E-sassin

Members: Eric Hull.
Genre: Drum & Bass, Techstep, Neurofunk.
Biography:
Eric Hull, a.k.a. E-Sassin, is a native of Los Angeles with a far-reaching background in many different styles of music. He began his musical journey in the late ‘70s as a drummer in progressive rock and jazz/fusion bands. After moving through the heavy metal scene of the ‘80s, E-Sassin was introduced to the electronic dance music scene in 1989 through the techno/ rave culture. Once he started producing dance music, everything fell into place and he has built a reputation as one of the top DJ/ Producers of drum and bass in America.

In 1992 E-Sassin produced and self-released a techno album, which got the attention of techno dance label, Sunshine Records. They approached E-Sassin to work with the groups L.A. Rave and The Movement. For a year and a half E-Sassin toured with The Movement all over the world and it wasE-Sassin on tour with The Movement in Australia (circa 1993) during this time thathe was first exposed to the genre of jungle music which was emerging from the breakbeat hardcore scene in the UK. By 1996, E-Sassin had completely immersed himself in the music and was producing only drum and bass tracks. Drum and bass music wasn’t widely accepted in the States around this time and very few domestic labels were releasing any of it, so E-Sassin founded Sound Sphere Recordings late in ’96 to get his musical productions out to the masses. Sound Sphere was one of the pioneering labels for drum & bass music in America, especially on the west coast with the first two releases receiving very positive feedback and quickly establishing a high level of credibility for the label and for E-Sassin’s productions. Each subsequent release has continued to elevate Sound Sphere to new heights, which in turn has gained the label well earned respect from artists and DJs across America and throughout the rest of the world. Many of Sound Sphere Recordings’ releases have appeared on high-profile compilations both nationally and internationally.

E-Sassin with Teebee & KluteOver the years, E-Sassin has continued to build a strong following in the drum and bass scene with his top-notch productions, remixes and DJing. He has worked with, or done work for a myriad of artists including, Gridlok, Hive, the Phunckateck Crew, R.A.W., AK1200, 60 Channels, The Angel, Dom & Roland, Raiden, DJ SS and Dieselboy, among E-Sassin & Gridlokothers. His work has been featured on both international and domestic labels including his own, Sound Sphere Recordings, as well as, Phunckateck Communications, Pneuma, Thermal, Titanium, Section8, and Moving Shadow. E-Sassin also has a host of remix work with various labels and artists including, Palm Pictures, Human Imprint, Compound, Wax Tooth, World Domination, Priority, TerraFormat, SupaCrucial, Black Hoe, Dissected Culture, Renegade Hardware, Formation and Moving Shadow.

Currently, E-Sassin continues to produce and remix drum and bass music, as well as DJ. He is also part of the production duo Phobetor, which is producing drum and bass music infused with heavy metal guitars. You can catch E-Sassin every Sunday as he hosts The Dangerzone, a weekly LIVE drum and bass mixshow available @ dnbradio.com.

Albums:
• The Sound Sphere Recordings Remix Album ‎(2015)

EPs:
• Enemy Infiltration (2000)
• Secular Motion EP (2013)
• Ghosts In The Machine ‎(2016)
• Asylum EP (2018)

Vinyl 12″ :
• Soundstorm / R U Afraid? ‎ (1997)
• Nightrider / The Enemy (1997)
• Abduction (Remix) / Rokkit! (1998)
• Symptom / Firing Squad (1999)
• Rokkit! / Runaway (1999)
• Genome / Future Shock (1999)
• Neolights / Nightstalker (2002)
• Syndrome ‎(2004)

LINK:
Bandcamp: e-sassin.bandcamp.com
Sound Sphere Recordings: soundspheremusic.com
Mix Cloud: mixcloud.com/esassin