Dday One

{{multiple issues| {{notability|Biographies|date=March 2012}} {{unreliable sources|date=March 2012}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dday One | image = Dday_One_2_1.jpg | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Udeze Ukwuoma | alias = Dday One | birth_date = | birth_place = | origin = Los Angeles, California | death_date = | death_place = | instrument = Sampler Turntables Drum machine | genre = {{hlist|Instrumental hip hop|electroacoustic|electronica|hip hop}} | occupation = Producer DJ Photographer Record Label Owner | years_active = 1996–present | label = P-Vine Project Mooncircle Content Label | website = {{URL|ddayone.com/}} }}

'''Dday One''' (born '''Udeze Ukwuoma''') is an American music producer, DJ and songwriter, from Los Angeles, California.<ref name="TRAX">{{Cite news |last=Rovrias |first=Llorenc |date=April 2005 |title=Uno Entre Un Millon |magazine=TRAX Spain}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Dday+One|title = Dday One|website = Discogs}}</ref> He is known for his instrumental sample-based productions which incorporate the extensive use of Break-Beats and organic sounds with emotional elements.<ref name="XLR8R">{{Cite news |last=Balkrishna |first=Anna |date=October 2005 |title=Loop Extensions Review |magazine=XLR8R}}</ref><ref name="waxpoetics Japan ">{{Cite news |last=Bharoocha |first=Hashim |date=September 2011 |title=DDay One |magazine=WaxPoetics Japan}}</ref> Using the Sampler as his sole instrument and mainly drawing from nature, Free jazz and World music, his compositional process is rooted in the lineages of classic hip hop production and Electro-Acoustic music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://elmattic.podbean.com/2011/08/30/moat-instrumentaliste-division-dday-one/|title = M.O.A.T. [instrumentaliste division] :: Dday One}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/news/article/1111080066/|title=HMVインタビュー：Dday One}}</ref>

He has released projects on various labels but the bulk of his output has been through Content (L)abel,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/label/Content+%28L%29abel|title=Content (L)abel|website=Discogs}}</ref> a label which he founded and functions as artistic director, creating a majority of the cover art photography.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Content Label |url=https://digital.thecontentlabel.com/ |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=The Content Label |language=en}}</ref><ref name="BMR Japan">{{Cite news |last=Tsukada |first=Keiko |date=July 2011 |title=Taking Nothing, Producing Something |magazine=BMR Japan}}</ref>

==Live performances==

Throughout the years, Dday One has performed worldwide, sharing the stage with the likes of Kid Koala, Olive Oil, Yppah, Hisham Bharoocha and many more.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edgarwrighthere.com/2011/03/05/march-5th-2011-tokyo-night-off/ |title=March 5th, 2011 | Tokyo – Night off : Edgar Wright Here |access-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-date=March 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307121004/http://www.edgarwrighthere.com/2011/03/05/march-5th-2011-tokyo-night-off/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://djken1.blog73.fc2.com/blog-entry-43.html|title = DJ KEN-ONE Scratch Evolution blog |FRUE}}</ref> Distinct from many contemporary electronic performers, Dday One's performances do not rely heavily on the use of a laptop with performance software. Alternatively, his setup is similar to the classic hip hop studio, consisting of a turntable, mixer, effects module and a hardware sampler. Primarily with the use of the Roland MV-8000 sampler in conjunction with the Korg mini-KP, he mixes various musical styles with elements of his own compositions while improvising and drumming out the percussive parts in real time.

=== Notable venues === *Liquid Loft – Tokyo, Japan (2009) *Power House Arena – Brooklyn, New York (2009) *Agnes b (Headquarters)- Paris, France (2010)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trip-hop.net/news-1155-dday-one-live-set-paris-09-dec.html|title=Dday One live set Paris 09 déc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://europe.agnesb.com/fr/bside/section/chez-nous/activites/harinezumi-no-mori |title=Agnès b. : Historique, musique, cinéma, art, humanitaire, collections privées à découvrir en ligne | b. Side - chez nous - activités - Harinezumi no Mori |access-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-date=December 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210023334/http://europe.agnesb.com/fr/bside/section/chez-nous/activites/harinezumi-no-mori |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Podcast== In addition to production, he is also a contributing Host / DJ for Rhythm Incursions; a Podcast syndicated by London's Resonance 104.4FM. The podcast consists of themed mixes under the title "In Session".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rhythm-incursions.com/category/podcast/dday-one-in-session-series/ |title=DDay One – in Session series | Rhythm Incursions |access-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315004745/http://www.rhythm-incursions.com/category/podcast/dday-one-in-session-series/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rhythm-incursions.com/2008/08/17/introducing-our-newest-presenter-dday-one/ |title=Introducing our newest presenter: Dday One | Rhythm Incursions |access-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708193947/http://www.rhythm-incursions.com/2008/08/17/introducing-our-newest-presenter-dday-one/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums=== *Loop Extensions (2005, Content Label / Needlework UK) *Heavy Migration (2008, Content Label / P-Vine) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120530194640/http://shop.thecontentlabel.com/album/loop-extensions-deluxe Loop Extensions Deluxe] (2011, Content Label / P-Vine) *Mood Algorithms (2011, Content Label / P-Vine)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://textura.org/reviews/ddayone_moodalgorithms.htm|title = Textura}}</ref> *[http://thecontentlabel.com/collections/all/products/dday-one-dialogue-with-life Dialogue with Life]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (2014, Content Label / P-Vine) *Gathered Between (2016, Content Label / Needlework UK) *[https://ddayone.bandcamp.com/album/manu-propria Manu Propria] (2022, Content Label / Needlework UK) *[https://ddayone.bandcamp.com/album/orchestrated-energy-a-collection-of-early-and-unreleased-works Orchestrated Energy: A Collection of Early and Unreleased Works] (2025, Content Label / SAMPLIST (ASCAP))

===EPs=== *Dday One / Dextah – Sense of Balance / Untitled No. 541 (2006, Content Label) *Journal (2009, Content Label) *Dday One / Glen Porter – Wavelengths (2010, Content Label) *Mr. Cooper / Dday One – Tribute to the Q4 (2010, Project Mooncircle)

===Mixes=== *Made From Scratch (mix-tape) (1996) *Air Force Crew Meets The Revolvers (w/DJ Blue)(mix-tape) (1999) *The Stems of Hip Hop (mix-tape) (2000) *Blend Meditation (2006) *These Are My Beats (Mega-Mix) (2006) *Blend Meditation 2 (2009) *Rhythm Incursions Podcast ('''In Session with Dday One''') (2010)

===Appears on=== *The Offbeaters – The Promotion-Assault (2003, Subversiv*rec) *Various – Offbeats 2.0 (2005, Subversiv*rec) * Various – Tropiczone Swap (2006, Twentyfour:Seven Records ) * Various – The Heart on the Right Spot (2007, Project Mooncircle ) * Various – Signal Path (2007, Content Label ) * Various – In The First Place, Does Digital Harinezumi Dream (2009, Power Shovel Audio ) *Various – Project Mooncircle 10TH ANNIVERSARY COMPILATION (2012, Project Mooncircle) * 2econd Class Citizen – Outside Your Doorway EP (2012, Equinox Records)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.ddayone.com}} *[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Dday+One Dday One – Discogs]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dday One}} Category:American hip-hop record producers Category:American electronic musicians Category:American hip-hop DJs Category:Living people Category:Musicians from California Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Place of birth missing (living people)