Name: Ryan Darling
Artist Name: Xtorshon
Age: 21
Location: Scottish Borders

Why Did You Get Into Djing: After listening to a couple mixes sent to me by a friend I fell in love with the whole aspect of dj'ing, From a very young age I wanted to be doing something with music and on more than 1 occasion I mentioned dj'ing, For my 16th Christmas/Birthday I got my first set of turntables [ Numark TT100's + A Numark Bluedog DM09 Mixer ]

What Setup Do You Currently Have: Today I currently have

[ 2 x Technic Sl 1210's ]
[ Numark DXM03 Series Mixer ]
[ Numark Cd Mix 2 Console ]
[ 2 x Ortophon Concorde Needles ]

How Many Years Have You Been Behind the Decks: 5 Years +

Any Demo Cd's Available: None, Lost all my old mixes and I stopped for a while so I think its time to make a come back

How Did You Get Into The Music You Are Currently Dj'ing: I'd literally be here for weeks typing this fully out, So instead here's the basics, I got a Dj Sy + Mc Storm @ Dreamscape tape off a mate and that sort of set me off on a mission to find out more about the music and the scene that I'd grown fond of so suddenly, One day online I found this dude called Dj Cyclone who sent out free mix cd's and so forth, So I thought I would be a complete ****! and add him to my msn list - he accepted and then thats where my real hardcore journey began, he sent me a mp3 of him and his sidekick Mc Darkside and I was hooked, Every so often he would send me a cd and I'd become more and more in love with the scene, and since then I've not looked back

How Did You Choose Your DJ + Producer Name : This is a pain in the **** story, I've had about maybe 6 names in total simply because I couldn't find a name I liked til one day I heard someone going on about extortion on tv and boom :P Xtorshon was born

Do You Use Any Alias Names: Now why would I tell you that.. I like to disguise myself

What Does Hardcore Mean For You: What doesn't hardcore mean for me! I love the sound, I Love the feeling.

When Did You Get Into It: 8 Years Back

What Tricks Do You Try To Incorporate Into Your Mixes: Scratching, Chopping, Phasing, Basically anything that I can try to make myself stand out.

What Are Your Aspirations For The Next 2 Years: Start up my own event - Hardcore Vendetta and to become the best I can be.

Who Are Your Hardcore Inspirations:
Dj Sy ( Obvious reasons man's a legend in his own right )
Dj Cyclone ( Inspiration to me from the start )
Dj Viper ( Close friend of mine )
Dj Kurt & Gammer ( Simple - love there style )

Who Is Your Favorite Dj: There's far too many Dj's out there to simply name 1 favorite

Who Is Your Favorite Mc: Darkside Wotsee Whizzkid Darkside Wotsee Darkside Whizzkid Smiley Darkside Wotsee Wotsee Whizzkid Smiley. Cant Decide!

Who Is Your Favorite Producer: Way too many to mention once again.

When Did You Get Into Producing: Natural progression.. from playing the music I love to making it.. and started about a year ago ( on n off )

What's Been Your Favorite Hardcore Moment So Far: Being up the front with darkside and pure raving our bollox off.

What's Been Your Worst Hardcore Moment: Throwing up after being spiked!

Favourite Record Label: OOOOOH Decisions!!!

Favourite Tune: Hahaha Blow Me! I aint answering that

Do You Have A Personal Website: Not at present


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Thanks to:
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Everyone who has supported me over the years. and given me the will to survive!

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