IG Culture has been a leading figure in the UK’s underground since 1990, when Dodge City Productions’ “accidental” deal with Island Records catapulted him into the spotlight. Following those early forays IG established himself as one of London’s most reliable producers, a man with an ear for classic sounds that is equally comfortable twisting up new styles, producing for the likes of Monday Michiru and Roots Manuva. In the early 2000s, he became part of London’s short-lived but influential broken beat scene, producing and releasing tunes under the New Sector Movements project alongside fellow local luminaries like Bugz In The Attic.

In his lecture at the 2007 Red Bull Music Academy, the man born Ian Grant discusses his roots in hip-hop, the London warehouse scene, early mistakes and the influence of fusion on his style.