Grooverider (born Raymond Bingham) is the stage name of a drum and bass DJ from London.
Grooverider began his DJing career at illegal raves and warehouse parties in Britain in the late eighties, and rose to prominence with partner Fabio through his innovative sets at influential club nights such as Rage. At these nights, Grooverider championed the emerging UK breakbeat culture that would eventually split from house and techno to become hardcore, from which developed jungle,... Read more
Grooverider (born Raymond Bingham[1]) is the stage name of a drum and bass DJ from London.
Grooverider began his DJing career at illegal raves and warehouse parties in Britain in the late eighties, and rose to prominence with partner Fabio through his innovative sets at influential club nights such as Rage. At these nights, Grooverider championed the emerging UK breakbeat culture that would eventually split from house and techno to become hardcore, from which developed jungle, which would in turn become known as drum and bass. He is widely recognised as a "godfather" of drum and bass for his pioneering work in the development of this genre.
On 24 November 2007 Grooverider was arrested at Dubai International Airport for possession of 2.16 grams of cannabis, hours before a sold-out show at superclub The Lodge. He claimed he had forgotten it in a pair of his trousers. On the 19 February 2008 he was sentenced to four years imprisonment, to be followed by immediate deportation [1][2] but was pardoned 10 months into his sentence. Show less
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