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Artist Biography For Antix

Various Artists Named Antix.
Not To Be Confused With The Antix Ska Band From West Chester Pennsylvania Active During The Late 1990s. -- -- 1 - Antix Alexander Nimier Is A Jordanian-British Hip Hop Artist. 2 - Antix Is A Heavy Metal Band From Ottawa Ontario Canada That Was Formed In 1983. Released Baptism Of Fire In 1986. 3 - Antix Is A Hard Rock/glam Metal Band From Los Angeles California USA That Was Formed In 1982. Released Get Up Get Happy In 1984. The Band Split Up In 1987. 4 - Antix Is A Progressive Trance / House Duo Consisting Of 2 Brothers Based In Auckland New Zealand. 5 - Antix Is A Band From Christchurch New Zealand. 6 - Antix Is A New Orleans Based Rock Group Created In 1990. The Group Would Release An EP Entitled "Antix Vs Godzilla" Before They Broke Up In 1994. 7 - Daniel Antix - Australian Punk Rock Guitarist Vocalist And Recording Engineer Performing As Antix. -- -- 1 - Antix Is A Jordanian-British Hip Hop Artist. Antix Has Seen Support From The Likes Of Red Bull Music BBC Introducing And Record Of The Day And Recently Played London's Field Day Festival. Antix's Acclaimed Videos Have Also Seen Recognition From Numerous Hip Hop Enthusiast Sites Such As K-Mag And GRM Daily In Addition To His Inclusion In The MTV Brand New 2014 Shortlist. 3 - Antix Was A Rock Band From Los Angeles California That Formed In 1982 And Signed With Then Great White Roadie Jeff Gordon. In 1984 The Band Had Managed To Secure A Deal Under Jeff’s Management To Do An EP Get Up Get Happy And Have It Marketed By Enigma Records. On Top Of That They Got Dokken's Don Dokken And Jeff Pilson To Produce It. Dokken Was Recording "Tooth And Nail" During The Day And Don And Pilson Would Work With Antix In The Evening. In 1984 The Song "Daze Gone By" Appeared On Hit Parader Magazine's Compilation Album 'The Wild Bunch' Along With Such Bands As Slayer Lizzy Borden Megadeth Anthrax Raven And Grim Reaper. In 1986 The Band Recruited Bass Player Robin Houde And Guitarists Jesse J.R. Curtis And Jaye Paul And Mick Walker Brandon Into The Band Replacing B.J. Norris Greg Clewley And Eventually Jace White Who Went On To Form The Band "Serious Pleasure" Which He Was The Lead Singer And Lead Guitarist For. Note Singer Fredie Vinson And Bassist Dave E. Weeks Were Briefly The Original Replacements For Antix Before Weeks Joined Jace In Forming “Serious Pleasure “ And Vinson Parted Ways For His Own Endeavors. J.R. Curtis Had Been Playing In The Band Brazil With Vocalist Scott Kidd "aka" Uncle Scotty From Metal Blade Records Artist Overkill L.A. And Working On Material With Mercury Records Recording Artists Legs Diamond Vocalist Rick Sanford. Jaye Had Recently Arrived In The Hollywood Scene From Hawaii. At One Point J.R. Considered Joining "Serious Pleasure" But That Plan Never Materialized. 4 - Antix Producers - Behind The Successful Production Of Antix Are The Brothers Hayden And Barton Strom. Making Music Together Since 1999 And Are Today Working Full Time As Producers In Their Slowburning Studios Auckland New Zealand. What Has Made Antix Such A Success? Here's A Little View Of Their Backgrounds That Has For Sure Shaped Them As Producers. Both Barton And Hayden Were Introduced To Music At A Young Age Listening To Music From Their Parent's Vast Record Collections. They Quickly Became Addicted To The Hypnotic Sounds Of Trance In '95 When A Friend Handed Them A Tape Urging Them To Check It Out. Barton Instantly Purchased A Mixer And Started DJ'ing At Small Parties In The Growing Auckland Scene. Six Months Later He Had Moved To Japan To Buy Studio Equipment And Teach Himself The Art Of Production Where Hayden Later Joined Him. Together They Returned To New Zealand Setting Up Various Studios Around Auckland And Refining A Sound Which Really Came Together Once They Moved To The West Coast Of The North Island And Set Up Slow Burning Studios In '99. The Sound That Seemed To Evolve Was A Kind Of Minimal Organic Groove Influenced By The European Sound Being Played By DJ Philipp From Plastik Park And Anti From Spiral Trax. It Wasn't Long Before A Connection Was Made When Philipp