Chris Masson first started DJ’ing around the beginning
of ’94, having been brought up on the London pirate
vibes of Pulse, Rush and Kool FM. Soon developing a keen
ear for beats Chris invested in some Soundlabs, and a selection
of vinyl from Pure Groove and Music Power.
It wasn’t long before Chris was making waves, starting
the club night Swallow, to satisfy both the demand for his
music and his need to push his own particular brand of drum
& bass. Chris, along with a couple of friends ran Swallow
at WKD in Camden for a year before gracing venues such as
Adrenalin Village, Mass, Complex, and Pleasure Rooms. The
success of Swallow led to a European tour taking in countries
such as Tresor in Germany, and other venues in Slovenia,
and Austria; as well as bookings in the UK, including -
Bagleys, Groovetech Radio, and Desire
Around ’98, Chris, keen to get further into the music
industry took a job at React Music; famous for drum &
bass compilations such as Artcore, and The Darkside of Drum
& Bass. Keen to grasp the opportunity Chris worked hard
developing further compilations for them such as 21st Century
Drum & Bass and the Drum & Bass Arena LP. He went
on to found Industry Recordings with Ben Sumner; signing
tracks from major artists such as Decoder, Total Science,
and Konflict. A keen involvement in the industry has furthered
Chris’s career as a DJ/producer.
As a producer Chris works with Ben and Max Ringham under
both the Narcosis and Highly Skilled monikers. Producing
both heavyweight drum & bass tunes such as ‘Fright
Night’ and ‘Escape Route’ as well as 2-step
breakbeat such as ‘The Bug’ for MSB and ‘Brain
Fade’ for Illegal Frequencies.
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