Sub Focus
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Nick Douwma, better known by his stage name
Sub Focus, is an English
Electronic Music
record producer
. He has been releasing records
since 2003. On 12 October 2009, he released his self-titled debut album.
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" 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.
In 2010, Sub Focus was a support act for Australia
n drum & bass band Pendulum
on their UK
tour to promote their third album Immersion
. Later that year, he produced the Example
track "Kickstarts" for his second album, Won't Go Quietly
. The track was successful in the UK Singles Chart
, peaking at #3. This makes it Sub Focus' most commercially successful production to date.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Sub Focus, is an English
England
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Electronic Music
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...
record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. He has been releasing records
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
since 2003. On 12 October 2009, he released his self-titled debut album.
Chart success
In March 2005 he had a number one single 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...
with "X-Ray / Scarecrow". The single reached number 60 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 ...
. In June 2008, he hit number one on the UK Dance Chart again with "Timewarp / Join the Dots" In August 2009, he cracked the UK Top 40 for the first time with "Rock It / Follow the Light
Rock It / Follow The Light
"Rock It" is the second single from English drum & bass producer Sub Focus' self-titled debut album released on 26 July 2009. It is Sub Focus' most successful solo single to date, peaking at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart....
", 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
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's playlist.
Sub Focus has also remixed selected works of 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...
, Deadmau5
Deadmau5
Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto...
, Rusko
Rusko (musician)
Christopher Mercer, more commonly known as Rusko, is an English dubstep record producer and DJ who was born on 26 January 1985 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.-History:Rusko graduated from Leeds College of Music with a degree in Music Performance...
, Dr. Octagon
Dr. Octagon
Dr. Octagon was a persona created and used by American rapper Keith Matthew Thornton, better known as Kool Keith. First appearing on Thornton's 1996 debut solo album, Dr. Octagonecologyst, Dr. Octagon is an extraterrestrial time traveling gynecologist and surgeon from the planet Jupiter. Thornton...
, Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun (band)
Empire of the Sun is an Australian electronic music duo that formed in 2008. The duo is composed of Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau. The two met in 2000 after both being signed to the same record label. Luke and Nick knew that they instantly had a chemistry like no other...
and 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...
.
On 6 October 2009, Sub Focus released "Smooth" which was free to download.
In 2010, Sub Focus was a support act for Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n drum & bass band Pendulum
Pendulum (band)
Pendulum is an Australian drum and bass and electronic rock band founded in 2002 in Perth by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen, and Paul Harding.Swire and McGrillen were members of the rock band known as Xygen. After hearing Konflict's "Messiah" at a club, they were inspired to enter into the drum and...
on their UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
tour to promote their third album Immersion
Immersion (album)
Immersion is the third studio album from Australian electronic rock/drum & bass band Pendulum. The album was announced in early 2009, with the name being confirmed in December 2009. The album was released 21 May 2010 in Australia and Ireland, and 24 May for the rest of the world, followed by a UK...
. Later that year, he produced the 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...
track "Kickstarts" for his second album, Won't Go Quietly
Won't Go Quietly
-Singles:* The first single to be released from the album was "Watch The Sun Come Up" and was released on 20 September 2009. The single peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and number 3 on the UK Dance Chart....
. The track was successful in 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 ...
, peaking at #3. This makes it Sub Focus' most commercially successful production to date.
Albums
| Year | Album | UK Album Chart |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sub Focus Sub Focus (album) -Alternate versions:* An extended version of "Timewarp" is available on the "Timewarp / Join the Dots" single.* Alternate versions of "Rock It" and "Follow the Light" are available on the "Rock It / Follow the Light" single....
