Agent Alvin and Timmy Schumacher
Timmy Schumacher
Throughout the years Timmy has proven you don’t need to think inside one genre to keep people on the dance floor. Playing across the board with breaks, house, techno, garage, drum ‘n’ bass, electro, booty bass, hip hop and downbeat, Timmy has kept the dance floors heaving for over 18 years. Over 18 years of undying service, smashing clubs, festivals and radio transmitters apart with his fearsome mixing skills and secret artillery of hot tunes. To this day, Timmy’s maxim remain the same : consistent shows, flowing sets, uncompromising selections and responsive playing for the crowd.
Timmy has achieved some land marks in his time such as…
Pioneering the sound of breakbeat in NZ. One of the first DJ’s in Aotearoa to push the sound.
Releasing a number one top selling anthem on Aquasky’s Passenger Records which received plays as wide as trance master Graham Gold and DK (Ninja Tunes Solid Steel Radio Show) as well as the big players in breakbeat such as The Freestylers and Jody Wisternoff from Way Out West. “What’s Down Low” by Baitercell and Schumacher still continues to move units to this day as one of Passengers biggest selling tunes of all time.
Being handpicked to attend the prestigious Red Bull Music Academy representing NZ in London in 2002.
Gallantly holding down “Beat Freaks” on Auckland institution 95 bFM, bringing freshness and upfront electronic music to airwaves for many years.
Playing to massive numbers in the Boiler Room at BDO, playing support for the Chemical Brothers to 4000 people at North Shore Stadium and rocking it to over 10,000 thousand sun baked beat freaks on three occasions at the bFM Summer Series. All this plus support for such acts as Adam Freeland, Freq Nasty, Rennie Pilgrem, The Freestlyers, Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kuts, Tayo, Breakfastaz, Aquasky and even Moby!
Brocking out heaving slabs of vinyl on such globally respected labels as Pure Filth, Resin, Ape, Funkatech, Passenger and DJ Icey’s Zone Records. Add to this a string of hot remixes for : Fast Crew, Savage, Resin Dogs, Aquasky, Minuit, Katchafire and Supergroove.
Forging on with an album under his belt (The Wall of Bass Technique) Timmy has plenty of exciting new material and collaborations in the pipeline with a focus on his imminent debut solo long player due out in 2009 on Timmy’s own Junior Rotter label. Expect a train of smash rocky breaks, booty stylings, 4/4 garage and wobble, dubstep, indie flavours, hip hop and downbeat.
Agent Alvin
Music has always been a part of Agent Alvins life. Alvin aka Warren Field was brought up on a steady diet of classical composers, later giving way to the experimentation of jazz, rock, funk and hip hop. It was in his teens that he picked up the guitar and set upon learning everything he could about the music he was listening to. The guitar would have to give way to samplers and keyboards however when Field caught the rave bug in the late 90`s. His first tune, a laid-back dub affair, was released by New Zealand’s LOOP recordings, gaining nation-wide airplay and hinting at a sign of things to come.
In 2004, he released his debut album on New Zealand’s Capital Records, featuring Spikey Tee, Ruth Minuit, MC Kyla and Meg Martin to great critical acclaim. The self-titled album was nominated for best Electronic release in New Zealands 2005 B-net Awards. It was around the same time that Alvin released his first Drum & Bass 12″ with his debut release on the New Zealand based Random Recordings.
Fast forward to 2006. It was a big year for the Agent, with tunes released on labels as diverse as the legendary Full Cycle, Klutes imprint Commercial Suicide, Gain, G2 and Resin Records. His tunes were receiving high rotation on the BBCs` Radio 1 by Grooverider, Annie Mac and Ras Kwame, and 1Xtra by Bailey, L Double and Sappo. As well as high radio play, DJ`s such as High Contrast, London Electricity, Roni Size, Pendulum, DJ Craze and countless others have been playing his music all over the world cementing him as a serious player in Drum and Bass.
This year will see the much anticipated ‘Don`t Look Back’ (featuring Fiasco) released on DJ Fresh and Adam F`s label Breakbeat Kaos, Incite, Cyanide, and a remix for Random Recordings. The Agent has also showed his versatility with the Autobots having picked up two tracks for their Breakbeat label Broke.
If he is not tweaking beats in his studio, Agent Alvin can be found on the DJ circuit having played support for many touring internationals, as well as headlining his own gigs and playing some of the biggest festivals in his native land. His sets run the full spectrum of Drum and Bass reflecting the diverse range of music he produces. From liquid to tech to jump up and back again, he guarantees dancefloor impact alongside musicality.
Demand for his productions is steadily rising, with labels within both DnB and Breaks looking for material from him. Look forward to an abundance of breakbeat experimentation at its very best confirming this kiwi producer as a man to watch!
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