Blame

NewState / 720 Degrees

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In the past two years, Blame has gone from underground hero to chart-topping producer/remixer and taken his own brand of drum & bass to the masses. A true DJ at heart, he's been rocking crowds with a euphoric and intense mix of energetic beats and basslines since the early days of the rave scene. Releases on Moving Shadow, Good Looking, Metalheadz and Hospital helped to build his reputation as a dynamic and versatile artist and he's continuing to push forward with a club-friendly fusion sound that combines urban, electro and pop flavours. Recently he's been working with the likes of Jocelyn Brown, Dynamite MC, Rodney P, Tinchy Stryder, Alex Mills, Fuda Guy and Jenna G and struck gold with massive remixes for the likes of David Guetta & Kelly Rowland, Axwell, Robin S & Laidback Luke and The Jackson 5. With these and his latest album "Blame: The Music" gaining mainstream radio play and media attention, Blame continues to prove his crossover sound has broad appeal.

Read More...It all began when Blame started to create tracks that would be synonymous with the early hardcore scene. Music Takes You, a project for the Moving Shadow label, saw him break into the UK charts and become number one in the dance chart; many books charting the early days of dance music have since credited this tune as a seminal moment in what was to soon become drum & bass.

After experiencing such early chart success, Blame decided to focus on his musical direction, and received critical acclaim for tunes such as Planet Neptune, also released on Moving Shadow. Soon after Blame joined LTJ Bukem’s Good Looking Records, and it was here that he began to try out more new sounds, quickly becoming one of the labels most important artists. Blame also mixed the second in the famous Logical Progression compilation series. He not only made waves with innovative, space-age tunes such as Visions Of Mars and Alpha:7, but he also became one of Good Looking’s best DJs, touring the world with LTJ Bukem.

The next step was for Blame to set up his own label, 720 Degrees and since then has used the label as a platform for ground breaking drum & bass, including Two Revolutions, a compilation album that showcased the labels increasingly dancefloor-oriented sound. It was a direction in which Blame’s own music was heading.

Blame’s continually prolific recording schedule has lead to successful releases on Hospital Records, Metalheadz and Charge Recordings, alongside which Blame also launched a brand new project simply named Blame Music, focussing on a cinematic, experimental and almost film soundtrack style sound. The first release Hiro caused a massive stir throughout the drum & bass club scene.

Fast forwarding to 2008, Blame released Stay Forever, a beautiful blend of energetic breakbeats and soaring string sections that instantly caught the attention of Radio 1 DJs Zane Lowe, Pete Tong, Trevor Nelson, Colin Murray, Fabio, Rob Da Bank, Ras Kwame and Annie Mac. The Stay Forever vocal mix featuring Selah went straight onto the BBC 1Xtra daytime A playlist with massive support from Mistajam.

The start to 2009 was incredible. Blame & Selah's follow up Because Of You became Zane Lowe's Hottest Record In The World and Sara Cox's Single Of The Week. It was also daytime playlisted on BBC Radio 1 and 1 Xtra, receiving huge dj support from across the board.

The same year also saw some legendary remixes from Blame, adding his unique touch to crossover chart hits including: David Guetta & Kelly Rowland’s UK no.1 When Love Takes Over; the top three charting Show Me Love from Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S; Example’s first UK hit Watch The Sun Come Up and Alesha Dixon’s pop smash Let’s Get Excited. Blame is currently remixing the new David Guetta, Chris Willis, Fergie and LMFAO single

Whilst rolling out top notch remixes Blame also started work on his debut artist album, The Music, pulling in collaborations with chart topping Tinchy Stryder, respected microphone lyricist Dynamite MC, newcomer Fuda Guy, house legend Jocelyn Brown, Roll Deep Crew collaborator Alex Mills, UK hip hop originator Rodney P and new voices Tom Sears, DRS, Jenna G, Camilla and Jenny Fitz plus more surprises currently in polishing… The Music is set to send shockwaves through not only drum & bass and UK nu-urban but beyond into crossover pop.

Blame steps boldly forward into the new decade with the impending launch of Blame The Music, the album, set for release in September 2010. Preceded by first single On My Own featuring Ruff Sqwad members, Tinchy Stryder and Fuda Guy, both backed by Alex Mills, this is a breakbeat driven, electro edged, crossover anthem in the making. Already heavily supported at Radio 1Xtra on their A playlist with the video on rotation on the main UK music channels plus with live sets planned for both 1Xtra and Radio 1, the foundations are there for Blame to go to the next level.

With follow up singles slated to include the Fuda Guy & Camilla track Star plus the awesome Goldmine featuring the liquid lyrical skills of Dynamite MC, the year ahead already looks set on course.

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