DJ Accomplice @ Vinyl Underground

By djshortfiction at 2008-03-28 Toronto-born junglist, Jamieson Bruce migrated to Montreal in 1997 with genuine intentions to expand his mind at McGill University. An old school hip hop head and reformed suburban gangsta, though he had been pretending to jock discs since Run DMC was Raising Hell, it was not until his student loans arrived that his insatiable vinyl habit became financially feasible. During the next two years, while dedicating a majority of his time producing tracks and building his arsenal of records, accomplice was born. While the love of dancing that originally attracted accomplice to the electronic music community shines through his sets, he could not be described as an emotionally-limited artist. As a cultural studies theorist, his sets are always thematically informed. Specializing in hip hop-influenced old school jump-up, ragga-jungle, dancehall and adult contemporary mash-up, accomplice's purposefully constructed presentations of music can invoke a distinct sense of catharsis; an overwhelming experience that refreshes the spirit. But make no mistake, accomplice spins for the kids who came to dance. Hip hop heads take note: accomplice has not forgotten his suburban gangsta roots. In the immortal words of fellow iDJ resident Galaksy, "Catch him with his jump-up ghetto flavas, it's sooo good." When spinning, accomplice focuses on his own production and exclusive dubplates received from his colleagues from around the globe who are in the upper echelon of the electronic music community; his sets cannot be duplicated by any other. When listening to accomplice spin, expect to dance. Having previously held down residencies with iDJ, and the recently defunct Junglist Fridays at Blue Dog, both in Montreal, accomplice is now associated with the Breakbeat Massive and is presently residing in Seoul, South Korea. Often featured at one off events in and around Seoul and a weekly resident at Bar Nana (Itaewon) and monthly resident at Underlounge (Hongdae), accomplice is also a regular guest at Vinyl Underground in Busan, South Korea. For booking information contact accomplice at accomplice(at)accomplicated.ca.