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ShockOne
Karl Thomas, better known as ShockOne, is an Australian electronic music producer and DJ born in 1982. Originally from Esperance, Western Australia, Esperance, Western Australia, he now resides in Perth. He has been releasing music as ShockOne since 2005, producing a wide variety of dance genres including drum and bass, dubstep, drumstep and electro house. History Beginnings Karl Thomas was a drummer and in high school when he met and formed a metal band (called Xygen) with Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen (the two who would later become Pendulum (drum and bass band), Pendulum and eventually Knife Party) and Jay Burns. When Pendulum (drum and bass band), Pendulum started in the early 2000s, Xygen finished, and so Thomas started making electronic music of his own, under the alias of ShockOne. Early career (2005–2008) From 2005 to 2009, ShockOne released many singles and remixes, making a name for himself within the worldwide drum and bass scene. ''ShockOne'' EP (2009–2010) In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universus
''Universus'' is the debut studio album by Australian producer ShockOne, released on 26 April 2013 through Viper Recordings. It contains collaborations with Metrik, Reija Lee, Phetsta, Kyza and Sam Nafie. ShockOne toured Australia in promotion of the album. It reached number two on the Australian albums chart. Background Karl Thomas described the "loose theme" of the album being "the lifespan of our universe", going on to say that he realised this was the theme "halfway through writing the album". He elaborated, "The term itself, 'universus', actually means everything right now. It's dealing with, as humans, our perception of reality and how we deal with the universe that we're in." Critical reception Will R. of Sputnikmusic described the album as "what the heavier variety of electronic music can do at its best" and wrote, "shockingly, almost the entire album is a pleasant and fun listen, even if it doesn't ever go too far below skin-deep", pointing out that "Lazerbeam" sounds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thinkin About
"Thinkin About" is a song by Australian electronic music producer ShockOne in collaboration with New Zealand electronic music duo Lee Mvtthews. It was released as a single in May 2022, and reached number 19 on the New Zealand artists singles chart in 2023. Background and composition DJ ShockOne approached Lee Mvtthews to work on a collaboration, providing them with the song's basic structure and vocals. Janeva Burrill's vocals were originally intended for another song, so Lee Mvtthews felt that working on the song was like creating a remix. The duo felt that the song had influences of Rüfüs Du Sol, Kanine and Flume, and that it had the "perfect blend of rave and radio", while ShockOne felt that the song captured the feeling of "hedonism and reckless abandon" of attending a rave with friends. Release and commercial reception The song was released as a single on 24 May 2022, followed by two remixes of the song in September by Pulp Friction and T & Sugah. In October, ShockOn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Music Australia
Warner Music Australia (WMA) is an Australian division of the Warner Music Group. Warner Music Australia distributes in Australia, and also covers distribution in New Zealand. History In 1969, Warner Bros. Records split and WEA was formed. It was first established in Canada and followed by Australia. The Australian operation began in July 1970, by Paul Turner with five staff members. The official launch was held at the Menzies Hotel in Sydney on 1 October 1970. The company was then based in Riley Street, Darlinghurst, and had three major labels: Warner Bros. Records, Elektra Records, and Atlantic Records A year later Warner Bros. Records worldwide (including Australia) changed its name to Kinney Music. The monopoly laws in America at the time did not allow the three labels to trade as one, so the umbrella name of Kinney Music was chosen. For the first two years, the Australian Record Company (ARC), now known as Sony Music, handled the Australian distribution. Turner's in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookes Brothers
Phil and Dan Brookes, otherwise known as the Brookes Brothers, are two London-based drum and bass producers. History In 2006 they surfaced with "Portal" / "Desert Island" on Danny Wheeler's W10 imprint. This was followed by "Verano", a collaborative effort with Nick Douwma, otherwise known as Sub Focus. In 2007, the Brookes Brothers were exclusively signed to DJ Fresh and Adam F's label Breakbeat Kaos. Their first release was "Hard Knocks" / "Mistakes", receiving major radio support from Zane Lowe, Pete Tong and the Trophy Twins, as well as staple drum & bass DJ's such as Andy C, Grooverider, and Adam F. The double A-side entered the UK Indie Chart at number 25. In 2007, collaborated with another rising drum and bass star, Culture Shock, creating the monster track "Rework". In 2008, the brothers continue to assault the market with a host of big tunes such as F-Zero, Gold Rush, Dawn Treader and Crackdown. They hold residencies in both Fabric and Herbal nightclubs, playing regula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Mvtthews
Lee Mvtthews is a New Zealand drum n bass duo, who debuted in 2014. They released their debut album ''Bones'' in 2019. The lead single from the album, "Takeover", was a hit in New Zealand in 2022, becoming triple platinum certified. Biography Tom Lee was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in Christchurch, while Graham Matthews was raised in Tauranga. Both moved to Auckland in 2012, and met at a DJ course at the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand. They began collaborating on school projects after finding out that they had similar tastes in music, and in late 2013 began releasing music under the name Joystix. In 2014, the duo released their debut single, "I Got You". The group changed their name to Lee Matthews, after each members' surname, and decided to change the spelling to Lee Mvtthews, due to the Irish country singer Lee Matthews. In 2017, Lee Mvtthews released their debut extended play ''Silhouettes''. The group released their debut album ''Bones'' in November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metrik
