Chase & Status
Encyclopedia
Chase & Status are an electronic
music production duo from London
consisting of Saul Milton and Will Kennard. MC Rage & Andy Gangadeen also make up the live band.
music, including Renegade Hardware
. In particular, the tracks "Barbarians" and the remix of Future Cut
's "20/20" were received well by the scene. They released an EP called "Ten Tonne EP", and they had some collaborations with other artists in the scene.
in 2007 with the double A-side "Hurt You"/"Sell Me Your Soul", and in 2008 with "Take Me Away"/"Judgement (Informer)". On 5 October 2008, they reached number 70 on the national singles chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart again with their single "Pieces
" featuring vocals by Plan B. In 2009, they made number 45 with "Against All Odds" which featured UK rapper Kano
.
Chase and status changed their style from more Liquid Drum and bass songs such as "Take you there" and became more commercialized and mainstream after they moved their genre to Club/Dance music.
Chase & Status' first album, More Than Alot
, debuted in the UK album charts at number 49 on 19 October 2008 and entered the UK dance album chart at number 2.
Their album More Than Alot
received the Best Album Award at the 2009 Drum and Bass awards, Birmingham, UK.
". The track was released on 2 November 2009 and featuring British musician Plan B managed to reach a peak of number 9 on the UK Singles Chart
. The single was written for the movie Harry Brown
, which also starred Ben Drew, aka. Plan B.
The duo then released "Let You Go
" on 15 August 2010, revealing it to be the second official single to be released from their second studio album, named No More Idols
according to posters outside their album launch show at the HMV Forum in Kentish Town on October 21. The single featured vocals from Mali and debuted on the UK Singles Chart
at number 11; marking the duo's second consecutive Top 40 hit. "Hypest Hype" featuring Tempa T was confirmed in October 2010 to be the third single from the album and was released as a free download from their website on 8 November 2010; meaning it did not qualify to chart. The fourth single from the album is the dubstep-flavoured "Blind Faith
", which features Nottingham-born soul singer/songwriter Liam Bailey and was released on January 24, 2011. The album also contains a new song "Heavy" with Dizzee Rascal. The album debuted at number 2 in the UK and was certified Gold in the first week of sales by the BPI.
" for The Prodigy
. The remix reached 53 in the Australian Aria Singles Chart and 7 in the Aria Dance Chart. They have also produced for Bajan
singer Rihanna
, on her fourth album Rated R
as well as for British singer Alexandra Burke
's album Overcome
. Other remixes include Black Canvas' 'Broken Dreams', Dizzee Rascal
's 'Sirens', Nneka
's 'Heartbeat' and Capleton
's 'Who Dem', renamed 'Duppy Man'. Chase & Status also produced a track for singer Example
for his third album "Playing In The Shadows
".
MTA Records, specialising in drum and bass
and dubstep
music. Artists signed to the label include Cotti, 501, Nero, Redlight, 16bit
and Sam Wire.
Live members
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| "Hurt You"
| Best Track
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| Chase & Status
| Best Producer
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| More Than Alot
| Best Album
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| "Take Me Away"
| Best Track
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| Best Live Act
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| Best Producer
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| "End Credits" (featuring Plan B)
| Best Track
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| Best Live Act
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| Best Producer
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NME Awards
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| align="center"| 2011
| "Let You Go" (featuring Mali)
| Best Video
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Q Awards
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| align="center"| 2010
| "End Credits" (featuring Plan B)
| Best Video
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UK Festival Awards
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| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2010
| Chase & Status (Bestival)
| Critic's Choice
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| Chase & Status (Beach Break Live)
| Headline Performance
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Virgin Media Music Awards
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| align="center"| 2010
| Chase & Status
| Best Newcomer
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Xtra Bass Awards
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| align="center"| 2007
| "In Love" (with Jenna G)
| Best Track
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Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
music production duo from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
consisting of Saul Milton and Will Kennard. MC Rage & Andy Gangadeen also make up the live band.
2003-2005
They released some material on various labels dealing with drum and bassDrum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
music, including Renegade Hardware
Renegade Hardware
Renegade Hardware is one of the major record labels in the drum and bass music industry.-History:Creatively born in 1995 Renegade Hardware has without question cemented itself as one of the most pioneering Drum & Bass labels in the world....
. In particular, the tracks "Barbarians" and the remix of Future Cut
Future Cut
Future Cut is the stage name of drum and bass producers Darren Lewis and Tunde Babalola. They share production duties.The duo first met whilst promoting rival Drum 'n' Bass nights in Manchester...
's "20/20" were received well by the scene. They released an EP called "Ten Tonne EP", and they had some collaborations with other artists in the scene.
