Jade (drum and bass producer)

Career

Simon Gabor’s, aka JADE’s name is known in the neurofunk genre - he has been making waves in the drum and bass scene since the early 2000s, leaving his mark on labels like Black Sun Empire Recordings (2004) and Moving Shadow (2008).

Before the turn of the millennial Jade has bought himself a record player and started practicing at home to become a DJ but he soon put the discs on hold and started to produce his own music. At the beginning of his music-making years he has uploaded his early tracks anonymously to an online column called "Music To Your Ears" where the drum and bass producer, SKC took an interest in his work and helped Jade along his way with constructive comments and instructions. In addition to the help he’s got from SKC, he also had the chance to spend a private studio session with Chris.SU which gave him another boost in producing his own music.

After his first release at Black Sun Empire Recordings his career has started to take off and since then 50 different tracks of his have been published by 15 different record labels and have been pressed on vinyl as well. It was through his early releases that Jade pioneered the emerging sound known as "neurofunk", which was still finding its identity back then.

Jade's unique and aggressive style put him amongst drum & bass's finest producers, touring Europe and South America as one of Hungary's sought after drum and bass DJs and producers alongside SKC and Chris.SU. Tracks like "Got Lost" with frequent collaborator Matt-U and "Unexist" exemplify Jade's early sound. In 2009 Jade released his debut album - Venom LP on Citrus Recordings - a powerful mission statement from the producer, which delivered the "Budapest sound" to the world. Tracks like "No Cure" and the eponymous "Venom" featuring RymeTyme helped define the neurofunk genre.

In 2011 Jade took his next step toward global recognition, with the establishment of his own label EATBRAIN - a forward thinking imprint standing at the crux of heavy dancefloor rhythms and the razors edge of drum & bass. With the direction of Jade, Eatbrain has quickly grown into a global movement within the drum & bass community with the support of the genre's finest. In just a few short years, Eatbrain has released music from heavyweights like Mefjus, Mindscape, Black Sun Empire, State of Mind, and Neonlight, while supporting the rise of newcomers such as NickBee and Teddy Killerz.

Discography

LPs

· 'Venom LP’ (2009, Citrus Recordings)

EPs

· 'Cryptic' / 'Ready' / 'The Prey' on Ready EP (2008, Citrus Recordings)

· ‘Lazer Tag EP’ (2012, Lifted Music)

Singles

· 'Nightmare / Salem' with Matt-U (2005, Moving Shadow)

· 'Bitch' (2006, Citrus Recordings)

· 'Broken Stars' with Matt-U / 'Made of Steel' (2006, Cyberfunk Recordings)

· 'Stars' / 'Trachery' with Matt-U (2006, Spawn)

· 'Hellhound' with Matt-U (2007, 1210) · 'Silver Wings' with Matt-U (2007, 1210)

· ‘Silent Hell’ with Rusher (2008, Close2Death - C2D)

· ‘Synth City’ with Cell D (2008, C2D)

· ‘Dread Moon’ with Matt-U (2008, Audio Fiction)

· ‘Shift VIP’ (2009, C2D)

· ‘Echoes’ / ‘Grindhouse’ / ‘Pump’ with Matt-U (2011, Lime Dubs)

· ‘Audio Hypnosis’ / ’Here We Go’ (2011, Eatbrain)

· ‘Time Trap’ / ’Hyperion’ with Mastif (2011, Citrus Recordings)

· ‘Smashface’ / ’Test Subject’ feat. RymeTyme (2012, Eatbrain)

· ‘Digital Mind’ with Chris.SU (2012, M-Atome)

VA

· 'Unexist' on Endangered Species EP Pt.2 (2007, Black Sun Empire Recordings)

· ‘Black Lotus’ with Mindscape, Hydro (2007, Citrus Recordings)

· ‘Insomnia’ with Mindscapes (2007, Citrus Recordings)

· ‘Razor Sharp’ with Mindscape (2010, Commercial Suicide)

· ‘Deadhouse’ with Black Sun Empire (2010, Black Sun Empire Recordings)

· ‘Orion’ with Mindscape (2011, Commercial Suicide)

· ‘Five Breaths’ with State Of Mind (2012, Subsonik Sound Recordings)

· ‘Tear Down The Sky’ with Concord Dawn on ‘Air Chrysalis’ (2012)

· ‘Blackout’ feat. 2Shy, with Teddy Killerz (2013, Eatbrain)

· ‘Audio Hypnosis VIP’ on ‘Tales Of The Undead LP’ (2014, Eatbrain)

· ‘Friday the 13th’ on ‘Tales Of The Undead LP’ (2014, Eatbrain)

· ‘What You Are’ on ‘Tales Of The Undead LP’ (2014, Eatbrain)

· ‘Know Your Place’ with State Of Mind, Mindscape (2015, Eatbrain)

· ‘They Are Mutants!’ (2015, Eatbrain)

· ‘Respirator’ with State Of Mind (2015, Eatbrain)

Remixes

· 'Bitch' (Audio Remix) (2008, Citrus Recordings)

· 'Silent Hell' (Bulletproof Remix) with Rusher (2008, Close2Death - C2D)

· ‘Cracks in the Ceiling’ with Matt-U (2008, Project51)

· Metrik – ‘Push’ (Jade Remix) (2008, Collective)

· Quest – ‘Arm’s Race’ feat. Odissi (Jade Remix) (2008, Cyberfunk)

· Meat Katie – ‘Lucia’ (Jade Remix) (2010, LOT49)

· Sawtooth – ‘Dance With Me’ (Jade Remix) (2010, Dead Famous Records)

· Fourward – ‘Stuck’ (Jade Remix) (2011, Citrus Recordings)

· Optive – ‘Krakpot’ (Jade Remix) (2012, C2D)

· Neonlight & Hedj – ’System Error’ (2012, Trust In Music)

· State Of Mind – ‘Parasomnia’ feat. Thomas Oliver (Jade Remix) (2012, SOM Music)

· Black Sun Empire – ‘Chaingang’ (Jade Remix) (2012, Black Sun Empire Recordings)

· Future Signal – ‘Antimatter’ (Jade Remix) (2013, Faper Funk)

· Mindscape – ‘Stardust’ (Jade Remix) (2014, Commercial Suicide)

· Signs – ‘Vermin’ (Jade Remix) (2015, Eatbrain)

· Mayhem & Logam – ’Ouroboros’ (Jade Remix) (2015, Santoku Records)

Remixes for Jade

· 'Black Lotus' (Break Remix) with Mindscape, Hydro (2007, Citrus Recordings)

· ‘Moblaw’ with Matt-U (Fourward Remix) (2011, Eatbrain)

· ‘No Cure’ (Black Sun Empire Remix) (2011, Eatbrain)

· ‘Venom’feat. RymeTyme (Mindscape Remix) (2011, Eatbrain)

· ‘Banshee’ with Mindscape (Dose Remix) (2011, Eatbrain)

· ‘Deadhouse’ with Black Sun Empire (Mefjus & Insideinfo Remix) (2013, Eatbrain)