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== Danny Briottet ==
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| genre = [[Electronica]], [[dub]], [[industrial]], [[house]], [[breakbeat]], [[chillout]],
| occupation = English musician, DJ, producer, [[remixer]], soundtrack composer, broadcaster.
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| years_active = 1987 - present
| label = [[Mute]], [[Rhythm King]], [[Universal]], [[Enigma]], 10 Kilo, Sub Slayers, [[Elektra]], Functional, Disreplicant
| associated_acts = [[Renegade Soundwave]], Rhythm Riders, Red Star, 3DB, [[Depeche Mode]]
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Background
Danny Briottet is an influential English musician, DJ, producer, soundtrack composer, broadcaster. Founder member of [[Renegade
Briottet went on to forge a successful career as producer, remixer, composer of soundtracks and international DJ. Briottet's remix and production credits include [[Depeche Mode]], [[Grace Jones]], [[Orbital]], [[Aswad]], [[Moby]], [[Cypress Hill]], [[Radiohead]] and a host of underground dance records and African and Arabic artists.
Since 2016 Briottet has presented The ElectroScope Show on London’s [[Soho Radio]], showcasing electronic music from the 70s to the present. (5)
Due to his links with [[Mute Records]], Briottet became one of the first Western DJs to play extensively in the old [[Eastern Bloc]] before, during and after the fall of communism, leading him to work with
various international organizations to create cultural exchange opportunities bringing together artists from different art forms and musical genres and set up music/art-based organisations internationally including proactive cultural charities in the Balkans. In 2018 Briottet was invited by former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and US Ambassador [[John J. Maresca]] and ECPD Director Negoslav Ostojic to become Director of Music Programmes for the United Nations-mandated European Centre for Peace & Development (ECPD).
He is producing and recording/remixing under his own name and various guises including Red Star, Rhythm Riders (with [[Aswad]]), 3DB (with collaborator [[Dan Donovan]], formerly of [[Big Audio Dynamite]] and [[Dreadzone]]) and Subsonic Legacy.
Briottet continues to DJ globally playing his mix of dub-influenced sounds from breaks & bass through deep-house to downtempo.
'''Early life'''
Briottet grew up in West London and was heavily influenced by Jamaican music and culture. He began DJing at on the early warehouse scene in London and the Outlaw parties in New York in the 1980s, playing a mixture of reggae, hip hop, alternative- electronic and funk. He co-ran the Metro Sound System which held events in abandoned buildings in the then derelict [[Shoreditch]]. His time was split between London and New York, where he became immersed in the developing hip hop scene.
These experiences and influences were brought into play when he co-founded [[Renegade Soundwave]] with Karl Bonnie and Gary Asquith in 1987.
'''Career'''
Renegade Soundwave (RSW)
Early use of sampling and computer technology, DJ skills, sub-bass exploration. Formed in London during the late '80s, Renegade Soundwave applied the punk and industrial ethic to both dub and dancefloor electronica. The trio debuted on [[Rhythm King Records]] with the 1987 single "Kray Twins," and moved to [[Mute Records]] one year later for an EP, Biting My Nails. (4)The release of the seminal LP RSW In Dub is credited with joining the dots between the emerging electronic, dub, rave, industrial and indie scenes of the late 1980s / 1990s. Cited as a major influence on artists such as The Prodigy and Chemical Brothers and on the Drum & Bass, Techno, Breakbeat and Trip Hop movements. Although some of the band’s more commercial output made the British and European pop charts, perhaps the most highly regarded track "The Phantom" has proved an enduring anthem. (8) "Ozone Breakdown", "The Phantom', "Women Respond to Bass", "Biting My Nails" , "Probably A Robbery" and "Renegade Soundwave" were all US Billboard top five dance singles. (4)
In 1997 Briottet collaborated with American vocalist Linda X to form Subsonic Legacy,
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Under his Red Star guise he released the singles Pretender (1999) Stranger Fruit (2000) and West London (2001) on 10 Kilo Records, with vocalist MC Spee from [[Dreadzone]]. Also on 10 Kilo Records was LA Hookers’ Hotline to the Pentgon / Sexslave (2002)
In 2005 Briottet formed Rhythm Riders, in collaboration with Tony Gad & [[Drummie Zeb]] of UK dub icons [[Aswad]], and producer Tim Bran, alongside vocalists Solomon, [[Sweetie Irie]] and Brother Culture among others. Rhythm Riders takes the musical heritage of Aswad into a 21st century urban setting, with intricate harmonies and conscious lyrics fused with state of the art rhythms and production, taking in elements of contemporary bass music - Dub, Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Breaks, UKG, Deep House. (3) They released the LP Aswad vs the Rhythm Riders on [[Universal Records]] (2005),
and the singles Come With The Love (2013) and Give Me A Sign(2014)(Subslayers Records)
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In 2011 Briottet and Dan Donovan worked with [[Murray Lachlan Young]], British poet, stand-up performer, broadcaster putting Lachlan Young's poetry to electronic beats. Briottet and Donovan, under their 3DB guise released the single Baader on Functional Records.
