Heavyweight Dub Champion

Heavyweight Dub Champion
Heavyweight Dub Champion performing at Get Freaky, 1015 Folsom, San Francisco 2006
Background information
Origin	San Francisco
Genres	Electronica, dub, hip hop, trip hop, electro-industrial, reggae fusion
Years active	1997 – present
Labels	Champion Nation Recordings What Are Records? (compilation only)
Associated acts	KRS-One, Killah Priest, MC Azeem, Ganga Giri
Website	www.championnation.net
Members	Resurrector, Noah King, Sasha Rose, Dr. Israel, Maestro Diogenes, Dakini Star

Heavyweight Dub Champion is a music and art collective founded in Gold Hill, Colorado in 1997 by Resurrector & Patch. Heavyweight Dub Champion, also known as HDC, is rooted in electronic music, but they create their unique style by using real and acoustic instruments fused with synthetic and electronic elements. In 2005, they relocated to San Francisco, but the members of their constantly rotating lineup also come from New York, Australia and the UK. Denver's Westword Magazine describes their music as "a shamanistic wall of hip hop dubtronica" and the magazine awarded their debut album Survival Guide For The End of Time with the editors pick for Best Local Recording in 2003. HDC is perhaps best known for their live performance, in which they use a massive amount of vintage and electronic gear to perform what they call "Sonic Shamanistic Alchemy". The LA Weekly says, "The main HDC aesthetic is a cooled-out groove... Their genius is the great virtue of ’70s dub: never overdoing it."

The band lineup of Heavyweight Dub Champion, for both studio albums and live performance, is an ever changing organic unit. The only person always involved in every aspect is co-founder Resurrector. Both Studio albums are produced by Resurrector and Patch. The debut album, Survival Guide For The End of Time, incorporates contributions from a vast array of artists, including A.P.O.S.T.L.E., Stero-Lion, Wailer B, Elon, Emcee Vill, J Criminology, Totter Todd, Jack Ruby Jr., DJ Hot Daddi 36-O, and others. Since the release of Survival Guide the membership has expanded to include Jillian Ann, Lady K, Dr. Israel, Elf Tranzporter, DJ Illnaughty, Dakini Star, Noah King, Sasha Rose and 2009's "Rise of the Champion Nation" includes album appearances by KRS-One and Killah Priest. In addition to musical performance, HDC often collaborates live with visual artists such as Unstoppable One, Jher 451, King Mob and Free Speech TV. “We have all kinds of artists on our album and it doesn’t matter if they’re white, black, Australian, or whatever – everyone’s tied together by the same spiritual message,” says Resurrector.