There are a few artists that can lay claim to truly changing the direction of music. Martyn is one such man. Having made his name in the drum 'n' bass scene, this Dutchman-cum-Washington-DC-resident, discontented with limiting himself to one BPM, decided to switch up his game. Having proved he can turn his hand to any genre going, it's in the dubstep sphere that Martyn continues to endure. However, his production work carries the hallmarks of house, techno, soul, jungle and a whole load of who-the-hell-knows-what that seems to lift spirits and make heads nod.

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To get an idea of the magic that’s currently happening in the nine studios of Tooley Street HQs, our friends over at the excellent Moovmnt blog have put together a mix of some of their favourite tunes created at previous Academy editions. The range goes from neo-classic boom bap courtesy of Oddisee and Jake One, to twisted funk from the likes of Débruit and Pursuit Grooves, to the deep house styling of T-Man and Nina Kraviz, and wobblestatic dubstep explorations involving TRG and the two certain magnetic men, amongst others.

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In the latest edition of RBMA Radio’s series of ‘Tribute To’ shows, Amsterdam resident Mike Kivits aka Aardvarck pays homage to jazz giant John Coltrane, with a host of specially made edits. Tune in here.

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Class of '05 and one of Rotterdam's finest purveyors of ambient, musique concrète, and deep house, Ian Martin releases his debut LP Shadow Walker on the Bunker record label.

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Viral Radio warms up Amsterdam's premier dance weekend, as ADE fast approaches. Catch the radio show from Juha and RBMA alumnus Cinnaman, who thread a peerless set through dubstep, off-kilter beats, OG library, and africa hi-tech - including academy fam like Mark Pritchard, Steve Spacek, Dizz1, Tony Nwachukwu, as well as alumni-to-be like 00genesis.

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