Skream: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
| label = [[Tempa]], Tectonic, Disfigured Dubz, Deep Medi Musik |
| label = [[Tempa]], Tectonic, Disfigured Dubz, Deep Medi Musik |
||
| website = http://www.facebook.com/Skream }} |
| website = http://www.facebook.com/Skream }} |
||
}} |
|||
{{Infobox presenter |
{{Infobox presenter |
||
| name = |
| name = |
||
Revision as of 03:50, 15 December 2012
Skream | |
|---|---|
 Skream at Metropolis in Leeds | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Oliver Dene Jones |
| Born | 1 June 1986 London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Dubstep, UK garage, dub, bass music |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | music sequencer, samplers, drum machine, personal computer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Tempa, Tectonic, Disfigured Dubz, Deep Medi Musik |
| Website | http://www.facebook.com/Skream |
{{Infobox presenter
| name =
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| show = Skream & Benga
| station = [[BBC Radio 1]
| timeslot = 23:00 - 01:00, Friday
| show2 =
| station2 =
| timeslot2 =
| style = Dubstep, UK garage, dub, bass music
| country = United Kingdom
| web = www
Skream (born Oliver Dene Jones, 1 June 1986) is a British electronic record producer based in Croydon.[1] One of dubstep's first[2] and most prominent producers, he has played an important role in the genre's development.[3] His debut album Skream! was released in 2006, and was followed up by Outside the Box in 2010. Skream is also a member of the Dubstep supergroup Magnetic Man,[4] along with fellow producers Benga and Artwork. The group released their self-titled debut album on 8 October 2010.
Origins
He was born in West Wickham, Bromley, London.[5] As a teenager, Jones worked at Big Apple Records, a Croydon-based record store that was at the centre of the early Dubstep scene; even prior to this, Jones had become acquainted with Hatcha, another Dubstep pioneer, because Jones' brother worked on an adjacent floor in Big Apple Records.[5] As a result of this encounter, Hatcha was the first DJ to play Skream dubplates.[1]
Skream began producing music at the age of 15[5] (using FruityLoops)[1] and claims to now have roughly 800 songs in varying stages of development, including a number of early disco and funk inspired records.[6] Jones would regularly 'bunk' school and spend the day at Big Apple Records through his teenage years. On various occasions he would also go to FWD a club night which was originally held in the Velvet Rooms but later moved to Plastic People in Shoreditch that would play underground sounds. DJ's such as Hatcha would do live shows here. Skream's early productions were often with another alumnus of Big Apple, Benga, and are of a decidedly darker and less melodic nature than later releases.[7]
Rise to prominence
As Dubstep gained notice from conventional media such as The Guardian[2] and Pitchfork Media,[3] Jones' music started to take on a more melodic sound; less overtly influenced by the darker, UK garage influenced sounds of early Dubstep artists such as Horsepower Productions, with Dub, House, and even Jazz influences instead.[7] The 2005 Skream track "Midnight Request Line" has been described as "Dubstep's most recognizable crossover hit,"[8] and has been praised by producers as diverse as Grime producer Wiley, and Minimal Techno producer Ricardo Villalobos.[9] The key change in the chorus, which The Wire has described as "an epic change of key and tempo that recall(s) the classicist mannerisms of Derrick May,"[10] has been credited as being a key factor in the evolution of a more melodic sound in the Dubstep genre.[7]
Skream has released records on a variety of UK record labels, such as Tempa, Tectonic, and Big Apple Records, including a self-titled album on the Tempa label. He has done few tracks with Niall Henshaw otherwise known as Spectrum.[11] He has performed in Europe, the US, Canada, Australia, and Japan,[12] as well as the UK.[13] Skream used to host a weekly show on Rinse FM, called Stella Sessions. He now co-hosts the Skream and Benga Sessions.[14][15]
On 17 June 2007, Skream was featured on BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix.[16]
On 15 September 2008 Harmless released 'Watch The Ride' CD mixed by Skream, following on from artists like Scratch Perverts, Zinc and Goldie. On 2 October 2008 Skream featured in a fly on the wall German TV show 'Durch die Nacht mit...' alongside Drum and bass artist Goldie. In this he said he currently had writer's block, but he was working on music in other genres, also they talked about a Skream & Goldie collaboration that may be on the cards. Skreamizm Volume 5 was released in December 2008
In 2009, he rose to further prominence when his remix of "In for the Kill" by La Roux became firstly an underground hit in the early part of the year before bursting onto the mainstream, being used in promotional material for the 2010 video game Bayonetta.[17] Also in 2009, Skream has completed further remixes for Bat For Lashes and Toddla T.
In 2010, Skream's popular remix of "In for the Kill" by La Roux was featured in an episode titled "Hair" on the hit HBO series Entourage[18] and "In the club" on the hit E4 series Misfits.
In the summer of 2010, Skream released his second full-length album 'Outside the Box'. The record earned a score of 7 out of 10 from SPIN magazine.[19]
Also making records as a part of Magnetic Man. Magnetic Man is a live electronic music project consisting of Dubstep producers and DJs Skream, Benga and Artwork.
From January 2011, Skream, along with Benga, replaced Alex Metric in his 'In New DJ's We Trust' slot on BBC Radio 1. The duo impressed so much that they were given a weekly slot on Radio 1, starting in April 2012.
Skream and Benga performed together at Field Day music festival in Sydney, Australia on New Years Day 2012.[20]
Personal life
Skream is the brother of jungle DJ Hijak.[21] In July 2011 Skream and his girlfriend's first child was born - a son named Jesse.[22]
Discography
Solo
Albums
- Skream! (2006)
- Outside the Box (2010)
With Magnetic Man
Albums
- Magnetic Man (2010)
References
- ^ a b c O'Connell, Sharon (4 October 2006). "Dubstep". Time Out London. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- ^ a b Warren, Emma (22 April 2007). "Various, Dubstep Allstars 5 - Mixed By DJ N-Type". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- ^ a b Clark, Martin (20 July 2005). "Column: The Month in Grime / Dubstep". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- ^ IMO Records "Skream Biography", IMO Records, London, 20 October 2011. Retrieved on 22 November 2011.
- ^ a b c Clark, Martyn (27 August 2005). "Interview with Skream". Retrieved 30 June 2007.
- ^ Heller, Josh (27 December 2008). "Benga and Skream Interview". The Comment Tree. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ a b c "The Primer: Dubstep". The Wire (279).
- ^ Hampton, Justin B (12 April 2007). "Dubstep: music dark enough to tug the guts". LA Times. Retrieved 13 June 2007. [dead link]
- ^ Cowdery, James (6 April 2006). "Bass in the place". Collective. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- ^ Walmsley, Derek (1 August 2006). "Review of Dubstep Allstars vol. 4, on Tempa records". The Wire (270): 1.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Whalley, Matt. "Skream!". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- ^ Smart, Richard (18 May 2007). "Viral sounds from South London". The Japan Times Online. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- ^ Madden, Joe (12 October 2006). "Skream if you wanna go deeper". Collective. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ DUMMY MAGAZINE: February 2007
- ^ Clark, Martin (14 February 2007). "Column: The Month in Grime / Dubstep". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
- ^ "BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix Tracklisting". 17 June 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
- ^ Jonze, Tim (23 May 2009). "La Roux: Killer Queen". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Entourage". 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Skream, 'Outside the Box'".
- ^ "Coming Up: Field Day 2012". Fuzzy. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ Churchill, Tom (1 November 2006). "Skream: The Dubstep scene's hottest property". Clash. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Wolfson, Sam (3 December 2011). "Skream and the perils of going pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2011.