Jean-Philippe Chainiaux, stage name Dopefish or DJ Dopefish, also known by the name DJ System-D or System-D in drum and bass music; is a Belgian DJ, performing in the electronic, dance, hip-hop, and drum and bass scenes.
As well as producing his own records, he has released numerous CDs with his own remixes of other songs.
Music style and genre He is known for his wide-ranging sets that include everything from breaks, electro house, baile funk, and fidget house to hip-hop, Miami bass, grime, and dubstep. He is a fan of scratch and turntablism, and currently plays most of the time on 3 or 4 turntables.
Career He began his career in his native Belgium in 1992, starting out as an ordinary DJ, having been playing around with his vinyls when he was just 15 years old. Passionate about hip-hop and DJing techniques, in 1994, he discovered jungle music. At the beginning of 1996 he started playing only jungle and drum and bass and in that same year he began hosting radio shows in Brussels at Action FM.
After that the number of his performances increased significantly all over Europe, becoming a regular at famous clubs in Belgium such as Fuse (Brussels), Tour de l'Est (Antwerp), La Chapelle (Liège), and playing at big festivals such as Pukkelpop (in 2003), 10Days Of Techno, Tomorrowland, Groove City, Dour Festival, Antwerp is Burning, Star Warz, and It's Like A Jungle.
In 1998, under the name System-D, he won the "Drum & Bass Arena" mixtape competition. That same year he was crowned "Best DJ" (excl. UK) by the legendary British magazine Knowledge.
In 2000, he decided to begin promoting the INSIDE events. Later he organized other events like Volume, Organic, Warning, and Body Movin'.
System-D signed on Intercom Rec. in 2004 (E-Z Rollers, UK) for whom he released a few 12", and also appeared on the New Skool Blazers LP. He collaborated on the D&B album of the New-Yorkean MC Jamalski (BDP/KRS-One).
He set up his own label Dopefish A.U.D.I.O in 2007 but is also currently signed with Big Alliance Records.
Discography
As "Dopefish" Albums Title Label Year released Chemtrails G Point Muzik 2009
Singles and EPs Title Label Year released Hippocampus Invasion Dopefish Audio 2007 Big Bad Wolf Y4K Recordings 2009 Housecalls Y4K Recordings 2009 The Wasp EP Hooj Choons 2011
Remixes, mash-ups and other releases Title Label Year released Disco d'Or Dopefish Audio 2008 Police In Helicopter Dopefish Audio 2009 Who Remixed Who? Dopefish Audio 2009 Must Be The Music Dopefish Audio 2009Stop The Prophet Dopefish Audio 2010 Drop That Ghetto Blaster Dopefish Audio 2010 Yardcore Dopefish Audio 2010 Django! Dopefish Audio 2010 Galley Slaves Dopefish Audio 2011 Dogz! Dopefish Audio 2011
As "System-D" Singles and EPs Title Label Year released Black Magic Dance Opera 1994 II Dance Opera 1994 Airborn Vol. I (feat. Licata) Zolex Records 1996Pressure Zolex Records 1997Here's The Power / Odysseus New Skool Blazers 2004 We Control / Ruff (feat. MC Jamalski) New Skool Blazers 2005
Music videos Song Title Details Year releasedThe Lights Go Down (Radio Edit) Director by Stéphane Saint-Remy Assistant: Johan Cammaerts Photography: Jean Mahaux; Dancers: La Family 2013
References
External links Dopefish Official website
System-D Official website