DJ Fresh

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    Daniel Edward Stein (born 11 April 1977), known professionally as DJ Fresh, is an English DJ and record producer. He is one of the principal members of the drum and bass group Bad Company,[1][failed verification] alongside Darren White (dBridge), Jason Maldini and Michael Wojcicki (Vegas). He also owns and runs the drum and bass label Breakbeat Kaos with Adam F.[2]

    DJ Fresh released his third studio album,

    The Feeling", "Gravity" and "Gold Dust
    ".

    DJ Fresh scored his fourth top five single with "Earthquake", a collaboration with Mad Decent label boss Diplo, featuring Dominique Young Unique, "Dibby Dibby Sound", a collaboration with St. Louis producer Jay Fay also featuring the garage vocalist Ms. Dynamite, "Gravity", featuring Ella Eyre[5] and featuring on "Say You Do" by Sigala also featuring Imani.

    DJ Fresh has 2.8 million record sales, two number one singles and a further eight top 10 singles to his name.[6] He also has over 157 million plays on his YouTube channel.[7]

    Career

    Early success and Escape from Planet Monday (1998–2008)

    DJ Fresh performing at a rave in Springfield, Massachusetts in 2003

    Along with the three other members of Bad Company, Fresh founded the

    Dogs on Acid.[8] Bad Company's track "The Nine",[citation needed] was released in 1998 when Fresh was just 21 years old. "The Nine" was later voted the greatest drum & bass track of all time by readers of Knowledge Magazine[9]

    Resuming his solo career in 2002, Fresh founded Breakbeat Punk, which merged with Adam F's Kaos Recordings to become Breakbeat Kaos in 2003.[10] In 2004 Dogs on Acid was given its own imprint.

    In 2006, Fresh released his first studio album, Escape from Planet Monday, featuring "The Immortal", "X Project", "Nervous" and "All that Jazz" on Breakbeat Kaos.

    Kryptonite and commercial success (2009–2011)

    In 2009 Fresh released a 12" of "Heavyweight" (with Fantasia on the B side) on the

    Digital Soundboy label. "Heavyweight" had a different style from Fresh's usual output, and gained positive reviews and a general positive response through the underground scene and within various radio stations.[11] Fresh subsequently released "Hypercaine" (including a remix from Nero in September 2009)[12] and made BBC Radio 1
    's daytime playlist.

    On 1 August 2010, he re-released his song "

    UK Dance Chart
    .

    He then released his follow-up single called "Lassitude" with

    UK Dance Chart
    .

    Nextlevelism and continued commercial success (2011–2012)

    "

    UK Singles Chart
    .

    On 12 February 2012, the second single "Hot Right Now", featuring British singer Rita Ora, became his second number one in the UK, and the first drum and bass song to chart at number one in the UK. The third single from the album, "The Power", which features rapper Dizzee Rascal, was officially released on 3 June 2012.

    Following the release of his fourth single, "

    Ms Dynamite, The Fray and Liam Bailey
    .

    2012–2018

    Stein started working in 2012 on his fourth studio album. The album's lead single, "

    R. City, Selah Sue and Craig David
    . The song was released as a digital download on 9 December 2016 as the eighth single from Fresh's forthcoming fourth studio album.

    2018–present

    After surviving cancer in 2017, Fresh changed his focus to his other long running passion of software development. He now works as a machine learning-focused software engineer in Oxfordshire, England.[15]

    Discography

    Main article: DJ Fresh discography
    Studio albums

    Awards and nominations

    Year Organisation Award Work Result
    2013
    BRIT Awards
         		British Single of the Year[16] "Hot Right Now" (featuring Rita Ora) Nominated

    References

    1. ^ IMO Records. "DJ Fresh Biography", IMO Records, Retrieved on 15 December 2011. Archived 9 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
    2. ^ "Radio 1 Stories - Breakbeat Kaos: The Story of DJ Fresh & Adam F". bbc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
    3. ^ "DJ Fresh - Nextlevelism - Ministry of Sound". Ministry of Sound. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014.
    4. ^ "DJ Fresh and Rita Ora become UK's first drum and bass Official Singles Chart Number 1". Official Charts Company.
    5. ^ "DJ Fresh's singles - Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company.
    6. ^ "DJ Fresh - Universal Music Publishing UK". Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
    7. ^ "DJ Fresh - YouTube". Retrieved 17 July 2023 – via YouTube.
    8. ^ "FRESH (Bad Company, Breakbeat Kaos, Dogs on Acid, UK) !" illegalparty.com, retrieved 22 July 2009.
    9. ^ "'Kmag Announces the Top 100 Drum & Bass Tracks of All Time'". Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
    10. ^ "World's Top DJs Coming to Seoul" koreatimes.co.kr, retrieved 22 July 2009.
    11. ^ "DJ Fresh Live" last.fm, retrieved 11 August 2009.
    12. ^ "BBK – DJ Fresh News // Hypercaine, Heavyweight, Kryptonite" Dogsonacid.com, retrieved 11 August 2009.
    13. ^ "DJ Fresh VS Jay Fay Feat. Ms Dynamite – 'Dibby Dibby Sound'". SoundCloud. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013.
    14. ^ Harris, Jamie (17 July 2014). "Listen to DJ Fresh's new single 'Flashlight' featuring Ellie Goulding". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
    15. ^ "Rockstar Development with Dan Stein (a.k.a DJ Fresh)". The Undefined Podcast. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
    16. ^ "BRIT Awards 2013: Best British Single". Capital FM. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.

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