Tipper
Tipper is the performing name of David Alexander Tipper, a British electronic producer and DJ from Wimbledon, London, whose extreme bass frequencies and intricate polyrhythms helped define the nu skool breaks movement and later the glitch hop genre through his album Tip Hop. He was discovered as a teenager DJing in a London nightclub by Richie Warren, and their early conversations about bass frequencies and rhythm shaped the sound design approach that would define his career. After releasing his first vinyl EP in 1997 and the album Holding Pattern in early 2001, Tipper began touring extensively through Europe, the United States and Australia, eventually performing Surrounded in full 5.1 surround sound wherever venues allowed. His live sets draw largely on his own unreleased compositions and are noted for a turntablism element, scratching his own sounds over the music, a legacy of his early years as a vinyl DJ. He performed across uptempo, downtempo and ambient formats throughout his touring career, which continued for nearly three decades before what is believed to be his final show in 2025.