AK1200

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AK1200
AK1200 at a rave in Massachusetts
Background information
Birth name	Dave Minner
Origin	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Drum and bass
Occupation(s)	DJ, record producer
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Breakbeat Science Recordings Moving Shadow Run
Formerly of	Planet of the Drums

Website	www.ak1200official.com

Musical artist

AK1200 is the stage name of Florida-based musician Dave Miner [1], who works in the jungle and drum and bass genres.' ^[1]

Career

Miner's first production effort was a 1993 remix of a Suburban Base Records track Somebody by Flex and Fats.^{[verification needed]} AK1200 was the first American DJ to play on U.K. pirate radio alongside Swift and on Format FM alongside DJ Zinc.^{[verification needed]}

His debut album, SHOOTTOKILL, was co-produced with Rob Playford of Moving Shadow. In the US, AK1200 has been credited with helping to increase the popularity of jungle and D&B due to his live performances and remixes, as well as for playing for free.^{[citation needed]}

In 2000, he collaborated with Diesel Boy and DJ Dara to create the annual Planet of the Drums tour. ^[2]

Selective discography

1998 Fully Automatic
1996 Subbase Classics
1999 Lock & Roll: A Drum & Bass DJ Mix
2000: Prepare for Assault
2001 Mixed Live: Moonshine Over America, San Francisco
2002 Shoot to Kill
2003: At Close Range
2007 Weapons of Tomorrow
2008 Autopsy (with Gridlok)
2018: The Light (with Liquid)

References

^ "AK1200 - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
^ "DJ AK1200 is the man behind the beats". hiphop-elements.com. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2012.