Born and raised in Southern California, 8*B1T has lent his ears to electronic music since 10yrs of age, engaged in the knowledge of music through percussion, sax, and keyboard. Ever since hefirst heard The sounds of The LA hardcore techno, he was in love. Although a bit too young at the time to participate in the scene, he definitely did his homework and studied the science of ‘The Amen break’ which naturally led him to hip-hop. After being introduced to DJ Hazmat of the Crossfade Brigade in 2001, 8*B1T began dj’ing and developing his own style to the tunes of Pete Rock, J Dilla, and DJ Premier. He also became obsessed with skratch music and began performing under the name ‘Soul Stylus’ with several local underground hip-hop acts such as Speach Impediments and Open Hearts. Needing a change in scenery, he relocated to the Liberal city of Austin TX and quickly set up shop and began producing Breakbeats. Since his arrival, he has performed at multiple shows and venues around Austin. He has shared the stage with the likes of Keith Mackenzie, Reid Speed, and more recently spun at the Bring On The Beats WMC Tour alongside Miami’s own Brazen and Deekline (of Deekline and Wizard). With multiple forthcoming breakbeat releases on ‘Kick It Recordings’ and ‘Royal One Records’, 8*B1T continues to push the sound of breaks in the ATX. He is a founding member of breakbeat crew Broke Nasty and currently holds a residency at Karma Lounge every week for Boom Sundays hosted by Davinci Ultd. You can count on him to bring the grime and slime, the nitty gritty, and the bass in your face, while mixing booty shakin’, baby makin’, house breakin’, ear drummin’ basslines with 100% pure win sauce over an entree of amazingness, served with balsamic WOOT and a tasty side of hip hop hooray..Hungry?
