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	\| years_active = 1995–present		\| years_active = 1995–present
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	\| alias = Loose Dragon		\| alias = Loose Dragon
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	'''Dominick Martin''', better known by his stage name '''Calibre''', is a Northern Irish ] music producer and DJ from ]. He is highly regarded for his influence on the ] style of drum and bass, which was partially named after his distinct production style.<ref name="DNBA" /><ref name="redbull" /> He started producing drum and bass in 1995, with his first signed release in 1998 under the now-defunct Quadraphonic record label.<ref name="XLR8R">{{cite magazine\|last=Host\|first=Vivian\|date=May 2004\|title=Short Circuits: Calibre\|access-date=5 March 2024\|url= https://archive.org/details/XLR8R101/XLR8R_77/page/n48/mode/1up\|magazine=XLR8R\|publisher= ]\|issue=#77\|page=95}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Baird \|first1=Patric \|title=Dominick drums up an act of a first-class Calibre \|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/dominick-drums-up-an-act-of-a-firstclass-calibre-13939865.html \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606121657/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/dominick-drums-up-an-act-of-a-firstclass-calibre-13939865.html \|archive-date=6 June 2011 \|date=15 August 2008}}</ref><ref name="am" /> He primarily releases his own works through his personal label, Signature Recordings,<ref name="RA"></ref> but has also released on labels such as ], ], and Soul:R.		'''Dominick Martin''', better known by his stage name '''Calibre''', is a Northern Irish ] music producer and DJ from ]. He is highly regarded for his influence on the ] style of drum and bass, which was partially named after his distinct production style.<ref name="DNBA" /><ref name="redbull" /><ref name="ukf1" /> He primarily releases his own works through his personal label, Signature Recordings,<ref name="RA"></ref> but has also released on labels such as ], ], Creative Source and Soul:R.<ref name="fabric" />

			Many of his productions–some of which were unreleased at the time–became synonymous with liquid funk due to DJ ] playing most of Martin's productions on his ] show, ''Liquid Funk'', and at ''Swerve'' club nights (originally known as ''Speed'', which was co-ran with ]) in the early 2000s.<ref name="redbull">{{cite web \|last1=Jenkins \|first1=Dave \|title=Why the current revival of liquid drum'n'bass is so refreshing \|url=https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/liquid-drum-and-bass-revival-best-new-artists \|website=www.redbull.com \|publisher=Red Bull \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306031309/https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/liquid-drum-and-bass-revival-best-new-artists \|archive-date=6 March 2024 \|date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="ukf1" /> Beginning in 2007, some of these unreleased productions would be released under the ''"Shelflife"'' series of albums alongside other works by Martin on his personal record label, Signature Records.<ref name="mmshelf">{{cite web \|last1=Muk \|first1=Isaac \|title=Calibre releases new edition of archival ‘Shelflife’ series \|url=https://mixmag.net/read/calibre-releases-new-shelflife-album-compilation-news \|website=Mixmag \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|date=21 April 2023}}</ref><!--<ref>{{cite web \|title=STH releases w/o 16/06/2009 - New D 'n' B Releases \|url=http://www.stholdings.co.uk/sthreleases150609.pdf \|website=stholdings.co.uk \|publisher=S.T. Holdings \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704171203/http://www.stholdings.co.uk/sthreleases150609.pdf \|archive-date=4 July 2009 \|date=16 June 2009}}</ref>-->
	According to ], none of Martin's productions have been officially remixed by other artists.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Calibre: Meet the man who's never been remixed\|url=http://ukf.com/words/calibre-meet-man-whos-never-remixed\|work=UKF.com\|date=21 March 2014}}</ref>

			According to ], none of Martin's productions have been officially remixed by other artists.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Calibre: Meet the man who's never been remixed\|url=https://ukf.com/read/calibre-meet-the-man-whos-never-been-remixed/\|work=UKF.com\|date=21 March 2014}}</ref>
	Through Quadraphonic, he came to the attention of drum and bass DJ ], who signed Martin to his record label, Creative Source, and released his debut album ''Musique Concrète'' (2001), named after the ] ] of ] whom he was influenced by while attending the ] in Belfast.<ref name="am">{{cite web \|title=Calibre biography - AllMusic \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/calibre-mn0000540602#discography \|website=AllMusic \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|language=en}}</ref> Although 21 songs were chosen for the final release of the album, 300 songs in total were created by Martin for the album.<ref name="DNBA">{{cite web \|last1=Jenkins \|first1=Dave \|title=A lesson in liquid with Fabio \|url=https://breakbeat.co.uk/interviews/a-lesson-in-liquid-with-fabio/ \|website=Drum&BassArena \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306032715/https://breakbeat.co.uk/interviews/a-lesson-in-liquid-with-fabio/ \|archive-date=6 March 2024 \|date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

