Brothers Bud are Dom Farrington and Ollie Gregson. Contrary to popular myth, they’re not actually brothers.
They first came to the attention of Finger Lickin’ in the summer of 2002 when Dom turned up at Vinyl Addiction with the first 10 copies of the soon-to-be Finger Lickin’ monster, ‘Herbgrinder’. Including a blinding re-rub from in-house legends the Drumattic Twins, the release was a massive international success leading to compilation licences and radio and club support in every corner of the globe. Having found a home in the boxes of the Plump DJs, Dreadzone, Rennie Pilgrem, Kid Kenobi and Ali B, to name but a few, it simply had to join the Licker’s catalogue. It also made the number 1 spot in the Breaks & Beats chart in DJ Mag – not bad for a debut release!
Dom’s musical history ranges from funk through hip-hop, with a healthy dose of late-eighties rave culture. At 14 he had a show on Midlands’ pirate radio station Freedom FM, (which featured his own lovingly crafted jingles!), and he also ran pirate station, Bass Station 105.9FM, launching him into the early rave era with residencies at Pandemonium, Fantasia and Quest. Ollie’s musical upbringing was more ‘traditional’, (Grade 8 drummer with distinction, don’t you know?) A drummer from age 7, guitarist at 9 and bass guitar player from 13, he achieved high grades in all three disciplines before moving onto a Music Technology & Production course and is currently studying Acoustics and Studio Design.
The pair met when Ollie gave a mutual friend from an infamous midlands record shop a CD to pass on to renowned scene stalwart Dom. Within hours of listening to the CD Dom had called Ollie and the pseudo-siblings have been inseparable ever since. Their differences in approach compliment one another, giving rise to the chunky beats, screeching leads and bottomless subs – not to mention the second to none production skills – which have become a Brothers Bud trademark.
With three decades of DJing experience between them, Brothers Bud are no strangers to spinning a few tunes. The pair launched the first night for White Rhino in Brighton and have held a residency at Atomic Jam for the past 11 years. They have appeared on Metalheadz tours, the Rizla tour with Bugged Out and at a number of Finger Lickin parties. Other notable appearances include Dom headlining Gatecrasher’s Black and White Ball, whilst working as SolarStone DJs.
Dom also has a nice little sideline in the more commercial side of dance music with his involvement with Ministry of Sound who are currently licensing a number of his productions.
Following a recent pair of lauded one-off white labels, ‘The Alarm’ and ‘Pump Box’, which gained a wealth of underground support, Brothers Bud have made a welcome return to the Finger Lickin’ fold. A tasty double header of club bullets in form of ‘Crazy Jack’ and the infectious ‘Don’t Stop’ are already whetting the appetites of those in the know and more treats are in the pipeline.
Ladies and gentlemen it is with great pleasure we bring you the dope beats of the Midlands finest – we give you The Brothers Bud.
TO BOOK BROTHERS BUD CONTACT ABEL@FINGERLICKIN.CO.UK
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