website associated_acts years_active alias birth_plac label name background birth_date genre article_title birth_name occupation
www.firepowerrecords.com excision , diplo , korn , kill the noise , feed , me , skrillex , ephwurd downlink , 12th planet , infected mushroom 2007-present datsik , ephwurd -lrb- with bais haus -rrb- west yorkshire , bradford , england firepower recordings , dim mak records , last gang records , records mad decent , rottun recordings , ex7 , smog datsik non_vocal_instrumentalist 9 june 1988 dubstep house , moombahcore , trap , drumstep , drum & bass , electro datsik -lrb- musician -rrb-
 troy beetles music producer , dj
datsik -lrb- musician -rrb-

troy beetles , better known by his stage name datsik , is a canadian music producer and dj .
his first release was in the spring of 2009 ; he has since played at venues all over the world , including festivals such as coachella , ultra music festival , edc las vegas , stereosonic , boonstock , shambhala music festival , electric zoo and identity .
troy beetles was born on the 9th of june , 1988 , in canada .
his stage name derives from his old xbox live gamertag .
he began producing bass music after dabbling with hiphop and ended up becoming good friends with excision in 2008 .
the two began collaborating and released several tracks together in 2009 and 2010 on excision 's rottun recordings .
in 2009 , datsik had ten number one releases on beatport .
he has remixed and collaborated with artists including the crystal method , noisia , wu-tang clan , and diplo , and has performed with steve aoki , rusko , bassnectar , skream , dj craze , benny benassi and nero , among others .
datsik cites a wide range of musical inspirations , including wu-tang clan members rza and method man .
he has described his sound as `` dark and robotic '' , while trying to remain `` funky and gangster '' and `` dirty . ''
he released his debut album `` vitamin d '' through dim mak records and last gang records on april 10 , 2012 .
the album features 12 songs as well as appearances from downlink , z-trip , infected mushroom , jonathan davis , messinian and snak the ripper .
in january 2012 , beetles founded his own record label , firepower records .
it got its name from his 2011 hit record of the same .
he has already signed a wide variety of dubstep producers and bass musicians .
datsik released the `` cold blooded '' ep and his `` let it burn '' lp through this label .
in march 2015 , datsik partnered with electronic music lifestyle brand electric family to produce a collaboration bracelet for which 100 % of the proceeds are donated to lupus foundation of america .
lupus foundation of america is working to cure and improve the lives of all that are affected by lupus .
lupus is a chronic , autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body -lrb- skin , joints , and/or organs inside the body -rrb- .
