Donovan Badboy Smith
Donovan Bassline Smith started DJing when he was 16, playing soul all-dayer… Read Full Bio ↴Donovan Bassline Smith started DJing when he was 16, playing soul all-dayers, hip hop and rare groove under the names of 'The Baron', 'Don the Glove', 'Quick Eddie' and 'Donovan Bassline Smith'. It wasn't until he was tagged by the Top Buzz MC Mad P, that he became Donovan 'Bad Boy' Smith.
Part of the change in names can be explained by the objection from one of the scenes other major players Simon "Bassline" Smith who felt that is was to confusing, there was not great agreement on this issue but Mad P's tag stuck and he remained 'Bad Boy'.
Donovan's drum and bass career exploded in the summer of 94 playing massive gigs to ravers up and down the country in venues such as the Brunel Rooms, where he was friendly with the manager and then on to massive raves like Fantazia, Obsession, Roller express, Elevation, Life, Utopia and the Astoria.
At this time Donnovan Bad Boy Smith was also managing the Jungle section of the Record Basement in Reading. It was here that he teamed up with Vinyl Distribution and was given control of the Street Beats label. This gave him a platform to start his own recording project with Reading engineer / producer Knowle Newton, which was to become Astral Vibes. They went on to debut on Rough Beats and then followed on with Street Beats 11. After a period of A&R'ing the label, Donovan hooked up with Blue, which led on to the partnership that is still going strong today.
Donnovan Smith's DJ'ing career has been exceptional, spinning high profile slots such as the original 'One in the Jungle' show on BBC Radio One, Movement at Bar Rhumba, The Mass in Brixton and a Knowledge Magazine cover CD. Donovan is Street Beats most travelled DJ, having played places such as Canada, Switzerland, Australia and the USA. He has recently completed producing projects with Markee Substance, Decoder and Blue, to be released on Street Beats in the near future. Donovan has a lot of respect for his close friends Bryan Gee and Jumping Jack Frost and having witnessed their success feels that in time Street Beats will reach a similar level of achievement.
Part of the change in names can be explained by the objection from one of the scenes other major players Simon "Bassline" Smith who felt that is was to confusing, there was not great agreement on this issue but Mad P's tag stuck and he remained 'Bad Boy'.
Donovan's drum and bass career exploded in the summer of 94 playing massive gigs to ravers up and down the country in venues such as the Brunel Rooms, where he was friendly with the manager and then on to massive raves like Fantazia, Obsession, Roller express, Elevation, Life, Utopia and the Astoria.
At this time Donnovan Bad Boy Smith was also managing the Jungle section of the Record Basement in Reading. It was here that he teamed up with Vinyl Distribution and was given control of the Street Beats label. This gave him a platform to start his own recording project with Reading engineer / producer Knowle Newton, which was to become Astral Vibes. They went on to debut on Rough Beats and then followed on with Street Beats 11. After a period of A&R'ing the label, Donovan hooked up with Blue, which led on to the partnership that is still going strong today.
Donnovan Smith's DJ'ing career has been exceptional, spinning high profile slots such as the original 'One in the Jungle' show on BBC Radio One, Movement at Bar Rhumba, The Mass in Brixton and a Knowledge Magazine cover CD. Donovan is Street Beats most travelled DJ, having played places such as Canada, Switzerland, Australia and the USA. He has recently completed producing projects with Markee Substance, Decoder and Blue, to be released on Street Beats in the near future. Donovan has a lot of respect for his close friends Bryan Gee and Jumping Jack Frost and having witnessed their success feels that in time Street Beats will reach a similar level of achievement.
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