What is Datsik (musician)?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Datsik | image = Ephwurd (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Troy Beetles | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|6|8}} | birth_place = [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]], Canada | genre = {{hlist|[[Dubstep]]|[[drumstep]]|[[drum and bass]]|[[Bass house (music)|bass house]]|[[electro house]]|[[moombahcore]]|[[Trap music (EDM)|trap]]}} | occupation = {{hlist|DJ|record producer}} | years_active = 2007 – Current | label = {{hlist|Firepower|Rottun|EX7|Smog|[[Dim Mak Records|Dim Mak]]|[[Last Gang Records|Last Gang]]|[[Mad Decent]]|[[Spinnin' Records|Spinnin]]|[[Ultra Records|Ultra]]}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Ephwurd]]|[[Excision (musician)|Excision]]|Downlink|[[12th Planet (musician)|12th Planet]]|[[Infected Mushroom]]|[[Diplo]]|[[Korn]]|[[Kill the Noise]]|[[Jon Gooch|Feed Me]]|[[Skrillex]]|[[Getter (musician)|Getter]]|Bais Haus|[[Snoop Dogg]]|[[Snak the Ripper]]|[[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]|[[KRS-One]]}}{{!}}Chief Keef{{!}} [TheNoseFlap] | website = {{URL|www.datsik.com}} }} '''Datsik''' (real name: '''Troy Beetles''') (born June 9, 1988 in [[Kelowna, British Columbia|Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[dubstep]] [[DJ]] and music producer. Datsik started producing dubstep after he heard his friend [[Excision (musician)|Excision]] play at the Shambhala Music Festival in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/interview-datsik-talks-dubstep-brostep-and-beyond|title=Interview: Datsik Talks Dubstep, Brostep, and Beyond|access-date=2012-09-17|archive-date=2012-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413183945/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/interview-datsik-talks-dubstep-brostep-and-beyond|url-status=dead}}</ref> The name '''Datsik''' was inspired by Beetles' former [[Xbox Live]] gamertag.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.ca/2010/03/16/excision-and-datsik-interview-sxsw-2010/|title=Excision and Datsik Interview: