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  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Electronica
  • Instrument: Producer

Biography

Sub Focus is an alias of Nick Douwma, a fast-rising drum'n'bass producer/DJ affiliated with the Ram Records collective who became one of the style's leading practitioners within only two years of his recording debut. Originally from Liverpool, England, Douwma is a self-taught producer who began producing music on his PC at age 13 and attained his know-how from software manuals. One of his demos eventually made its way into the hands of Andy C., the co-founder of Ram Records, one of the U.K.'s premier drum'n'bass labels. Signed initially to the Ram Records offshoot label Frequency, Douwma made his recording debut as Sub Focus in 2003 with the 12" release Down the Drain/Hot Line. A couple more 12" releases on Frequency followed in 2004, along with one on J Majik's Infrared label. Douwma's breakout year came in 2005, however, when he made his Ram Records debut, releasing X-Ray/Scarecrow and, later in the year, Frozen Solid/Juno; these 12" releases were also compiled on the Frozen Solid/X-Ray maxi-single in response to their widespread demand, as "X-Ray" was awarded Single of the Week on tastemaker Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show. Also in 2005, Douwma was chosen to remix the Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up" in promotion of the group's 15-year anniversary collection, Their Law: The Singles 1990-2005. In subsequent years, Douwma continued his affiliation with Ram Records, releasing a 12" more or less annually (i.e., Airplane/Flamenco, 2006; Special Place/Druggy, 2007; Timewarp/Join the Dots, 2008; et al.) and performing as an affiliate DJ at clubs such as Fabric and festivals such as Glastonbury. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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Sub Focus
Origin Guildford, United Kingdom
Genres Drum and bass
Years active 2003 - present
Labels Ram Records
Website www.myspace.com/subfocus
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Nick Douwma

Nick Douwma, better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English drum and bass record producer. He has been releasing records since 2003.[1] On 12th October 2009 he released his self-titled debut album

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Chart success

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.[2] 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 singles chart 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.

Tracks such as Time Warp and Vapourise display a heavy leaning towards synthetic techno inspired sounds whereas Follow the Light and Deep Space follow a Liquid Drum'n'Bass sound and a traditional big-room roll-out track respectively. Not just limited to once dance genre - Sub Focus has worked on dubstep as well as some fidget house.

Sub Focus has also remixed work by The Prodigy, Deadmau5, Dr. Octagon, Empire of the Sun and Dizzee Rascal

On October 06 2009, Sub Focus released a track called "Smooth" which is free to download at Breakbeat.co.uk

Discography

Singles

  • "Down The Drain" / "Hot Line" (2003)
  • "Acid Test" / "Get On Up" (2004)
  • "Ghost" / "Lost Highway" (2004)
  • "Soundguy" / "Bluenote" (2004)
  • "Frozen Solid" / "Juno" (2005)
  • "X-Ray" / "Scarecrow" (2005)
  • "Airplane" / "Flamenco" (2006)
  • "Special Place" / "Druggy" (2007)
  • "Timewarp" / "Join The Dots" (2008)
  • "Rock It" / "Follow The Light" (2009)

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Albums

"Sub Focus" (Release date: October 12th 2009)

  • 1. Let The Story Begin
  • 2. World Of Hurt
  • 3. Follow The Light
  • 4. Last Jungle
  • 5. Deep Space
  • 6. Rock It
  • 7. Move Higher ft. Culture Shock
  • 8. Vapourise
  • 9. Triple X
  • 10. Could This Be Real
  • 11. Splash
  • 12. Timewarp
  • 13. Coming Closer ft. Takura

External links

References

  1. ^ Sub Focus Discogs
  2. ^ polyhex.com UK Singles Chart runs
  3. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist/
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