PropaTingz

Although hailing from humble beginnings PROPATINGZ with his unmistakably British delivery and his brash, in-your-face, bottom-heavy beats have brought on a worldwide buzz for the electronic music producer. Born Anthony Traynor, he was raised in the badlands of Wolverhampton in a public housing project which was notoriously rough. Although often seduced by the rush of violence and crime he managed to find a focus within the Graffiti and Hip Hop scenes. From that point on began a love affair with the underground which would take him across the globe. Here he found not only a context in which he could be free of the repression that enveloped him but in this he also found a tool with which to change and challenge that very realty; music and art as powerful weapons in a revolutionary struggle for freedom of self.

"Its not just about partying or having a good time......its about being free. Its a kind of voodoo, a thing we do to reclaim ourselves. Its says a lot about the society we live in. Mobile phones, cappuccinos and 9 - 5 makes it look like we are happy....but there is something missing and thats what the underground is about....."

He took his cues from the masters of the underground, artists such as Derrick May (Godfather of Detroit Techno), Erik B & Rakim, KRS 1, and later, Drum and Bass producers, Dillinja and Goldie. His first gigs saw him playing warehouse parties in London, Manchester and Birmingham, cutting his teeth on live sets with the likes of "Death in Vegas", the "Capoeira Twins" and holding down a residency at Brighton's infamous Zen Bar before blazing a trail West and finding a haven in the Burning Man community.

PROPA TINGZ has been immersed in the US underground electronica scene for 8 years now and has claimed center stage on the DJ circuit.. Recent years have seen PropaTingz/Break Beat Buddha on numerous releases, including his explosive debut album "Mind Bombin' (2007), "The New Resistance" EP (2008), “The Soundbwoyz Warpath Ep” (2009), collaborations with Bassnectar and Dubstepʼs new bad boys on the bloc 16 BIT in the form of “Babylonʼs Scared” (out now on Freakz of Nature). His production is attracting interest globally catching the attention of heavy hitters such as the breaks legend FreQ Nasty who collaborated with him on 'Peacemaker', track 2 of his Fabric Live 42 CD (FABRIC, LONDON), and similarly with Vienna's bass emperor "STEREOTYP" (G-stone recordings, Crunch Time). In the pipe line PropaTingz brings a remix project with KRS 1 and Heavy weight Dub Champion on Champion Nation recordings, more collaborations with FreQ Nasty, and the first PropaTingz studio album. 2009 looks to be a big year for the San Francisco/Midlands Glitch-Bass Maestro.