Releasing music for the best part of 13 years, Optiv, otherwise known
as Edd Holmes has been an integral member of possibly one the most
influential Drum & Bass collectives the scene has ever witnessed.
When Optiv’s music career began the term MP3 was a mere twinkle in the
eye of future music format and at this time acetate was the preferred
method for documenting. It’s clear to see that with his music being
pressed to vinyl on over 20 different labels he has earned his colours
and stripes as a master of his trade. 2002 saw the beginning of Optiv’s
own imprint, Red Light Records, where he released the labels debut 12”
‘Strangeways’ b/w ‘Flatworm’ and since then the label has seen lots of
solo work plus collaborations with Axiom, Chris.su and Rymetyme on
tracks that optimise the Red Light sound, techy, rolling and always at
a super high production level. Now living in Switzerland, Optiv
continues to deliver outstanding music through Red Light and with the
re-ignition of Cause4Concern and further projects in the pipeline, 2011
is set to be an exciting year!