L Double

Known to most as a DJ, producer, one of the faces of BBC 1Xtra's drum and bass, L Double has been a key figure in the urban music scene for many years. As well as a number of UK chart hits under his belt from former guises, he now runs Flex Records, continuing to pioneer music for the underground. His 1Xtra show was one of the most listened to of all 1Xtra shows online and he is unquestionably a heavyweight name in the drum and bass scene.

It all began for L back in the late '80s, touring with the European scratch champion, DJ Trix. In the '90s his work with cult group, Unique 3, earnt three UK top 30 hits, helping to lay the foundation for British house music. L Double set up Flex Records to enable him to focus on what he still to this day believes in - music for the underground.

No genre is left untouched when it comes to his influences. Hip-hop, soul, reggae and early house all contribute to the unmistakable L Double style of drum & bass. Working with Shy FX, 4 Hero, Mickey Finn, Demolition Man, Elizabeth Troy, TC Islam, re-mixing for the Wu Tang Clan, Metalheadz, RAM, Reinforced, Labello, SOUR, Urbantakeover and Liquid Sky, he will no doubt have infiltrated your record collection at some point. In addition to his own releases, L Double and Mickey Finn remixed Pharaoh Monch's 'Last Days' for Adam F's album, Drum n Bass Warfare.

Now London based, L Double can be heard at Fabric with Grooverider and Hype amongst others, and continues to play throughout the country. Regularly touring the USA, Canada, Asia, Australia and Europe, in 2001, L Double headlined the Brazilian Greenpeace debut event in Manus, Ecosystem 1.0 and 2.0. The party drew more than a million people and succeeded in banning the European mahogany trade.