Beatsystem

DerekPierce(see last.fm page DerekPierce ) came to Bath in 1978, having moved from Cheltenham where he'd DJ'ed in various clubs and locations in the area. Soon he started DJ'ing again, this time at the legendary Moles Club where he became full-time resident jock. In 1983 he joined what is now Bath Spa University College as music technician. Beatsystem was in 1985 to play systems music in rock venues and clubs.

It consisted of various members of staff and students from his place of work and proved an interesting and rewarding experience. It was however abandoned in 1987 when too many students left after finishing their courses and then decided to become studio based. After two minor hits with dance tracks he returned to his main interest, electronic and computer music. The decision to used Csound was made so as to get away from the usual sequencing/synthesiser based electronic music found in rock, pop and dance music and to use the sort of software used in so called serious music. This idea to use research based software and techniques was appealing to EM:T records who gave him a chance to record his own CD's for them. The CD ? EM:T 2297 ? was released in 1997 to critical acclaim. In 1998 the original Emit owners did a runner with the artists' money & stock, they have however re-launched in November 2003, but managed to collapse again after only a short spell of operation. He is currently looking for a label to release his new material some of which can be found on his myspace page < http://www.myspace.com/beatsystemuk >