Myles MacInnes (born 10 May 1978), better known by his stage name Mylo, is a Scottish

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musician and record producer. His 2004 album ''

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'' peaked at number 26 on the

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. He is best known for his 2005 single " Doctor Pressure", a mashup of his own track "Drop the Pressure" and

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's 1984 song " Dr. Beat"; it peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

Early life and education

MacInnes was educated at

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on the

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and followed this with a scholarship at

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, a private school in Morningside, Edinburgh. After completing his Certificate of Sixth Year Studies, with one course in chemistry and four in mathematics, MacInnes gained admission and matriculated to the

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. MacInnes had no plans after high school and initially wanted to lay bricks in Australia, but was unable to obtain a visa. At the University of Edinburgh, MacInnes studied mathematics, taking second-year mathematics classes in his first year. Submitting an open application, he then applied to study mathematics and philosophy at the

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and was allocated

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. In 1999, MacInnes graduated in Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology with a

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. MacInnes then commenced studies for a PhD in philosophy at the

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but returned the next year to produce music, starting work on his album ''

''. His brother, Hector, is songwriter and guitarist for the band Injuns. He also toured with Mylo throughout 2005 - serving his touring role on electronic drums. MacInnes's son was born in 2012.

Career

Mylo released his debut album, ''

'' in 2004, on the Breastfed Recordings label, which he co-owns. He produced the album on a computer in his own bedroom. Mylo has said that his label turned down fellow Scottish DJ

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. He has provided

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for

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"),

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("You Take My Breath Away"),

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") and

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(" Lift Me Up"). One of his works was a 2004 remix of

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's No. 2 UK

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, " I Believe in You", which appeared on the single that peaked at No. 3 on the US

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. His biggest chart success to date came in the autumn of 2005. This was when the single " Doctor Pressure", a mash-up of his own song "Drop the Pressure" and

's " Dr. Beat", peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The single performed well in the US, especially on the

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and Hot Dance Club Play charts, where it jointly made the top 10. "Muscle Cars", the follow-up single to "Doctor Pressure", was a hit in the UK and European dance charts, reaching No. 1 on the UK Club Chart in November 2005, and No. 38 on the UK Singles Chart. The

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that accompanied the single courted controversy as it featured two supposed Chinese

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– actually played by British actors Bruce Wang and Alex Liang – inventing an electronic fly to spy on the

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. Mylo did not appear in the video. In 2005, Mylo released a DJ mix titled ''Mylo's Rough Guide to Rave'' which was released as a covermount CD in ''

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''. He contributed to a song, "Mars Needs Women", to the War Child

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'' Help!: A Day in the Life'', released in September 2005, and was also featured on the Canadian compilation album, '' MuchDance 2007'', released in November 2006. In 2006, the track "Otto's Journey" was used in a television commercial for

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Zesty Italian Dressing, featuring Olympic

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played a world exclusive of a track by Mylo on 23 January 2009. The title of the track is unconfirmed, however Radio 1 referred to it as "I'm Back", because, as

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stated, "he (Mylo) sent it to us with the file titled I'm Back". The same month, he released another DJ mix album cover mount in an issue of ''

'', this time it was called ''The Return of Mylo'', which contained his new song "Wings of Fire". Mylo performed at the opening ceremony of the

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in Glasgow. In June 2016, Mylo released previews of new music. He said that undisclosed legal reasons were the explanation for his hiatus.

Discography

Albums

Mix albums

* ''Mylo's Rough Guide to Rave'' (2005, free in ''

'') * ''The Return of Mylo'' (2009, free in ''Mixmag'')

Singles

References

{{Authority control 1978 births Living people Scottish electronic musicians Scottish house musicians British house musicians British trip hop musicians Nu-disco musicians People from the Isle of Skye Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford People educated at George Watson's College British remixers People educated at Portree High School British electronic dance music DJs