Danny Byrd
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Danny Byrd is a Drum & Bass DJ, producer and musician from Bath in the South West of England. He is influenced by house, UK garage and R&B and releases his music primarily on Hospital Records, the UK based, independent dance music label.
Danny was one of the first artists to sign to Hospital Records in 2000. His first Hospital singles were Do It Again and Changes. Later in 2000, Radio One's Fabio championed Danny's remix of London Elektricity's Wishing Well. Remixes by Danny Byrd for High Contrast and contributions to the Hospital Records compilation "Weapons of Mass Creation" followed. From 2005 to 2008 there have been the singles Soul Function and Dog Hill on Hospital Records as well as contributions for Spearhead, V Recordings and Advanced.
Danny is a popular club DJ. Danny Byrd has been touring nonstop, taking him from Los Angeles to Paris, from Romania to Vienna, as well as at Hospitality nights all over the UK. In January 2009 he mixed the Hospital Mix 7 album.
Supersized
In 2008 Danny Byrd's debut studio album Supersized was released on Hospital Records. Including notable tracks like Shock Out, Gold Rush with the Brookes Brothers, and Red Mist feat I-Kay. Red Mist VIP a new version of the track appeared on Hospital's compilation Sick Music and has appeared in the film Dead Man Running and computer games Midnight Club LA and DJ Hero.
Rave Digger
Danny's second studio album Rave Digger is due for release in October 2010. The lead single 'Ill Behaviour' featuring I-Kay has been supported by Zane Lowe, MistaJam, Annie Mac and Sara Cox on BBC Radio 1. The single was promoted to BBC Radio 1 A-list status on the 8th September 2010. [1]
Chart Success
In 2009, his track Red Mist VIP, reached number one on the UK Dance Chart on the week ending 25 July 2009,[2] and on the 7th February 2010, his remix of Liquid's Sweet Harmony gave him his first success on the UK Singles Chart, making #64. In October 2010 Danny reached #36 in the UK Singles Chart with the track "Ill Behaviour" feat I-Kay.
Discography
Albums
- Medical History (2007)[3]
- Supersized (2008)
- Rave Digger (2010)
Extended plays
- Supersized EP (Hospital Records, 2008)
12"s
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK Dance | ||||
| 1998 | "Manhattan" | — | — | Non-album single | Picasso |
| 2000 | "Do It Again / Dub It Again" | — | — | Hospital Records | |
| "The Strutt / Walk Tall" | — | — | Tribe Recordings | ||
| 2001 | "Changes / Changed" | — | — | Medical History | Hospital Records |
| 2002 | "Plastic Surgery 3 Sampler" | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2005 | "Soul Function / Junction 18" | — | — | Medical History | |
| 2006 | "Dog Hill / Fresh 89" | — | — | ||
| "Rise Again / Control Freak" | — | — | Spearhead Records | ||
| "Round & Round / Powderkiller" | — | — | Advance//d Recordings | ||
| 2007 | "Under the Sea (Taken from 'Weapons of Mass Creation 3')" | — | — | Non-album single | Hospital Records |
| 2008 | "Shockout / Labyrinth" | — | — | Supersized | |
| 2010 | "Sweet Harmony" (feat. Liquid) | 64 | 6 | Rave Digger | |
| "Ill Behaviour" (feat. I-Kay) | 36 | 7 | |||
| "We Can Have It All (Sigma Remix) / "Planet Earth" | — | — | |||
References
External links
- Official website
- Danny Byrd at Hospital Records
- Danny Byrd discography at Discogs
- Danny Byrd at Rolldabeats
- Danny Byrd Essential Mix 2010