Jamie Ritmen otherwise known as 'Gridbreaker' for his hard dance work first began producing dance music at the age of 16 at High School with Darren Styles and Paul Hughes formerly part of DJ Force and The Evolution. In the beginning with a determination to get their music heard they played gigs at Oscars in 1992. When Jamie Darren and Paul met Dj Force who liked the style and saw the great potential and talent of the trio, Dj Force and The Evolution was born and went on to perform at Hardcore Heaven, Dance Paradise, Destiny and toured Germany on many occasions and Knite Force Records became their main label, as well as going under the name ‘A Sense Of Summer’ on Slipmatts ‘universal’ label.
After the group disbanded and went in different directions, Darren and Force became Force and Styles and the rest for them is history. Jamie came back into the scene in 2006, setting up a studio in his bedroom and attends Point Blank Music College in London to develop his engineering skills. With the help of Styles and Breeze he began working tirelessly to create his own style, and once again determined to have an impact on the hardcore scene which by now had changed with a huge trance euro element, this suited his style.
His tracks are now being played by Darren Styles, Mark Breeze, Dougal, Hixxy ,Kutski on his Radio 1 show and many others plus DJ Sy who remixed Jamie’s ' Amnesia 05' a track written after his experience in Ibiza in 2005.With tracks appearing on the last 2 Clubland X-Treme albums’ along with featured tracks on the ‘True Hardcore’ ‘Hard Fast & Furious’ compilations and the massive remix of the Styles & Breeze track ‘Chemical Love’ was the opening track on the ‘Hardcore Adrenalin 2 ‘ compilation , he is certainly kicking the door down and smashing his way into the hardcore scene once again. Jamie also has releases set for Breezy’s new label ‘Futureworld’ and Darren Styles new label ‘Junkbox’, as well as ‘Make Believe’ & ’24 hrs’ to be released on Hectek Records, he is also set to set up his own label in the near future. Projects are also planned this year for collaborations with Styles, Dougal & Gamma and DJ Breeze making Jamie the most sought after producer on the scene.

This year Ritmen also took control of UK Dance from DJ Force allowing him total control over his own music and his passion for finding new talent. You can view more info on UK Dance at www.myspace.com/ukdance.
Jamie has also played sets at ‘Delirium’ in Bristol, ‘Nemesis’ in Swansea and played the biggest event of the year at ‘HTID In The Sun’ .Now also working with such household names as Anne Savage, Kiss FM DJ Nikki Elise and hard house Guru Carl Nicholson producing Hard Dance, he has recently engineered Anne's mix for the eagerly awaited triple album ' Hard Fast & Furious'. Along with Kutski's support on his Radio 1 show smashing Ritmens tunes every week the future is certainly bright for one of the most exciting talents in the business. Watch out 2008 Ritmens on his way!..
Discography 1993-2008

KF003
A1) Fall Down On Me
B1) Escape The Feeling
B2) Mine All Mine

KF011
A1) Twelve Midnight
B1) Lost It

KF016
A1) Perfect Dreams
B1) poltergiest

KF019
A1) Perfect Dreams (Citadel Of Kaos Remix)
B1) Perfect dreams (Original Mix)
B2) Fall Down On Me (Remix)

KF024
A1) High on Life
B1) Raining Smiles


KF034
A1) Show Me Heaven
B1) Stampede

KF039
A1) Simply Electric
B1) Out Of Control


KFLP001 - Shakle Me Not LP (Vinyl Compilation)
Poltegiest

KFLP002 - The Future Sound Of Hardcore (Vinyl & CD Compilation)
Perfect Dreams (Banging Techno Mix)
Raining Smiles (S.E mix)

KFLP05 - The Ancient Sound Of Hardcore Vol.1 (Vinyl Compilation)
Fall Down On Me

KFLP06 - The Ancient Sound Of Hardcore Vol.2 (Vinyl Compilation)
Escape The Feeling

KFLP07 - The Ancient Sound Of Hardcore Vol.3 (Vinyl Compilation)
Poltegiest

KFLP08 - The Ancient Sound Of Hardcore Vol.4 (Vinyl Compilation)
Perfect Dreams
Lost It

KFCD001 - Vinyl Is Better (CD Compilation)
Escape The Feeling
High On LifeSPIN35684 - Simply Electric (CD Artist

Nukleuz Records
Infexious ' Let Me Fly' (Jamie Ritmen Remix)
Styles & Breeze 'Chemical Love' (Jamie Ritmen Remix)
Ibiza Knights 'Feels So Good To Be Alive' (Jamie Ritmen Remix)

UK DANCE
UKD2005 - Jamie Ritmen - Amnesia
(Original/Sy and Unkown Remix)

UKD2006 - Force & Jamie Ritmen - Simply Electric / Future Flash / Out Of Sight

UKD2007 - Run to Heaven / Kill The DJ / 303 Freestyle

UKD2009 - Force & Jamie Ritmen - Break the Silence / Gone are the days (feat Junior)


if you want more information on Jamie Ritmen or to check out his latest tunage please visit the following links:

www.jamieritmen.com
www.myspace.com/djjamieritmen
www.myspace.com/ukdance

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