Panda (musician)
Panda is a Dutch electronic music artist living in Amsterdam, specializing in drum and b*. He gained an interest in electronic music in his teenage years. He was inspired to write electronic music after seeing a live performance by an electronic music act in his birthplace Nijmegen. Panda's tracks have been aired on all premier drum & b* radio stations including BBC Radio 1 and many major drum and b* performers have played Panda's music in clubs.
Contents
- 1 Discography
- 2 Awards and compe*ions
- 3 Panda Mix Show
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Discography
Panda previously released on the experimental jungle label Exegene Records and Foundname Records under the stage name of Peet.
Panda released his debut album Retake Manhattan in 2008. It is a concept album themed around the 400-year anniversary of the discovery of New York by the Dutch. It features 14 tracks which represent a fic*ious journey around the world. It has been supported and played by many artists in the drum and b* scene both in clubs, on radio and podcasts including BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra, Kool FM, the Drum and B* Arena podcast by artists including Fresh, Mary Anne Hobbs and Paul B. The single Baghdad was a featured Drum & B* Download on BBC Radio 1Xtra. The album itself was a featured release on the Dutch 3VOOR12 Luisterpaal.
Awards and compe*ions
Panda has been nominated Best Drum and B* Producer at the Drum and B* Awards in the Netherlands. He has played as a DJ at such venues like the Paard van Troje, Bibelot, Winston Kingdom, Bazart, Escape, Metropool in the Netherlands and the Pool Bar club in London. Panda has organized two contrasting club nights; ONE in Nijmegen targeted popular drum & b* and Reaktor in The Hague targeted heavier drum and b* music.
Panda has won several compe*ions with his music. One of the most notable was a production compe*ion between two major drum & b* websites, Dogs on Acid and Drum & B* Arena. The compe*ion was judged by drum & b* musician John B, who picked Panda's music as favorite. Other notable compe*ions include the production compe*ion for the premier Dutch drum & b* website DNBforum.nl where he entered first place. On the radio, the drum and b* magazine Knowledge chose one of his tracks as best unsigned track.
Panda Mix Show
In addition to music production, in 2009, Panda launched an electronic music network on YouTube called the Panda Mix Show. The channel features guest mixes by artists like Sub Focus and DJ Fresh and has a subscriber base of 300,000 with over 100 million YouTube views as of 2014. It also features in the iTunes Podcast Top 100.
References
External links
- Panda’s official website
- Drum N B* TV hosted by Panda on YouTube
- Panda’s debut album Retake Manhattan