A living legend in his own right, Freddy Fresh is one of the founding fathers of the US-American electronic music scene. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Freddy Fresh grew up a new-wave junkie, a long shot away from the epicentres of America's disco and house scene. Things changed however when a trip to the Bronx in 1984 introduced him to the thriving NYC hip-hop scene, and, instantly smitten, Fresh began collecting DJ tapes, records and started to make a name for himself as a DJ. Getting his first break as a producer remixing a B-side for Bronx legends Boogie Down Productions, Freddy began piecing together a studio, collecting analogue and modular synthesizers while his production grew more electronic. In 1992, after releasing debut singles on New York's legendary Nu Groove and EXperimental imprints, Fresh established two labels of his own, Analog and Electric Music Foundation, releasing productions by the likes of Thomas P. Heckmann, Tim Taylor, Cari Lekebusch and Biochip C., while his own productions - amounting to well over a hundred releases to this day - were signed by labels as diverse and luminous such as Harthouse, Eye Q, Drop Bass Network, Labworks, Missile, Peppermint Jam and Electrecord. Never satisfied to be pinned down to a certain genre, Fresh has recorded in virtually every style, from hard acid to hip-hop, house and electro. The broken beats of his early days have however remained his true passion and lately Fresh has been focusing on producing breaks for his new label Howlin' Records, collaborating with Fatboy Slim among others. Besides having published an acclaimed reference book about the early hip hop scene - called 'Freddy Fresh presents The Rap Records' - he has recently founded a new label dedicated to underground hip hop: Stark Ravin' Records.