Toured Australia And New Zealand In 2000 And Antix Were Signed For Their First 12" Rainstick On Plastik Park. Since Then Antix Have Published Almost 50 Works. From There The Brothers Have Toured The Globe Extensively With Their First Trip To Europe In 2001 And Have Been Back Every Year Since. In This Time The Two Have Managed To Put A Few Of The "big Ones" Under Their Belts Playing The VooV And U-Site Fusion Festival In Germany The Boom In Portugal And The Rainbow Serpent In Australia As Well As Fabric In London To Play Alongside Other Respected Artists For The Annual New Zealand Music Night. In 2003 Antix Completed Their Long Awaited Debut Album "Lull" Released On The Danish Label Iboga Records Which Has Been Fervently Received By Fans And Critics Alike The World Over. Lull Is Acclaimed For It's Smooth Production And The Trademark Percussive Flair Of Antix. Recurrent Mention Too Has Been Made Of Its Remarkable Range It's Ability To Work In A Club Or Under The Stars It's Combination Of Old School Tricks And New Techniques The Mystery Of It's Deep And Fat Pulsating Bass Lines Alongside It's Uplifting Sexy Atmospheres. Some Have Even Been Driven To Proclaim It As Their Soul Saviour. It Is No Surprise Then That Their 3rd World Tour In 2003 Was A Great Success With Dates Being Played In Denmark Sweden Croatia Japan Portugal Switzerland Germany Greece Hungary Austria Australia New York Mexico France And Of Course New Zealand. 2004 Was A Busy Year For The Brothers With The Birth Of Their New Project "Fiord" Completing Remixes For " Fitalic "Vapour AUS Bedrock UK And 19 Box JAP . Locally In New Zealand A Remix Of A The "he Fanatics" Track "Girl" Which Was Nominated For The Best Remix Of 2004 In The B- Net Music Awards. Also A Remix Of An Other Local Rhian Sheehan's "Hiding Place" Which Is Out Now On His Remix Album "Music For Nature Doco's" On LOOP Recordings And To Start The Year Rolling The Duo Are Clubbing Up A Pitch Black Track From Their New Album Ape To Angel As Well As Teaming Up With Auckland DJ Rob Salmon. On Top Of All This They Seem To Find Time To Write Commercially For Film And Television Under Their Company Slowburning Studios. And Hot Off The Press The New Antix Album Has Just Been Completeted. "Twin Coast Discovery" Is For Sure An Exciting Progression From "Lull" And Is Scheduled To Hit The Streets Around The End Of April 2005 On Iboga Records. "With Tighter Kick Drums Layers Of Beats And Vocoded Efx It Has Shifted Their Sound Into A Progressive Tech/house Space. Its Release Should Propel Them Forward To Even Greater Things". 2007- Antix Have Been Producing A Sublimely Deep Minimal Groove That Has Been Rocking Dance Floors Accross The Globe Far And Wide. Their First 2 Albums – “Lull” And “Twin Coast Discovery” Were Landmarks On The Progressive Scene With Top Notch Reviews And Support From Leading Dj's And Fans Alike. With Their Third Installment Entitled "Wanderers" They've Raised The Stakes Even Higher. Keeping To Their Antix Roots With Deep Atmospheres Infectious Bass And Minimal Grooves This Album Is Abstract Innovative And Unleashes A New Level Of Production. 2007- Last December Antix Toured North America Playing Dates In NY Seattle And Montreal Armed With A Camera Crew Capturing Behind The Scenes Footage Candid Interviews And Live Performances. Backed With The Wanderers Soundtrack Of Their Last Album And Showcasing Their Latest Live Set Up. This Double Disc DVD/CD Package Comes With 12 Re-Dubbed Edits From Dub Step Minimal To Trip Rock. Be Lead Astray And Witness The Results Of This Recent Adventure. Iboga Records And Antix Are Proud To Present Wandering The Remixes And DVD. The 30 Minute DVD Of The USA Antix Tour And A Wonderful 12 Track Remix CD Containing An Impressive Selection Of Artists Giving Their Interpretation Of The Already Famous Antix Tracks. The Album Is Perfect For The Home And Also Certainly For The Progressive Dance Floors Of Today. A Modern Sound That Is Very Hard To Ignore It Will Sweep Across The Dance Floors Of Clubs And Festival In The Coming Months. Don't Miss Out On This Exclusive And Beautiful Release In Digi Pack Format.

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