Jungle Jam BKK: Bryan Gee's Birthday Bash [Drum & Bass]

<p>Bryan Gee:</p><p>Bryan Gee is, without a doubt, one of the most respected people in drum &#x27;n&#x27; bass. From the early days of rave to the present, he&#x27;s been an ever-present authority and tastemaker, with an untestable deep collection of dubplates and grandmaster-level A&amp;R skills.</p><p>His career trajectory is as unique as those one-away exclusive dubs on his USB stick. Starting out in the seventies as a reggae sound system selector in his native Cheltenham, he eventually made his way to Brixton where he formed a deejaying partnership with Jumpin Jack Frost. As a champion of the emerging acid house sound, Bryan became well-known as a man with his finger on the pulse, earning him a job pushing the new rave-orientated music for the Rhythm King offshoot label Outer Rhythm.</p><p>This experience learning the ropes of running a label set him on the path to musical majesty. As jungle took over from hardcore, Bryan Gee linked up with Roni Size and Krust and a DnB institution was born, distinguished by that iconic sun-face logo and christened with the letter V.</p><p>That “Bristol Sound” style of jungle drum &#x27;n&#x27; bass that Bryan helped bring to the public went on to rack up awards, international success and critical acclaim, as well as inspiring a whole new generation of artists. No wonder many current A-list producers credit those tunes as their introduction to the possibilities of this music.</p><p>Continuing to spread musical inspiration to an ever-wider audience via his Bassdrive radio show and his V Recordings podcast, Bryan&#x27;s attention to quality control has become a trademark.</p><p>After all, even as his family of labels expanded to include Chronic, Philly Blunt, and Liquid V, the standards have never dropped. Even just a list of the artists who&#x27;ve released with them tells quite a tale. We&#x27;re talking names like Dillinja, Ray Keith, Adam F, Ed Rush &amp; Optical, Marky, Peshay, Die, Clipz, Suv, Drumsound &amp; Bassline Smith, Break, Voltage, Bladerunner...it&#x27;s a legacy that can&#x27;t be disputed.</p><p>No surprise, then, that a Bryan Gee deejay set is peppered with never-before-heard dubs that drop like tactical nukes in a dance, as anyone who witnessed his immediately-classic set at Andy C&#x27;s Wembley all-nighter will testify.</p><p>Decades-deep in the evolving landscape of British underground music, the champion selector Bryan Gee is at the top of his game and still rising.</p>