Eye-D

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Eye-D

| image = Eye-d.jpg

| caption = Eye-D performing in Austria, 2006.

| birth_name = Frank Nitzinsky

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|10|14}}

| origin = Goes, The Netherlands

| occupation = DJ, producer, musician, teacher

| genre = Drum & bass

| years_active = 1996 – Present

| label = Aural Carnage, Black Monolith Breaks, Black Sun Empire Recordings, Citrus Recordings, Def Wish Records, Eupholus Records, Evol Intent Records, Fear Records, Ghetto Safari, Hollow Point, Independenza Records, Kultbox Records, Lost Soul Recordings, Low Res Records, Piruh Recordings, PRSPCT Recordings, Ruff-Teck Records, Semiconscious Media, Soothsayer Recordings

| associated_acts = The Outside Agency, DJ Hidden

| website = [http://www.eye-d.org www.eye-d.org]

}}

Frank Nitzinsky (born 14 October 1974), better known by his stage name, Eye-D, is a Dutch drum & bass producer and DJ based in Goes, The Netherlands. He is one-half of hardcore duo, The Outside Agency, alongside DJ Hidden.

History

Eye-D has been an active drum & bass and hardcore DJ/producer since 1991.{{cite web | url=http://www.scottishhardcore.co.uk/interviews.php?interview=19 | year=2006 | accessdate=2009-07-29 | publisher=scottishhardcore.co.uk | title=The Outside Agency interview at Scottish Hardcore | archive-date=20 February 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220182814/http://scottishhardcore.co.uk/interviews.php?interview=19 | url-status=dead }} His professional musical career began with a hardcore release on Mokum Records in 1996.{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/release/35153 | year=1996 | accessdate=2009-07-29 | publisher=discogs.com | title=The Outside Agency EP }} His first drum & bass releases were issued by Kultbox Records in 1998.{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/release/46752 | year=1998 | accessdate=2009-07-29 | publisher=discogs.com | title=The Beats op je Fiets Crew EP }}

Music

Eye-D's musical style is best characterized by its hardcore influences. He has released drum & bass music on record labels such as PRSPCT Recordings, Lost Soul Recordings, Evol Intent Recordings, Black Sun Empire Recordings and Ruff-Teck Records. He has collaborated with artists such as SPL, Black Sun Empire, Counterstrike, and Evol Intent. Eye-D collaborates very frequently with DJ Hidden with whom he forms The Outside Agency. Since the release of The Outside Agency's first EP on Black Monolith Records{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/release/111128 | year=2001 | accessdate=2009-07-29 | publisher=discogs.com | title=In Theory Everything Is Straight}} in 2001, the 'Eye-D' moniker has been limited to his drum & bass material.{{cite web | url=http://www.cardiac.nl/index.php?content=showinterview&interview=3

| year=2003 | accessdate=2009-07-29 | publisher=cardiac.nl | title=The Outside Agency interview (1) at cardiac.nl}}{{cite web | url=http://www.last.fm/music/The+Outside+Agency | year=2009 | accessdate=2009-07-29 | publisher=last.fm | title=The Outside Agency at Last.FM}}

DJ performances

Eye-D regularly performs at musical events internationally, both as Eye-D and as part of The Outside Agency.{{cite web | url=

http://eye-d.org/events.html | year=2009 | accessdate=2009-07-29 | publisher=eye-d.org | title=Upcoming events for Eye-D & The Outside Agency at eye-d.org}} In the Netherlands, Eye-D and DJ Hidden are frequent guests at underground club nights PRSPCT{{cite web | url=http://partyflock.nl/organization/1358/archive.html | year=2009 | accessdate=2009-08-10 | publisher=partyflock.nl | title=List of PRSPCT events at partyflock.nl (in Dutch)}}{{cite web | url=http://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/artikel//41186161 | year=2009 | accessdate=2009-07-29 | publisher=vpro.nl | title=Interview with PRSPCT owner Gareth de Wijk. (in Dutch) | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928145142/http://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/artikel//41186161 | archive-date=28 September 2011 | url-status=dead }} and Smackdown.{{cite web | url=http://partyflock.nl/organization/2255/archive.html | year=2009 | accessdate=2009-08-10 | publisher=partyflock.nl | title=List of Smackdown events at partyflock.nl (in Dutch)}}{{cite web | url=http://www.haancrew.nl/artists.html | year=2009 | accessdate=2009-07-29 | publisher=haancrew.nl | title=Haancrew Website | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327124604/http://www.haancrew.nl/artists.html | archive-date=27 March 2009 | url-status=dead }}

Discography

The following is a list drum & bass releases by Eye-D.{{cite web | url=http://www.rolldabeats.com/artist/eye_d | year=2009 | accessdate=2009-07-29 | publisher=rolldabeats.com | title=Eye-D Discography at rolldabeats.com}}{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Eye-D | year=2009 | accessdate=2009-07-29 | publisher=discogs.com | title=Eye-D Discography at Discogs}} For hardcore releases, see [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Outside+Agency,+The The Outside Agency on Discogs.com].

=Singles & EPs=

1998: We Eat Tulips for Breakfast EP on Kultbox Records
1999: Down from the Waist Up (Slipgevaar / Eye Design) on Ghetto Safari
1999: Evil Eye / Enemies on Def Wish Records
1999: Sabor Natural de Coco (Armalyte / 640K) (with Kid Entropy) on Black Monolith Breaks
2000: Uridium on Ruff-Teck Records
2000: Wireless (with Kid Entropy) / Unicorn MF on Piruh Recordings
2001: Hidden Bassline on Piruh Recordings
2002: Metric (with Atomly) on Fear Records
2003: 707 on Semiconscious Media
2003: Unicorn MF (Black Sun Empire Remix) on Citrus Recordings
2004: James Brown / Station on Ruff-Teck Records
2005: Eye-D & Kid Entropy – 640K (DJ Hidden Remix) on Soothsayer Recordings
2006: Motherfucking Skulls (with Counterstrike) on PRSPCT Recordings
2007: Joshua's War (with DJ Hidden) on PRSPCT Recordings
2007: The Grind (with Counterstrike) on PRSPCT Recordings
2008: Caffeine Overdose '97 (with Squee) on Independenza Recordings
2008: Domino / Brimstone on PRSPCT Recordings
2008: Time War / Rock & Roll (with Evol Intent) on Evol Intent Recordings
2009: Circuitry (with Squee) on PRSPCT Recordings
2009: Milkshake / Brainfreeze (with Black Sun Empire) on Black Sun Empire Recordings
2010: Masters of Rave (with SPL) on Hollow Point
2010: Kings of the Universe EP (with SPL) on Lost Soul Recordings
2012: Incoming (with SPL) on Hollow Point
2013: Mission Statement on PRSPCT Recordings

=Albums=

2011: Peer to Peer Pressure (with DJ Hidden) on PRSPCT Recordings

=Remixes=

2002: Theeq – A15E (Eye-D Remix) on Low Res Records
2003: Black Sun Empire – Skin Deep (Eye-D Remix) on Citrus Recordings
2004: Murder Was the Case – Murder Was the Case (Eye-D Remix) on Murder / Eupholus Records
2005: Ancronix – Shadow Force (Eye-D Remix) on Soothsayer Recordings
2005: Bombardier – Syn (Eye-D Remix) on Low Res Records
2005: Kid Entropy – So Far (Eye-D Remix) on Citrus Recordings
2006: Aggroman – The Dark Side of the Moon (DJ Hidden & Eye-D Remix) on Aural Carnage
2009: DJ Hidden – The Narrators (Eye-D Remix) on Ad Noiseam