About NEO¹

Neo Davis known as Neo¹, is a rare breed of DJ who has been championing the Speed Garage sound since the summer of '99, bringing over 26 years of bassline knowledge to every set. Based on Vancouver Island, Neo¹'s unique craft fuses his signature Garage sound with a range of genres, from Bass House, Jackin' House, 2-Step, Breaks, DnB, Trap, Bassline House, and UK 4x4. Known for his electrifying stage presence and radical loving vibration and energy, he animates dancefloors with bass-heavy sets that are as fun as they are fierce.

A staple in the Vancouver Island underground rave scene, Neo¹’s performances radiate an infectious vibe that captivates partygoers and unites them through music and dance. With releases on acclaimed labels such as Atomic Zoo, Bassbong and Filthy Logik Records Las Vegas, he continues to showcase his mastery of bassline driven beats. Come and witness Neo¹'s art as he takes you on a journey through dirty, rolling, warping, and whompy beats mixed to perfection, creating an unforgettable set steeped in bass.

The night that Neo¹ fell in love with speed garage and everything that it embodies, with its pounding shuffly beats and warping, dirty basslines, was a night back in 1998 when he witnessed Dave Armstrong and Norrie Taylor (Prime & Seven) playing a tag set and totally energetically enveloping the dancefloor with basslines, building up such an immense energy and keeping everyone dancing non-stop. He knew at that moment that he wanted to be a part of the scene on the other side of the turntables, exchanging vibes and energy with everyone on the dancefloors, interacting and hyping up the crowd into a frenzy. Intrigued by this original 'new' sound, Neo and a couple of friends decided to get a pair of old turntables and a 2 ch. mixer with no eq. and started playing around with a few different genres including speed garage, house, breaks, hip-hop, hardhouse and trance.

Most of Neo's first gigs were playing up and down Vancouver Island at raves, house parties and nightclubs. He was throwing raves and club nights with his friends under the names Vintage Productions and DavisHouse Productions 2000-2003. Neo held residencies at Hush, Sweetwaters and The Press Room 2001-2004. Random Encounters at Hush and Sunset Sounds at the Sunset Room in 2009. Then Velvet 2015 and Infinity Nightclub in 2018. The Winter solstice in 2023 marked the beginning of a new weekly, Amplify Thursdays at Phoenix Bar & Grill, that Neo¹ and Rising Phoneix organize together. Through his career Neo has found himself dj'ing as far as clubs in Colorado and Las Vegas, to Full Moon parties in Thailand, jungle parties in Cambodia and nightclubs and festivals in Costa Rica.

Since his premier release "Destination EP" debuted on Atomic Zoo Recordings - Calgary in 2010 Neo has worked with several other labels including Backzide Records - San Francisco, Bass Hound Records - Seattle, Breakz R Boss Records - Calgary, Bassbong Records - Vancouver, Filthy Logik Records - Las Vegas and Karizma Radio, Nanaimo. Currently he is working on several projects forthcoming in 2025 on Karizma Radio, Davis House , Victoria, BC. and Speed Garage Records, Las Vegas.

Neo also produces under the alias 'Totally' and in the collaborations, 'Bassline Connection' and 'Funk'n Ruff' with fellow Canadian bad bwoy selectah's Joseph 'Kehx' Mclean and Brent 'd-Set' Kral, respectively. Together these duo's produce bass house, speed garage, bassline house and bassline breaks. Neo is going to be entering the realm of World Bass with a couple of separate collaborations he is currently working on ;)

Music has been Neo¹'s biggest passion his entire life and there's nothing he wants to do more, than share his passion and love for the music with everyone.

"Music raises consciousness and opens portals to new dimensions. I bring that intention in to every set I play. And with that intentional energy we rise up in to a new world together. I'd like to give a huge heart felt Thank you to all my fans and supporters !!!
It means more than anything in existence to be able to share my love and passion for music with the world !" <3 ~Neo¹