Boom Bip

About

Before 1992 Bryan Hollon was into guitars, drums and pianos together with his Sonic Youth, Bowie, Hendrix and Prince cassette tapes. He decided to search for something new and bought some turntables. In 1992 he set off on a path of discovering original hip hop sample material on classic jazz and funk albums that littered the Cincinnati thrift stores.

In 1993 he began doing his own radioshow and start DJing at coffee houses and small clubs in the area. In 1996 he released his first record with Mush Records after being discovered through his shows in town. In 1998 he made his breakthrough album "Circle" together with rapper Dose One that gained the attention of legendary John Peel on BBC Radio who invited him to do two Peel Sessions. In 2001 he signed to the then Warp sublabel Warp. In 2002 his first record on Lex was released and he had the oppurtunity to play larger festivals such as Glastonbury, Pukkelpop, Coachella and many more. Other artists which resulted in some successful remixes from bands like Mogwai, Boards Of Canada, Venetian Snares, Lali Puna, M83, Oasis and others. Bryan also has a project called Neon Neon with Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals.

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