DJ Zinc

Benjamin Pettit

He continued to DJ on a regular basis, and was one of the first drum and bass producers to score a hit in the 2-step garage market courtesy of his 1999 single "138 Trek", which reached No. 27 on the UK Singles Chart in November 2000.

In 2007, Zinc stopped making and playing drum and bass, citing "disenchantment with the scene". He started producing again in 2009 with a fusion of deep house, funky house and fidget house, which he believed did not fit into any of these subgenres. He later named his new sound "crack house". This style developed alongside bassline and bass house to evolve into the homogenized UK Bass music of today.

In October 2009, DJ Zinc released Crack House EP encompassing his new sound of the crack house genre. A follow-up to this EP, Crack House Vol. 2 was released in July 2010.

In November 2009, DJ Zinc created a 2-hour mix for broadcasting on BBC Radio 1's essential mix.

Discography Albums and EPs

Compilation albums Title Release year Label Catalog Bingo Beats Volume 2 2001 Bingo Beats BINGOCD002 Bingo Sessions Volume 1 2004 Bingo Beats BINGOCD004 Drum & Bass Arena 2005 Resist Music RESISTCD51 Watch the Ride 2007 Harmless HURTCD073

Singles "138 Trek" (2000) – UK No. 27 "Casino Royale" (DJ Zinc) / "Dead A's" (DJ Hype) (2001) – UK No. 58 † "Reachout" / "Pranksters" (2002) – UK No. 73 "Fair Fight" / "As We Do" (2002) – UK No. 72 "Ska" / "Fruitella" (2004) – UK No. 54 "Steppin' Sones" / "South Pacific" (DJ Zinc) (2004) – UK No. 62 "Drive by Car" (feat. Eksman) (2004) – UK No. 66 ‡ "Kinda Funky/Go DJ" (as Jammin) (2004) – UK No. 80 "Creeper" (feat. Dynamite MC) (2005) "Ghost Train" (with Dave Spoon) (2009) "Wile Out" (feat. Ms. Dynamite) (2010) – UK No. 38 "Goin In'" (DJ Zinc feat. States of Emotion) / "Reload" (DJ Zinc feat. P Money) (2012) "Only for Tonight" (feat. Sasha Keable) (2013) – UK No. 83 "Show Me" (feat. Sneaky Sound System) (2014) – UK No. 167

† – credited as 'DJ Zinc / DJ Hype'

‡ – credited as 'DJ Zinc featuring Eksman'