![]() ![]() How and when did you first get into drum & bass? What were some early records that captured your imagination? ![]() ![]() Thanks for having me! This summer’s been great! As you know, the UK has been back at the event scene in full force, so it’s been amazing to hear our music being tested in its rightful battlegrounds! Thanks for joining us, Chris! How was your summer of 2021? Check out the interview below and listen to the mix in the player above. We caught up with Wickens to learn more about his imprint, and one of D&B’s best up and comers, 107, whipped up an exclusive mix that properly shows off the Onyx Recordings’ sound.Ĭheck out the interview below and listen to the mix in the player above. ![]() Pushing out hard-hitting releases from acts like Jam Thieves, Thread, Kontakt, Hoax, Trex, DJ Gaw and more, Onyx Recordings is nurturing the type of community that will help define the sound throughout the next decade. As a result, they earned a nomination for Best Virtual Festival in DJ Mag’s Best of British Awards and second place in Drum&BassArena’s 2020 award for Best Newcomer Label. While 2020 was without a doubt detrimental to many music labels across the dance music spectrum, Onyx Recordings and Wickens rose to the lockdown challenge by organising a three-day drum & bass livestream called Stay At Home Festival that raised over £30,000 for the NHS and had upwards of three million viewers. Offering free SoundCloud downloads and local showcases beefed up their street cred, and in no time Onyx Recordings gained a reputation as one of the best new D&B labels around. The UK imprint first appeared in 2018 - a final university project turned next-level music label after its founder, Chris Wickens, graduated from Solent University in Southampton with a degree in Music Business. Coming at us straight out of Brighton, forward-thinking drum & bass music label Onyx Recordings has been on a serious run since 2020, hitting the global D&B community with guaranteed, gun-finger slammers from a roster of some of the scene’s most exciting new names. ![]()
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