Distinct Motive is a Canadian producer/DJ creating explorative, visceral bass music for the masses. He quickly made a name for himself with his dark and minimal production style.
Paying homage to the early aesthetic of dubstep while building a sound unique unto himself, he has put his respective hometown of Toronto on the map in international bass music circles, advocating for the original, dub-influenced side of dubstep to elated audiences across North America and Europe. Distinct Motive has gained support from many great dubstep acts/foundational figures such as Mala, Truth, J.Sparrow and J:Kenzo.
With 5 vinyl releases under his belt from 2016-2019 on imprints such as Deep Dark & Dangerous to J.Sparrow’s Navy Cut, Distinct Motive has proven to be a staple in the new wave of the deeper sounds.

Distinct Motive

Dubs EP

Mikey Miele or better known as MYTHM is a electronic music producer from Vancouver, Canada who fuses UK Dubstep with a heavier sound that introduces intricate basslines, syncopated rhythms and dark, atmospheric elements. Miele’s innovative approach respects the genre and foundation while pushing its boundaries, appealing to both newcomers and seasoned listeners. MYTHM has released his work on respected labels such as Artikal Music UK, Deadbeats, Deep, Dark & Dangerous, HypnoVizion, and has received support from: Skream, Mala, Truth, Rezz, and Zeds Dead, to name a few. Miele’s high-energy live performances have taken him to major stages like Shambhala Music Festival, Red Rocks, Lost Lands, Lightning In a Bottle and many more. His dedication to the experimentation of his craft further distinguishes him as an artist committed to innovation and creativity.

Mythm

Mind Of Madness (Remixes)

The tape reads Biography. Pop it in. Rewind. Press play.

A whiskey-voiced narrator starts speaking as the hazy images come into focus. “It’s 2010. Zeds Dead is about to play one of their first shows in the basement of a dive bar in Toronto. Behind the brick walls and the unfinished ceiling exposed wires hang freely. The air smells of booze, smoke, and sweat. A crowd is lined up outside, flasks hang from their back pockets and cigarettes from their lips. Abandoned drinks rest on the lip of the dj booth while joints get sparked in the corners.

The tiny room is packed. Nobody quite knows how to describe the music yet. When Hooks and DC start their set the earth trembles. The air becomes charged and almost sexual. Everyone goes crazy. You feel the music in your bones. Your marrow shakes. You don’t know what they will play next but you know it might just change your life. Everybody at those early shows could tell – these guys are gonna be big.”

Fast forward a few scenes. The narrator continues.

“It’s 2013. Zeds Dead is killing it. They’ve got an enormous catalogue that includes remixes for some of the biggest artists out there, and releases with the most credible labels in the game. They’ve accumulated hundreds of millions of views online. They play tours of over 70 dates to hundreds of thousands of people. Fans love their shows, critics love their creativity, and heads love their production. They’re big. Really big.”

“The date’s not important. The place is Toronto, Canada. Teenagers Zack Rapp-Rovan and Dylan Mamid are introduced – they hit it off immediately over a shared love of classic hip hop, music production, and digging through crates. They join forces and call themselves Mass Productions aka MP Records. Dylan becomes DC and Zack becomes Hooks. They work out of DC’s often smoky garage. Critiquing, dissecting and swapping samples. They grow with every tune. They get on a level where their combined sound is unified and strong. MP releases an LP of hip hop instrumentals called Fresh Beets. It’s a pivotal moment for the duo.”

“It’s 2009 and hip hop is in a coma. Hooks and DC are about to have an epiphany that will change everything. They thirst for something new. They want to make people move to their sounds and not just bob their heads, but to grind, heave, shiver, stomp, and dance to their music. They want to capture the ecstasy and comradery of house, the heart pummelling thrill of Drum and Bass, the beauty of ambient music, and the heaviness of electro – all in one sound. They want to push boundaries. To challenge themselves and their listeners to”– The movie cuts out. Ribbons of static shimmer across the blackness. Someone has taped over this part. A scene from Pulp Fiction flickers on screen. Butch and Fabienne are sitting on top of a Harley Davidson.

FABIENNE: “Who’s motorcycle is this?”

BUTCH: “Zed’s dead, baby, Zed’s dead.”

Zeds Dead

Return to the Spectrum of Intergalactic Hapiness

Meet SHOSH, resident presenter at KISS FM and creator of 24hr Garage Girls. American born DJ / Producer / Presenter SHOSH has quickly risen as a staple artist in the UK Garage scene, and has recently found her passion in the world of Dubstep! Working hard to establish her own sound, SHOSH brings an exciting new energy to her Dubstep production, bridging the sounds of UK and US culture, with a unique UKG/140 flavour. SHOSH hit #1 in the Dubstep charts with her debut release ‘This is Not a Test’ on UKF, and has a huge run of follow up releases with major International Labels in 2025. With an Asian tour recently completed, a fresh Ibiza Residency & tour dates in the US and Australia building nicely, SHOSH is set to make huge movements in 2025.

SHOSH

Skanner Power

Inspired and driven by the future of electronic music, its story-telling potential and ability to convey powerful emotions, IMANU is the brainchild of Rotterdam-based Jonathan Kievit. At the forefront of a new generation of producers, he rejects stuffy genre boundaries, rigid tempo expectations and DJ-friendly format formalities and just wants to create genuine emotional electronic music. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Established late 2019, the IMANU project follows an already impressive chapter in drum & bass. Breaking through at the age of just 16 with a highly distinctive and technical brutalist style, he made a remarkable impression in a very short space of time. However, this was only a hint at what was to come. Now in his early 20s, IMANU has already been responsible for releases on significant labels such as VISION, Heaven Sent, UKF and mau5trap, he’s remixed the likes of Apashe, TOKiMONSTA and What So Not & Skrillex and already collaborated with fellow kindred, unclassifiable spirits like Sleepnet, Mefjus and Buunshin. Many more are expected to drop in due course.

Each release joining more dots and weaving an indelible, emotional thread between every genre you can throw a pigeonhole at, IMANU is the culmination of everything that inspires Jonathan. Everything he’s achieved so far, everything he’s learnt and everything that moves him… But flipped in a much more personal and open-armed creative way that focuses purely on the future and where this music can be taken next…

IMANU

Hush

With a stripped-back style taking cues from early jungle, techno and breakbeat, Particle (aka Alex Smith) has established himself as one of drum & bass music’s most intriguing producers.

After more than half a decade starting fires for not just Critical, but powerhouse labels such as Shogun Audio, Hospital Records and Drum&BassArena, alongside remixes for Enei, Hybrid Minds and Skeptical, Particle has continued to refine his unique take on the D&B template, most recently in the form of his debut album ‘Pyro’, remix of Sustance and Flowdan’s ‘Ten Ton, and single ‘What If’ with Duskee.

Beyond his work as a producer, Particle’s name has found space on the iconic stages of The Warehouse Project, Printworks and Boomtown, while selling out club events from New Zealand to Bristol.

Particle

A Moment With You

UK-based Zero has established himself as a pioneer of the modern bass music scene with his signature sound of pounding four-to-the-floor percussion and speed-garage sensibilities.

The internationally touring bass music DJ / producer Zero is one the most exciting acts to arise on the global scene in recent years. Carving out his name with heavy-hitting originals and club-destroying edits, with headline touring across UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and North America, he’s becoming a key player and is working hard to keep bass music, dubstep, and UK rap sounds more forward thinking than ever.
