy cut an original verse for the track giving it a nice blend between classic and modern. Upon fulfilling expectations for the remix, HavocNdeeD continues to open doors to more opportunities. They have since completed a remix for She Wants Revenge and most recently Cypress Hill & Rusko. They look forward to exposing even the most mainstream of music fans to the elements they love about independent dance music... and make those people love it too.
In the fall of 2011, HavocNdeeD announced Skaught Parry as a new member. Coming from an ambient electronic influenced rock group called Ayin, Skaught began engineering and producing artists in the Salt Lake area. This led to him spending the past few years featuring on a number of electronic dance hits as a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. He has been part of the auditory experience for HavocNdeeD in the past and also worked with artists such as Excision, Downlink, Lea Luna, Life+ & many more.
“HavocNdeeD have been making quite a name for themselves recently, with some truly heavy-bass numbers....expect more big things from these guys in the future.”
Mr. Scribbles - Squeegiesounds
“HavocNdeeD are definitely dudes to watch out for!”
xoLT - laloudlalewd.wordpress.com
“J Paul and DJ OB-One comprise HavocNDeed, and their tracks are NdeeD creating some dancefloor havoc. The duo is churning out cuts that are getting spins by bass junkies such as Drop the Lime and Z-Trip, and I’m sure their newest remix of Major Lazer’s Hold the Line will be equally well receive”
Josh Sidney - Above the Fold
“HavocNdeeD's mixes are never short on the super heavy basslines. Seriously, your speakers are going to vibrate so much that the clothes are just gonna drop off.”
Sheena Beaston - sheenabeaston.com
“Jackin' hot!..Great track! Definitely one of the finest of the multitude of remixes of "Hold The Line" because it synergistically adds something new to the original so that the total is greater than the sum of its parts.”
Nibootoo - nibootoo.blogspot.com
“These guys a doing some really dope remixes and originals.”
Flat Black - feedingthefrenzy.com
“DJs OB-One & J. Paul are HavocNdeeD....being new as a collaborative artist, without a single official release to their name, their dancefloor friendly yet bass ripping tracks are already in heavy rotation with Z-Trip, Drop The Lime, Nextmen, Shortee & Reid Speed, to name but a few.”
Reid Speed - mediacontender.com
“..Their collaboration led to the creation of HavocNdeeD, a duo that produces their own tracks and performs them live at venues, including local scenester stomping ground Beauty Bar.”
Laura Meir - 944 Magazine
“Plain and simple, these guys are doing their thing in a big way..HavocNdeeD, coming out of Las Vegas, provide a very strong hard hitting sound with none of their track’s lacking in oompf.”
Rope - ropeuk.wordpress.com
" Definitely the most impressive stuff Ive heard in a long time, and I would expect all future productions to be just as heavy and just as sick to listen to."
Hosta - rub-a-dub-dubbb.blogspot.com
"DJs OB-One (Las Vegas) & J.Paul (Phoenix) team up to bring U HavocNDeed, a hard hitting dub step duo who has been generating quite a huge buzz recently. “Bass Fo Ya Face” is already in heavy rotation of world renowned deejays such as Z-Trip, Troublemaker & Fashen just to name a few."
Tricky T - blog.metroparkusa.com
“BASS IN YOUR FACE, LONDON! This is HavocNdeeD and no, they’re not from UK, they’re from Las Vegas & Phoenix. Go to their myspace and download their songs. They got some killer tunes”
Louis Althustler - multitunes.blogsome.com
"OB-one & J.Paul have a new collaboration project called HavocNdeeD. Everything that OB-one sends over is a high quality production that does not sound forced or with someone just chopping it up or speeding it up and calling it a remix."
Jason Sturtsman - Indiekrush.com
"HavocNdeeD consists of OB-One and J. Paul who are pumping out some big sounds from the Vegas/Arizona area in America...watch for more stuff in the future, I think there's a large amount of potential here...If you like your party music with lotsa bass, this is for you."
MIIG - hush-house.blogspot.com
