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Panda
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Background information
OriginAmsterdam, Netherlands
GenresElectronica
Drum & Bass
Urban
Dance
Occupation(s)Record producer, DJ
Years active2004–present
LabelsWildlife Ltd.
MembersPieter Hooghoudt
WebsitePandaDNB.com

Panda (or Panda Drum & Bass) is the stage name of Peter Altarbor (born April 14, 1986 in Nijmegen), a Dutch electronic music artist living in Amsterdam, specializing in Drum and Bass. He gained an interest in electronic music in his teenage years. He was inspired to write electronic music after seeing a live performance by an electronic music act in his birthplace Nijmegen. Panda’s tracks have been aired on all premier drum & bass radio stations including BBC Radio 1 and many major drum & bass performers have played Panda’s music in clubs. In addition to music production, Panda operates a Drum N Bass TV channel on YouTube with guest mixes by major drum & bass artists like Sub Focus.

Discography

Panda previously released on the experimental jungle label Exegene Records and Foundname Records under the stage name of Peet. Panda released his debut album Retake Manhattan in 2008. It is a concept album themed around the 400-year anniversary of the discovery of New York by the Dutch. It features 14 tracks which represent a fictitious journey around the world. It has been supported and played by many artists in the drum & bass scene both in clubs, on radio and podcasts including BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra, Kool FM, the Drum & Bass Arena podcast by artists including Fresh, Mary Anne Hobbs and Paul B. The single Baghdad was a featured Drum & Bass Download on BBC Radio 1Xtra. The album itself was a featured release on the Dutch 3VOOR12 Luisterpaal.

Awards and competitions

Panda has been nominated Best Drum & Bass Producer at the Drum & Bass Awards in the Netherlands. He has played as a DJ at such venues like the Paard van Troje, Bibelot, Winston Kingdom, Bazart, Escape, Metropool in the Netherlands and the Pool Bar club in London. Panda has organized two contrasting club nights; ONE in Nijmegen targeted popular drum & bass and Reaktor in The Hague targeted heavier drum & bass music.

Panda has won several competitions with his music. One of the most notable was a production competition between two major drum & bass websites, Dogs On Acid and Drum & Bass Arena. The competition was judged by drum & bass musician John B, who picked Panda’s music as favorite. Other notable competitions include the production competition for the premier Dutch drum & bass website DNBforum.nl where he entered first place. On the radio, the drum & bass magazine Knowledge chose one of his tracks as best unsigned track.

References

  1. "PANDA". 365mag. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. "Panda presents the Epic Drum & Bass Album: Retake Manhattan"
  3. BBC - 1Xtra - Drum and Bass Downloads - February 2008, URL retrieved 12 February 2008
  4. 3VOOR12 Luisterpaal, URL retrieved 4 March 2008
  5. 3VOOR 12 - Drum & Bass Awards, 3VOOR12, URL retrieved 12 February 2008

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