Born and raised on the mean streets... (What mean streets?) of San Diego California, THe BuLLDoZeR, AKA D0Z3R - Ben Carlson, started his musical journey when he was 15, when he stole a Slammin' Vinyl cassette tape from a fellow jungalist. It was at this moment that D0Z3R knew he wanted to be part of 'The Bass Scene'.
He first became interested in the electronic music scene in 1996. In 1997, age 17, he bought his own set of Technic 1200's a mixer & Live P.A. system. A year later, he was already being touted as San Diego's answer to the SDD&B scene. He organized, hosted & provided sound equipment for several various underground drum & bass events and clubs hosting major names such as Peacemaker, LANK, HaVoK Mega, Synik, Drop 'n' Hitz, Chunky Charlie, Matt Tipton, Lance Van Buren, and many more. In 1999, he achieved his big break when he succeeded in collecting every D&B release in 2000. It was after this point when he started getting gigs at events such as "L.S.D." Local San Diego and No