El Prevost, Lincoln Prevost, was born and based in South East London. Influenced by many styles of music from an early age, he found his deepest musical pull in the early rave scene of the 90s. After years of clubbing with close DJ friends, he moved further into the craft by studying Sound Engineering and Music Technology, committing himself to original production and a distinctive sonic identity.
The diversity of the musical culture around him brought El Prevost into contact with successful DJs, producers and engineers. After completing his studies at Hurricane Studios, Lincoln began a career at London’s Matrix Studio, working in a professional environment with three 96-channel SSL rooms that hosted artists including Placebo, Sounds of Blackness and Blur.
His production language has always pushed away from the safest forms of house music. Instead, he works with sound shaping, manipulation, strange sonic details and altered drum patterns. That restless approach is what gives his records their idiosyncratic edge.
In the early 2000s, as UK Garage was giving way to Grime, El Prevost made a major mark on underground music. In 2001 he set up Linx Recordings, featuring Pay As You Go Cartel, Wiley, Kano, Tinchy Stryder and Flowdan among others. Inspired later by Derrick May, Theo Parrish and Wally Lopez, he moved further toward house and techno and launched Built in Britain Records in 2004, releasing material as Deepologists.
His first solo release on Elevation Recordings arrived in 2010, gaining support from Osunlade and Laurent Garnier, alongside strong reviews in Debug and IDJ. He later released five EPs on London’s Third Ear Recordings, with label boss Guy McCreery describing him as a producer with rare talent for beats, grooves and sound design.
His solo tracks have been selected and supported by names including Steve Bug, Patrice Scott, DJ Hell, Pearson Sound, Steffi, Dan Ghenacia, Apollonia, Dixon and Ricardo Villalobos. In 2013, Allez Ally was selected by Apollonia as a leading track on Fabric 70.
