Editing Grooverider

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{{Infobox musical artist  <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name                = Grooverider
| image               = Grooverider.JPG
| caption             =
| image_size          = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels -->
| background          = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name          = Raymond Bingham
| alias               = Codename John, Inta Warriors
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1967|4|16|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Streatham]], [[London]], England
| death_date          =
| genre               = [[Drum and bass]]
| occupation          = [[Music producer|Producer]], [[disc jockey|DJ]]
| years_active        = 1980s–present
| label               =
| associated_acts     = [[Fabio (DJ)|Fabio]]
| website             = http://www.grooverider.co.uk
}}

'''Raymond Bingham''' (born 16 April 1967 in [[Streatham]], [[London]], England),<ref name="Larkin90"/> better known as '''Grooverider''', is a British [[drum and bass]] [[Disc jockey|DJ]]. He and DJ partner [[Fabio (DJ)|Fabio]] are regarded as "originators" of the scene.<ref name="mixmag">[http://www.mixmag.net/2010/10/11/are-fabio-grooverider-the-greatest-djs-of-all-time/ Are Fabio & Grooverider the Greatest DJs of All Time?] [[MixMag]] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017125800/http://www.mixmag.net/2010/10/11/are-fabio-grooverider-the-greatest-djs-of-all-time/ |date=17 October 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/grooverider-p199977/biography |title=Grooverider &#124; Music Biography, Credits and Discography |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=1967-04-16 |access-date=2014-07-13}}</ref>

==Biography==
Grooverider began his DJing at illegal [[rave party|raves]] and warehouse parties in the UK in the late 1980s, and rose to prominence with partner [[Fabio (DJ)|Fabio]] through his sets at club nights such as the groundbreaking 'Rage' at [[Heaven (nightclub)|Heaven]].<ref name="rbma">{{cite web|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/07/nightclubbing-fabio-and-grooverider-rage | title=Nightclubbing: Fabio and Grooverider's Rage | author=Laurant Fintoni | work= RBMA Daily| date=21 July 2015 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20190404185457/http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/07/nightclubbing-fabio-and-grooverider-rage | archive-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> Grooverider was also on the London [[UK pirate radio|pirate radio station]], Faze 1,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amfm.org.uk/photos/faze1.html|title = Faze 1 FM|website=Amfm.org.uk}}</ref> in the mid-1980s alongside Fabio<ref name="Larkin90">{{cite book|title=[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2000|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0427-8|page=182}}</ref> and DJs including Colin Dale, [[Dave Angel]], and Booker T. He originally played soul, hip hop and disco but later played house, upon being converted whilst hearing "Mysteries of Love" by [[Larry Heard|Mr. Fingers]].

Fabio and Grooverider began playing house at Mendoza's in [[Brixton]]. From there the pair went on to a venue in Barrington Road in Brixton, but it was not until 1991 that they would really make their mark. That year, Grooverider and Fabio took up a residency at Rage.<ref name="ukf">{{cite web|url=https://ukf.com/words/we-took-it-in-a-darker-direction-fabio-grooverider-celebrate-30-years-of-rage/24710|title="We took it in a darker direction": Fabio & Grooverider celebrate 30 years of Rage|website=UKF.com|author=Dave Jenkins|date=4 June 2019}}</ref> Throughout the 1990s, Grooverider released tracks as [[Codename John]] and helped build the reputations of [[Matrix (artist)|Matrix]] and [[Boymerang]] with releases on his own [[record label]], Prototype.<ref name="Larkin90"/>

With Fabio, he hosted a radio show on [[Kiss 100]] from 1994 to 1997.<ref name="Larkin90"/> In 1997, Grooverider compiled the [[album]] ''[[Prototype Years]]'' which featured the best tracks by various artists who appeared on his label.<ref name="Larkin90"/> Prototype is known for its sporadic releases, which have included drum and bass work by [[Dillinja]], [[Drumsound & Bassline Smith]], [[Ed Rush]], [[Photek]] and [[Optical (artist)|Optical]].<ref name="Larkin90"/> In 1998, he and Fabio brought their radio show to a national audience on [[BBC Radio 1]].

As a recording artist, Grooverider has released one album, ''Mysteries of Funk'' (Sony 1998),<ref name="Larkin90"/> produced in conjunction with Optical, and a number of [[remix]]es including his reworkings of [[Jonny L]]'s "Piper" plus [[Roni Size]]/[[Reprazent]]'s "Share the Fall". In 2005, he was holding a weekly Sunday session called Grace at the London club, Herbal.