2006–2009: Debut album
Chase & Status have had three number one tracks on the UK Dance ChartUK Dance Chart
The UK Dance Chart is a chart compiled by The Official Charts Company from sales in record stores and digital downloads. Although the chart does not currently receive any airplay on the radio or television, the chart can be viewed on the BBC Radio 1 and The Official Charts Company website.Digital...
in 2007 with the double A-side "Hurt You"/"Sell Me Your Soul", and in 2008 with "Take Me Away"/"Judgement (Informer)". On 5 October 2008, they reached number 70 on the national singles chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart again with their single "Pieces
Pieces (Chase & Status song)
"Pieces" is the first single by Chase & Status from their debut album, More Than Alot. The song was co-written and features vocals by Plan B...
" featuring vocals by Plan B. In 2009, they made number 45 with "Against All Odds" which featured UK rapper Kano
Kano (rapper)
Kane Brett Robinson , better known as Kano and also known as Kane O, is an English rapper and actor. His grandparents came to England as immigrants from Jamaica. He was formerly a key member of east London’s N.A.S.T.Y...
.
Chase and status changed their style from more Liquid Drum and bass songs such as "Take you there" and became more commercialized and mainstream after they moved their genre to Club/Dance music.
Chase & Status' first album, More Than Alot
More Than Alot
-Personnel:Chase & Status* Will Kennard – producer* Saul Milton – producerProduction* Stuart Hawkes – masteringAdditional musicians* Digga – vocals* Five O – vocals* Jenna G – vocals* Kano – vocals* Nneka – vocals* Plan B – vocals...
, debuted in the UK album charts at number 49 on 19 October 2008 and entered the UK dance album chart at number 2.
Their album More Than Alot
More Than Alot
-Personnel:Chase & Status* Will Kennard – producer* Saul Milton – producerProduction* Stuart Hawkes – masteringAdditional musicians* Digga – vocals* Five O – vocals* Jenna G – vocals* Kano – vocals* Nneka – vocals* Plan B – vocals...
received the Best Album Award at the 2009 Drum and Bass awards, Birmingham, UK.
2009–present: No More Idols and commercial breakthrough
Soon afterwards they quickly began working on the album. On 8 November 2009, the duo entered the UK Top 40 for the first time with the track "End CreditsEnd Credits
"End Credits" is the first single from Drum and Bass duo Chase & Status' second studio album No More Idols. The single was co-written, co-produced and features vocals from Plan B and was released on 29 October 2009, reaching a peak position of No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart...
". The track was released on 2 November 2009 and featuring British musician Plan B managed to reach a peak of number 9 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. The single was written for the movie Harry Brown
Harry Brown (film)
Harry Brown is a 2009 British action drama film directed by Daniel Barber and starring Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Jack O'Connell, and Liam Cunningham....
, which also starred Ben Drew, aka. Plan B.
The duo then released "Let You Go
Let You Go (song)
"Let You Go" is the second single by drum and bass duo Chase & Status from their second studio album No More Idols. The song features the singer Mali and was released as a digital download on 15 August 2010 with the CD single released the following day. The single debuted on the UK Singles Chart...
" on 15 August 2010, revealing it to be the second official single to be released from their second studio album, named No More Idols
No More Idols
No More Idols is the second album by British production duo Chase & Status, released on 28 January 2011. No More Idols marks the first major full-length release by Chase & Status since their debut album More Than Alot three years prior; a period in which the group signed a major management deal...
according to posters outside their album launch show at the HMV Forum in Kentish Town on October 21. The single featured vocals from Mali and debuted on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at number 11; marking the duo's second consecutive Top 40 hit. "Hypest Hype" featuring Tempa T was confirmed in October 2010 to be the third single from the album and was released as a free download from their website on 8 November 2010; meaning it did not qualify to chart. The fourth single from the album is the dubstep-flavoured "Blind Faith
Blind Faith (song)
"Blind Faith" is the third single from British drum and bass duo Chase & Status to be released from their second studio album No More Idols. The single features vocals from Liam Bailey and was released on 21 January 2011. The single reached number 5 in the United Kingdom...
", which features Nottingham-born soul singer/songwriter Liam Bailey and was released on January 24, 2011. The album also contains a new song "Heavy" with Dizzee Rascal. The album debuted at number 2 in the UK and was certified Gold in the first week of sales by the BPI.
Remixes and productions
They have also created a remix version of "Invaders Must DieInvaders Must Die (song)
"Invaders Must Die" is the eighteenth single released by the British electronic band The Prodigy. It was released from the band's website as a free digital download on 26 November 2008. It was the first single from the album Invaders Must Die...
" for The Prodigy
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...
