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SHY FX

SHY FX, whose real name is André Williams, is a well-known British DJ and music producer who has made a big impact in the jungle and drum and bass scenes. He gained recognition in the early '90s with his track "Original Nuttah," which became a classic in the jungle genre.

SHY FX inspired me because his music just sounds so nice and flows so well, he also influenced me to start Djing/Production

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Shy FX, known for his contributions to the jungle and drum and bass scenes, was significantly influenced by T Power, who was a pioneering figure in the genre. T Power's innovative production techniques and his ability to blend various musical styles inspired Shy FX to explore new sounds and approaches in his own work.

It was only later on when I met people like T Power that I started understanding the production side, but in ‘93 I just heard what I liked and tried to make the sound in my own way, and that was real inspiration.”

https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/16745/1/dazed93-shy-fx

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As the boss of Digital Soundboy, Andre Williams remains one of the most important people in British bass music today. His furious productions as Shy FX are some of the most powerful in the history of jungle. From the wile-out ragga and mind-shattering breakbeat edits of early tracks like "Gangsta Kid" and "Original Nuttah" to the rolling congas of "Bambaataa", he has never failed to demolish the dance. But back in '93, all this was still ahead of him...

"I was a kid, man, I was still at school - for me there was no scene, no parties, it was about listening to pirates and tape packs and trying to understand what was going on. The energy of it was mad. At that time ragga was what was popping off for the people around me, and a bit of hip hop; we knew about hardcore but it was a bit too piano, a bit too happy. What we were into was a bit darker. Hearing the basslines and the energy of this new stuff was something else. It was hearing the MCs spitting over it that got me, I'd never heard anything like it - before that people would be toasting in a reggae accent, or (apart from one or two people like London Posse) trying to rap like they were American. This was different, it felt like a movement, not something imported. It felt like us.

I got known as one of the people making the fastest tunes because I was making music based on what I listened to on the tape packs. I didn't realise all the DJs on those were playing the tunes sped right up on the decks!

I didn't know anything about anything! I didn't know who the MCs were, I didn't know who made these tunes or how they did it, and to be honest right now I'm envious of my younger self in that way. Now I know 'OK this tune is so-and-so, in this style, made by that person,' back then all you knew was, 'I like this!' And that's part of the reason it changed and moved so fast. Jungle got faster and faster in tempo, and I got known as one of the people making the fastest tunes - but the reason for that was purely because I was making music based on what I listened to on the tape packs. I didn't realise all the DJs on those were playing the tunes sped right up on the decks!

I remember being outside places like Bass Box and Roller Express - I wasn't allowed in, but you could hear the music and the bass from outside the club and that in itself would inspire me to go home and make the music. It's really odd to think that was my influence, but I guess that gave me an idea of how big the bass was, and that linked back to the ragga thing again. I'd start to hear producers who captured that like Potential Bad Boy and the Kemet guys, who didn't just drop a ragga sample on breaks but did something clever with it, completely owned it. It was only later on when I met people like T Power that I started understanding the production side, but in '93 I just heard what I liked and tried to make the sound in my own way, and that was real inspiration."

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Boss of Digital Soundboy and bass music star Andre Williams becomes a junior junglist

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Hedex

Hedex is a British DJ and producer known for his energetic style within the drum and bass genre. He gained recognition for his hard-hitting beats and unique sound, often blending elements of jump-up and other subgenres. Since emerging in the music scene, Hedex has garnered a following through his dynamic live performances and tracks that resonate well with audiences.

hedex inspired me the most because i love his sound design and that inspired me to make music like him, iv always been listening to his music and he was the first DJ i saw live when i turned 18 and that really started my DJ career.

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Hedex is massively inspired by DJ Guv, after meeting Guv at his first ever DJ set in Belgium, he stated ''He’s been a mentor to me. Both as a producer and as an artist and how to do business, how to handle myself and how to grow".

Guv has been around hedex since the start of hedexs career, and as i stated, hedex was taught how to handle himself and how to grow.

Guv's innovative production techniques and ability to blend different elements within the drum and bass genre serve as a source of inspiration for Hedex as he develops his own sound.

https://ukf.com/read/we-need-to-talk-about-hedex/

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2019 is shaping up rather nicely for Hedex… Having smashed into the year with a switch-flipping, iTunes-Top 20-denting grime track Ryan Air with MC Window Kid, he’s since followed it up with his own brand By The Producer. Armed with the motto ‘by the producer for the producer’, it kicks off with a series of […]

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Andrew Michael Clarke is an English DJ, record producer and co-founder of RAM Records, a label in the drum and bass genre.

Andy C's influence can be seen in Hedex's energetic style and commitment to pushing the boundaries of drum and bass

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Tom Mundell, better known as Metrik, is an English electronic music producer from London. He has been releasing records since 2007

Hedex is inspired by Metrik for his high-energy sound, innovative production techniques, and ability to create tracks that seamlessly blend melodic elements with powerful drops, which resonate with Hedex’s own style and approach to drum and bass

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Shy FX has often cited Bob Marley as a major influence on his music, particularly in terms of reggae's rhythms, melodies, and cultural messages. Marley’s ability to blend different musical styles with a strong narrative and social consciousness resonated with Shy FX, who incorporated those elements into his own work.

The reggae vibe can be heard in many of Shy FX's tracks, where he often samples or pays homage to reggae music.

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Count Shelly was Shy FXs grandad, who also was the sound system operator and ran the Third World record shop in Tottenham, he was one of the first people to bring reggae music into england, ''really huge influence on what i do''

he brought shy fx up listening to music every day around the house, which was varied.

the interview link here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06d3h33

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Mary Anne Hobbs - Shy FX’s grandfather was one of the first people to import reggae into the UK - BBC Sounds

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Shy FX talks about the influence that his grandfather Count Shelly has had on his life.