Drumsound & Bassline Smith

Drumsound & Bassline Smith are a British electronic production group from Derby, consisting of Andy Wright and Ben Wiggett (the duo known as Drumsound) along with Simon 'Bassline' Smith. They met at one of Derby's club nights in the summer of 1998. Their record label is Technique Recordings, which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2009.

Music career

In 2004, their "Odyssey" banger was judged Mixmag's tenth best all-round dance anthem of the year, and hit No. 1 on the UK Dance Chart. They have released tracks on a string of some of the most respected imprints in drum and bass, including on LTJ Bukem's Good Looking Records, Bryan G's V Records and Grooverider's Prototype Records.

Also, in 2004, Drumsound & Bassline Smith released their first studio album, Nature of the Beast, featuring "Crossfire (Danger)", "Planet Mars", "The End" and "Tinman", on Technique Recordings.

They enjoy regular plays on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra from Fabio and Grooverider, MistaJam, Annie Nightingale and Annie Mac. The trio are one of the few complete multiple mixes for BBC Radio One.

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Delta Heavy

Delta Heavy (often stylized as DELTΔ HEΔVY) is a British electronic music production duo from London. The duo consists of Ben Hall and Simon James. They describe their genre as anything between 110 and 174BPM. They found fame with their 2012 single "Get By", which entered the UK Indie Chart at number 30. The duo's debut album, Paradise Lost, will be released on 4 March 2016 through RAM Records.

Career history

2010—2014: Early beginnings and commercial breakthrough

Delta Heavy first signed to Viper Recordings in 2009, and provided the songs "Galaxy" and "Abort" for two of the label's compilations. They were picked up by the prestigious drum and bass label RAM Records in 2010, and released their first two singles, "Space Time" and "Overkill" with them. The duo's debut extended play Down the Rabbit Hole was released on 27 May 2012, spawning the popular promotional single "Get By". It entered the UK Dance Chart at number 37. The song was also remixed by house producers Gorgon City, and the remix was given independent release. Their most recent track "Empire" was released for free download, and later for purchase through RAM Records. Delta Heavy have received widespread recognition, creating remixes for the likes of Rita Ora, Tinie Tempah, Avicii, DJ Fresh, Nero and Example among others. The bass music promoter UKF has helped the duo rise to fame, with their Nero remix accumulating almost eleven million views, "Demons" accumulating almost two million and "Hold Me" accumulating over four million views. The animated music video for "Get By", directed by Ian Robertson, has received over five and a half million YouTube views. Delta Heavy have supported Sub Focus on his North American Torus tour, and supported Example on his 2014 Live Life Living arena tour.

Conor Maynard

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Conor Paul Maynard (born 21 November 1992) is an English singer-songwriter and child actor from Brighton & Hove who is signed to EMI subsidiary, Parlophone. Maynard rose to success in 2012 when he was nominated for, and subsequently won, MTV's Brand New for 2012 award. His debut single, "Can't Say No", was released in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2012.

Biography

1992–2011: Early life and career

Conor Maynard was born in Brighton, England, to Gary and Helen Maynard, a builder and office worker, respectively. He has a younger brother, Jack, and a younger sister, Anna. Anna has appeared in some of Conor's covers on YouTube, including "Run" and "If I Were A Girl". He attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Hove. On 19 May 2006, he signed up to online video-sharing website YouTube and uploaded his very first video of him singing "Breathe", by fellow British musician Lee Carr.

In 2006, Maynard starred as a young Casper Rose in the Sky 1 television series Dream Team.

Sub Focus

Nick Douwma (born 13 April 1982), better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English electronic music producer. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, he released his self-titled debut album. He released his second album, Torus, on 30 September 2013.

Music career

2005–08: Early career

In March 2005 he had a number one single on the UK Dance Chart with "X-Ray / Scarecrow". The single reached number 60 on the UK Singles Chart. In June 2008, he hit number one on the UK Dance Chart again with "Timewarp / Join the Dots".

2009–10: Sub Focus

In August 2009, he cracked the UK Top 40 for the first time with "Rock It / Follow the Light", which reached number 38. "Rock It / Follow the Light" also got him a third UK Dance Chart #1, as well as reaching the B-List of BBC Radio 1's playlist. Sub Focus has also remixed selected works of The Prodigy, Deadmau5, Rusko, Dr. Octagon, Empire of the Sun and Dizzee Rascal. On 6 October 2009, Sub Focus released "Smooth" which was free to download. On 12 October 2009 he released his debut studio album Sub Focus, the album peaked to number 51 on the UK Albums Chart.