Christopher William Mercer (born 26 January 1985), known by stage name Rusko, is a British
electronic musicproducer and DJ from
York, England.
History
Rusko was born in
Leeds and brought up in nearby
York. He grew up in
Wheldrake just outside of the city and attended
Fulford School. He later graduated from
Leeds College of Music with a degree in Music Performance.[4] Immersed in the world of dubstep through Leeds based event "Sub Dub" which was held at the West Indian Centre, Rusko moved to London to work with the record label Sub Soldiers with now no longer associated act
Caspa.[1] During this period he introduced producer Reso to dubstep and the two lived for a time together, driving his flatmate "a bit mental" with hearing the track "Cockney Thug" through the wall for a week.[citation needed]
On 26 October 2012, Fact Magazine posted an interview with Rusko where he stated he planned to release his music for free instead of signing with
Mad Decent again, following his dispute with the record label about the release of his second album. The Kapow EP was his first self-release. In 2013 he joined
Owsla.[5]
In 2015, Rusko and his former production/DJ partner
Caspa announced a reunion with their first American show together.[6]
Health
On 4 May 2017, Rusko announced on Twitter that he had been diagnosed with
gastric lymphoma and would be canceling all events in summer 2017 while undergoing treatment[7] with his first cycle of
chemotherapy completed on 31 May 2017.[8] On 24 October 2017, Rusko appeared in an interview with Your EDM and announced he was given the all clear of treatment. He returned to the stage on 23 February 2018.[9]
2016
Giorgio Moroder - "Parity Error" (Rusko Remix) (Sumthing Else Music Works)
2019 PLS&TY - "Rebel Love (Rusko Remix)" (Self-released)
2019 Boogie T - "Supa Fly (Rusko Remix)" (Drama Club Recordings)[13]
2020
Lele Pons featuring Susan Diaz and Victor Cardenas - "Volar" (Rusko Remix)[14]
References
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abBirchmeier, Jason (2001).
"RA: Rusko". residentadvisor.net. Last FM. Archived from
the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^Birchmeier, Jason (2010).
"farleys Rusko's Birthday". wittysparks.com. Witty Sparks. Archived from
the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2010.