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On Friday 3rd July, The Custard Factory proudly presents one of the true legends of Drum’n’Bass, RONI SIZE! As the summer kicks in, the Marquee goes up again to create the best outdoor clubbing space in Birmingham.

1997 Roni Size and his drum and bass collective Reprazent released the album “New Forms”. That year they won the Mercury Music Prize for New Forms which in turn helped bring Roni, Reprazent & drum and bass to the masses.

Reprazent became the sound of the summer in ‘97 with a series of festival appearances including Tribal Gathering. Winning the Mercury Music Prize boosted their international status and the world awoke to the sound of Roni Size and his label Full Cycle. The Singles from the album all featured the unmistakable vocals of Onallee including ‘Brown Paper Bag’, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Watching Windows’ which have all become modern day classics.

New Forms was quickly followed up by the album “Breakbeat Era” which he teamed up with DJ Die and Leonie Laws before returning to Reprazent to record the second album, “In The Mode” which was released in October 2000.

In 2001 Roni Size released his first truly solo album, “Touching Down” which is still one of the biggest selling independent d&b albums to date.

In 2008 Roni resurrected Reprazent with the release of a deluxe edition of “New Forms” on Universal. Reforming the band with original members, Reprazent toured some of the biggest festivals in Europe including Bestival, Glastonbury, Lovebox & Exit which saw them nominated for best dance act in the UK Festival Awards.

2009 is looking like another massive year for Roni with a new Reprazent album imminent and a world wide tour taking in Australia, North America, Europe and of course the UK.

With such a hectic schedule we are proud to announce that Roni Size will be performing a DJ set here at The Custard Factory on Friday 3rd July in the legendary Marquee.

Do not miss this opportunity to see one of the true drum and bass greats.

As if Drum & Bass Legend Roni Size was not enough we’ve stacked up the line up with A-listers MCGQ, Subfocus, dubstep hero Hatcha & TC who’s massive remix of Kid Cudi “Day & Night” was championed by Radio One’s Zane Lowe.

SUBFOCUS

Subfocus is the stage name for drum and bass record producer Nick Douwm. He has been tipped by many for massive commercial success and has already had two number one singles in the UK Dance Charts. “X-Ray / Scarecrow” in 2005 and “Timewarp / Join the Dots” in 2008.

HATCHA

Despite being only 21, Croydon’s Hatcha has over 10 years of DJ experience under his belt. With residencies on London’s Rinse and Flight FM plus a day job as an A&R man and shop hand at the mighty Big Apple Records he is perfectly placed to have his finger on the dubstep pulse.