{"artistName":"AK1200","artistId":13355,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a72/a72d1f38baf0867aa8d8b5d8faa2de33_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a72/a72d1f38baf0867aa8d8b5d8faa2de33_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/a72/a72d1f38baf0867aa8d8b5d8faa2de33_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/a72/a72d1f38baf0867aa8d8b5d8faa2de33_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/a72/a72d1f38baf0867aa8d8b5d8faa2de33_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eAK1200 is the stage name of a Florida-based musician Dave Minner working in the jungle and drum and bass genres.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe started DJing in 1989 playing mainly Electro, and in 1990 he opened a record store in Orlando, Florida called The Hottie Shop. His early working relationships were with record labels such as Suburban Base and Moving Shadow. He teamed up with DJ Jeffee to publish the U.S. jungle fanzine Junglized.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis first production effort was a 1993 remix of a Suburban Base Records track by Flex and Fats called Somebody and, as this was released on Suburban Base, he became the first U.S. Jungle producers to release a track in the U.K. (the country of origin of Jungle/Drum and Bass). AK1200 was also the first U.S. DJ to play on U.K. pirate radio, alongside Swift and DJ Zinc on Format FM.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the 1990s he tried his hand at just about every variation on the high speed breakbeat musical idiom and has collaborated with many influential jungle and drum and bass artists including Aphrodite (Artist), DJ Dara, Danny Breaks, Dieselboy, and MC Navigator, as well as with hip hop artists such as A Tribe Called Quest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis debut album, SHOOTTOKILL was co-produced with Rob Playford, of Moving Shadow fame. A prominent American artist in the jungle scene, AK1200 has been credited for helping to bring jungle and drum and bass to the forefront in the United States, due to his reputation for impressive live performances and prolific remixes, as well as for playing for free to help promote the spread of the style.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2000 he joined forces with fellow U.S. DJs Dieselboy and DJ Dara to create Planet of the Drums crew which toured the U.S. to great acclaim. To date, they are known as the most successful annual EDM tour in North America.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2009, Minner launched a new drum \u0026amp; bass label, Big Riddim. In 2010, alongside production partner Bill Hamel, he launched another label, Boombox Audio. AK1200 bookings are available through circle management. Along with continuing to perform, AK1200 has been doing his part to bring back the surge of the electronic dance scene back to Orlando, FL. Teaming up with Steez Promo, a promotions company based in Baltimore, MD, AK1200 has latched on to the uproar of the Dubstep movement, booking such acts as Borgore, Excision, Datsik, Skrillex, Emalkay, and more to come in 2011 via a monthly series at Roxy Night Club called \"It Gets Hot.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1997 Fully Automatic\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1996 Sub Base Classics\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1999 Lock \u0026amp; Roll - A Drum \u0026amp; Bass DJ Mix\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2000 Prepare for Assault\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2001 Mixed Live - Moonshine Overamerica, San Francisco\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2002 Shoot to Kill\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2003 At Close Range\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2007 Weapons of Tomorrow\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2008 Autopsy (with Gridlok)\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/AK1200","playStationPath":"/stations/114771223/play","stationId":114771223,"bioPath":"/music/AK1200/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Drumsound+Simon+Bassline+Smith","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/34f/34f6263566ec279319c4a757d28d2beb_md.jpg","artistName":"Drumsound \u0026 Simon \"Bassline\" Smith","artistId":91719,"station_id":273364143},{"musicPath":"/music/Dope+Skillz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b9a/b9a6df1059fe5f13dd8b95824b098224_md.jpg","artistName":"Dope Skillz","artistId":112071,"station_id":282284035},{"musicPath":"/music/Corrupt+Souls","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f73/f73ea77ce670d45b82ccba02ae340b62_md.jpg","artistName":"Corrupt Souls","artistId":102828,"station_id":280121108},{"musicPath":"/music/Adam+F+T+K+O","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/951/9514e82c7a9f01dd2f99033db641bf03_md.jpg","artistName":"Adam F \u0026 T.K.O","artistId":119216,"station_id":283254335},{"musicPath":"/music/Psidream","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8a0/8a0c75d5a661572873f8731e38a54405_md.jpg","artistName":"Psidream","artistId":127944,"station_id":284832808},{"musicPath":"/music/DJ+Dara","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9b9/9b9a653991600c5797c67edc3ff95691_md.jpg","artistName":"DJ Dara","artistId":5011,"station_id":113273011},{"musicPath":"/music/Mampi+Swift","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a99/a99ccb8b4605af4b7bfb1a8cda743941_md.jpg","artistName":"Mampi Swift","artistId":104810,"station_id":281787296},{"musicPath":"/music/Mutt","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ffe/ffe78cd4cbeb6830b31e15ff2572a967_md.jpg","artistName":"Mutt","artistId":138804,"station_id":287828844},{"musicPath":"/music/M+I+S+T+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bec/bece1aa77cbcba0796517f3c6b6ce5b0_md.jpg","artistName":"M.I.S.T.","artistId":124737,"station_id":283950000},{"musicPath":"/music/L+Double","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/397/397b8ef7d53df50be1c88e55b350b120_md.jpg","artistName":"L Double","artistId":5018,"station_id":113313551},{"musicPath":"/music/DJ+Marky+XRS","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/90f/90fd0db7960214d8af19e21e07350006_md.jpg","artistName":"DJ Marky \u0026 XRS","artistId":101295,"station_id":280763646},{"musicPath":"/music/Influx+UK","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ccd/ccd98ea454fad179efc48771dff1640a_md.jpg","artistName":"Influx UK","artistId":109565,"station_id":282140657},{"musicPath":"/music/Decorum","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4a1/4a16b7e4771aeb14a503a4b9fa076809_md.jpg","artistName":"Decorum","artistId":110557,"station_id":282142087},{"musicPath":"/music/Red+One","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e59/e596665a295e4948b51cd33e4392529d_md.jpg","artistName":"Red One","artistId":5741,"station_id":116559234},{"musicPath":"/music/Kryptic+Minds+Leon+Switch","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e2c/e2c6c622ec9e0614233742a55a02394b_md.jpg","artistName":"Kryptic Minds \u0026 Leon Switch","artistId":102847,"station_id":280121126},{"musicPath":"/music/D+Kay+Epsilon","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/243/243593cea1f75dcba0f0a29969f24a75_md.jpg","artistName":"D.Kay \u0026 Epsilon","artistId":95579,"station_id":276275652},{"musicPath":"/music/Hold+Tight","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5e6/5e66d0ba9580d9947e46a2e0123f88e7_md.jpg","artistName":"Hold Tight","artistId":105064,"station_id":281005638},{"musicPath":"/music/Distorted+Minds","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/25b/25b65f8f59f54a61c3213297d99277ce_md.jpg","artistName":"Distorted Minds","artistId":139295,"station_id":287143628}]}