Panda (musician)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Panda


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Origin = flagicon|The Netherlands Amsterdam, 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 (born April 14, 1986 in Nijmegen, The Netherlands), a Dutch electronic music artist living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 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. [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’s YouTube [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 in Nijmegen focused on the hottest dance floor drum & bass and Reaktor in The 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, the drum & 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]