Krust

Quick Facts

Full Name	Krust
Occupation	Disc Jockey
Date Of Birth	Jul 26, 1968(1968-07-26)
Age	56
Birthplace	Bristol
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Bristol
Horoscope	Leo

Krust Biography

Krust is one of the most popular and richest Disc Jockey who was born on July 26, 1968 in Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom. Born 26 July 1968 in Bristol England, Krust grew up in Bristol’s Knowle West council estate where he embraced the city’s burgeoning b-boy culture and learnt to breakdance Inspired by hip hop film Wild Style, he set up his first crew Fresh 4 in school who would perform, host competitions and discos at local youth clubs across Bristol. Key members of the collective alongside Krust were his brother J Flynn and friend Paul Southey (Suv) After leaving school, Fresh 4 established themselves in a squat in Bedminster where they would regularly hold parties.

Fresh 4 released a follow up single Release Yourself in July 1990. It charted at 81. The band signed an album deal with Virgin Records and worked regularly in London for two years to work on an album but left the label due to artistic differences. The album was eventually released in 2015 as The Lost Tapes on Bristol Archive Records

Thompson released his first drum & bass productions under his Krust alias in

1993. ‘The Resister’ was released on Full Circle Records, a label set up by Krust and Size that changed its name to Full Cycle after its first release. This marked the most prolific chapter of Thompson’s career as a recording artist during which he released a large body of work under a variety of aliases such as Krust, Deceivers, Glamour Gold and Gang Related. He also released numerous collaborations with fellow Full Cycle artists Roni Size, Die and Suv under aliases such as Wings, 3 Way and, later, Kamanchi.

Thompson moved to London in 2006 and took time out of the music industry in 2008 for a number of years as he “needed to develop in different ways”. He studied neurolinguistic programming and his first non-music business venture was Disruptive Patterns, a lifestyle coaching consultancy launched in 2009 and aimed at translating the ideologies of jungle into other industry sectors Disruptive Patterns workshops and seminars involve advice on time management, overcoming personal challenges, creative thinking, wellness and the development of the working mindset and have been held across music colleges and universities across the UK and venues such as The Barbican and Soho House. They also spawned a run of seminars aimed specifically at new producers called Future Minds

Thompson has been active as a recording artist since his debut single with UK top 10 charting Bristol collective Fresh 4 in 1989. His release rate did, however, slow down between 2008 – 2017 as he studied and established himself in other fields such as Neuro Linguistic Programming and life coaching. While never quitting music entirely, he has been increasingly more active in drum & bass since the re-launch of Full Cycle in 2016. and made a return as a recording artist in 2017 with an Om Unit collaboration called ‘Underground Cinema’ His first full single in 10 years ‘Portal / Concealing Treachery’, was released on Doc Scott’s 31 Records in January 2018.

Krust Net Worth

Krust is one of the richest Disc Jockey from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Krust 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kirk Thompson (born 26 July 1968), better known by his stage name Krust, is an English drum and bass producer, DJ and co-owner of the Full Cycle record label. Beyond his roles in the music industry, Thompson is also responsible for two businesses: creative consultancy Disruptive Patterns and Amma Life, a CBD oil company he co-owns with Sophia Ali

Inspired by Bristol’s Wild Bunch collective (which comprised members of Massive Attack) Krust’s brother Flynn approached Bristol dub producer Rob Smith with an idea for song which later became Wishing On A Star; a cover of Billie Calvin’s song of the same name that sampled Faze O’s Riding High and James Brown’s Funky Drummer break. The song featured Lizz E on vocals and charted at number 10 in the UK official charts on 7 October 1989 It was the highest charting release to come from the musical movement often referred to as the Bristol scene until Portishead charted at number eight with All Mine in 1997

In 1992 Fresh 4 disbanded as a group and returned to Bristol. Krust continued to work on music while attending raves in the UK south west region. He released two studio productions during this time with Flynn and Suv under the name Hocus Pocus. These early hardcore tracks were released on Twisted Records, a label financed by Smith & Mighty During this time Krust also ran a citywide bicycle courier company called Catch 22 and, alongside Suv and DJ Die, would also host events in the Bedminster area of Bristol in the same squat that the video for Fresh 4’s Wishing On A Star was filmed in. These squat raves would often hire the Diditek soundsystem run by Carl Williams whose brother, Roni Size, was the engineer

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2016 also saw Thompson collaborate with London artist Om Unit as he featured on ‘Underground Cinema’, an 8-minute track FACT Magazine described as a ‘future classic’ It was followed in 2017 by the release of two previously unreleased dubplates from the mid 90s on Dom & Roland’s ‘Dubs From The Dungeons’ series: ‘Ivory Puzzle’ and ‘Flip It’.

Facts & Trivia

Krust Ranked on the list of most popular Disc Jockey. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Krust celebrates birthday on July 26 of every year.

Thompson then released his first full single release in over 10 years, since the closure of Full Cycle, in January 2018. ‘The Portal’ and ‘Concealing Treachery’ were released on Doc Scott’s 31 Records. Scott stated on Twitter about the release: “There have been many moments as a label owner that I can look back on that make me very proud. But this might be my proudest moment of all.” Resident Advisor’s reviewer Mark Smith also commented that if Krust “can maintain this standard, it’ll be one of the strongest comebacks in drum & bass history.”