作为美国最努力工作的制作人和dj之一，Gridlok已经制定了一条稳定，有条不紊的道路，成为鼓和贝斯的先锋。从Andy C到Bailey，他的音乐得到了最好的鼓和贝斯的支持。他的职业道德和孜孜不倦的努力，推动了音乐的音色广度，为世界各地的鼓和贝斯粉丝带来了巨大的回报。格里洛克在阳光明媚的佛罗里达州长大，接受的是古典小提琴家的训练，他很快发现自己逐渐摆脱了传统音乐教育的束缚。他开始学习其他乐器，熟悉古典音乐之外的方法和技巧。在他十几岁的时候，他用原始的录音设备开始了他的第一次实验，用一台四轨录音机、一台鼓机和一台Radio Shack麦克风。从理论上讲，他可以将任何音乐理念转化为唱片，他发现自己越来越远离传统音乐，越来越深入到电子音乐制作看似无限的可能性中。(P.K. 2004)唯一不变的就是变化。进化是生命的一部分，而Drum & Bass音乐就是这种进化的原声音乐。在经历了早期的音乐训练和受电子音乐影响的摇滚项目的实验之后，Gridlok发现自己被舞蹈音乐中最具活力和多样化的元素所吸引:D&B。 Inspired to to take action, Gridlok would help to create the record label that would host his first twelve inch releases; Technorganic Recordings. After a string of singles on his own imprint, other labels including Zero-G, Audio Blueprint, and Sudden Def began to feature his music. It was during this first creative push that he founded his new label, Project Fifty-One, that would go on to play a major role in his future. Already feeling the impact of these first forays into the world of D&B, Gridlok crafted the song that signaled the metamorphosis of his drum and bass career: Heatwave on Violence Recordings. Breaking down the barriers between the dancefloor and the synapses, this massive single was only the first of many critical and commercial successes on a string of respected labels. Remixing artists such as Josh Wink for Dieselboys Project Human release and The Usual Suspects for Renegade Hardware focused his skills for what would be his most important project to date, reworking Ed Rush & Opticals Compound. Being the first and only US artist on the world-renowned Virus Recordings carries great responsibility. rising to the occasion, Gridloks remix went on to become a best-seller. 2005 marked another important step in Gridloks growth as an artist as he released his first album along with Hive, Keaton & Echo entitled Welcome To Violence. Showcasing everyones diverse influences and mastery of their craft, this album project traveled between intense technical wizardry and lush songwriting while stopping everywhere in-between to ensure the listener that the months of production were not in vain. Hot off of this well-publicized release, Gridlok got back to destroying dancefloors with his first double pack release on P51(The 5 On 1 EP) which included his second collaboration with Dom that year and work with Silver, Optiv, Rymetyme & Echo. Around that same time, Gridlok released a massive single on Hive's Violence Recordings, "Hard As Fuck/5th Dimension" that was well-regarded by both fans and critics alike. Not one to stray away from being busy, remixing Mampi Swifts Trippin for charge recordings, and teaming up with Hive to rework Calyx Are You Ready for Moving Shadow were other bright spots in an already highly productive year. Catching up to the recent past, 2006 is shaping up to be a massive year for Gridlok. For Dieselboy's latest CD project, "The Human Resource", Gridlok was enlisted to rework Tech Itch & DSL's "Atlantic State" and the massive "Fundamental" by renowned electronic music pioneer DJ Sasha. Also making a monumental impact was Gridlok's collaboration with Hive, D-Bridge, Break, and Silent Witness on Violence Recordings. "Standing Room Only" is featured on Andy C's latest mix CD, "Nightlife 3", and continues to be one of the most popular songs of the year. Other successful projects including a remix of the anthem "Squash" by Total Science and his music being licensed to Konami's smash hit video game "Dance Dance Revolution" paved the way to what is surely the most significant project of his career: In September 2006, Gridlok will release his first artist album, entitled "Break The System". This effort will be released via 3 piece vinyl and double CD on his own Project Fifty-One label, and features original music spanning the breadth of his vision for Drum & Bass. Words by Ryan Origin & Pieter K