Tom Mundell, better known as Metrik, is an English electronic music producer from London. He has been releasing records since 2007, primarily through Hospital Records, the UK-based independent dance music label. He has found success in the UK Dance Singles and Albums Charts, UK Dance Albums Chart, with his second and third studio albums "Life/Thrills" and "Ex Machina" peaking at No. 4 and No. 2 respectively. Career 2010–2012: Early career In 2010, Metrik released his debut EP, ''The Departure EP'', on Viper Recordings, which included "T-1000" as well as collaborations with Jan Burton ("The Arrival" / "Learn To Fly") and techno producers Christian Smith (DJ), Christian Smith & John Selway ("The Departure"). In 2011 he released ''Between Worlds EP'' on Viper Recordings which included "T-2000" and "I See You" which featured vocals from house singer Kathy Brown. In 2012 he released ''Flightwave EP'' as a free download. Later that year he released one of his one of his most iconi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bloody Beetroots
The Bloody Beetroots is an Italian electronic music project of musician and producer Bob Rifo (also Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo and SBCR, born Simone Cogo). Established in late 2005, the Bloody Beetroots were initially a DJ duo consisting of Bob Rifo and Tommy Tea, who later left in 2012. Career The leader of the band, Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo, was born in 1977 in Bassano del Grappa, Italy. He lives between Italy and the United States. He is a classically trained musician, but gained reputation for producing music with styles ranging from punk rock to the new wave of the 1980s. His identity remains largely anonymous. In fact, the only identifying public feature he has is the year "1977" tattooed across his chest, which is the year of his birth, that coincided with the year punk-rock was born. Rifo, a music producer, DJ and photographer uses the pseudonym the Bloody Beetroots himself. 2005–2009: Early production and ''Romborama'' Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo gained the support of Etienne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koven (group)
Koven, sometimes stylized as KOᐯEN or KOVEN., are an English electronic dance music duo made up of producer Max Rowat and vocalist Katie Boyle. They are especially known for their drum and bass and dubstep, but also make trap, future bass, house, pop and other styles. The duo are signed to Monstercat and hail from London, England. Rowat started the project in 2011 and had several vocalists prior to Katie Boyle joining in 2014. They have guested on BBC Radio 1 shows including BBC Radio 1 Dance Presents with Hybrid Minds. They released their debut album ''Butterfly Effect'' in 2020, which was nominated for Best Album at the 2020 Drum & Bass Arena awards. History Max Rowat began the Koven project in 2011, posting his debut free EP "Wake You Up" on SoundCloud, with the title track including vocals by Kate Ashton. Rowat and Ashton released two more songs together: "Take It All" with Modestep and the project's streaming debut "More Than You". The duo also supported Modestep on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtual Riot
Christian Valentin Brunn (Born 20 July 1994), better known by his stage name Virtual Riot, is a German electronic music producer and DJ. He has released seventeen extended plays and two studio albums, most notably his 2016 extended play ''Chemistry'', which peaked at 20 on ''Billboard's'' Dance/Electronic Albums charts and 2018's extended play '' German Engineering'', which peaked at No. 11 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart. He was signed to the independent music label Disciple Recordings in 2014. On 16 April 2019, he announced a publishing deal with Skrillex's OWSLA. Career Brunn had numerous Beatport chart hits including "One For All, All For One" with Razihel and "Cali Born" with Helicopter Showdown. Other electronic music outlets, such as Your EDM, have called his music "non-traditional" and "edgy", comparing him to artists like Savant. Prior to producing under the alias "Virtual Riot", Brunn produced ambient dubstep and future garage music under the ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kito & Reija Lee
Kito & Reija Lee were an Australian electropop duo formed in 2009 in Perth, Western Australia, and active until 2015. They released a few singles and two EPs. History Maaike Kito Lebbing and Reija Lee Thomas met as teenagers and began working together as the duo Kito & Reija Lee in September 2009. Their break out track, "Sweet Talk", was featured in Victoria's Secret 2010 world-wide campaign, and reached number six hundred and forty eight on the iTunes iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management (MDM) utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating s ... Dance Music charts. Their second EP, ''II'', was released on 22 July 2014. The first single of the EP ''II'', "Starting Line", debuted 18 March 2014. ''Earmilk'' hailed as it "a brand new project which mixes sparkling melodies with Reija's standout vocals, almost putting one under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayah Marar
Ayah Marar (; born 20 September 1980) is a Jordanian/Bulgarian singer and songwriter based in the UK. She has been featured as a vocalist or writer on music from British artists including Calvin Harris, DJ Fresh, Camo & Krooked, Bassline Smith and Jack Peñate. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Bass" and the "dubstep queen". Early life Ayah was born in Amman, Jordan, to a Jordanian father and a Czech-Bulgarian mother. She spent most of her adolescence in Jordan, before emigrating to the UK at 18 years of age, where she began her musical career at Warwick University. Musical career Marar is involved in the drum and bass scene and recorded her first single, 'Dance Child', with Loxy & Ink (Signal Records). She recorded several singles in this genre, before meeting and collaborating with Calvin Harris and Toddla T in 2004. Marar and Harris shared a home for a brief period, she toured the world as part of his live show and she collaborated on his second album, performin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Albums Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the '' Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
