Danny Byrd
Danny Byrd | |
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.jpg) Danny Byrd at Republic Live, 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Danny Byrd |
| Born | 4 May 1979[1] |
| Origin | Bath, Somerset, England |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Hospital |
| Website | byrdfeed |
Danny Byrd (born 4 May 1979) is a British DJ, record producer and musician from Bath in the South West of England. He is influenced by genres such as house, UK garage, R&B and the jungle sound. He primarily releases his music through Hospital Records, the UK-based independent dance music label.[2]
History
Danny Byrd was one of the first artists to sign to Hospital Records in 1999.[3] His first Hospital singles were Do It Again and Changes.
In 2000 BBC Radio 1'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.
In 2008 he released his first album, "Supersized". His second album is called "Rave Digger", and was released in October 2010.
His latest album "Golden ticket" was released in June 2013.[4]
Supersized
In 2008 Danny Byrd's debut studio album Supersized was released on Hospital Records, including notable tracks like Shock Out, Gold Rush, Weird Science and Red Mist. Red Mist VIP, a new version of the latter track, appeared on Hospital's compilation Sick Music and has appeared in the film Dead Man Running[5] and computer games Midnight Club LA[6] and DJ Hero.
Rave Digger
Danny Byrd second studio album Rave Digger was released in October 2010. The lead single "Ill Behaviour" (featuring I-Kay) has been supported by MistaJam, Annie Mac and Sara Cox on BBC Radio 1. The single was promoted to Radio 1's A-list on 8 September 2010.[7]
Chart success
In 2009, his track Red Mist VIP, reached number one on the UK Dance Chart on the week ending 25 July 2009,[8] and on 7 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".
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [9] | ||
| 2008 | Supersized
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| 2010 | Rave Digger
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68 [10] |
| 2013 | Golden Ticket
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181 [11] |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details |
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| 2007 | Medical History
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Mixtape
| Year | Release |
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| 2013 | Byrd Is The Word
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [9] |
UK Dance |
BEL (VL) [12] | |||
| 2000 | "Do It Again" / "Dub It Again" | — | — | — | Medical History |
| 2001 | "Changes" / "Changed" | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Soul Function" / "Junction 18" | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | "Dog Hill" / "Fresh 89" | — | — | — | |
| "Rise Again" / "Control Freak" | — | — | — | ||
| "Round & Round" / "Powderkiller" | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Shock Out" / "Labyrinth" | — | — | — | Supersized |
| "From Bath With Love" / "Shock Out VIP" | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Red Mist" (feat. IK) | 147 [13] |
1 | — | |
| 2010 | "Sweet Harmony" (feat. Liquid) | 64 | 6 | — | Rave Digger |
| "Ill Behaviour" (feat. I-Kay) | 36 | 7 | — | ||
| "We Can Have It All" | 144 | 22 | — | ||
| 2011 | "Tonight" (feat. Netsky) | 91 | 11 | 75 | |
| "Paperchase" (with Brookes Brothers) | — | — | — | Brookes Brothers | |
| 2012 | "Blaze The Fire (Rah!)" (feat. General Levy) | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Grit" (feat. Roni Size) / "Love You Like This" | — | — | — | Golden Ticket | |
| 2013 | "4th Dimension" / "Bad Boy (Back Again)" | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | "Climb High" (featuring Brookes Brothers) | — | — | — | Non-album single |
Remixes
| Year | Artist | Release |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Brian McKnight | "Stay or Let It Go" |
| 2001 | London Elektricity | "Wishing Well" |
| 2002 | Tungsten | "Expand Your Mind" |
| High Contrast | "Music Is Everything" | |
| 2003 | E-Z-Rollers | "RS2000" |
| 2004 | Park Street Productions | "Blackground Music" |
| 2006 | BCee & Lomax | "Dust 'til Dawn" |
| 2009 | Rudenko | "Everybody" |
| Sharam feat. Kid Cudi | "She Came Along" | |
| SugaRush Beat Company | "Love Breed" | |
| Timmy Vegas & Bad Lay-Dee | "Another Dimension" | |
| 2010 | Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah | "Miami 2 Ibiza" |
| Plan B | "Love Goes Down" | |
| 2011 | London Elektricity | "Meteorites" |
| "ロンドンは夜8時 (Lon 8pm ↔ Tyo 4m)" | ||
| Clare Maguire | "The Last Dance" | |
| 2012 | Flux Pavilion | "Daydreamer" |
| 2013 | Wookie feat. Eliza Doolittle | "The Hype" |
| Majestic & Jungle 70 | "Creeping in the Dark" | |
| 2015 | Enter Shikari | "There's a Price on Your Head" |
| Sigala | "Easy Love" | |
| Stanton Warriors | "The One" | |
| 2016 | Becky Hill | "Warm" |
Other songs
- 1998 – "Manhattan"
- 2000 – "The Strutt" / "Walk Tall"
- 2004 – "Planet Music"[a] (with Adrok featuring MC Foxy)
- 2007 – "Under the Sea"[b]
- 2009 – "California"[c] (with Zarif)
- 2014 – "Supersonic"[d]
- ^ from the Hospital Records compilation album Weapons of Mass Creation
- ^ from the Hospital Records compilation album Weapons of Mass Creation 3
- ^ Remix of the Zarif song from the album Box of Secrets; released as a single in 2009.
- ^ from the Hospital Records compilation album We Are 18
References
- ^ Byrd, Danny. "I was born the day thatcher came to power 4th may 1979! RIP". Twitter. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ https://www.hospitalrecords.com/artists/danny-byrd
- ^ "Danny Byrd – Medical History". Hospital Records. Hospital Records.
- ^ https://www.hospitalrecords.com/artists/danny-byrd/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1311699/soundtrack
- ^ http://www.rockstargames.com/midnightclubLA/music/tracklist.html
- ^ Ultra Mega Plexa Tron says:. "Ill Behaviour is A List". Byrd Feed. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Charts Plus issue 413
- ^ a b "Danny Byrd > Charts". aCharts.
- ^ http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/101023cluk.txt
- ^ http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/130706cluk.txt
- ^ "Belgium (Flanders) Charts > Danny Byrd" (in Dutch). ultratop.be/nl Hung Medien.
- ^ http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/090711cluk.txt
External links
- Official website
- Danny Byrd at Hospital Records
- Danny Byrd discography at Discogs
- Danny Byrd at Rolldabeats
- Danny Byrd Essential Mix 2010
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