It was in the confines of a preteen’s room where in which the first drones of The Polymer Drone were created. This San Diego native made his first mixes with his very own cassette tapes recorded off local radio stations. More commonly referred to as Jafar, the somewhat introverted teenager soon found his favorite form of communication: dropping beats. Thanks to the confines of a strict curfew this transplanted OC resident dedicated late night hours to researching, creating, and essentially living music. His evolution from cassettes into drum and bass vinyl became the source of numerous backyard parties as well as stacks of noise violations. As the years passed, it became more and more apparent he had something to say. Moving from jungle beats to IDM, indie hip hop to electro and dub step, his opinions and beats got stronger and hit harder.
Jafar began generating his own productions at 19, and the passion in his music was instantly palpable. His conceptions were created on the most basic of equipment, however his knowledge expanded rapidly, and within the first years was already helping other aspiring artists score their short films and videos. Influenced by his favorite artist, DJ Shadow, Jafar’s roots are strong in down tempo and IDM, however after establishing 6ix:Twelve Productions in 2007 with his best friend, dance and electronic mixes were the first exclusive mash-ups and original scores to be released. Almost instantly the focus, as well as the studio expanded, inspiring gigs and parties from clubs to warehouses to music festivals all over southern California. By 2009, Jafar’s resume expanded to include playing a vast variety of venues such as Avalon, Detroit Bar, the Geisha House, La Cave, Chateaux, Envy Lounge, and 944 Magazine events, as well as placing high in the rankings of an array of remix contests. Amidst a social scene he felt out of place in, The Polymer Drone emerged, specializing in dub step with more aggressive beats than he had ever created or played before.
The year 2010 has brought the Drone his biggest achievements thus far, taking him to the Elbo Room in San Francisco and the desert to play an unexpected yet demanded 3 hour set at Mecca. His first single as The Polymer Drone, Dirty Little Secret,” is a grimey banger that will be hitting stores soon, displaying the notion that his career is not going anywhere but big. The Polymer Drone is one of the scene’s most energetic and spastic performances to date. In the impossible circumstance you cannot feel the emotions transmitted through his tracks, the performances complete with bouncing, jumps, head bangs, fist pumps, and gyrations should do the trick. Keep in mind to expect the unexpected with this one, for as the music evolves as will he.
THE POLYMER DRONE – CHEMICAL IMBALANCE EP – DUBLINE RECORDS : DD03 – OUT NOW by DUBLINE Records
Groove Armada- My Friend (Polymer Drone DUBBY remix) (FREE 320) by BOMBADUB PROMO
