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Drum and bass founding father Dieselboy tours Indy

Dieselboy
Therapy Nightclub & Lounge
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 10 p.m., $15

Ask anyone who the “founding father” of American drum and bass is and they will tell you one name: Dieselboy. Philadelphia-based Dieselboy (Damian Higgins) was one of the first U.S. DJs to break his energetic U.K. dance music Stateside and he has not lost steam. Constant touring, coupled with his concept-driven mix CDs, have put him at the top of the game.

His mix CDs (including the latest, The Dungeonmaster’s Guide, based on his self-proclaimed “geek gaming roots”) are favorites among electronic music fans, not only for the incredible custom remixes from top artists he pulls together, but for the smooth mixes and sci-fi soundscapes he creates along the way.

Higgins maintains that laziness is not in his repertoire. “With every CD, I’ve tried to set the bar a little higher than the time before,” he says. “I try to do creative, artistic stuff [and] really go for it and do something different. I’m working hard now to keep progressing, developing and bettering myself overall as a musician and as an artist. You always have to keep reinventing yourself and doing new stuff, or you’re just going to fall through the cracks.”

With such determination to keep his standards high, you can bet that his appearance in Indy will be one to remember. So when those high-energy snares smack you in the face and the sub bass rattles your chest, don’t say you weren’t warned.