Featured Artist: Andy C

Born: Rushgreen. 1976
Real Name: Andy Clarke
Biography:

Andy Clarke began experimenting with programming breaks as a teenager; he met Ant Miles at the studios where he was working through a family connection. They began working together in Ant's converted garage studio where Andy nurtured what was to become a sublime talent for chopping up and re-programming breaks. Andy then decided to set up his own label in early 1992 with a budget of £1000. RAM - so named due to Andy's star sign, Aries - launched with his solo debut and now-highly-collectable "Sour Mash EP".

At the age of 15, together with Ant, Andy created magnum opus, "Valley of the Shadows (31 Seconds)" under their Origin Unknown alias. Often referred to as the '"darkcore prototype" the track won Best Hardcore Tune at the 1993 Hardcore Dance Awards where Andy also collected the prize for Best Newcomer. By this time, his DJing career had begun to progress at a meteoric rate; he had a show on pirate station, Cyndicut FM and secured slots at key raves including Imagination, Club Elevation, Dreamscape, Innovation and Telepathy, where he became a resident. By 1994 together with Ant, he assumed another alias, Desired State, delivering masterpieces like "Beyond Bass" and "Here And Now". In the same year, he began to branch out with collaborations, connecting with DJ Randall to create dancefloor smash, "Sound Control". Subsequent studio hook ups would involve Shimon and Moving Fusion.

Origin Unknown's 1997 album, "Origin Unknown Presents...Speed Of Sound" won Best Dance Album at the Kiss FM Dance Awards and Best Album at the Hardcore Dance Awards, where Andy also collected the gong for Best Producer. The 1998 follow-up, 'Origin Unknown Presents...Sound In Motion', preceded the birth of RAM Trilogy; Andy C, Ant Miles and Shimon's studio hook up. In the same year Andy managed to slot in his Wednesday night radio show on London's Kiss FM between global DJing commitments. In 1999 & 2000, he took the award for Best DJ at the Knowledge Awards. His numerous high profile remix accomplishments include Busta Rhymes "Woo Hah!" (as Origin Unknown - which won Best Remix at the 1996 Muzik Magazine Awards), Adam F "Circles", and Jay-Z "Can't Knock The Hustle". Andy also won the best D&B DJ award on Drum & Bass arena in 2001 & 2002 where in excess of 90,000 people voted, and again at Accelerated Culture's 'Peoples Choice Awards' in December 2002. Andy is also the highest ranking D&B DJ in the current DJ magazine Top 100 DJs placed at No. 28.
This year was big for RAM Records which producers such as Xample, Chase & Status, Culture Shock, Sub Focus releasing smashers on the dancefloors all over the world.

Andy C Label : www.ramrecords.co.uk
Andy C Myspace : www.myspace.com/andyramrec
Andy C on Playazwww.realplayaz.co.uk

Some mixes:
Andy C Live @ NYE 02-03
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Andy C Live @ Ceh Russia 2007 Link:Download
Andy C & Hype Live @ One Nation -Valentines B2B Special 2007 Link:Download
Andy C Live @ Slammin Vinyl 2006 Link:Download
Andy C Live @ Innovation 10th Birthday Link:Download
Andy C Live @ One Nation & Heat Link:Download
Andy C Live @ One Nation & Warning Link:Download
Andy C Live @ Revelations Link:Download
Andy C Live @ Heat & Fever 2005 Link:Download
Andy C With Skiba Live @ Fabric 2002 Link:Download
Andy C Live @ Innovation 11th Birthday Link:Download
Andy C @ One Nation Bristol Link:Download
Andy C @ One Nation New Year 2006/2007 Link:Download
Andy C @ United Dance 2003 Link:Download
Andy C @ One Nation 99 Link:Download
Andy C @ One Nation Clash of the Titans 2006 Link:Download
Andy C @ One Nation 10 Years of DNB 1993-2003 Link:Download
Andy C B2B Red One B2B Shimon B2B Subfocus With Skiba N Fun Live @ One Nation 2006 Link:Download

In my opinion one of the biggest Labels and the best mixer i have ever seen playing.
Andy C had to be the first as Featured Artist.
Maybe next month i m Featuring a new Artist