On 24 November 2007, Grooverider was arrested at [[Dubai International Airport]] for possession of 2.16&nbsp;grams of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]], which he claimed he had forgotten was in a pair of his trousers.<ref name=Times/> "I must have forgotten the spliff," he said in an interview. "It was a small amount. Back home I would not even get prosecuted."<ref name=BBC>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7253514.stm Radio 1 DJ jailed on drug charge]. [[BBC News]], 19 February 2008.</ref> On 19 February 2008, he was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, to be followed by immediate deportation (four years is the mandatory sentence for drug possession in the [[United Arab Emirates]]).<ref name=BBC/> He was pardoned and released on 3 September 2008, during the holy month of [[Ramadan]] that traditionally sees the pardoning of select prisoners in UAE.<ref name=Times>Verma, Sonia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080725130047/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3395661.ece Radio 1 DJ Grooverider given four-year jail term for cannabis smuggling]. ''[[The Times]]'', 19 February 2008.</ref> In an interview with [[BBC]], Grooverider described his experience and the conditions in which he was placed as "appalling".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/grooverider-on-prison |title=Grooverider on Prison – News – Clash Magazine |work=Clash Music |date= 3 October 2008}}</ref>

Grooverider returned to the BBC Radio 1 drum and bass show with Fabio in October 2008, until it finally ended in March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=McIntosh |first=Steven |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16077000 |title=BBC Newsbeat – Judge Jules, Gilles Peterson among DJs leaving Radio 1 |publisher=BBC |date=2011-12-07 |access-date=2014-07-13}}</ref> Since September 2016, they have brought their long-running radio show to London's [[Rinse FM]].<ref name="rinseshow">{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/news/fabio-and-grooverider-join-rinse-fm|title=Fabio and Grooverider Join Rinse FM|date=12 September 2016|work=[[DJMag]]}}</ref>

==Selected discography==
===Albums===
*''[[Mysteries of Funk]]'' (Higher Ground, 1998) – [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] No. 50

===Singles===
*"Sinister (The Influence Remix)" ([[Reinforced Records]], 1993)
*"Your Love Is Yours" (as Inta-Warriors) (Dee Jay, 1993)
*"Dreams of Heaven" (as Inta-Warriors) (Dee Jay, 1993)
*"Dreams of Heaven" / "Kindred" (as Codename John) (Prototype, 1994)
*"Deep Inside" / "Inta" (as Codename John) (Prototype, 1994)
*"The Warning" (as Codename John) ([[Metalheadz]], 1997)
*"Rainbows of Colour" / "Jack the Ripper" / "Mysteries of Funk" (Higher Ground, 1998)

===Mixes and compilations===
*''[[Grooverider Presents: The Prototype Years]]'' (Higher Ground, 1997)
*Essential Rewindz (Renegade Hardware, 2000)
*Pure Drum & Bass (Telstar, 2000)
*The Harder They Come (Renegade Hardware, 2002)
*''[[FabricLive.06]]'' ([[Fabric (club)|Fabric]], 2002)
*''Fabio & Grooverider – Drum & Bass Arena'' (Resist, 2004)
*Grooverider / Loxy & DJ Ink – Guerrilla Warfare (Renegade Hardware, 2005)
*Andy C & Grooverider – Drum & Bass Arena (Resist, 2007)

===Remixes===
*[[Carl Cox]] – "I Want You (State of the Arts Mix)" (Perfecto, 1991)
*Isotonik – "Different Strokes (Grooverider Mix)" ([[FFRR Records|FFRR]], 1991)
*[[Doc Scott]] – "NHS (Inter Natty Remix)" (Absolute 2, 1992)
*[[Kevin Saunderson|Tronik House]] – "Uptempo (Grooverider Mix)" (KMS, 1992)
*[[Ray Keith|The Renegade]] – "Terrorist (Groove Rider Remix)" ([[Moving Shadow]], 1994)
*[[UB40]] – "One in Ten (The John Remix)" ([[DEP International]], 1996)
*[[Jonny L]] – "Piper (Grooverider Remix)" ([[XL Recordings]], 1997)
*[[The Stone Roses]] – "[[Fools Gold/What the World Is Waiting For|Fools Gold]] (Grooverider's Mix)" (Jive Electro, 1999)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Discogs artist|artist=Grooverider}}

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