High Maintenance

1 James Smith DnB Producer From UK. 2 A House-Duo From Texas
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1 James Smith Aka High Maintenance May Appear A Relative Newcomer To The Drum And Bass World But He Did Not Need Time To Catch The Attention Of Some Of Biggest Names In The Game. Shortly After Releasing Some Digital Tracks In 2009 This Producer Began To Hear His Tunes On John B's Podcasts It Wasn't Long Before He Was Sought After By A Number Of Respected Drum And Bass Labels. In Early 2011 High Maintenance Opted To Sign Onto Shimon's Audioporn Records And DisasZt's Mainframe Recordings Kicking Off With A Tremendous Remix Of Ed Rush And Tali's Dark Days The Lead Track From Tali's Album Dark Days High Nights. High Maintenance Began His Ascent Into Music At The Age Of Thirteen With The Guitar. He Could Put On An Album And Learn It All In An Hour. When This Became Banal High Maintenance Decided To Pick Up A New Instrument The Drums. Soon The Fifteen-Year-Old Maverick And His Newly Formed Band Began Playing Events In His Hometown Of Haywards Heath England. Writing Tracks With The Band Gave Him His First Taste Of His Own Musical Abilities But Having To Compromise On His Aural Vision Proved Frustrating. I Just Wanted To Compose A Whole Piece By Myself Without Having To Rely On Other People  He Says So I Started Producing. High Maintenance Soon Became Impressed With The Sounds Coming Out Of The Electronic Music Scene Which Led To His First Production A Remix Of Daft Punk's Harder Better Faster Stronger. The Realization That He Could Turn His Love Of Music Into A Career Didn't Come About Until A Number Of Years Later Though When He Produced A Track Entitled Sun Flares. He Says It Was The First Track That I Had Produced Through Active Monitor Speakers. They Definitely Changed My Life. 2 Hailing From Dallas TX. A City That Has Spawned Such House Music Greats As Brett
Johnson JT Donaldson Demarkus Lewis And Lance Desardi The Producing Tandem Of
J. Caprice & 4peace Otherwise Known As HIGH MAINTENANCE Are The Next Big Thing
out Of Big D! In A City Full Of And Respected For It's Deep House & Minimal DJ's High
Maintenance Has Been Makin' Their Presence Felt With Their Signature Funky Dirty Jackin' Underground Style Of House Music. Their High Energy Tag Team Sets Are Setting
dance Floors Across The World On Fire While Their Infectious Clownin' Lighthearted
persona's Make Them A Definite Crowd Favorite. Both Have Been Accomplished DJ's For Quite Some Time 4peace Since '89 And J.
Caprice Since '96 But It Wasn't Until Feb. 2008 That Things Started Taking Off On The
producing Front When The Two Met Through A Chance Encounter. Needless To Say It Was
a Match Made In Heaven And Like Two Long Lost Brothers J. Caprice & 4peace
immediately Clicked And Started Working On Tracks Together Under The Guise Of High
Maintenance. The House Music Community Instantly Took Notice And The Pair Have Been
getting Tracks Signed At A Torrid Pace To Such Respected Labels As Digi Funk Dustpan Groove Baby Midwest Hustle Meltin' Funk Junky Trunk Footwear Bid Muzik Llama
Farm HuHu Shak Street Serial Sickness Illuminati Voluptuous & 3345 As Well As
their Own Label JUICED MUSIC Which Has Firmly Established Itself As A Powerhouse In
the Worldwide House Community. Their Tracks Have Been Charted By The Likes Of Mes Smokingroove JR From Dallas Sonny Fodera Combined Tommy Largo And More And Have Sold Their Way Onto Various Record Store Top 100 Lists. With No Signs Of Slowing Down And A Sound That Continues To Improve And Mature With
each Release The Future Looks Very Bright For These Texas Boys! read less