Big Bud is the music producer and DJ, Robin O'Reilly. Since his first release in 1994 he has been writing and producing his own music. He has released over 100 tracks including 4 albums, Infinty + Infinity in 1999 , followed up with a double album in 2001, Late Night Blues. 2002 saw the release of a ' producer '  album on GLO. Fast forward to 2005 and the release of another double album , Fear of Flying . From his first release up to his latest he has consistently produced soulful and emotional dance music to critical acclaim.

Having released tracks on various labels including Creative Source, Nuphonic, Moving Shadow, ParadoxMusic, Vibez, Basswerk and Good Looking Records he now runs the Soundtrax label.

The Big Bud sound has been influenced by over 25 years of listening to Jazz, funk, Soul and Reggae. From attending jazz funk all-dayers back in the eighties thru the big raves of the early nineties up to todays drum and bass clubs he has always been a lover of quality, soulful music. It was after hearing the emergence of tracks with breakbeats that he decided to get involved in producing...

After finishing his first tunes he took them up to seminal dnb club , Speed , and gave them to Fabio. The result was a 3 year stint with Creative Source, releasing a handful of singles. The next stop was Good Looking Records where he spent 5 years producing a steady stream of drum and bass and downtempo cuts. After parting company with them he had to endure a two year period of isolation due to contractual problems. These two years were spent in the studio, stockpiling tracks ready for release when the time was right.

During that time he met DJ Element and was invited to join him in running Soundtrax. To date they have released 19 singles and two albums , FEAR OF FLYING and SOUNdTRAX4LIFE  vol.1…Element has since left the label and it’s now under BIG BUD’s full control..

And to kick off the new year it’s time for another album .. “ The Fear of Flying remix project " is due for release Feb.26th. An ambitious project that sees Bud's last album getting the remix treatment from a varied bunch of producers on the scene....From veterans such as Nookie/DJ.Suv/DJ.Red/Beta2 + Zero Tolerance thru to nu bloods like Amaning, Livewire , Henree and Motive it’s set to be a diverse and interesting album....

BIG BUD spent most of last year touring the World including a 2month trip across the USA, testing out the new material to great response. Other countries he played last year include : Hungary, Serbia, Russia, Belize, Mexico, Holland , Italy , Slovenia , Croatia , Romania and Germany. With tours planned this year for USA , AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND again Bud is busy spreading the SOUNdTRAX vibe and representing the music that he has spent more than a decade being involved with.

Catch Big Bug Saturday 24th March 2007 @ Rise. More info >