ArtistInfo

Ganjaguru

Electronic and Dance
A.k.a. Nick Chia GuruGuru

For the last 5 years, Ganjaguru has been carving a niche in the hard dance scene but his recent success over the last 3 has created a well-built reputation making his name a buzzword on the Malaysian and Melbourne circuit scene. The co-founder of the Bass Agents, Ganjaguru can be seen playing a diverse range of hard funk, tech-trance, hard techno, Nu-Nrg, hard trance, hard house and hardstyle. His focus; hard driving relentless basslines. Their crew consists of Ganjaguru, Xt-Acid & Didjital. They all decided to go under the name Bass Agents and later that year formed Chronictraxxx their own Hard Dance label, which they will use to release their own stuff in the future. During his shows, it's typical to see him grabbing, twisting and manipulating clusters of knobs buttons and faders, all precisely moved to follow his momentary sonic path. They often call him "the devastator," chasing the inspiration flowing through him manipulating the sound. Nothing is planned until seconds before it occurs, and when it does, it is extremely deliberate. Sometimes daring and unexpected but strangely fitting sounds are injected into the system on the fly, displaying a true love for his craft. Not afraid to experiment, he risks humiliation before thousands. It was history in the making when Ganjaguru was called upon to play alongside headline acts such as the Organ Donors, Dj Wag and Dave Joy at the first ever rave event to be held in China, at the Guang Zhou Olympic Stadium on NYE 2005. History was made as communist China opened its doors for the first time, and introduced 30,000 new Chinese ravers to the sounds of Western Hard Dance. To date, Ganjaguru has played alongside the Organ Donors, Yakooza, Alex Kidd, Lady Dana, The Prophet, Gizmo, Technikal (Kompression Records), Steve Hill (Masif), Dark By Design, Phil York, Andy Whitby, Paul Brisk, Dave Joy, Carl Nicholson, Charlotte Birch, D-10, Andy Whitby, Hellraiser, Yoshi and Dj Nervous. As for the future adventures of Ganjaguru, it is anyone's guess, but a good bet would be a new mix CD reflecting his latest musical evolution and perhaps some new original music as well. We asked about the future and he said: "You'll see me pushing the music and cultural boundaries while staying connected to the evolution of my principles. Keep it tidy, keep it real and keep it hard!"

Genres

• Electronic
• Dance