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 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 ... |
UK DAN UK 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... |
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| 2003 | "Down The Drain / Hot Line" | — | — | Non-Album Singles | |||
| 2004 | "Acid Test / Get On Up" | — | — | ||||
| "Ghost / Lost Highway" with Danny Wheeler | — | — | |||||
| "Soundguy / Bluenote" | — | — | |||||
| 2005 | "Frozen Solid / Juno" | — | 29 | ||||
| "X-Ray / Scarecrow" | 60 | 1 | |||||
| 2006 | "Airplane / Flamenco" | — | 30 | ||||
| 2007 | "Special Place / Druggy" | — | 32 | ||||
| 2008 | "Timewarp / Join The Dots" | 92 | 7 | Sub Focus | |||
| 2009 | "Rock It / Follow the Light Rock It / Follow The Light "Rock It" is the second single from English drum & bass producer Sub Focus' self-titled debut album released on 26 July 2009. It is Sub Focus' most successful solo single to date, peaking at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart.... " |
38 | 7 | ||||
| "Could This Be Real / Triple X" | 41 | 4 | |||||
| 2010 | "Splash Splash (Sub Focus song) *Vinyl #1 - Splash / Timewarp VIP *Vinyl #2 - Splash / Coming Closer VIP -Music video:A music video accompanying the single was released on 24 April 2010. The video features an actor posing as Sub Focus and Coco Sumner performing the song in a unknown location in East London, where Sumner takes... " featuring Coco |
41 | 7 | ||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or has not been released | |||||||
Remixes
| Year | Song | Original Artist/s | Released? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Cold Killa" | Shimon Shimon (DJ) Shimon is an English DJ, record producer, and founder of the label AudioPorn Records. Shimon is affiliated with the drum and bass label Ram Records and has released his music on Ram since its inception in 1992.... & Sparfunk |
No |
| 2005 | "Squelch" | Baron Baron (musician) Baron is the artist name of Piers Baron, an award winning record producer and musician whose work includes film scores, Song Writing and DJing... |
Yes |
| "Smack My Bitch Up Smack My Bitch Up "Smack My Bitch Up" is a song by The Prodigy, released as the band's twelfth single on 17 November 1997. It was the third and final single from the album The Fat of the Land.... " |
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... |
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| 2006 | "Aliens" | Dr. Octagon Dr. Octagon Dr. Octagon was a persona created and used by American rapper Keith Matthew Thornton, better known as Kool Keith. First appearing on Thornton's 1996 debut solo album, Dr. Octagonecologyst, Dr. Octagon is an extraterrestrial time traveling gynecologist and surgeon from the planet Jupiter. Thornton... |
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| "Nervous" | DJ Fresh Fresh (musician) DJ Fresh is an English Drum & Bass and Dubstep producer and DJ. He was one of the principal members of drum & bass supergroup, Bad Company, alongside Darren White , Jason Maldini, and Michael Wojcicki... ft. Mary Byker |
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| "A Bit Patchy" | Switch | No | |
| 2008 | "We Are The People We Are the People (Empire of the Sun song) "We Are the People" is a song by the Australian electronic duo Empire of the Sun, released as the second single from their debut album, Walking on a Dream. It was released in Australia on 20 September 2008 and debuted at number eighty-five on the ARIA Singles Chart before peaking at number... " |
Empire of the Sun Empire of the Sun (band) Empire of the Sun is an Australian electronic music duo that formed in 2008. The duo is composed of Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau. The two met in 2000 after both being signed to the same record label. Luke and Nick knew that they instantly had a chemistry like no other... |
Yes |
| 2009 | "Ghosts 'n' Stuff Ghosts N Stuff "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" is a house song produced by progressive house and electro house artist deadmau5 featuring Rob Swire from Australian drum and bass/electronic rock band Pendulum... " |
deadmau5 Deadmau5 Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto... ft. Rob Swire Rob Swire Rob Swire , is an Australian record producer, singer and keyboardist. Swire is best known as lead singer and producer of Australian electronic band Pendulum and is sometimes referred to by the stage name Anscenic... |
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| "Take Me To The Hospital Take Me to the Hospital "Take Me to the Hospital" is the twenty-first single released by the British electronic band The Prodigy. released on 31 August 2009, the CD Single includes the Sub Focus Remix and the 12" Single also includes a Rusko Remix. Liam also collaborated with Josh Homme to create the "Wreckage" mix of the... " |
