Jimmy Van Malleghem is a DJ of

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and

downtempo Downtempo (or downbeat) is a broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music. Closely related to ambient music but with greater emphasis on rhythm, the style may ...

music. He was a large part of the "Delta Heavy Tour" with

Sasha & John Digweed Sasha & John Digweed are a British DJ duo comprising Sasha and John Digweed. Digweed had been DJing for ten years before getting a gig at Renaissance where he met Sasha, who had been working the past few years in various acid house music club ...

, in addition to performing with many other DJs, such as James Zabiela and Lee Burridge. He has released a few singles as well as mix albums on

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and

Bedrock Records Bedrock Records is an English record label for trance, progressive house and techno started by John Digweed. Its name comes from a long running and successful club night held in Hastings and also at Heaven nightclub, London – both also call ...

. He is more known for his warm up set than his peak time performances. Jimmy Van M was born in Belgium, but moved to

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in the United States at age 10. In 1995, he founded the Balance Promote Group, a DJ booking agency and record pool. In 2000, he released his first mix compilation ''Trance Nation America'' and followed this up with 2001's ''Bedrock: Compiled & Mixed'' album. His third album, ''Balance 010'' of EQ / Stomp's Balance series, is a three disc compilation featuring a "downtempo" disc, a "midtempo" disc, and an "uptempo" disc, with the tempo building throughout the three. The first disc starts at 65

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and the third ends at 126 beats per minute.

References

External links

Official Website
* Living people Belgian electronic musicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{electronic-musician-stub