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Bulldozer Media Ltd, the brainchild of Edo Van Duyn and Oliver J. Brown, was not officially set up until 1998, following the heady success of Movement , the weekly Drum & Bass institution created by the two school friends in London in 1996. In fact, it was in the previous year, 1995, that Edo and Oliver had first achieved recognition in the Drum & Bass arena with their cult national youth culture magazine, 'Miles Ahead' which featured interviews with such stalwarts of the industry as... Read more
Bulldozer Media Ltd, the brainchild of Edo Van Duyn and Oliver J. Brown, was not officially set up until 1998, following the heady success of Movement , the weekly Drum & Bass institution created by the two school friends in London in 1996. In fact, it was in the previous year, 1995, that Edo and Oliver had first achieved recognition in the Drum & Bass arena with their cult national youth culture magazine, 'Miles Ahead' which featured interviews with such stalwarts of the industry as Renegade Recordings and DJ Die.
It was at this time that the two would-be promoters, now both aged twenty-four, met Bryan Gee, of V Recordings, on the club circuit and found they shared a vision for a night where sub-genres of Drum & Bass could sit comfortably together and where no rules or boundaries were in place; a move away from an increasingly segmented scene. The Movement concept was born. Edo and Oliver had the opportunity to use Bar Rumba on a Thursday night in January 1997 and, with the help of Bryan Gee, drew in treble the club's capacity for Roni Size on their first night. Neither had ever promoted before
Soon afterwards, 'Miles Ahead' was sold to Edo and Oliver's partner. Movement continued to establish itself as 'a vibrant epicentre of drum n bass activity in the stony heart of a shadowy, monotone London' - eventually becoming a pioneering label as well. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Edo and Oliver, the Movement phenomenon was receiving interest from across the globe in the shape of up-and-coming electronica DJ Patife, who wanted to bring 'the movement' to Brasil. Whilst negotiations concerning this expansion were made in Brasil, the talents of DJ Marky, Anderson Noise, Renato Cohen and Patife himself were discovered. The then fledgling Bulldozer Media decided to act as the artists' management in the UK; in so doing bringing Latin electronica to Europe for the first time. Further expansion and experience was gained back at home through organising larger festival-scale parties, such as the Drum & Bass tent at Homelands, and branching into event sponsorship, working with brands such as Perrier-Jouët and Nike.
Now firmly established as a highly active and innovative global promoter of the electronic music scene, Bulldozer's achievements caught the eye of Luiz Eurico, one of Brasil's top producers and club owners. Eurico had attended Britain's Homelands festival and from this developed a vision for a similar festival in Brasil in order to expand their electronic music scene further. He organised the first Skolbeats alone, but in 2001 called in Bulldozer's expertise and together they've developed it in to a global brand. Indeed, Bulldozer Media Brasil has very recently been appointed official artistic director of Skolbeats. Another recent successful collaboration has been between Bulldozer and Rafael Reisman of Reisman Productions which has resulted in Bulldozer assuming responsibility for the electronic aspect of the Brasilia Music Festival, which brought a completely new and very well-received musical scene to Brasil's capital city.
Today, as well as managing Innerground Records; the drum n bass label set up by DJ Marky and XRS in 2003, Bulldozer continues to immerse and involve itself in all aspects of youth and music culture, using the skills and knowledge gained from a near decade's experience of the industry to create promotional campaigns of the highest quality for top brands. Show less
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