Background

Individual biogs of the Heatwave collective.

The Heatwave-Gabriel

Gabriel

DJ, producer and writer

Gabriel's been DJing since 1998, making blends and refixes since 2002 and producing - often alongside his brother, Myddelman - since 2006. Gabriel has also written for publications like Undercover, SOS and now Woofah [read more]

The Heatwave-Rubi Dan

Rubi Dan

MC

Hailing from Barbados via South London, Rubi Dan is a versatile MC - though he calls his own distinctive style 'raggipahop', he's as comfortable over garage, drum'n'bass and funky house beats as he is on dancehall and hip hop rhythms [read more]

The Heatwave-Henry

Henry

Engineer and producer

Henry grew up with reggae and dub on constant rotation at home, where the sounds of Big Youth, Dillinger and King Tubby were as familiar as Play School and Weetabix, before moving to Bristol where the St Paul's Carnival was the highlight of the school calendar [read more]