Rusko

1) Christopher Mercer, aka Rusko, is a English dubstep Dj and producer. Born in Leeds in 1985 to a musical family, Rusko was surrounded by music from day one. Whether it be his family's pianos, guitars, banjos and saxophones, or the heavy reggae and dub sound systems of later years in Leeds, music has always been an integral part of Rusko’s life. After graduating from Leeds College of Music with a degree in Music Production, Rusko discovered the Read more on Last.fm …read full bio

1) Christopher Mercer, aka Rusko, is a English dubstep Dj and producer. Born in Leeds in 1985 to a musical family, Rusko was surrounded by music from day one. Whether it be his family's pianos, guitars, banjos and saxophones, or the heavy reggae and dub sound systems of later years in Leeds, music has always been an integral part of Rusko’s life. After graduating from Leeds College of Music with a degree in Music Production, Rusko discovered the world of Dubstep through the Leeds club night Subdub and a debut appearance from the Digital Mystikz. Having spent the past 10 years making future dub alongside Leeds very own Iration Steppas, Rusko connected with the sound and moved down to London to further advance his musical opportunities with Sub Soldiers label mate Caspa, who is an influential figure within the dubstep community, not only as an artist but as the founder of several influential labels (i.e., Storming Productions, Dub Police, Sub Soldiers). The two sometimes perform as the duo Caspa & Rusko, including a DJ set at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. Veering away from the dark, serious side of the sound Rusko brought a highly driven energy and fun approach to the dubstep massive and quickly coined his own take on the genre and turned the scene upside down. His sound appealed to many people outside of the dubstep world as his productions became more adventurous in formula, sound and energy. His huge hit Cockney Thug has been played by everyone from Pete Tong, Switch, Diplo and Santogold, and has been remixed by Buraka Som Sistema, Diplo, Caspa, Drop the Lime and the Scratch Perverts. In July of 2026 Rusko made the announcement over taking a indefinite hiatus from music production, citing that he wanted to put a focus on his mental health and wellbeing after “ignoring” the warning signs for too long. 2) Rusko was punk band from Czechoslovakia (1992). Frontman Filip Venclík was murdered by neonazi-skinhead in 1993. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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