Patrick Van Kerckhoven is considered to be one of the founding father's of the hardcore sound. He is specifically responsible for initiating the creation of a sub genre of hardcore that became known as "Artcore".
In lieu of his DJ and Producing successes, van Kerckhoven started his own record label "Ruffneck Records" in 1993. This label released over 250 tracks including several major hits such as "Ruffneck Rules Da Artcore Scene" which even managed to hit the European music charts at number 8. After a brief stint making Drum and Bass music with his label "Ruff-teck", van Kerckhoven continued to craft and create new hardcore sounds.
Around 2000 he launched labels "Supreme Intelligence" and "Gangsta Audiovisuals" which concentrated on the newly invented "Darkcore" and "Artcore" styles respectively.
In 2001 he founded the very succesfull Enzyme Records and in 2018 surprised the world by dropping a new record on Ruffneck records after being dorment for over 20 years!
