Shaun D (NL)

Bubbling, the influential Afro-diasporic sound that emerged in Den Haag in the 1990s as a hi-NRG answer to dancehall, may have hit its peak early when it quickly spiraled into moombahton and EDM, but it never completely disappeared. A decade later, the movement
grew new legs, integrating dancefloor-friendly 4/4 rhythms and reestablishing itself in a vivid, internationally-minded club landscape (think Chuckie's 'Dirty Dutch' series, Hardwell's 'Eclectic Beatz' or Vato Gonzales' 'Dirty House') - bubbling house was born. Spurred on by bubbling anthems provided by veteran producers like Naffie, DJ Chippie and DJ Chuckie, a new generation of teenage beatmakers were determined to put their own signature on the sound, but it was DJ Shaun D who almost single-handedly shuttled bubbling house into the spotlight. Unlike many of his peers, who were content with churning out crowd-pleasing remixes, Shaun D engineered original bubbling house productions that kept an eye on the future, peppering his tracks with elements gleaned from hip-hop, Baltimore club and techno.