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A WHOLE NEW SOUND DS is the combined musical talents of 18 year old S.Weezy, better known as

Weezy-S, and 17 year old D.JD. Their music is UK based Drum N Bass. They come from the streets of Alum Rock, Birmingham, where theyve had tough times growing up, with a lot of Haters envying their recognized talents. D.JD began his crazy beat making skills

at the age of 13 on a small Synth keyboard and a cheap music editing software at home. Weezy S began at the age of 13 as well, he discovered he had the ability to rap well when

free styling with a group of friends. Theyve formed a unity since and are taking on a whole new level of music. By working hard theyve made it far, and have shown that even the

most unexpected things can come from the most unexpected people. DS aim to show that true music doesnt have an ethnic background and by working hard and seeking your own goals, anything can be achieved.

An inside scoop into the youngest Beat-maker and Bass-Rapper on the Scene

So who are you, what is DS? D.JD doesnt speak much; he lets his productions do the talking, so Ill be talking on behalf of him as well. So, we was once a fairytale, an urban legend, but this is it, were a revelation to the public, this is where reality begins were DS of Just Thug Productions! You can call me Weezy S. Im the vo-cal half of DS, spitting my fl ow on the hot beats D.JD cooks up for me; its as simple as that. Were Asians making movements, were Bengals breaking through to the music scene big time, gonna show the world we Bengals aint just curry men.

When did you start this partnership? I was on a self tour at the time, a year ago, trying to get a break, performing in small places in different ends and that. Started off in my background village in Bangladesh, went off to

Mumbai in India, came back to UK and performed at my school. D.JD just happened to be there, he was impressed and he offered me some crazy ass beats and thats

what made us such good mates and partners.

What sort of music are you giving to your fans? Weve created a whole new scene; its a fusion of east-west, its Drum n

Bass, Dub-Step to a whole new level. Weve exploded since the fi rst underground mix-tape. Our music reaches ears from Mumbai to Birmingham, Scunthorpe to Amsterdam. Got gigs all round; its a whole new sound. Who is your target audience?

The music is not for the faint hearted, its music for the night-life. Its for the people who dont sleep, its poison to your ears.What advice would you give to people trying to make it to where you are?Be unique, give your fans what they want, what they deserve. Be better than everyone else,

aim to move mountains with your music. Make ear-drums bang for more BUT...dont try to get ahead of us [Winks]. Haha. I joke, I joke. Just dont be afraid to take hits,

even if its notgoing as well as youd hope it would, just keep going, experiment and master the music .

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were a revelation to the public

How well do you think youre doing with the music? Got a cult following now, weve created something out of nothing. This is an underground movement, its time for change, and weve brought it. The club scenes gone crazy for us. We was brought up by the DnB club scene, and now were giving something back. In what way are you different to other artists and groups out there?Beats are different, nobody produces them like D.JD. Style is different, you cant defi ne us, you cant label the music, its alien and its out of this world.How did you get where you are? I did bare gigs in and around local schools and local events and then D.JD spotted me and since then its been madness, we sent a CD off to a few record companies and managed to get a deal. Parties, clubbing, girls, money and all that came with it. I know I speak for both of us when I say the people made us happen. Big up to all those fans, all the ladies and all the mans. Where do your biggest fans come from? Handsworth. Its proper live there. People get our music down there, they feel it, they practically live off it. If it werent for the Handsworth massive, we wouldnt be here, they made us, put us into the international scene. And a massive big up to the BBC Asian Network for giving us radio airplay. Biggest big up goes out to all those haters out there, you people are our biggest fans. Do you have any role models? I have a lot of role models, but the Nasha Experience was huge to me ever since I was a kid. They were different in their own, they showed that even Asians could get into the game. D.JD aint got any role models though, he is a role model for all those producers out there, his beats are crazy man.How did you feel when you fi rst got to know D.JD?You know, when I fi rst saw him was just weird, it was like he stood out so much and looked like me as well, I was like yo!. It was like seeing my refl ection in a distorted world.

Whats next then, what else do you plan on giving to us, will we get to see other members join your group? Just thug productions is big you know, they making movements, bare artists and all that in it. But DS is just me and D.JD, for now at least, well see what happens. Whats coming to you will surprise you, so prepare to expect the unexpected.One fi nal question, why is it D.JD never speak?Wed have to kill you if we told you [Laughs]. Bottom line is, youll never know, no-one will, its not important you get me, whats important is hes the best producer ever BRAP!

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