Eye-D

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Eye-D
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Eye-D performing in Austria, 2006.
Background information
Birth nameFrank Nitzinsky
Born (1974-10-14) 14 October 1974 (age 46)
Origin Goes, The Netherlands
Genres Drum & bass
Occupation(s)DJ, producer, musician , teacher
Years active1996 – Present
LabelsAural Carnage, Black Monolith Breaks, Black Sun Empire Recordings, Citrus Recordings, Def Wish Records, Eupholus Records, Evol Intent Records, Fear Records, Ghetto Safari, Hollow Point, Independenza Records, Kultbox Records, Lost Soul Recordings, Low Res Records, Piruh Recordings, PRSPCT Recordings, Ruff-Teck Records, Semiconscious Media, Soothsayer Recordings
Associated acts The Outside Agency, DJ Hidden
Website www.eye-d.org

Frank Nitzinsky (born 14 October 1974), better known by his stage name, Eye-D, is a Dutch drum & bass producer and DJ based in Goes, The Netherlands. He is one-half of hardcore duo, The Outside Agency, alongside DJ Hidden.

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History

Eye-D has been an active drum & bass and hardcore DJ/producer since 1991. [1] His professional musical career began with a hardcore release on Mokum Records in 1996. [2] His first drum & bass releases were issued by Kultbox Records in 1998. [3]

Music

Eye-D's musical style is best characterized by its hardcore influences. He has released drum & bass music on record labels such as PRSPCT Recordings, Lost Soul Recordings, Evol Intent Recordings, Black Sun Empire Recordings and Ruff-Teck Records. He has collaborated with artists such as SPL, Black Sun Empire, Counterstrike, and Evol Intent. Eye-D collaborates very frequently with DJ Hidden with whom he forms The Outside Agency. Since the release of The Outside Agency's first EP on Black Monolith Records [4] in 2001, the 'Eye-D' moniker has been limited to his drum & bass material. [5] [6]

DJ performances

Eye-D regularly performs at musical events internationally, both as Eye-D and as part of The Outside Agency. [7] In the Netherlands, Eye-D and DJ Hidden are frequent guests at underground club nights PRSPCT [8] [9] and Smackdown. [10] [11]

Discography

The following is a list drum & bass releases by Eye-D. [12] [13] For hardcore releases, see The Outside Agency on Discogs.com.

Singles & EPs

Albums

Remixes

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "The Outside Agency interview at Scottish Hardcore". scottishhardcore.co.uk. 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ "The Outside Agency EP". discogs.com. 1996. Retrieved 29 July 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "The Beats op je Fiets Crew EP". discogs.com. 1998. Retrieved 29 July 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "In Theory Everything Is Straight". discogs.com. 2001. Retrieved 29 July 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ "The Outside Agency interview (1) at cardiac.nl". cardiac.nl. 2003. Retrieved 29 July 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ↑ "The Outside Agency at Last.FM". last.fm. 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ↑ "Upcoming events for Eye-D & The Outside Agency at eye-d.org". eye-d.org. 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ "List of PRSPCT events at partyflock.nl (in Dutch)". partyflock.nl. 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ "Interview with PRSPCT owner Gareth de Wijk. (in Dutch)". vpro.nl. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ↑ "List of Smackdown events at partyflock.nl (in Dutch)". partyflock.nl. 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  11. ↑ "Haancrew Website". haancrew.nl. 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  12. ↑ "Eye-D Discography at rolldabeats.com". rolldabeats.com. 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  13. ↑ "Eye-D Discography at Discogs". discogs.com. 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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