Kode 9 & The Spaceape

Kode9
Kode9 and The Spaceape performing at MUTEK
Background information
Birth name	Steve Goodman
Born	1973 (age 43–44) Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Electronic, dubstep, footwork
Occupation(s)	Musician Record Label Owner Remixer DJ
Instruments	Synthesizer Sampler Mixing desk Turntables Melodica
Years active	1991 – present
Labels	Hyperdub
Associated acts	The Spaceape
Website	http://www.hyperdub.com

Steve Goodman, known as Kode9 (born 1973) is a Glasgow-born, London-based electronic music artist, DJ, and founder of the Hyperdub record label. Initially inspired by what he calls the "hardcore continuum" of British dance music, he was one of the founding members of the early dubstep scene with the late MC and former collaborator The Spaceape. He has released three full-length albums: Memories of the Future (2006) and Black Sun (2011), both with The Spaceape, and Nothing (2015).

As owner of Hyperdub, Goodman has signed artists such as Burial, DJ Rashad, Zomby, and Fatima Al Qadiri. Goodman has a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Warwick and has published a book, Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear.

Like many dubstep artists, Kode9 comes from a musical background of oldschool jungle, drum and bass, and 2-step garage; he has mentioned his first encounter with jungle, in Edinburgh, as being "the most important musical event of my life". Other genres that are common influences in his work include dub, Dancehall (such as toasting), and Indian music. A move to Warwick and collaboration with the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit at University of Warwick studying rave culture, cybernetics, postmodernism and afrofuturism later led to a memetic philosophy regarding music, which he has spoken about at length in interviews. In the late nineties, Kode9 moved to London, and established a name as a disc jockey in clubs such as FWD>>.