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Drums Druids is the UK Producer and DJ Jeremy van Kampen. He is also known as Laughing Buddha. A former guitarist, his inspiration for producing trance was kick started by the Goa parties of the early 90s. His first release was the 'Cannabanoid' EP on Transient records under the name Cosmosis with Bill Halsey in 1995. This partnership went on to produce a top selling album 'Cosmology' and a string of hits such as 'Morphic Resonance' and 'Gift of the Gods'. They also released the singles 'Infinite depths' and 'Karma' on T.I.P. Records as Laughing Buddha. When they went their...

Born and grew up in Sardinia, Gruff later moved in Turin, where he first discovered rap music. He first begun to act as a break dancer and DJ as early as 1982, when hip hop was still practically unknown in Italy. Later he moved to France where he worked along with a number of French artists. He came back to Italy and in 1991 he joined the crew Isola Posse All-Stars. Today DJ Gruff lives between Japan and Sardinia. Gruff musical debut in the Italian rap scene is with the Sangue Misto hip hop band (together with Neffa and Deda,...

A protege of Heavy D, Herbert Brown, AKA Herb McGruff (later simply just McGruff) gained some recognition as a member of the Harlem supergroup Children of the Corn. Along with Big L, Cam'ron, Bloodshed & Ma$e, with Six Figga Digga behind the boards, they were set to put Harlem rap on the map in a serious way until the tragic deaths of Big L & Bloodshed split the group apart. McGruff signed with Universal Music & Video Distribution, releasing his solo debut, Destined to Be, in 1998, with appearances from Big L, Ma$e, Cam'ron, the LOX & Heavy D. Although...

DJ Druid is the stage-name of Michiel Rook, a drum & bass DJ and producer hailing from the city of Utrecht (the Netherlands). Growing up in the early nineties fully immersed and firmly rooted him in electronic dance music, resulting in a deep and unwavering love for drum & bass. A household name on the Dutch DJ circuit, Druid performed in top venues all over the country. Together with partner-in-crime DJ Flavour he organized the infamous Dungeons & DJs events, and is one of the founders of the "Utreg Massive" collective. 2009 is looking to become a big year for...