12th Planet (musician)

12th Planet
12th Planet
Born	John Christopherk Dadzie; June 7, 1982 (age 44); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	DJ, music producer
Years active	2000–present
Known for	Dubstep music production and DJing

John Christopherk Dadzie (born June 7, 1982), professionally recognized as 12th Planet and Infiltrata, is an American DJ and dubstep music producer originating from Los Angeles.

Biography

Raised in South Los Angeles as the youngest among four siblings, Dadzie completed his studies at Loyola High School in 2000, where he was active in both basketball and volleyball. His introduction to electronic music occurred during his high school years, leading him to co-found Imperial Recordings alongside DJ Lith. Initially, he produced drum and bass tracks under the moniker Infiltrata. In 2006, he transitioned to dubstep production and adopted the stage name 12th Planet, a title inspired by Zecharia Sitchin's literary work. All of his output under this alias consists of original compositions. Widely regarded as a trailblazer who helped establish dubstep culture within the United States—especially in Los Angeles—12th Planet is often referred to as the General of the Riddim Gang.

His collaborative portfolio includes work with notable producers such as Flinch, Skrillex (notably on tracks like "Needed Change," "Father Said," and "Burst" in partnership with Kill The Noise), Datsik, Doctor P, Plastician, Virtual Riot, and Skream. Numerous leading dubstep DJs including Rusko, Skream, and Skrillex regularly incorporate his productions and remixes into their live performances.

12th Planet has performed internationally across cities including London, Sydney, Auckland, and various locations throughout the U.S., participating in prominent festivals such as Electric Daisy Carnival, Together As One, SXSW, Coachella, Ultra Music Festival, Nocturnal Wonderland, and Beyond Wonderland. His career is managed by AM Only, a premier agency specializing in electronic music representation.

In 2007, he played a pivotal role in revitalizing SMOG Records by assuming leadership during its evolution from event promotion to a record label. URB.com recognized him in 2009 as part of their "Next 100" artists. The following year, he released the "Reasons" music video through Scion A/V, which received airtime on MTV2. His remix of Little Jinder’s "Youth Blood" was featured on Diplo’s Mad Decent dubstep compilation titled "Blow Your Head." Skrillex has publicly acknowledged 12th Planet as a mentor during Ultra Music Festival.

In 2013, DJ Times magazine ranked him 20th in their America's Best DJ contest. By 2017, he had signed with Disciple Recordings and took on the role of head for its sub-label Disciple Round Table.

Albums

2012 SMOG 023 - The End Album
2020 Disciple 215 - Swamplex: Next Level Album

Extended plays

2008 RedVolume - 28 Hours Later EP
2008 SMOG 001 - Smokescreen EP
2008 SMOG 002 - Ptera Patrick EP
2008 BASSHEAD 001 - Control EP (with Emu)
2008 SMOG 004 - 68 / Be Blatant EP
2008 Subconscious Recordings - Spliff Politics EP
2008 Argon - Element 16 (Sulfur) EP
2008 Noppa Recordings - Tonka EP
2009 10 Bag Records - C-Sick / Are Ya Feelin EP (with Emu)
2009 SMOG 005 - Texx Mars EP (with Datsik)
2010 Bullet Train Records - Reasons EP
2012 SMOG Records - The End Is Near EP
2013 SMOG 035 - Transitions EP (with Protohype)
2016 SMOG 074 - Gully Squad EP
2017 Disciple Recordings - Let Us Prey EP
2018 Disciple Recordings - Swamplex Terrestrial EP
2019 Disciple Recordings - Swamplex ExtraTerrestrial EP

