DopeLabs

DOPELABS – Seattle (Owner of Dubstep.fm and DubstepRecords.com)

http://www.dubstep.fm
http://www.dubsteprecords.com

Availability Dates:
APRIL – AUGUST : Please Inquire
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STUDIO MIX

Dopelabs – “J’AIME LE DUBSTEP : Week 44″

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BIO

Since emerging in 1995, internet radio has revolutionized the broadcasting industry by giving a voice to new ideas in music that would otherwise have no mass outlet. Many DJs and producers of emergent underground styles have embraced the webcast in recent years by starting up internet radio stations with regular programming in order to self-promote by gaining exposure for their sounds and selves as artists.

Amongst the young sounds being spread by internet radio is Dubstep. Leading the movement is Dubstep.fm and at its helm, Dubstep DJ and internet radio champion, DopeLabs. Officially on the air since April 10th, 2007, Dubstep.fm is one of the only radio stations broadcasting Dubstep at 192 Kbps and boasts the highest average numbers of listeners as well as the record for most listeners at any one time among internet radio stations of the genre. DopeLabs’ own deep knowledge of the genre (as well as deep record bins) has given rise to deeper sounds and vibes than he himself had anticipated. Here is a vinyl DJ that has, through his station’s contribution to the global underground Dubstep network, gained access to treasures among tracks. In his Dubfix sessions, he weaves them off one another for all the world to hear, shifting from movement to movement without ever losing any momentum.

DopeLabs has been involved in internet broadcasting for almost 10 years. The first station he was involved with was AfterHoursDJs.org. Ironically, it was a Trance, House, Progressive, and Breaks station and he was a DnB DJ. He eventually took it under his wing completely.

When first getting into Dubstep, and the popular Rinse.fm’s radio servers were at capacity, DopeLabs would unofficially help out by hosting a Shoutcast relay, providing the resources for up to an additional 100 listeners. He provides for Sub.fm and Cyba.fm the transcoding, which is the prcess of converting one bitrate to another, usually high to low. This allows for the DJ to only have to connect to 1 server, thus allowing for higher bitrate broadcasting.

DopeLabs has worked on 2 separate web projects with Atari at Sub.fm. The first was converting the website from HTML to PHP. The second project and most recent change was a complete redesign of the entire Sub.fm website. He has also provided Cyba.fm with a handful of handy radio scripts, help with server administration, and advice on good broadcasting practices. As far as hosting goes, he provides many of the Shoutcast servers you and I connect to, including servers for AfterHoursDJs, Dubstep FM, Sub FM, Cyba FM, Smooth Beats, and Rework Radio. He even finds time to provide web services and server administration for FurtherSound Artist Management, Sub FM, Cyba FM, and DnBHeaven.

DopeLabs’ love for the Dubstep community is second to none. His time, dedication, and love for Dubstep music and technology goes deeper than most, myself included, could have anticipated. He believes that sharing knowledge, time, and technology with other people and radio stations will unite and advance the genre instead of holding it back.

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