We haven’t looked at many types of music but so far we’ve chosen D&B as our genre.
What is D&B? 
Internet definition: Drum 'n Bass started as a music experiment on the dance floors of the UK breakbeat hardcore and rave scenes where DJ's and producer's blended reggae bass lines, hip hop, jazz, breakbeats, ambient music and techno. It began during the late 80s and early 90s as the electronic music, rave, club and ecstacy cultures blossomed in the UK. This style of electronic music, originally known as jungle, was pioneered by such artists and DJ's such as Fabio, Mickey Finn, Grooverider and Aphrodite.The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats (typically between 160–190 bpm, occasional variation is noted in older compositions), with heavy bass, sub-bass lines, and occasional infra-bass lines.
So far we haven’t found many artist who we could contact and ask for permission for our music video and the one we’ve found is called Roni Size. He is a drum and bass artist whom is also part of the band Reprazent, that has released 19 albums from 1993 with one being released this year. He lives in Bristol and has been signed to his own label Full Cycle Records and recieved the Mercury Music Prize for his LP New Forms which was critically acclaimed. Much of the acclaim centred around the mixing of jungle beats accompanied by live drums and double bass. The band consists of Roni Size, DJ Krust, Onallee, Dynamite MC and rapper Bahamadia. As a result, Reprazent's drum 'n' bass is equally informed by hip-hop, funk, soul and house and he also happens to Aiden’s uncle which makes it easier to contact him for permission.
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