From playing pirate radio, to residing at Britain's most exciting and ground breaking clubs, Fabio has forged a path that has shaped the sound of drum & bass and been vital in establishing the house, techno and early breakbeat scenes in the UK. Working alongside Grooverider, the pair first hooked up in early 1987 at Phase One, a pirate radio station which also featured the likes of Colin Dale and Dave Angel. An instant rapport was established as Fabio dropped funk and soul numbers over Grooverider's hip hop beats. With the onset of acid house, they started DJing together at Mendoza's - an after hours haunt in Brixton full of the Shoom crowd. Quickly establishing a name for themselves, they began playing all the major raves, spinning a mixture of Detroit house and early rave. Fabio has always been a couple of steps ahead of his contemporaries, laying down early European techno way back in 1989, and developing the first UK breakbeat as long ago as 1991 at seminal club night Rage.

As drum & bass developed in the 90s, Fabio blazed a trail for the more mellow sounds that were being produced. With the formation of his own label, Creative Source, Fabio begun to champion his own brand of jazzier drum & bass, and in doing so launched the career of Calibre, Carlito and many others. With the release of the label's first compilation, entitled 'Fabio Presents: Liquid Funk', a new sub-genre was born.

After Fabio & Grooverider's early forays into pirate radio, they landed a spot presenting a show on Kiss FM, before eventually moving on to the UK's biggest radio station, BBC Radio One. This was the first time that drum & bass had ever been recognised by a national, mainstream institution, and as a result Fabio was given the opportunity, on a weekly basis, to spread the drum & bass gospel to a massive audience both in this country and abroad.

With his name already etched in to dance music folklore, the launch of his seminal club night Swerve added another string to his bow; going on to become one of London's longest running and best respected drum & bass club nights, and a testing ground for new music. With Swerve still going strong, Fabio's legendary status refuses to wane.

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