. The remix reached 53 in the Australian Aria Singles Chart and 7 in the Aria Dance Chart. They have also produced for Bajan
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
singer Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
, on her fourth album Rated R
Rated R (Rihanna album)
Rated R is the fourth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, first released November 20, 2009, on Def Jam Recordings. The album is a musical distance from her previous effort Good Girl Gone Bad , which contained up-tempo and ballad-oriented songs, and it heavily incorporated pop and...
as well as for British singer Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke is a British R&B and pop recording artist who rose to fame after winning the fifth series of British television series The X Factor in 2008...
's album Overcome
Overcome (Alexandra Burke album)
Overcome is the debut studio album by British pop/R&B singer Alexandra Burke, released October 19, 2009 on Syco Music. The release of the album came a year after Burke won the British talent show, The X Factor, with the recording process taking place between 2008 and 2009...
. Other remixes include Black Canvas' 'Broken Dreams', Dizzee Rascal
Dizzee Rascal
Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...
's 'Sirens', Nneka
Nneka
Nneka is a given name. Notable people with the name include:* Nneka or Nneka Egbuna, Nigerian-German singer and songwriter* Nneka Elliott, weather and traffic specialist at CP24* Nneka Ogwumike, American basketball player at Stanford University...
's 'Heartbeat' and Capleton
Capleton
Capleton is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He is also referred to as King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. His record label is called David House Productions...
's 'Who Dem', renamed 'Duppy Man'. Chase & Status also produced a track for singer Example
Example (rapper)
Elliot John Gleave , better known by his stage name Example, is an English singer and rapper signed to Data Records. His name arose due to his initials being E.G., which is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "exempli gratia", which means, "for example".Example's third album Playing In The Shadows...
for his third album "Playing In The Shadows
Playing in the Shadows
-Other singles:*"Natural Disaster" was released on 16 October. It debuted at number 37 on the UK charts. Although the single is featured on Example's album, it was released as Laidback Luke's single....
".
MTA Records
In 2009 Chase & Status founded the independent record labelIndependent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
MTA Records, specialising in drum and bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
and dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
music. Artists signed to the label include Cotti, 501, Nero, Redlight, 16bit
16bit
16bit are an electronic music act from London, UK, consisting of Eddie Jefferys and Jason Morrison. They are signed to Chase & Status' MTA Records.-Biography:16bit are electronic music artists best known for producing dubstep...
and Sam Wire.
Members
- Saul Milton (Chase) – guitar, keyboards, programming, DJ (2003–present)
- Will Kennard (Status) - DJ, drums
Live members
- Rage – MC, vocals (2009–present)
- Andy GangadeenAndy GangadeenAndy Gangadeen is a drummer from the United Kingdom, known for his band The Bays and as a session drummer. Born in the UK to a Guyanese family, he grew up in Walthamstow and took up drums aged 17....
– drums (2009–present)
Discography
- More than AlotMore Than Alot-Personnel:Chase & Status* Will Kennard – producer* Saul Milton – producerProduction* Stuart Hawkes – masteringAdditional musicians* Digga – vocals* Five O – vocals* Jenna G – vocals* Kano – vocals* Nneka – vocals* Plan B – vocals...
(2008) - No More IdolsNo More IdolsNo More Idols is the second album by British production duo Chase & Status, released on 28 January 2011. No More Idols marks the first major full-length release by Chase & Status since their debut album More Than Alot three years prior; a period in which the group signed a major management deal...
(2011)
Tours
- Chase & Status Debut Live Tour (UK, 2009)
- Live Tour (UK Spring 2010, Autumn 2010)
- No More Idols Tour (UK, Europe, North America 2011)
Awards and nominations
Drum & Bass Awards|-
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2008
| Chase & Status
| Best Producer
|
|-
| "Hurt You"
| Best Track
|
|-
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 2009
| Chase & Status
| Best Producer
|
|-
| More Than Alot
| Best Album
|
|-
| "Take Me Away"
| Best Track
|
|-
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 2010
| rowspan="2"| Chase & Status
| Best Live Act
|
|-
| Best Producer
|
|-
| "End Credits" (featuring Plan B)
| Best Track
|
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2011
| rowspan="2"| Chase & Status
| Best Live Act
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| Best Producer
|
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NME Awards
|-
| align="center"| 2011
| "Let You Go" (featuring Mali)
| Best Video
|
|-
Q Awards
|-
| align="center"| 2010
| "End Credits" (featuring Plan B)
| Best Video
|
|-
UK Festival Awards
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2010
| Chase & Status (Bestival)
| Critic's Choice
|
|-
| Chase & Status (Beach Break Live)
| Headline Performance
|
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Virgin Media Music Awards
|-
| align="center"| 2010
| Chase & Status
| Best Newcomer
|
|-
Xtra Bass Awards
|-
| align="center"| 2007
| "In Love" (with Jenna G)
| Best Track
|
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