Flowdan
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Birth name | Marc Veira |
Born | [1][2] | March 17, 1980
Origin | Bow, London, England |
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Years active | 2001–present |
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Marc Veira (born 17 March 1980), better known by his stage name Flowdan, is an English grime MC and record producer from Bow and Poplar, East London.[3] A founding member of Roll Deep, he was responsible for naming the group and remained a member until its hiatus.[3][4] In 2015, he founded his own record label, SpentShell, which has since signed YGG and GHSTLY XXVII to its roster.
Career
A long-standing member of Roll Deep, Flowdan appears on all five of their albums. A good friend of Wiley, the crew's de facto leader, he came from a drum and bass and jungle background and was part of the first wave of grime MCs. His first solo album, Original Dan, was released in 2009 and featured a range of guest artists, including Frisco, Wiley, Killa P and Riko. An EP, Serious Business, followed in 2014, and his second full-length album Disaster Piece was released in 2016, to more positive reviews than his debut.[5][6]
Flowdan is also known for his frequent collaboration with dub and dancehall producer The Bug, and has appeared on at least seven of his songs.[7]
In 2018, Flowdan forayed further into record production. He produced tracks for PK's Bad Ombré EP and GHSTLY XXVII's Guerrilla Tactics EP, the first two releases on his new label and agency, SpentShell.[8] He also contributed preset sounds and samples as well as entire demo tracks to Native Instruments' Maschine expansion pack 'London Grit'.[9][10] In June 2018, he released the four-track One Shell Fits All EP, featuring vocals from D Double E, Nasty Jack, GHSTLY XXVII and Meridian Dan, and production from Masro, Teddy Music, Filthy Gears and Jammz.
Style
Flowdan is known for his deep voice and use of patois lyrics. Although rooted in grime, he performs over various different styles, from the drum and bass of his early days, to the dubstep of his numerous features with The Bug.
Discography
Solo
- Albums
- 2009: Original Dan
- 2016: Disaster Piece
- 2019: Full Metal Jacket
- 2020: The Red Pill
- EPs
- 2014: Serious Business
- 2018: One Shell Fits All
- Singles
- 2002: "Big Mic Man"
- 2003: "Skydiver"
- 2016: "Horror Show Style"
- 2016: "Grime"
- 2017: "Original Raggamuffin" (featuring Wiley)
- 2019: "Welcome to London"
As featured artist
- 2001: "Terrible" (Roll Deep Entourage featuring Wiley, Breeze, Bubbles and Flowdan)
- 2001: "Wickedest Ting" (Geeneus and Wiley featuring Flowdan and Breeze)
- 2001: "1, 2, 3, 4..." (Pay As U Go Cartel)
- 2001: "Dem No Ready" (Pay As U Go Cartel)
- 2003: "Time Wasters" (Remix) (Musketeers featuring Maxwell D and Flowdan)
- 2007: "Skeng" (The Bug featuring Killa P and Flowdan)
- 2007: "Jah War" (The Bug featuring Flowdan)
- 2007: "Poison Dart" (The Bug featuring Warrior Queen and Flowdan)
- 2009: "Bullet A' Go Fly" (DVA featuring Badness, Riko, Killa P and Flowdan)
- 2012: "Say Nothin'" (Jubei featuring Flowdan)
- 2017: "Round Here" (Lethal Bizzle featuring Giggs and Flowdan)
- 2017: "Round Here - Remix" (Lethal Bizzle featuring Abra Cadabra, Ghetts, Frisco and Flowdan)
- 2018: "Inventor" (Rockwell featuring Flowdan)
- 2019: "Start Up" (Boylan featuring Flowdan)
- 2021: "Trenches" (Duke & Jones featuring Flowdan)
- 2022: "Gassed Up" (Zeds Dead and Subtronics featuring Flowdan)[11]
With Roll Deep
- Albums
- 2005: In at the Deep End
- 2007: Rules and Regulations
- 2008: Return of the Big Money Sound
- 2010: Winner Stays On
- 2012: X
References
- ^ Flowdan (18 March 2016). "Flowdan on Twitter: "@TevynJ 1985 😩"". Twitter.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Flowdan on Twitter: "RT @WileyUpdates: @BigFlowdan Happy birthday. >>> done know mi doops!"". Twitter.com. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ a b Cowie, Richard Kylea (2017). Eskiboy. London: William Heinemann. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-785-15159-0.
- ^ Godfree, Cosmo. "CERTIFIED: FLOWDAN TALKS". Ransom Note. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Flowdan on Discogs". Discogs. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ Pattison, Louis. "Flowdan – 'Disaster Piece' Review". NME. Time Inc. (UK). Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "The Bug on Discogs". Discogs. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Big Who? Big What? Flowdan, PK Interviewed | Features | Clash Magazine". Clashmusic.com. 14 April 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "From MC to producer: Flowdan on the making of 'Welcome to SpentShell'". Blog.native-instruments.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Expansions : London Grit | Komplete". Native-instruments.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ King, Ariel (6 January 2022). "Zeds Dead, Subtronics get 'Gassed Up' on third all-time collaboration". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.