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Born | Aberystwyth, Wales | 28 November 1968
Genres | Drum and bass, jungle, breakbeat hardcore |
Occupation(s) | DJ, producer |
Years active | 1990–present |
Labels | Urban Takeover, Aphrodite Recordings, Aladdin, Aphrodite Mix, Aphradan, V2 Recordings, UMG. |
Website | www |
Gavin King, better known by his stage name Aphrodite, is a British jungle and drum and bass DJ/producer on the Urban Takeover label. [1] [2] Also known as A Zone or DJ Aphro, he contributed to and influenced the genre's styles and techniques. He was born in Aberystwyth, Wales, and moved to London with his family as a toddler. [2] He has studied computer science. [3] He was one half of breakbeat hardcore group Urban Shakedown (with Claudio Giussani) who scored a UK top 40 hit with "Some Justice". [4] The duo appeared in an article of Amiga Format magazine after using two Amiga 500 computers to help create the track. [5]
DJ Aphrodite is behind Aphrodite Recordings which was inspired by a club he ran in 1988 called 'Aphrodite'. [6] His debut album was a self-titled effort under V2 Recordings, released in 1999. [6] The follow-up was Aftershock which was again released under V2 Recordings on 24 June 2002.
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