DISTINCTIVE

Hexadecimal

Hexadecimal's music and mindset are powered by determination. It might not show up on the equaliser, but listen to any track and you'll hear it there, pumping energy into those bouncing basslines, driving the funked-up franticness of the sound that Hexadecimal has made undisputedly his own.

While confidence keeps success afloat, determination is the engine that keeps powering Hexadecimal towards great things with 2009 having seen him tick a whole lot more boxes off his DJ 'to do' list. Most notably, the first Hexadecimal album 'Base 16'. With each of the original tracks created with that challenging benchmark of perfection in mind (which any producer worth his salt likes to measure himself up against)

In 2008 Hexadecimal struck up a correspondence with iDJ magazine that resulted in a Hexadecimal mix compilation cover CD for their Novemeber 2008 issue. Four home-grown tracks off the new album, sit alongside heavyweight outputs from Soul of Man, Lee Coombs & Rennie Pilgrem, making for a shut-up-and-listen onslaught of high-energy breaks and House that is sure to fling the likes of Hexadecimal into the far reaches of the international dance music scene, and not for the first time.

Hexadecimal took home the award for Best Breakthrough DJ at 2007's International Breakbeat Awards, which not only presented him with an unrivalled opportunity for recognition on the global breaks scene, but also a chance to play in Room 2 at London's clubbing mainstay Fabric in February this year, sitting on a line-up at that read like an honours list of breakbeat dons. And the award was well-earned; not one to wait for opportunity to jump up and bite him, Hexadecimal had already been on the case building up a name for himself overseas, with gigs in San Francisco, Holland, Hungary and Spain adding stamps to his passport. The travelling has continued throughout 2008, with a six day jaunt to Russia and gigs closer to home in Edinburgh, Cardiff, plus slots at dance-festival giant Global Gathering and at enviro-festiavl Waveform.

There's no doubt Hexadecimal has a way of putting himself out there, but the focus has always been on rich experiences rather than cheap thrills, quality not quantity, and it's been paying off right from the outset. Back in 2002, then a duo, Hexadecimal produced two breaks remixes for Nottingham progressive pioneers Sound Alliance; 'The Hit' was snapped up by James Zabiela for his Groovetech mix compilation while 'From Home' was picked as the opening track by the Plump DJs' Fabric Live CD a breaks DJ career kickstart if ever there was one.

When it comes to breaking the scene, Hexadecimal has proved his worth and then some, but with his unwavering determination at the helm, there's no sitting back and basking in the glory. He sees this as still just the launch pad to a career doing what he loves best, and while the 'to do' list is always growing, the drive and passionate dedication of Hexadecimal tick all the boxes for success.