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Danny Briottet
Background

Danny Briottet is an influential English musician, DJ, producer, soundtrack composer, broadcaster. Founder member of Renegade Soundwave, UK electronic music pioneers at the forefront of the original electronica explosion of the late 80s/ 90s with seminal tracks such as The Phantom, Ozone Breakdown, Women Respond To Bass and Probably A Robbery and the groundbreaking LP RSW In Dub. Briottet went on to forge a successful career as producer, remixer, composer of soundtracks and international DJ. Briottet's remix and production credits include Depeche Mode, Grace Jones, Orbital, Aswad, Moby, Cypress Hill, Radiohead and a host of underground dance records and African and Arabic artists. Since 2016 Briottet has presented The ElectroScope Show on London’s Soho Radio, showcasing electronic music from the 70s to the present. (5)

Due to his links with Mute Records, Briottet became one of the first Western DJs to play extensively in the old Eastern Bloc before, during and after the fall of communism, leading him to work with various international organizations to create cultural exchange opportunities bringing together artists from different art forms and musical genres and set up music/art-based organisations internationally including proactive cultural charities in the Balkans. In 2018 Briottet was invited by former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and US Ambassador John J. Maresca and ECPD Director Negoslav Ostojic to become Director of Music Programmes for the United Nations-mandated European Centre for Peace & Development (ECPD).

He is producing and recording/remixing under his own name and various guises including Red Star, Rhythm Riders (with Aswad), 3DB (with collaborator Dan Donovan, formerly of Big Audio Dynamite and Dreadzone) and Subsonic Legacy. Briottet continues to DJ globally playing his mix of dub-influenced sounds from breaks & bass through deep-house to downtempo.

Early life

Briottet grew up in West London and was heavily influenced by Jamaican music and culture. He began DJing at on the early warehouse scene in London and the Outlaw parties in New York in the 1980s, playing a mixture of reggae, hip hop, alternative- electronic and funk. He co-ran the Metro Sound System which held events in abandoned buildings in the then derelict Shoreditch. His time was split between London and New York, where he became immersed in the developing hip hop scene. These experiences and influences were brought into play when he co-founded Renegade Soundwave with Karl Bonnie and Gary Asquith in 1987.

Career

Renegade Soundwave (RSW) Early use of sampling and computer technology, DJ skills, sub-bass exploration. Formed in London during the late '80s, Renegade Soundwave applied the punk and industrial ethic to both dub and dancefloor electronica. The trio debuted on Rhythm King Records with the 1987 single "Kray Twins," and moved to Mute Records one year later for an EP, Biting My Nails. (4)The release of the seminal LP RSW In Dub is credited with joining the dots between the emerging electronic, dub, rave, industrial and indie scenes of the late 1980s / 1990s. Cited as a major influence on artists such as The Prodigy and Chemical Brothers and on the Drum & Bass, Techno, Breakbeat and Trip Hop movements. Although some of the band’s more commercial output made the British and European pop charts, perhaps the most highly regarded track "The Phantom" has proved an enduring anthem. (8) "Ozone Breakdown", "The Phantom', "Women Respond to Bass", "Biting My Nails", "Probably A Robbery" and "Renegade Soundwave" were all US Billboard top five dance singles. (4)

In 1997 Briottet collaborated with American vocalist Linda X to form Subsonic Legacy, releasing the single Revolution (Bring the Noise) on his own Disreplicant label, and I Work the Whole City and Ode To Billie Joe on Athletico Records. Briottet has worked with Electronic Arts to compose music for video games including Auto Destruct MusicState In 2000 Briottet co-founded MusicState.com, which was the first company to offer online pre-cleared music for synchronization for film and TV. Briottet was creative director of Musicstate Ltd until 2002.

Under his Red Star guise he released the singles Pretender (1999) Stranger Fruit (2000) and West London (2001) on 10 Kilo Records, with vocalist MC Spee from Dreadzone. Also on 10 Kilo Records was LA Hookers’ Hotline to the Pentgon / Sexslave (2002)

In 2005 Briottet formed Rhythm Riders, in collaboration with Tony Gad & Drummie Zeb of UK dub icons Aswad, and producer Tim Bran, alongside vocalists Solomon, Sweetie Irie and Brother Culture among others. Rhythm Riders takes the musical heritage of Aswad into a 21st century urban setting, with intricate harmonies and conscious lyrics fused with state of the art rhythms and production, taking in elements of contemporary bass music - Dub, Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Breaks, UKG, Deep House. (3) They released the LP Aswad vs the Rhythm Riders on Universal Records (2005), and the singles Come With The Love (2013) and Give Me A Sign(2014)(Subslayers Records)

In 2011 Briottet and Dan Donovan worked with Murray Lachlan Young, British poet, stand-up performer, broadcaster putting Lachlan Young's poetry to electronic beats. Briottet and Donovan, under their 3DB guise released the single Baader on Functional Records.

