Born
in Leicester in 1972, Simon Begg grew up in Leamington Spa before moving
to London in 1991. He studied at Trinity school and Mid Warwickshire college,
where he didn't study anything much, because he was too busy mucking around
with reel to reels, radios, guitars and drum kits in his parents basement.
So began the life and work of Si Begg.
Hunting out anything peculiar or odd from second hand record shops in Leamington
Spa, (a habit he still practises) Si was messing around in bands from an
early age. Introduced to early Chicago acid through listening to John Peel,
Si eventually put down the guitar and drums to pick up on the more electronic
side of music. Mix tapes from the nearby Eclipse club (home to Doc Scott)
filtered up to Si's home town consolidating that interest in electronica,
leading him into worshipping bands such as Warp's LFO.
He has been a solo artist recording professionally since 1993 (also recording
very un-professionally before then) gaining experience through engineering
live sound and studio engineering. Also keeping him busy are two record
labels, Mosquito which he Si co-runs with techno artist Christian Vogel
and Noodles which he runs by himself.
He has recorded three albums to date as well as many 12's and remixes, working
under different pseudonyms (purely for contractual reasons) such as: Buckfunk
3000, Cabbage Boy, Bigfoot, Dr Nowhere vs The Maverick DJ. His work is pretty
damn eclectic covering a lot of ground, but always maintaining an attitude
of experimentalism and cross-genre inter-breeding.
Not content with just being a recording artist he also performs live and
has been DJing for the last five years in the U.K and Europe, playing well
known clubs, such as the Tresor club in Berlin, the Blue Note, etc. He currently
has two residencies in London - Big Beat Boutique at the Scala and Freakin
the Frame @ The End.
The press have received his work enthusiastically and Si Begg is renowned
for his originality, innovation and downright funkiness in the world of
electronic music and dance.
DISCOGRAPHY
Cabbage Boy "Sausage Doctor EP"(Ntone) 1995
Bigfoot "I Can't Get In EP"(Eukatech) 1996
Buckfunk 3000 "Modulate EP"(Language) 1996
Bigfoot "Bigfoot Futures Ltd Pt. 3.1" (Eukatech)
1996
Bigfoot "Bigfoot Futures LTd Pt 3.2"(Eukatech)
1996
Si Begg "Opus EP"(Tresor) 1996
Cabbage Boy "Planet EP" (Ntone) 1996
Bigfoot "Sasquatch EP"(Eukatech) 1996
Si Begg "Chrome EP"(Force Inc) 1997
Buckfunk 3000 "Systematic EP"(Language) 1997
Bigfoot Futures Ltd "Return of the Big Mack"(Eukatech)
1997
Si Begg "Question the Nature of Your Formula"(Drought
Records) 1997
Buckfunk 3000 "Planetshockfuture Rock"(Language) 1997
Buckfunk 3000 "3000 EP" (Language) 1997
Si Begg "Working on the Frontline"(Mosquito) 1997
Dr Nowhere Vs The Maverick DJ "Automated Leisure EP"(Scandinavia)
1998
Buckfunk 3000 "Fried Funk and Microchips"(Language)
1998
Albums: Buckfunk 3000 "First Class Ticket To Telos LP"
(Language) 1998
Si Begg "Commuter World LP"(Caipirinha) 1998
Born
in Leicester in 1972, Simon Begg grew up in Leamington Spa before moving
to London in 1991. He studied at Trinity school and Mid Warwickshire college,
where he didn't study anything much, because he was too busy mucking around
with reel to reels, radios, guitars and drum kits in his parents basement.
So began the life and work of Si Begg. 