Allan's interest in music began with Punk Rock, Ska and Grunge. After discovering the electronic scene, however, he soon realized the great More

Allan's interest in music began with Punk Rock, Ska and Grunge. After discovering the electronic scene, however, he soon realized the great potential between sound and technology. He started Djing in the late 90' s, working alongside renowned artists like Carl Cox, Samuel L Sessions, among others. He set up his first studio in Horsham, West Sussex, creating one of the most innovative sounds on the market in 2002. The EP "Essential Elements" jump-started his career as international producer. It was released on SLS, the Swedish label that gained world-wide respect thanks to the support of Jeff Mills in his DVD "The Exhibitionist". This EP was closely followed by a succession of top quality productions, including "Best of British", released on Carl Cox's label Intec Records, which sold more than 5000 12" vinyl units around the world. The sudden growth of his career motivated his relocation to London, where he founded Evolved Records, for productions from artists like Tom Pooks of Kompakt and Hiroki Esashika, who are interested in experimenting with new genres; Evopro Recordings, which focuses on promoting new artists; and NB Records UK, exclusively for Allan's audiovisual productions. NB has received impressive support thanks to the quality of the video presented in the launch EP "Here We Are", to be broadcast by MTV Dance and available now in edition 002-07 of T-mobile's Slices Magazine, which Allan shares with Sven Väth, Heartthrob and Ellen Allien. These three independent labels are exclusively distributed worldwide physically from Germany by ELP Distribution and digitally by DJDownload, the online shop supported by Ministry of Sound. Allan collaborates actively with DJDownload, providing charts and monthly radio sessions. Thanks to his curiosity with new technologies Allan Banford is part of the select group of "Rane Artists", the company well know for "Serato Scratch Live", which is also promoted by artists like Sasha and Richie Hawtin. Technology is a key element of Allan's work, and he has recently agreed to test drive Numark's new Midi Controller "Total Control" to aid product development.
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