Plasticman
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Paul Hotflush said:We'll see how the attendences go, Martin.
Sorry Paul but i'm going to have to go with Martin on this one..
The last FWD (Birthday Bash) was the busiest I've ever seen FWD at Plastic People. And I believe a lot of the audience was there on the strength that they saw Riko and Geeneus on the flyer, aswell as DJ Tubby of Newham Generals.
Anyone who's been to FWD over the last few months will know if a crew's DJ is booked, you're likely to see the emcees as well.
For me, adding more grime to FWD's roster will open it out to a much wider audience. We're getting a nice influx of girls too.
FWD has always been a great place to hear new music, but when I started playing there I had to switch up my styles quite a lot as grime was still not fully accepted there - hence the production of tracks like Death By Stereo, Industrial Graft, Pump Up The Jam, Camel Ride.
I produced those tracks because at the time I was first booked to play at FWD, most of the grime I was playing on the radio was way too vocal or simple for the FWD crowd. I knew if I went to FWD and played my regular set, it would be badly recieved by a large percentage of the audience.
The point i'm trying to make is that in 2003 when I first played at FWD, the audience was not open to all styles of music being played there, and if it wasn't breaks or dubstep they really weren't interested. Grime is a much more diverse sound than Dubstep, and it has opened the ears of many FWD goers and producers alike.
Some of the best dubstep tracks of recent times have been influenced by grime. Check out Request Line. It's nice to hear some mid-range back in the forefront of dubstep production, it was starting to get so muddy and boring until DMZ popped up in the scene and made every dubstep producer check themselves.