The Prodigy | ||
| "Dirtee Cash Dirtee Cash "Dirtee Cash" is a song recorded by British rapper Dizzee Rascal and was released as the fourth single from his fourth studio album Tongue N' Cheek. It was released digitally on 21 September 2009 and follows his number-one hits "Holiday" and "Bonkers"... " |
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... |
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| "Twerk" | Basement Jaxx Basement Jaxx Basement Jaxx are a British electronic dance music duo from London, England consisting of Felix Buxton born 1971 and Simon Ratcliffe born 1 December 1969. They first rose to popularity in the late 1990s... ft. Yo! Majesty Yo Majesty Yo! Majesty is an American hip hop group consisting of rapper Shunda K and singer Jwl B, produced by UK-based electro group HardfeelingsUK.Yo! Majesty was mentioned as one of the 'Top 11 new bands of 2008' by NME magazine as well as one of the '25 Most Exciting Bands In America'.-Biography:Yo!... |
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| 2010 | "Hold On" | Rusko Rusko (musician) Christopher Mercer, more commonly known as Rusko, is an English dubstep record producer and DJ who was born on 26 January 1985 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.-History:Rusko graduated from Leeds College of Music with a degree in Music Performance... ft. Amber Coffman |
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| "Self Machine Self Machine "Selfmachine" is a song by English band I Blame Coco from their debut album, The Constant. Produced by Klas Åhlund, it was released as the album's second single in digital format on 11 July 2010, with a 12" vinyl released the following day. The single was remixed by both Sub Focus and La Roux, and... " |
I Blame Coco Coco Sumner Eliot Paulina Sumner , also known as Coco, is an English musician recording under the band name I Blame Coco. I Blame Coco's debut album, The Constant, was released in the UK on 8 November 2010... |
Guest appearances and collaborations
| Year | Song | Artist/s | Album/EP/Single |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Ghost" | Sub Focus & Danny Wheeler | Ghost / Lost Highway |
| "Lost Highway" | |||
| 2005 | "Silicon Chop" | Tim Exile (featuring Sub Focus) | Pro Agonist |
| 2006 | "Verano" | Sub Focus & Howtek (featuring Brookes Brothers) | Verano / Arachnophobia |
| 2007 | "Borrowed Time" | TC (featuring Sub Focus) | Evolution |
| 2008 | "Borrowed Time" (VIP mix) | Borrowed Time VIP / Pornstar | |
| "Distress Signal" | Pendulum Pendulum (band) Pendulum is an Australian drum and bass and electronic rock band founded in 2002 in Perth by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen, and Paul Harding.Swire and McGrillen were members of the rock band known as Xygen. After hearing Konflict's "Messiah" at a club, they were inspired to enter into the drum and... & Sub Focus |
Bootleg | |
| 2010 | "Kickstarts Kickstarts (song) "Kickstarts" is a song by British recording artist Example. This is the third single from Example's second album, Won't Go Quietly. The song was available to download on 13 June 2010, with a physical single release on 14 June 2010... " |
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... (Produced by Sub Focus) |
Won't Go Quietly Won't Go Quietly -Singles:* The first single to be released from the album was "Watch The Sun Come Up" and was released on 20 September 2009. The single peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and number 3 on the UK Dance Chart.... |
| 2011 | "Flashing Lights Flashing Lights (Chase & Status song) "Flashing Lights" is a single from English drum-and-bass duo Chase & Status and Sub Focus, featuring vocals from Takura. The single was released as a digital download on 18 November 2011, and serves as the seventh single from the studio album No More Idols.... " |
Chase & Status Chase & Status 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.-2003-2005:... (with Sub Focus and featuring Takura) |
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... |
| "Stomp" | Sub Focus | RAMM 100 |
VIP mixes
| Year | Song | Release |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Verano" (VIP mix) | Free download |
| 2010 | "Could This Be Real" (Sub Focus Drum and Bass Remix/VIP mix) | Yes; Could This Be Real Remixes (EP) |
| "Timewarp" (VIP mix) | Splash (EP) | |
| "Coming Closer" (VIP mix) | Splash (Rusko Rusko (musician) Christopher Mercer, more commonly known as Rusko, is an English dubstep record producer and DJ who was born on 26 January 1985 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.-History:Rusko graduated from Leeds College of Music with a degree in Music Performance... Remix) / Coming Closer VIP |