DJ Zinc

:(This page is about the drum and bass act of DJ Zinc and DJ Shift. For the British band of the same name, see Pure. For the American alternative rock band, see Pure(3)).
Benjamin Pettit (born 12 March 1972), better known as DJ Zinc, is a British DJ and record producer. Zinc first became known for 1995's "Super Sharp Shooter", a hip hop/jungle fusion. He went on to produce drum & bass, breakbeat and more recently UK garage and house. Zinc's career as a DJ and producer stretches the steady evolution of hardcore from its house roots through ragga and hip hop-styled hardstep and beyond. In 1991, he began his radio show with then partner DJ Swift on London's Impact FM. He continued to DJ with Swift onto Eruption FM and later solo on Rinse FM since it gained a license.
He continued to DJ on a regular basis, and was one of the first drum and bass producers to score a hit in the 2-step garage market courtesy of his 1999 single "138 Trek", which reached No. 27 on the UK Singles Chart in November 2000.
His productions have been relatively popular outside the drum and bass scene, most notably in the breaks genre under the pseudonym Jammin.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played DJ Zinc's collaboration with DJ Swift in the mid 90's as well as DJ Zinc's solo material in the late 90's and early 00's.
==Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220pxPure (DJ Swift & DJ Zinc)
*11 August 1995: 'Anything Test (12 inch)' (Suburban Base)
;Dope Skillz
*03 February 1996: 6 Million Ways (12") Frontline
*03 February 1999: 'BTL2 (12")' (Frontline)
;Swift & Zinc
*22 March 1996: ‘Fatters (12 inch )’ Sophisticated Underground Sounds
*30 March 1996 (BFBS): ‘Fatters (12 inch )’ Sophisticated Underground Sounds
;thumb|220x220pxDJ Zinc
*02 September 1997: Reach Out (Remix) (12") True Playaz
*30 July 1998: It's Like That (12”) Frontline
*03 November 1999: 'Illusion (3x12"-Beats By Design EP)' (True Playaz)
*17 September 2002: As We Do (12" - Fair Fight / As We Do) Bingo Beats
*26 September 2002 (Radio Eins): As We Do (12" - Fair Fight / As We Do) Bingo Beats
*11 October 2002 (BBC World Service): As We Do (12" - Fair Fight / As We Do) Bingo Beats
*28 January 2003: 'Freenote (EP-Freenote EP)' (True Playaz)
*06 February 2003 (Radio Eins): 'Freenote (EP-Freenote EP)' (True Playaz)
*06 March 2003: 'Just Roll (EP-Freenote)' (True Playaz)
*11 February 2004: 'Ska (Remix) (12")' (True Playaz)
;Jammin
*29 October 2004 (Annie Nightingale): Go DJ (12") Bingo Beats
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists