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==Notable users== * Drum & bass producer and DJ [[Aphrodite (musician)|Aphrodite]] who was also part of Urban Shakedown, used two Amiga 1200's running OctaMED to create a range of his early hits such as "Dub Moods", "Summer Breeze", "King Of The Beats", joint productions with Micky Finn such as "Bad Ass" and the remix of The Jungle Brothers - "True Blue" and also including his first album, Aphrodite.<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/02/poor-man-studio-amiga-computers-modern-music-jungle-calvin-harris|title='It was the poor man's studio': how Amiga computers reprogrammed modern music|accessdate=2022-05-03|date=2022-05-02|author=Tamlin Magee|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] }}</ref> *UK hardcore/jungle producer Bizzy B was one of the early pioneer producers to use OctaMED, with his Brain Records and Brain Progression labels debuting many early Hardcore and Jungle artists using OctaMED on the Commodore Amiga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/thebizzyb/?ref=hl |title=DJ Bizzy B |publisher=[[Facebook]] |date= |accessdate=2016-07-17}}</ref> *Mark Salud, who played his OctaMED Modules live on Television performance on Public Access TV. * Drum & bass producer [[DJ Zinc]] used OctaMED to create "Super Sharp Shooter"<ref>{{cite web |date=2010-10-19 |title=dj zinc on Twitter: "@mrEQ i made super sharp shooter with octamed. was like being stuck in the matrix that software" |url=https://twitter.com/djzinc/status/27836734846 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401133511/twitter.com/djzinc/status/27836734846 |archive-date=2021-04-01 |accessdate=2016-07-17 |publisher=[[Twitter]]}}</ref> * The [[hardcore techno]]/jungle producers Urban Shakedown used MED 3.0 running side by side on two separate Amiga 500s to create all of their early tunes including the 1992 [[United Kingdom|British]] [[top 40]] hit, "Some Justice".<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Amiga Format|last1=Evans|first1=Maff|last2=Lord|first2=Gary|date=August 1992|title=Hitting the big time|issue=37|pages=[https://archive.org/details/amigaformatmagazine-037/page/n4 24]-26|url=https://archive.org/details/amigaformatmagazine-037|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]|accessdate=2016-09-02}}</ref> * [[Christoph de Babalon]] produced his 1997 album "If You're Into It I'm Out of It", using an Amiga running Octamed, a Y''amaha RY-30 drum machine and a DD-3 Boss Digital Delay pedal.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2021-08-19 |title=Introversion And Terror: Christoph De Babalon Talks |url=https://www.theransomnote.com/music/interviews/introversion-and-terror-christoph-de-babalon-talks/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=Ransom Note |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Art Of Production: Christoph De Babalon Β· Feature β RA |url=https://ra.co/features/3408 |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=Resident Advisor |language=en}}</ref> * [[EC8OR]] and several other artists signed to [[Digital Hardcore Recordings]] or producing early [[breakcore]] music from 1994 onwards used Amigas running Octamed.<ref>{{Citation |title=Ec8or - Ec8or |date=November 1995 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/24859-Ec8or-Ec8or |access-date=2023-05-29 |language=de}}</ref> * Early in his career [[Venetian Snares]] used various versions of OctaMED on both the Amiga and PC.<ref name="fa-venetian-snares">{{cite magazine|last=Fintoni|first=Laurent|date=2015-08-13|title=Venetian Snares Hates the Music Industry, Hates Fact Singles Club, and Hates You|url=https://www.factmag.com/2015/08/13/interview-venetian-snares-hates-the-music-industry/|magazine=Fact|location=United Kingdom|access-date=2022-09-12}}</ref> * British drum & bass producer [[Paradox (artist)|Paradox]] uses OctaMED in the studio and live on stage.<ref>{{cite web |author=Romana, Ryan |date=2006-06-28 |title=Seba and Paradox: Break for Love |url=http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2006/05/seba-and-paradox-break-love |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026213041/xlr8r.com/features/2006/05/seba-and-paradox-break-love |archive-date=2013-10-26 |accessdate=2010-05-16 |work=xlr8r}}</ref> * The 2009 album ''Amiga Railroad Adventures'' by artist [[Legowelt]] was produced with OctaMED on an [[Amiga 1200]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Legowelt-Amiga-Railroad-Adventures/release/1843391 |title=Legowelt - Amiga Railroad Adventures (CDr, Album) |website=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-17}}</ref> * UK electronica producer Matt Barker, using the artist moniker Epicentre, learnt his trade on the Amiga and made the jump onto OctaMED for his first few tracks in the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epicentric.co.uk/bio.cfm |title=BIO |website=Epicentric.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-07-17}}</ref> * Welsh born group Unleashed produced an album ''Gasshouse Guerillas'' almost entirely on the Amiga using OctaMED.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unleashed.berzerk.co.uk |title=Welcome |website=Unleashed.berzerk.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-07-17}}</ref> * [[Calvin Harris]] used OctaMED to produce the entirety of his first album, ''[[I Created Disco]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Music |first=Future |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/interview-calvin-harris-on-software-hardware-and-hit-making-530744 |title=Interview: Calvin Harris on software, hardware and hit-making |publisher=MusicRadar |date= 20 February 2012|accessdate=2016-07-17}}</ref> During the Brit Awards 2024, Calvin Harris performed the track ''Miracle'' live on stage alongside his Commodore Amiga 1200 running OctaMED <ref>{{cite web|last=Music |first=Future |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iRcvDxhJDY |title= Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Miracle (Live at The BRIT Awards 2024) |publisher=YouTube|date= 2 March 2024|accessdate=2024-03-02}}</ref> * [[Robert Haigh (musician)|Rob Haigh]], better known as [[Drum & Bass|drum & bass]] producer Omni Trio, used OctaMED to produce his early singles "Mystic Stepper" and "Renegade Snares" as well as most of "Deepest Cut".<ref>{{cite web |title=ROB HAIGH (OMNI TRIO) |url=http://www.drumandbass.tripod.com/trio.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303185217/http://www.drumandbass.tripod.com/trio.htm |archive-date=2008-03-03 |access-date=2016-09-03}}</ref> * [[Pete Cannon]] uses OctaMED in most of his productions.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/retro-jungle-production-pete-cannon | title = Retro Jungle Production With Pete Cannon | access-date = March 21, 2021 }}</ref>
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