Since his early years Beatmakin Troopa has always been surrounded by music and different visuals. His father was one of the co-founders of the electronic group Inferno 5.
In 1998 Troopa bought his first turntable and was one of the trailblazers on the mixtape scene in Iceland. Not long after that he began producing beats on his MPC2000.
A proud member of the Twisted Minds Crew he started to lay down beats for talented rappers like Rain and Mystic. He immediately got peoples attention for his crazy drum patterns and novel sounds.
Though only 25 years old he has already been part of numerous projects. He produced two LP cassettes for Twisted Minds and made a really weird record with one of the most famous graf writers in Iceland, King Nores, an EP called "Alpha Species".
He has also been involved in solo projects with Rain and Mystic. Beatmakin' Troopa was a skater back in the day and he paid homage to the sport with beats for skate videos. He has also dropped two solo records. F
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Icelandic electro popsters Bloodgroup perform a new track, Pro Choice in their
Reykjavik studio.
Thanks to Iceland Naturally for their support for the 2009 Iceland Airwaves
Podcast.
Shot and edited during the Iceland Airwaves Festival by Stuart Rogers with sound recorded by the band.
[download as mp4]
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