Heavy Artillery Recordings
"Essential Audio Ammunition"
Demos:
info@heavyartilleryrecordings.com
Licensing:
license@heavyartilleryrecordings.com
Bookings:
Urban Assault / Faust / Shortee
Kim Britner: kim@heavyartilleryrecordings.com
- About Record Label:
Heavy Artillery Recordings is a Los Angeles dance music record label founded in 2006 by Faust and Shortee aka Urban Assault. The duo have been a pioneering powerhouse in both the global EDM and Turntablism scenes for almost 2 decades and their dedication and experience has helped make Heavy Artillery one of most respected labels in modern multi-genre electronic music. Named Symphonic Distribution's "Hardest Working Label 2010", "Label Of The Year 2011" and "Hardest Working Label 2012", Heavy Artillery has also had 7 Beatport #1's and countless Top 5's spanning across various genres.
Heavy Artillery has licensed music to major media outlets including Ministry Of Sound, So You Think You Can Dance, the award winning film "Raw The Movie" and the major motion picture "Elysium" hitting theaters August 2013. With a staggering list of over 200 artists, Heavy Artillery has built a reputation for breaking amazing new talent. Heavy Artillery's roster include top notch artists like Captain Panic!, Slogun & iOh, Arkasia, Mitis, Figure, Calvertron, Safra, 23, Rekoil, Candyland, Secret Panda Society, Habstrakt, Fetoo, Mantis, The Damn Bell Doors, Volatile Psycle, Playma, Zardonic, xKore and many, many more.
- About the founders:
Faust and Shortee have been a powerhouse in the DJ/Production world for the last 17+ years electrifying audiences on a global scale. This dynamic duo continues to blast the masses worldwide both in the studio and on stage, covering everything from Hip-Hop, Breaks, Electro, Dubstep and Drum n Bass complete with live 4 turntable DJ trick sets scratched to perfection. Ranked as one of the top turntablists in the world by SPIN, Faust released the first turntablist album in history, the critically lauded Man Or Myth and continues to push the boundaries of his production today in various genres. URB's Next 100, Playboy Tour scratch diva and Fever/Buzz Battle of the DJs Champion, Shortee is acknowledged as one of the most diverse, technically skilled female DJs in the world and has been named “Queen of the Scratch World” by DJ Times. She produced the 1st and only turntablist album by a female, her own DJ instructional DVD series and the 1st female-centric battle record “Bikini Wax” (5 Star Records). Together their solo and team albums have earned them critical acclaim in major publications like Muzik, SPIN, URB, Remix, Knowledge, ATM, DJ Times, Rolling Stone etc., and their music is featured on MTV, NBC, CNN and ESPN.
Constantly in the lab working on an arsenal of dance floor bangers, they've launched two labels of their own: Heavy Artillery Recordings (Drum and Bass/Breaks/House/Dubstep/Drumstep) and 5 Star Records (Hip Hop/Battle/DJ Tools). Faust and Shortee also produce drum and bass and Dubstep under the name Urban Assault and their tunes are consistently ranked high on the charts. Their ambitious schedule shows no signs of letting up as they continue to push the label towards new heights, opening the label doors to new creative artists bringing the noise straight to you!
"Every track Faust and Shortee release gets picked up and smashed by the scene's hottest DJs till they become an anthem."
TRACK IT DOWN
"They are what they appear to be: Two of the hardest working multi-faceted DJ/Producers in the country."
SOUTHEAST PERFORMER
"Faust and Shortee's seamless 4 turntable mix is earning them a growing international impression."
SPIN MAGAZINE
"These two magnificent turntablist albums from DJ Faust and DJ Shortee blur the line between the real and the sublime, the concrete and the abstract, hip hop and EVERYTHING!
Succeeding where others failed, these albums give their respected DJs the breadth and depth to take you deep inside the turns and twists of their own minds”
URB MAGAZINE
"Urban Assault has blown apart the myth that, in order to be a successful artist in the field of drum n bass, you have to ply your trade in that respective industry only. Creatively, versatility appears to be the name of the game as far as Faust and Shortee are concerned. This male/female combination of performers is far from a gimmick – they're renowned as some of the most talented in the industry, having paid their dues and then some.”
KNOWLEDGE MAGAZINE
