Xilent
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eryk Kowalczyk |
| Born | 29 July 1989 Warsaw, Poland |
| Genres | Electronic, Dubstep, Drum And Bass |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
| Years active | 2009-Present |
| Labels | AudioPorn Records, OWSLA, Ministry of Sound, Monstercat, Never Say Die Records |
| Associated acts | Razihel, Au5, Seven Lions, Tali, Imprints, Kloe, Charlotte Haining, GRIMM, Sue Gerger, Diamond Eyes, Shaz Sparks, Youthstar |
| Website | xilent |
Eryk Kowalczyk (born 29 July 1989), better known by his stage name Xilent /ˈzaɪlənt/, is a Polish dubstep, electro house and drum & bass music producer residing in Poland. He is best known for his track "Choose Me II", released on May 16, 2011, which peaked at #1 spot on Beatport's Dubstep chart and stayed in the Top 5 for 3 months. The track was also selected as Zane Lowe’s “Next Hype” track on BBC Radio 1. Xilent was nominated as “Best Newcomer Producer” by Drum and Bass Arena Awards in 2011. He is currently signed to AudioPorn Records.
Eryk produced his first bits at the age of nine, when he was introduced to the Propellerhead Rebirth RB-338 synthesizer set. From then on, he tended to diversify his sound from techno, through breakbeat, finally to find his place in drum and bass, influenced by artists like Future Cut, Calyx and Concord Dawn. Throughout that time he also found himself playing the drums in a few hardcore punk bands like Fast Forward.
Many of his digital releases have seen the light of day hitting the top drum’n’bass charts on TrackItDown, one of which was rated “one of the biggest tracks of 2009 without a shadow” and even a “drum’n’bass anthem” – (‘Terminal’, Ammunition Rec., rated by TrackItDown).
Xilent spent the next three years in Edinburgh (Scotland), where he studied Software Engineering at University, and where he became a member of international labels such as Beta Recordings managed by John B himself, Ammunition Recordings, Mindtech Recordings and more while DJing throughout Europe, supporting acts like Spor (stage name of Jon Gooch). In December 2009 Xilent played for the first time live in his home country, Poland (Łódź).
In 2011 Xilent was signed by AudioPorn Records; an independent label owned by former RAM Records Producer/DJ Shimon. Since then, Xilent has released numerous EPs and singles, including the “Choose Me EP”, “Skyward EP” and “Evolutions Per Minute/Tenkai” (released on Mainframe Recordings) and the drum and bass electro track “Clear Your Mind”.
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