While San Diego's veteran DJ/Producer Phrenik made his mark on the Southern California electronic music scene primarily through drum and bass, unbeknownst to many, his influence and impact reaches much further.Varied and versatile, with both high-energy performances and critically acclaimed productions acting as his calling cards, Phrenik’s position as a major player in the world of EDM has been surely secured.
Long a staple on the SoCal scene, Phrenik's popularity grew nationally and internationally through his highly rated radio show on DrumnBassTV.com, "The Resistance", which he hosted for 5 years. After leaving the station in 2008 to focus on his production, his studio credibility began to start a buzz amongst the EDM industry with his critically acclaimed dubstep remix of Rihanna's hit, Disturbia, receiving downloads numbered in the thousands, hitting home with fans of both Rihanna and the grimey dubstep enthusiasts alike.
Since then, his reputation as a respected producer was further solidified earlier this year when he teamed up with renowned vocalist Jillian Ann to create their breakthrough dubstep hit ‘Set It Off’ which broke the Beatport top 100 within its first week of release on Simplify Recordings, not to mention also climbing to #1 in all-time label sales for the site. This melodic banger combines gritty synth fanfare and a driving bass line along Jillian’s haunting vocals, giving the tune an aggressively urgent, yet upbeat, feel. Surely one of this year’s most notable releases.
2011 has proven to be a productive year so far for Phrenik with many of his recent releases creating quite a buzz in the world of bass. Collaborations and plenty of remix work is scheduled for various labels including Simplify, Heavy Artillery, Rogue Dubs, Bombeatz Music and Sub Pressure Recordings to name a few. With such varied and quality productions on such a wide variety of fronts, and such a buzz around his upcoming releases, all while gathering support from many of the genre’s most notable producers including Bare, Figure, Cyberoptics and Total Recall, It’s no doubt Phrenik truly has arrived in the world of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass.