Subscribe to DJ Mag TV: http://bit.ly/Oduqwo<br /><br />FABIO & GROOVERIDER'S OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION<br /><br />Drum & bass legends to receive special award at Best Of British<br /><br />Fabio & Grooverider, the drum & bass pairing whose sets at Rage were the catalyst for the birth of jungle/drum & bass in the early '90s, are to be presented with the Outstanding Contribution award at DJ Mag's Best Of British event on Wednesday 16th December.<br /><br />The Best Of British awards are at Heaven in central London, the very club where Fab & Groove held forth every Thursday at the start of the 1990s. Their mash-up sets of breakbeat hardcore, jungle tekno, sped-up hip-hop and bonus beat house rhythm tracks were instrumental in birthing drum & bass at the time.<br /><br />Speeding up breakbeat cuts and chopping up breaks, the guys provided the space for a new scene to flourish. Producers such as Goldie, Jonny L, 4 Hero and Andy C were regulars down at Rage, and were influenced to start making tracks that Fab & Groove would play to the packed Heaven dancefloor.<br /><br />This melting pot of post-rave creativity was the single most important incubation for the now-global sound of drum & bass, the gospel of which F&G then carried on spreading through numerous BBC Radio 1 shows and club sets.<br /><br />“Drum & bass is one of the most firin’, most creative music genres in the world,” said DJ Mag editor Carl Loben. “It’s a great British invention, effectively birthed in London town, and Fabio & Grooverider have been instrumental in its development. It's going to be an honour to present them with the Outstanding Contribution award at the Best Of British next week.”<br /><br />Fab & Groove will also be playing an exclusive Rage-inspired DJ set at the Best Of British awards.<br /><br />Leftfield, Steve Lawler, Yousef, Special Request, Nocturnal Sunshine, Sam Divine and many more are also playing the event. Get your tickets here: http://www.ticketarena.co.uk/events/DJ-Magazine-Best-Of-British-Awards-2015/<br /><br />Fabio & Grooverider dropped into DJ Mag HQ recently to play a live stream. Watch it back here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehi2-SFYhzg <br /><br />Website: http://www.djmag.com<br />Top 100 DJs: http://www.djmag.com/top100djs<br />Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1tr9sNh<br />Twitter: http://bit.ly/1AxeMR6<br />Google+: http://bit.ly/1k6xlq5<br />SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/1pE3QIU<br />Mixcloud: http://bit.ly/UK6i8
