Tom Casswell, better known as TC and also as Tommy Boy, is an English

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producer, singer and DJ. He left school and started making music inspired by the sounds of the Bristol scene and the music and atmosphere of St. Paul's, the area of Bristol where he grew up. The first two releases from TC "Get It On" and "Make a Little Space" appeared on Bristol based label BS1 Records. His debut album, ''Evolution'', was released in 2007 on D-Style Recordings. TC also presented the latest edition of ''Watch the Ride'', a compilation CD released several times a year.

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and

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have released them previously. His tracks "Deep" (featuring MC Jakes) and "Jump" have achieved critical acclaim in the rave scene. TC has made appearances on shows hosted by Radio 1's

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and was regarded as a breath of fresh air in the drum and bass scene. He is featured as a vocalist and an additional producer in "Plasticworld", a song on

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's 2005 album ''

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'' (which topped 225,000 sales), along with other featured artist Fats. He was also a vocalist for the

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song " Follow the Light", which was featured in Douwma's self-titled album, ''

''. His follow-up Sub Focus collaboration with Culture Shock, "You Make It Better", also features his vocals and was released on ''

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''. His 2013 single " Get Down Low" was released through

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's record label

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and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 183. In 2014,

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reworked Casswell's previously unreleased song "Make You Bounce" and

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added vocals. The product, "

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", was released on 29 June as the third single from Fresh's forthcoming fourth studio album. Following its chart success, Casswell signed to 3Beat for his next single "Everything for a Reason", released on 26 October. His collaboration with

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, entitled "Hit the Floor", was released in January 2015 through

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. In January 2016, he played the world's first

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night, at

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. TC's sophomore album, ''Unleash the Wolves'', was released on 8 July 2016 via 3Beat, and includes the single "Rep" (featuring Jakes). He was also the featured vocalist on

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's single "Saints and Sinners", released on 7 August 2017.

Discography

Albums

* ''Evolution'' – D-Style Recordings – 8 October 2007 * ''Unleash the Wolves'' - 3Beat - 8 July 2016 * ''Circles of Fifths'' - Don't Play Records- 27 October 2017

Singles and EPs

* Resonator / Get It On (12") – BS1 Records – 2002 * Getcha Some More / Make A Little Space (12") – BS1 Records – 2003 * Jamaica Street / All on Me (12") – Beatz – 2004 * Fire in the Hole (Remixes) (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2005 * Let's Go / New Year (12") – Valve – 2005 * No Escape / Sick & Twisted (12") – Test Recordings – 2005 * Deep / Robots (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2006 * Jump / Flatline (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2006 * Rock Star / Game Over (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2007 * Where's My Money? / Deep (Roni Size VIP) (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2007 * Where's My Money (Clipz Remix) / Drink (Xample Remix) (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2008 * Where's My Money (

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Remix) / Tron (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2008 * Borrowed Time VIP / Pornstar (12") D-Style Recordings – 2008 * Concrete / Burning Starlight (12") – Don't Play – 2011 * Tap Ho / Don't Play (12") – Don't Play – 2011 * Bass by the Tonne EP (2×12") – Don't Play – 2012 * No One / Tap Ho (Taxman Remix) (12") – Don't Play – 2012 * Do You Rock? / Drug FuCT (12") – Don't Play – 2012 * Get Down Low (EP) –

– 2013 * Into the Jungle / Deuces – Don't Play – 2014 *

(

vs. TC) –

– 2014 * Everything for a Reason – 3Beat – 2014 * Hit the Floor (with

) -

- 2015 * The Countdown - Self-released - 2015 * Show Some Love (featuring Little Grace) - 3Beat - 2015 * Rep (featuring Jakes) - 3Beat - 2015 * Saints and Sinners (With. Zomboy) ever Say Die— 2017

Remixes

References

External links

@TCDNB
on Twitter * * {{DEFAULTSORT:TC Living people English record producers English drum and bass musicians Musicians from Bristol Year of birth missing (living people) Owsla artists English electronic dance music DJs