MC LowQui

LowQui’s journey through breakbeat and drum & bass began back in the days of the UK hardcore scene, when the emerging sounds of jungle introduced a new wave of ragga-influenced toasting and hosting in London’s raves and club nights. Inspired lyrically by the changing face of the city around him, LowQui developed his own style to bring conscious lyrics with maximum effect on the dancefloor. This notion of balance and harmony is at the core of LowQui’s style on the mic and comes from a philosophy embedded in all that he does: no wonder then that the regular London club night he helped to establish back in 2004 is named Essence of Chi.

His skills on the mic extend beyond club nights and live arenas and, as such, LowQui has laid down vocals for studio mixes from DJs ranging from Rohan to Kane. He appeared on the Mixed and Dispatched mix CD for Dispatch Records head Ant TC1 and the ATM magazine cover CD with Artificial Intelligence. This was followed by an Essence of Chi mix for Knowledge magazine with DJ Kane. LowQui provided vocals for DJ Amaning’s studio mix CD featuring tracks from his label BIOS, and also introduced Goldie's "Watch the ride" mix CD. His most recent studio mix is with The Upbeats and can be found at soundcloud.com/lowqui

A versatile live MC, LowQui has worked with a diverse range of crews and record labels including Metalheadz, Exit Records, Movement & Liquid V, Drum and Bass Arena, Non-Vogue, Bassbin Records, Widescreen Recordings, Integral, Digital Soundboy and Cyberfunk Records. An MC with a long air-miles history, LowQui has toured all over the world with Metalheadz boss and drum & bass legend Goldie.

Throughout 2010 and 2011, LowQui continued his extensive travels abroad from his bases in Australia and New Zealand, and worked closely with New Zealanders 'The Upbeats' on their live shows and DJ performances.

LowQui also hosted for the likes of Goldie, Andy C, Klute, Break, Fierce, Skream, Benga, Nu:Tone and many more as they passed through Australia and New Zealand. On top of his busy MC schedule, LowQui has been honing his production skills, with collaborations alongside Australian producer Hooves and South Korea’s J-Path receiving DJ support from the likes of Black Sun Empire and DJ Presha.

For the rest of 2011 and into 2012 LowQui has returned to London for the forseeable future, and is back as Goldie's MC of choice, as well as future work with S.P.Y, Dispatch Recordings, dBridge and more. In LowQui's own words...

"After 6months playing in wonderful Wellington and two years in magical Melbourne, my loan period to the southern hemisphere's dnb league has drawn to a close. It has been a beautiful season, now it is time to fight my way back into the squad at the club that developed my talent. Metalheadz."