- Panda (musician)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Panda
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Origin = flagicon|The NetherlandsAmsterdam ,The Netherlands
Genre =Electronica
Drum & Bass
Urban
Dance
Occupation =Record producer ,DJ
Associated_acts = Peet
Years_active = 2004–present
Label = Wildlife Ltd.
URL = [http://www.pandadnb.com PandaDNB.com]
Current_members = Peter Altarbor
Past_members =Panda (or Panda Drum & Bass) is the
stage name of Peter Altarbor (bornApril 14 ,1986 inNijmegen ,The Netherlands ), a Dutchelectronic music artist living inAmsterdam ,The Netherlands , specializing inDrum 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 birthplaceNijmegen . [http://www.myspace.com/pandadnb "MySpace.com - Panda Drum & Bass - Amsterdam, NL - www.myspace.com/pandadnb'"] , MySpace, URL retrieved 12 February 2008] Panda’s tracks have been aired on all premier drum & bass radio stations and many major drum & bass performers have played Panda’s tracks in clubs.Discography
Panda previously released on the experimental jungle label Exegene Records and Foundname Records under the
stage name of Peet. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/drumbass/dandbdownloads_feb.shtml BBC - 1Xtra - Drum and Bass Downloads - February 2008] , URL retrieved 12 February 2008] . The album itself was a featured release on the Dutch 3VOOR12 Luisterpaal [http://3voor12.vpro.nl/luisterpaal/ 3VOOR12 Luisterpaal] , URL retrieved 4 March 2008] .It is published and distributed by Wildlife directly through Wildlife Direct [http://www.retakemanhattan.com] [http://www.wildlifeltd.com/direct] and through retailers such as Amazon.
Fanbase
Panda’s fan base includes over 2,500 supporting fans with 35,000 views and 40,000 music plays on the social network
MySpace [http://www.myspace.com/pandadnb "MySpace.com - Panda Drum & Bass - Amsterdam, NL - www.myspace.com/pandadnb'"] , MySpace, URL retrieved 12 February 2008] over 100,000 video plays on Panda’sYouTube [http://www.youtube.com/Pandadnb "YouTube – Channel of Pandadnb"] , YouTube, URL retrieved 12 February 2008] channel, another 1,000 fans on the Dutch social network Hyves [http://Pandadnb.hyves.nl "Panda drum & bass, overzicht - Hyves.nl: always in touch with your friends"] , Hyves, URL retrieved 12 February 2008] and over 1,000 subscribers on his mailing list.Awards and competitions
Panda has received a Drum & Bass Awards-nomination as Best Producer in the Netherlands [http://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/artikel//25803253 3VOOR 12 - Drum & Bass Awards] , 3VOOR12, URL retrieved 12 February 2008] . 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 purposely contrasting nights; ONE inNijmegen focused on the hottest dance floor drum & bass and Reaktor inThe Hague focused on the harder side of drum & bass music.Panda has won several competitions with his music. One of the most notable a production competition between the two major drum & bass websites on the internet: Dogs On Acid and Drum & Bass Arena. The competition was judged by drum & bass musician
John B , who picked Panda’s music as his favorite, mentioning: “It just changed my mind”. Other notable competitions include the production competition for the premier Dutch drum & bass website DNBforum.nl [http://www.DNBforum.nl] where he entered first place. On the radio, thedrum & bass magazine Knowledge chose one of his tracks as its best unsigned track heard.References
External links
* [http://www.pandadnb.com/ Panda’s official website]
* [http://www.retakemanhattan.com Website of Panda’s debut album Retake Manhattan]
* [http://www.myspace.com/pandadnb MySpace]
* [http://pandadnb.hyves.nl Hyves]
* [http://www.youtube.com/pandadnb YouTube]
* [http://Pandadnb.go2fb.com Facebook]
* [http://solipsisticnation.com/?p=142 Interview with Panda about his new album, Retake Manhattan]
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