Shogun bossman, scene ambassador on BBC Radio1 and marksman-level selector legend: what Friction doesn't know about drum & bass truly isn't worth knowing.

Breaking through on Ram's sister label Frequency in 2003, Nick Douwma has proceeded to blaze a trial through drum & bass and beyond. Every inch a live showman as much as he is a DJ and creative producer, his performances are a technical feat comprising many bespoke instruments that no other artist has.

First emerging in the mid 2000s on Valve, Bristol heavyweight TC elevated to the premiere league with anthems such as Where's My Money and Deep. He's since gone on to carve a unique path in drum & bass. Fusing elements and flavours from the widest possible corners, and not afraid to get on the mic and sing a little himself, he is truly one of a kind and has been spotted on some of the most respected labels possible from OWSLA to Ram Records.