Singles

2011 SMOG 007 - Westside Dub (collaboration with Plastician)
2011 Dub Police - Purple & Gold (featuring Antiserum)
2011 SMOG 009 - Lootin 92 (partnered with SPL)
2011 SMOG 011 - Who Are We?
2013 SMOG 027 - Whoops/Murdaaa release (with Mayhem)
2016 SMOG 070 - Name Bran (in collaboration with LUMBERJVCK)
2017 Knights of the Round Table Vol.1 - Send It release (with Barely Alive and PhaseOne)
2018 Disciple Alliance Vol.4 - Slaughter Them All release (featuring PhaseOne)
2018 Disciple Alliance Vol.4 - Get Lemon release (with Barely Alive, Dodge & Fuski, Eliminate, Fox Stevenson, Hatcha, Modestep, Myro, Oolacile, Panda Eyes, PhaseOne, Truth, and Virtual Riot)
2018 Disciple Round Table - Bongo Boi release (collaborated with Oolacile)
2019 Disciple Round Table - Bubzstep release (alongside Barely Alive and PhaseOne)
2019 Disciple Alliance Vol.5 - Rubber Band Boiz (with Bandlez)
2019 Disciple Alliance Vol.5 - We Don't Play release (featuring INFEKT, Barely Alive, Samplifire, Bandlez, Virtual Riot, MVRDA, PhaseOne, Dodge & Fuski, Dirtyphonics, Oliverse, Eliminate, Fox Stevenson, Modestep, Terravita, Chibs)
2020 Disciple Alliance Vol.6 - How We Roll (with Samplifire, Modestep, Eliminate, Barely Alive, Oliverse, Virtual Riot, Bandlez, Dirtyphonics, Graphyt, Ecraze, PhaseOne, INFEKT, Chibs, MVRDA, Dodge & Fuski, Myro, Terravita, Fox Stevenson, Virus Syndicate)
2020 Disciple Alliance Vol.6 - Follow, (featuring Katie Sky)

Mix compilations

2010 MISHKA Keep Watch Volume XXI

Remixes

2009 Grand Puba - Get It (12th Planet Remix) [Scion A/V]
2009 Dave Nada - Apocalypse Theme (12th Planet and Flinch Remix) [Tits & Acid]
2009 Little Jinder - Youth Blood (12th Planet and Flinch Remix) [Trouble & Bass]
2009 Ladybox - Cookies Fly (12th Planet and Flinch Remix) [Party Like Us]
2010 Villains featuring Whiskey Pete - Victims (12th Planet and Flinch Remix) [Dim Mak]
2010 Le Castle Vania - Nobody Gets Out Alive (12th Planet and Flinch Remix) [Always Never]
2010 Rusko featuring Amber Coffman - Hold On (12th Planet Remix) [Mad Decent]
2010 DJ Sneak - Southern Boy (12th Planet and Flinch Remix) [Scion A/V]
2010 Rye Rye featuring M.I.A. - Sunshine (12th Planet Remix) [Interscope]
2010 MSTRKRFT - Heartbreaker (12th Planet and Flinch Remix)
2011 Skrillex featuring Penny - All I Ask of You (12th Planet Remix)
2011 Echo Park - Fiber Optic (12th Planet and Flinch Remix)
2012 Foreign Beggars featuring Donae'o - Flying To Mars (12th Planet's Martian Trapstep Remix) [mau5trap]
2012 Dirtyphonics - Dirty (12th Planet Remix) [Dim Mak]
2013 Felguk - Slice & Dice (12th Planet Remix)
2013 Pretty Lights - Go Down Sunshine (12th Planet Remix)
2016 Pegboard Nerds - Heartbit (12th Planet Remix)
2018 What So Not and San Holo featuring Daniel Johns - If You Only Knew (12th Planet Remix)
2019 Excision and Sullivan King - Wake Up (12th Planet remix)
2021 AC Slater and Bleu Clair featuring Kate Wild - Green Light (12th Planet Remix)'

Additional Contributions

2010 Dubsteppers for Haiti Volume 3
2010 SMOG Scion CD Sampler V.30

Collaborations as Featured Artist

2010 Skrillex - "Needed Change" included on Skrillex Presents Free Treats Volume 001.
2011 Skrillex - "Right On Time" (alongside Skrillex and Kill the Noise) from the EP Bangarang.
2011 Korn - "Way Too Far" (featuring Kill the Noise) from the album The Path of Totality.
2013 Protohype - "Like This" (in collaboration with Protohype) featured on the EP Speak No Evil.

External links

Interview with 12th Planet on U:Move, October 6, 2011