Leroy Small (born 27 August 1970 in Leicester, England), better known as DJ SS, is a British

drum and bass Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated as DnB, D&B, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast Break (music)#Breakbeat (element of music), breakbeats (typically 165–185 Tempo, beats per minute) with heavy Bass (music) ...

DJ and record producer.

Biography

SS started out as a

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

and rare groove DJ in his home-town of

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, and was originally known as ''Scratchen Stein'' (later shortened to SS). When the hardcore scene exploded in the UK in the early 1990s, he and his partner Eidris started promoting their own parties called Total Kaos every Friday in Leicester. They also put on one of the first large indoor parties at

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in the summer of 1991. It was an amazing success and 6,000 people danced till dawn. Since then he has gone on to DJ worldwide. SS is the co-founder of the label Formation Records, which has spawned over 30 sub-labels. The label would play a pivotal role for artists and producers such as Tango,

John B John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised for his eccentric clothing, wild hair, and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks. John B ...

, and Twisted Individual. The label was particularly prolific from 1991 to 1994, releasing many breakbeat hardcore and

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classics, such as ''The Psycho EP'', the ''Colour Series'', ''Rhythm for Reasons'', ''Breakbeat Pressure'' and in 1995, his and the label's biggest track, the ''Love Story'' theme-sampling "The Lighter". It is a track that has remained incredibly popular and still continues to be played years on. SS has featured on radio shows such as BBC 1Xtra's ''D&B M1X'', on which he put together an hour-long mix of Formation tracks and was interviewed about his career.BBC 1Xtra D&B M1X with Crissy Criss
,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ss, Dj 1970 births Living people English record producers Musicians from Leicester English drum and bass musicians Jungle musicians Nightclub owners Black British DJs British club DJs British remixers British electronic dance music DJs

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