whilst the redlight name will, for the time being at least, be unknown to the majority of listeners, the man behind the beats is by no means a novice. in his original incarnation as dj clipz, the producer and dj has risen through the ranks to become one of the most celebrated and respected artists in drum n bass. operating at the forefront of the scene, he has played alover the globe, become part of the full cycle family, launched his own audio zoo label and been responsible for some of the genres most essential releases of recent years. starting afresh with a blank slate - and free from any constraints, expectations or categorization - clipz has adopted the redlight alter ego in order to explore new musical territory.
this summer also saw redlight play on the bbc introducing stage at glastonbury festival ? historming dj set captivated a packed and lively crowd and was simultaneously broadcast live to the nation via annie macs radio 1 show. continuing the bbc connection, redlight has now been added to 1xtras >in new 1xtra djs we trust< aline up with his 6x3 hour transmissions kicking off on 18th october.
as well as putting in serious studio time working on his debut album - due out in early 2010 - redlight has recently collaborated with rusko and fellow bristol boy ben westbeech, and remixed roots manuva, little boots, pendulum, athlete, hockey and toddla t.