Since 2016 Briottet has presented The ElectroScope Show on London’s [[Soho Radio]], showcasing electronic music from the 70s to the present. (5)
In 2017 Briottet completed work on the soundtrack to the feature film 3 Way Week, directed by Bruno Coppola. (7)
In 2018 Briottet was invited by former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and US Ambassador [[John J. Maresca]] and ECPD Director Negoslav Ostojic to become Director of Music Programmes for the United Nations-mandated European Centre for Peace & Development (ECPD). Responsible for developing & organising music-based programmes to raise awareness of the role of culture and the creative industries in sustainable development, capacity building and change.
'''Discography'''
'''Albums'''
* "RSW 1987-1995" (compilation) ([[Mute Records]], 1996) [4]
'''Singles'''
* "Kray Twins" (1986)
* "CS Mixes (1987)
* "Biting My Nails" (1988)
* "The Phantom" / "Ozone Breakdown" (1989)
* "Probably a Robbery" (1989)
* "Space Gladiator" / "The Phantom" (1989)
* "Thunder II" (1990)
* "Women Respond to Bass" (1992)
* "Renegade Soundwave" (1994)
* "Brixton" (1995)
* "Positive ID" (1995)
* "Positive Dub Mixes" [3]
* "Ozone Breakdown (2004 Remixes)" (12", Unofficial)
* Renegade Soundwave Feat Redman - "Robbery (2005 Mixes)" (12", Unofficial)
* “The Phantom” Layo & Bushwakka remix
* Subsonic Legacy "Revolution (Bring The Noise)"(Disreplicant Records)
* Subsonic Legacy "Ode To Billy Joe"
* Subsonic Legacy "I Work The Whole City" Various - Athletico Speak LP (Athletico Records)
* LA Hookers "Hotline To The Pentagon"; "Sexslave" (10 Kilo records)
* Red Star "Pretender"
* Red Star "West London" (10 Kilo)
* Red Star "Stranger Fruit" (10 Kilo)
* 3DB “Baader” (Functional)
'''Rhythm Riders'''
* "Aswad v the Rhythm Riders" LP ([[Universal Records]])
* "Come With The Love" (Sub Slayers Records)
* "Give Me A Sign" (Sub-Slayers Records)
* Border Crossing – "Freedom of Speech" LP
''''''Remixes''''''
* [[The Shamen]] - "Light Span"
* [[Inspiral Carpets]] This Is How It Feels (RSW Drum Mix)
* [[E-Zee Possee]] Featuring M. C. Kinky* - Everything Starts With An 'E'
* [[Liaisons Dangereuses]] - Los Niños Del Parque
* [[Moby]] "Why Does My Heart" (Subsonic Legacy remix)
* [[Cypress Hill]] “Checkmate”
* [[Depeche Mode]] "Only When I Lose Myself" (Subsonic Legacy remix)
* [[Ozark Henry]] Dogs And Dogmen (Dub)
* [[Honeycrack]] Sitting At Home (Renegade Soundwave Remix)
* [[Orbital]] 'Beelzedub'
* [[Grace Jones]] 'Corporate Cannibal' (with Dan Donovan)
* [[Dreadzone]] “Believing In It” Subsonic Legacy remix)
* Samsara “Maelstrom” (Dub Mix)
* [[Amores Perros]] Soundtrack - The Renegade Soundwave Remixes
* Border Crossing “Searching For Mr. Manuva” (Redstar Remix)
* Subsonar – “Stand Strong”
'''References'''
* External links :
1. Future Music Classic Album interview https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/classic-album-renegade-soundwave-on-in-dub-618059
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8. DJ Mag https://djmag.com/content/how-renegade-soundwaves-%E2%80%98-phantom%E2%80%99-paved-way-uks-gritty-rave-sound
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