Since 2016 Briottet has presented The ElectroScope Show on London’s Soho Radio, showcasing electronic music from the 70s to the present. (5) In 2017 Briottet completed work on the soundtrack to the feature film 3 Way Week, directed by Bruno Coppola. (7)

In 2018 Briottet was invited by former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and US Ambassador John J. Maresca and ECPD Director Negoslav Ostojic to become Director of Music Programmes for the United Nations-mandated European Centre for Peace & Development (ECPD). Responsible for developing & organising music-based programmes to raise awareness of the role of culture and the creative industries in sustainable development, capacity building and change. Discography

Renegade Soundwave Albums
 * "Soundclash" (Mute, 1989)
 * "RSW In Dub" (Mute Records, 1990)
 * "In Dub" (Japan-only 2-CD Version) (Mute Records, 1991)
 * "Howyoudoin?" (Mute Records, 1994)
 * "The Next Chapter of Dub" (Mute Records, 1995)
 * "RSW 1987-1995" (compilation) (Mute Records, 1996) [4]

Singles
 * "Kray Twins" (1986)
 * "CS Mixes (1987)
 * "Biting My Nails" (1988)
 * "The Phantom" / "Ozone Breakdown" (1989)
 * "Probably a Robbery" (1989)
 * "Space Gladiator" / "The Phantom" (1989)
 * "Thunder II" (1990)
 * "Women Respond to Bass" (1992)
 * "Renegade Soundwave" (1994)
 * "Brixton" (1995)
 * "Positive ID" (1995)
 * "Positive Dub Mixes" [3]
 * "Ozone Breakdown (2004 Remixes)" ‎(12", Unofficial)
 * Renegade Soundwave Feat Redman - "Robbery (2005 Mixes)" ‎(12", Unofficial)
 * “The Phantom” Layo & Bushwakka remix


 * Subsonic Legacy "Revolution (Bring The Noise)"(Disreplicant Records)
 * Subsonic Legacy "Ode To Billy Joe" ‎
 * Subsonic Legacy "I Work The Whole City" Various - Athletico Speak LP (Athletico Records)
 * LA Hookers "Hotline To The Pentagon"; "Sexslave" (10 Kilo records)
 * Red Star "Pretender"
 * Red Star "West London" (10 Kilo)
 * Red Star "Stranger Fruit" (10 Kilo)
 * 3DB “Baader” (Functional)

Rhythm Riders
 * "Aswad v the Rhythm Riders" LP (Universal Records)
 * "Come With The Love" (Sub Slayers Records)
 * "Give Me A Sign" (Sub-Slayers Records)


 * Border Crossing – "Freedom of Speech" LP

'Remixes'
 * Gary Numan - "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (The Renegade Soundwave 1991 Mix)
 * Depeche Mode - "I Feel You" (Renegade Soundwave Afghan Surgery Mix)
 * Double Trouble - "Celebrate" (Renegade Soundwave Mix)
 * Pop Will Eat Itself Underbelly (Renegade Soundwave Blackout Mix)
 * Bassomatic - "Fascinating Rhythm" (Claudio Caniggia Mix)
 * The Shamen - "Light Span"
 * Inspiral Carpets This Is How It Feels (RSW Drum Mix)
 * E-Zee Possee Featuring M. C. Kinky* - Everything Starts With An 'E'
 * Liaisons Dangereuses - Los Niños Del Parque
 * Moby "Why Does My Heart" (Subsonic Legacy remix)
 * Cypress Hill “Checkmate”
 * Depeche Mode "Only When I Lose Myself" (Subsonic Legacy remix)
 * Ozark Henry Dogs And Dogmen (Dub)
 * Barry Adamson "What It Is"
 * Radiohead "Planet Telex"
 * Tappa Zukie "MPLA"
 * Honeycrack Sitting At Home (Renegade Soundwave Remix)
 * Orbital  'Beelzedub'
 * Grace Jones 'Corporate Cannibal'  (with Dan Donovan)
 * Selah Sue “On the Run”  (with Dan Donovan)
 * The Who “Baba O’Reilly (with Tim Bran)
 * Dreadzone “Believing In It” Subsonic Legacy remix)
 * The Creatures Prettiest Thing (Subsonic Legacy Remix)
 * Samsara “Maelstrom” (Dub Mix)
 * Amores Perros Soundtrack - The Renegade Soundwave Remixes
 * Border Crossing “Searching For Mr. Manuva” (Redstar Remix)
 * Subsonar – “Stand Strong”

References
 * External links :

1. Future Music Classic Album interview https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/classic-album-renegade-soundwave-on-in-dub-618059

2. British Council / Soundplate interview https://soundplate.com/7-sides-of-danny-briottet-interview-mix-selector-afterdark/

3. Future Jungle interview http://futurejungle.blogspot.com/2013/07/interview-with-renegade-soundwaves.html

4. Discogs https://www.discogs.com/artist/2710-Renegade-Soundwave

5. Soho Radio http://www.sohoradiolondon.com/presenters/danny-briottet/

6. Orbital ‘Beelzedub” Danny Briottet Remix https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Listen-Orbital-Beelzedub-Danny-Briottet-mix/15122/

7. 3 Way Week http://stratostzo.com/?page_id=1799

8. DJ Mag https://djmag.com/content/how-renegade-soundwaves-%E2%80%98-phantom%E2%80%99-paved-way-uks-gritty-rave-sound