Producer Script is no stranger to the game having been around since the early days back in the 1990's.  You'd be forgiven for thinking he was new to drum and bass as his productions are certainly not from the past. His music slots in nicely with the likes of Jubei, Dub Phizix, Ulterior Motive and FD.  

We thought we would catch up with him whilst we got him to do our mix last month and see what he had to say about how he got into producing and what he has coming up in the next few months. 

Example : So script for those that don't know you.  Who are you and what do you do? 

Script : I have been producing and dj-ing drum and bass for the past 20 years and currently have releases out on CIA, Footprints, Critical & Dispatch

Example : How did you get into drum and bass? 

Script : Script : One of my best friends (DJ Crystl) used to go out to events at The Astoria and Telepathy etc in the very early 90's and I tagged along. I was inspired by going to these places and hearing new music and breakbeats being manipulated in ways that i had never hard before. Also seeing venues full to capacity with people of all ages, colour, and creed having a wonderful time made me want to be involved in the new emerging dance music culture. In 1994 through Crystl's encouragement (as he was now one of the best dnb producers , signed to labels like Deejay, Lucky Spin, GLO etc) I bought a studio with my best friend Neil (Osiris) and started to produce beats of my own. 

Unfortunately due to personal issues I had to stop producing for a few years. I continued to purchase DnB and still managed to get DJ bookings here and there. In 2004 I met FD in a record store called Dance 2 when I lived in Guildford. We hit it off, and developed a good friendship, which eventually saw us trying to produce together.

Then about 3 years ago we attended a wedding of mutal friends of ours and we stayed in a Pub called "The White Horse". The next day we wrote a piece of music called suprisingly enough "White Horse" and played it to Zero T. He really liked it. He sent it to Smithy (Total Science) who immediately signed it for CIA, and the rest is history.

Example :  What was the first piece of music you bought? 

Script : Script : Well, the very first piece of music I purchased myself was Man Eater by Hall & Oates. It was a double pack 7". I still have it to this day. Amazing record! My first ever purchase of modern dance music was an album called "Northern House" which had a tune on it by A Guy Called Gerald called "Voodoo Ray".. From that day onwards I was pretty much hooked, and would never look back.

Example :  What have you got coming up in the end of 2011 and 2012 ?

Script : I also co-produce music with my good friend Zero T. We made tune called "Guessing Games" which he released on his "Footprints" label last December. We work well together and seem to know exactly what each other wants in a tune. 

Its almost instinctiveWe have "Rising Damp" that will be coming out on Footprints in the next couple of months and also we are very proud to have a tune selected for Ant TC1's label "Dispatch" called "Judas" which will also be out in the next couple of months on their 50th release EP.

I want to say that the whole of the dispatch crew have been incredibly supportive of what we do, and I feel privilidged to have this tune out on a milestone release for Dispatch. Zero T and I have another couple of tunes that we have finished, one of which called "Teller" that will be released on Footprints early 2012.

I am also working with Smyla who is signed to Dylan's label "Freak". We have 2 tunes at the monet called "Crushed Velvet" and "Splinter" that we are both very happy with. It looks like "Splinter" will be released on a new label called "Mute 8" whos have tunes from the likes of Bkey forthcoming, so that should see the light of day early 2012 aswell. 

Example : What's your top 3 tunes at the moment ? 

Script : My top 3 tunes at them moment are…

Zero T & Script : - Judas,

FD : - Stripped,

Zero T & Script :- Rising Damp

Example :  What were you going for when you did your mix for Example Magazine last month with Codebreaker on the mic?

Script : The mix that I have done for Example really showcases the kind of drum and bass I like to listen to when I go out. I like to go to events where there is a variety of dnb played in one room. For me, its the first time since the mid 90's where you can go to many events and experience this.It makes me happy to go to a club and listen to many styles of dnb rather than go to an event and get smashed in the face by the same kind of dnb all night. This mix reflects the kind of mature dancefloor sounds I am feeling at the moment.You will find tracks from all the labels that I have music on aswell as current releases and some dubs.

I also wanted to have an MC on this mix and for that I turned to my good friend Codebreaker who is currently 

establishing himself in the dnb scene as one of the best lyricists on the circuit. Dont get me wrong, he is no newcomer. People may well remember him from being the MC on the MSX radio station in one of the early Grand Theft Auto games. We seem to be getting a fair bit of work together and he instinctively knows what and how i am going to mix, so we do work well together. Hopefully the readers will like the mix

Example: Interesting Fact? 

Script : An interesting fact about me is that you can often catch me in Fractures kitchen cooking up ridiculously good food. Trust me, Frax and I go in deep when it comes to our dinners, which quite often caters for 6-8 people.(If you get an invite, dont expect to eat anything until about 10pm plus)

Example :  Where can we catch you playing in the next few months?  

Script : You can catch me playing for Guidance in Bournmouth on 23/9 with Rockwell, Jubei, Ulterior Motive & FD to name a few. In October I will be playing for Intent 2 Supply in London, Simply Vinyl in Brighton for the 10 years of Dispatch party, Therapy playing an 80's pop music set, and for HQ in Oxford along side Total Science & Randall

Script : I would like to big up Total Science, FD, Zero T, Smyla, Ant TC1, Octane & DLR, Nymfo, Rockwell, Icicle, Spy, Doc Scott, Kasra, Hype, Bailey, Foreign Concept, Jubei, SP, Codebreaker, Fathom Audio, Tasha, Khanage and many other people for supporting the music

Script has a weekly radio show on www.atomicvibes.com 10-12gmt  on Thursdays.