Biography

Olie Bassweight, one of the original aotearoa dubstep pioneers, has been crafting his production and djing skills for near on 12 years now.

He launched his own imprint – Bassweight Recordings in 2006 because of the ridiculous amount of great New Zealand dubstep that was emerging at the time, he launched Bassweight Recordings with NZ first ever dubstep release. Discovering and bringing to the world artists such as Optimus Gryme, Organikismness, Consequence, Helixir, P vans, RQ, along with numerous others, Olie and Bassweight Recordings have proved to be an undenible force in the world of dubstep / electronica.

Support for the label has been immense, and over the last few years, Bassweight has received support from some of the biggest players in the game. Olie has played alongside artists such as Scuba, The Bug & Warrior Queen, Plastician, Excision, Antiserum, 16 Bit, The Gas Lamp Killer, Kode 9, Loefah, Nero, SPL, Digital, Dj Distance, Kryptic Minds, Mark Pritchard, Cotti, L.D, Amit, Gridlok, Temper D, Dynamite MC, Aaron Spectre, Concord Dawn, Klute, Dieselboy, A sides, Outrage, Black sun Empire, Dylan & Robyn Chaos.

His tight mixing and rudebwoy selections have cemented his place as one of the busiest DJs In New Zealand, having a constant touring schedule playing the Australian and New Zealand Club & Festival circuit. If all these gigs and label work wasnt enough olie has also released his own music on numerous different labels including: Bassweight Recordings, Stupid Fly Records, Rottun Recordings, Optimus Gryme Recordings, Betamorph Recordings, Anomaly Recordings, Empathy Recordings, Substruk Recordings, and now Monkey Dub.

MDR Release

Olie Bassweight will release the track “No Wooble No Cry” on Various Artists – MDR055 – In Dub We Trust EP

Work

Olie Bassweight – No Wobble no cry by Olie Bassweight