Years active 1992–present Role Musical Artist | Name DJ Dopefish Record label Big Alliance Records | |
Birth name Jean-Philippe Chainiaux Genres Electro house
Drum & Bass
Baile funk
Fidget house
Hip hop
Miami bass
Grime
Dubstep Occupation(s) Disc jockey
music producer
remixer Labels Big Alliance Records
Dopefish AUDIO
Y4K Website www.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.
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As well as producing his own records, he has released numerous CD's 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. 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, starting out as an ordinary DJ, having been playing around with his Vinyl’s when he was just 15 years old. Passionate about Hip Hop and DJ-ing 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 started hosting radio shows in Brussels at Action FM.
After that the number of his performances increased drastically, 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, Groove City, Dour Festival, Antwerp is Burning, Star Warz, and It’s Like A Jungle.
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 start 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.