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 49)
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
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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