Dopefish
System-D
Birth nameJean-Philippe Chainiaux
BornBelgium
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active1992present
LabelsBig Alliance Records
Dopefish AUDIO
Y4K
Websitewww.dopefish-audio.com
www.djsystemd.com

Jean-Philippe Chainiaux, stage name Dopefish or DJ Dopefish, also known by the name DJ System-D or System-D in drum and bass music; is a Belgian DJ, performing in the electronic, dance, hip-hop, and drum and bass scenes.[1]

As well as producing his own records, he has released numerous CDs with his own remixes of other songs.

Music style and genre

He is known for his wide-ranging sets that include everything from breaks, electro house, baile funk, and fidget house to hip-hop, Miami bass, grime, and dubstep.[2] He is a fan of scratch and turntablism, and currently plays most of the time on 3 or 4 turntables.

Career

He began his career in his native Belgium in 1992,[3] starting out as an ordinary DJ, having been playing around with his vinyls when he was just 15 years old. Passionate about hip-hop and DJing techniques, in 1994, he discovered jungle music. At the beginning of 1996 he started playing only jungle and drum and bass and in that same year he began hosting radio shows in Brussels at Action FM.[4]

After that the number of his performances increased significantly all over Europe, becoming a regular at famous clubs in Belgium such as Fuse (Brussels), Tour de l'Est (Antwerp), La Chapelle (Liège), and playing at big festivals such as Pukkelpop (in 2003), 10Days Of Techno, Tomorrowland, Groove City, Dour Festival, Antwerp is Burning, Star Warz, and It's Like A Jungle.[5]

In 1998, under the name System-D, he won the "Drum & Bass Arena" mixtape competition. That same year he was crowned "Best DJ" (excl. UK) by the legendary British magazine Knowledge.

In 2000, he decided to begin promoting the INSIDE events. Laters he organized other events like Volume, Organic, Warning, and Body Movin'.

System-D signed on Intercom Rec. in 2004 (E-Z Rollers, UK) for whom he released a few 12", and also appeared on the New Skool Blazers LP. He collaborated on the D&B album of the New-Yorkean MC Jamalski (BDP/KRS-One).

He set up his own label Dopefish A.U.D.I.O in 2007 but is also currently signed with Big Alliance Records.[6]

Discography

[7][8][9]

As "Dopefish"

Albums

Title Label Year released
Chemtrails G Point Muzik 2009

Singles and EPs

Title Label Year released
Hippocampus Invasion Dopefish Audio 2007
Big Bad Wolf Y4K Recordings 2009
Housecalls Y4K Recordings 2009
The Wasp EP Hooj Choons 2011

Remixes, mash-ups and other releases

Title Label Year released
Disco d'Or Dopefish Audio 2008
Police In Helicopter Dopefish Audio 2009
Who Remixed Who? Dopefish Audio 2009
Must Be The Music Dopefish Audio 2009
Stop The Prophet Dopefish Audio 2010
Drop That Ghetto Blaster Dopefish Audio 2010
Yardcore Dopefish Audio 2010
Django! Dopefish Audio 2010
Galley Slaves Dopefish Audio 2011
Dogz! Dopefish Audio 2011

As "System-D"

Singles and EPs

Title Label Year released
Black Magic Dance Opera 1994
II Dance Opera 1994
Airborn Vol. I (feat. Licata) Zolex Records 1996
Pressure Zolex Records 1997
Here's The Power / Odysseus New Skool Blazers 2004
We Control / Ruff (feat. MC Jamalski) New Skool Blazers 2005

Music videos

Song Title Details Year released
The Lights Go Down (Radio Edit)[10] Director by Stéphane Saint-Remy
Assistant: Johan Cammaerts
Photography: Jean Mahaux; Dancers: La Family
2013

References

  1. "RA: Dopefish". Residentadvisor.net. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  2. "RA: Dopefish". Residentadvisor.net. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  3. "RA: Dopefish". Residentadvisor.net. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  4. "• View topic - Introducing myself as DJ SYSTEM-D (d&b) aka DOPEFISH(bre". Ukbassradio.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  5. "RA: DJ System-D". Residentadvisor.net. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  6. "Big Alliance Records : Artists". Bigalliance.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  7. "Dopefish Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  8. "DJ SYSTEM-D Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  9. "System D Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  10. "System-D - The Lights Go Down (Official Video)". YouTube. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2016-06-01.

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