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Sub Focus 
Background information Birth name Nick Douwma Origin Guildford, England Genres Drum and bass, dubstep, house, electro Occupations Songwriter, musician, audio mixing, record producer, DJ Years active 2003–present Labels Ram Records Associated acts Pendulum, TC, Danny Wheeler, Coco Sumner, The Prodigy, Chase & Status Website www.subfocus.com Nick Douwma, better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English Electronic Music record producer. He has been releasing records since 2003.[1] On 12 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 for the first time with "Rock It / Follow the Light", which reached number 38.[3] "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.
Sub Focus has also remixed selected works of The Prodigy, Deadmau5, Rusko, Dr. Octagon, Empire of the Sun and Dizzee Rascal.
On 6 October 2009, Sub Focus released "Smooth" which was free to download.
In 2010, Sub Focus was a support act for Australian drum & bass band Pendulum on their UK tour to promote their third album Immersion.[4] Later that year, he produced the Example track "Kickstarts" for his second album, Won't Go Quietly. The track was successful in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #3.[5] This makes it Sub Focus' most commercially successful production to date.
Discography
Albums
Year Album UK
Album Chart2009 Sub Focus - Released: 12 October 2009
- Label: Ram Records (RAMMLP13CD/RAMMLP13)
- Formats: 12" LP, CD, download
51 Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Album UK UK
DAN2003 "Down The Drain / Hot Line" — — Non-Album Singles 2004 "Acid Test / Get On Up" — — "Ghost / Lost Highway" with Danny Wheeler — — "Soundguy / Bluenote" — — 2005 "Frozen Solid / Juno" — 29 "X-Ray / Scarecrow" 60 1 2006 "Airplane / Flamenco" — 30 2007 "Special Place / Druggy" — 32 2008 "Timewarp / Join The Dots" 92 7 Sub Focus 2009 "Rock It / Follow the Light" 38 7 "Could This Be Real / Triple X" 41 4 2010 "Splash" featuring Coco 41 7 "—" denotes a release that did not chart or has not been released Remixes
Year Song Original Artist/s Released? 2004 "Cold Killa" Shimon & Sparfunk No 2005 "Squelch" Baron Yes "Smack My Bitch Up" The Prodigy 2006 "Aliens" Dr. Octagon "Nervous" DJ Fresh ft. Mary Byker "A Bit Patchy" Switch No 2008 "We Are The People" Empire of the Sun Yes 2009 "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" deadmau5 ft. Rob Swire "Take Me To The Hospital" The Prodigy "Dirtee Cash" Dizzee Rascal "Twerk" Basement Jaxx ft. Yo! Majesty 2010 "Hold On" Rusko ft. Amber Coffman "Self Machine" I Blame Coco Guest appearances and collaborations
Year Song Artist/s Album/EP/Single 2004 "Ghost" Sub Focus & Danny Wheeler Ghost / Lost Highway "Lost Highway" 2005 "Silicon Chop" Tim Exile (featuring Sub Focus) Pro Agonist 2006 "Verano" Sub Focus & Howtek (featuring Brookes Brothers) Verano / Arachnophobia 2007 "Borrowed Time" TC (featuring Sub Focus) Evolution 2008 "Borrowed Time" (VIP mix) Borrowed Time VIP / Pornstar "Distress Signal" Pendulum & Sub Focus Bootleg 2010 "Kickstarts" Example (Produced by Sub Focus) Won't Go Quietly 2011 "Flashing Lights" Chase & Status (featuring Sub Focus and Takura) No More Idols "Stomp" Sub Focus RAMM 100 VIP mixes
Year Song Release 2007 "Verano" (VIP mix) Free download 2010 "Could This Be Real" (Sub Focus Drum and Bass Remix/VIP mix) Yes; Could This Be Real Remixes (EP) "Timewarp" (VIP mix) Splash (EP) "Coming Closer" (VIP mix) Splash (Rusko Remix) / Coming Closer VIP References
- ^ Sub Focus Discogs
- ^ polyhex.com UK Singles Chart runs
- ^ Everyhit.com - accessed February 2011
- ^ http://www.ish-media.com/newsdetail.php?newsid=124
- ^ Everyhit.com - accessed February 2011
External links
Categories:- British record producers
- Drum and bass musicians
- People from Surrey
- People from Guildford
- Living people
- English drum and bass musicians
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