			In 2019, Martin was awarded ''Critics Choice'' in the Drum&BassArena Awards 2019.<ref name="dnba2019">{{cite web \|title=Drum&BassArena Awards 2019: The Results \|url=https://breakbeat.co.uk/news/drumbassarena-awards-2019-the-results/ \|website=Drum&BassArena \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|date=10 December 2019}}</ref>
	Many of his productions–some of which were unreleased at the time–became synonymous with liquid funk due to Fabio playing most of Martin's productions on his ] show, ''Liquid Funk'', and at ''Swerve'' club nights co-ran by ] in the early 2000s.<ref name="redbull">{{cite web \|last1=Jenkins \|first1=Dave \|title=Why the current revival of liquid drum'n'bass is so refreshing \|url=https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/liquid-drum-and-bass-revival-best-new-artists \|website=www.redbull.com \|publisher=Red Bull \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306031309/https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/liquid-drum-and-bass-revival-best-new-artists \|archive-date=6 March 2024 \|date=9 March 2020}}</ref> Beginning in 2007, some of these unreleased productions would be released under the ''"Shelflife"'' series of albums alongside other works by Martin on his personal record label, Signature Recordings.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Muk \|first1=Isaac \|title=Calibre releases new edition of archival ‘Shelflife’ series \|url=https://mixmag.net/read/calibre-releases-new-shelflife-album-compilation-news \|website=Mixmag \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|date=21 April 2023}}</ref><!--<ref>{{cite web \|title=STH releases w/o 16/06/2009 - New D 'n' B Releases \|url=http://www.stholdings.co.uk/sthreleases150609.pdf \|website=stholdings.co.uk \|publisher=S.T. Holdings \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704171203/http://www.stholdings.co.uk/sthreleases150609.pdf \|archive-date=4 July 2009 \|date=16 June 2009}}</ref>-->

			== Career ==
	In 2003, Martin was commissioned by ] for a remix of ''"Put That Woman First"'' from ]'s '']'' album (2002). Despite Jaheim's disapproval of the remix, 1000 limited-edition ] vinyl records were pressed with permission from Warner due to the underground popularity garnered by the remix. In 2023, the remix was included on a compilation album for purchase on digital storefronts.<ref name="ukf1">{{cite web \|last1=Kicks \|first1=Whisky \|title=In Conversation With Fabio \|url=https://ukf.com/read/in-conversation-with-fabio/ \|website=UKF \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|date=23 October 2023}}</ref>

			Martin started producing drum and bass in 1995, after being inspired by artists such as ] and ]. His first single was released in 1998 under the now-defunct Quadraphonic record label,<ref name="XLR8R">{{cite magazine\|last=Host\|first=Vivian\|date=May 2004\|title=Short Circuits: Calibre\|access-date=5 March 2024\|url= https://archive.org/details/XLR8R101/XLR8R_77/page/n48/mode/1up\|magazine=XLR8R\|publisher= ]\|issue=#77\|page=95}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Baird \|first1=Patric \|title=Dominick drums up an act of a first-class Calibre \|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/dominick-drums-up-an-act-of-a-firstclass-calibre-13939865.html \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606121657/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/dominick-drums-up-an-act-of-a-firstclass-calibre-13939865.html \|archive-date=6 June 2011 \|date=15 August 2008}}</ref><ref name="am" /><ref name="fabric" /> which was closely associated with ]'s ''The Kitchen'' nightclub located under ].<ref name="909originals">{{Cite web \|last=Wynne-Jones \|first=Steve \|date=2019-02-14 \|title=The story of U2’s legendary The Kitchen nightclub \|url=https://909originals.com/2019/02/14/if-you-cant-stand-the-heat/ \|access-date=2024-08-07 \|website=909originals \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hickey \|first=Shane \|date=2002-04-05 \|title=There's just not enough heat in Bono's Kitchen \|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/theres-just-not-enough-heat-in-bonos-kitchen/26050734.html \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240703165710/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/theres-just-not-enough-heat-in-bonos-kitchen/26050734.html \|archive-date=2024-07-03 \|access-date=2024-08-07 \|website=Irish Independent \|language=en}}</ref> During this time, he gave a ] to LTJ Bukem, who never sought an official release after reaching back out to Martin.<ref name="fabric">{{Cite web \|title=In Conversation with Calibre ; fabric London \|url=https://www.fabriclondon.com/posts/in-conversation-with-calibre \|access-date=2024-08-06 \|website=www.fabriclondon.com \|language=en}}</ref>
	In 2019, a remix by Martin was included in an ] of ''"]"'' by ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/album/swan-song-from-motion-picture-alita-battle-angel-remixes/1458355352\|title=Swan Song (From the Motion Picture 'Alita: Battle Angel') – EP by Dua Lipa\|publisher=]\|access-date=6 March 2024\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706161916/https://music.apple.com/album/swan-song-from-motion-picture-alita-battle-angel-remixes/1458355352\|archive-date=6 July 2021}}</ref>

			Through Quadraphonic, he came to the attention of drum and bass DJ ], who signed Martin to his record label, Creative Source, and later released his debut album ''Musique Concrète'' in 2001, named after the ] ] of ], who he was influenced by while attending the ] in Belfast.<ref name="am">{{cite web \|title=Calibre biography - AllMusic \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/calibre-mn0000540602#discography \|website=AllMusic \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|language=en}}</ref> Although 21 songs were chosen for the final release of the album, 300 songs in total were created by Martin.<ref name="DNBA">{{cite web \|last1=Jenkins \|first1=Dave \|title=A lesson in liquid with Fabio \|url=https://breakbeat.co.uk/interviews/a-lesson-in-liquid-with-fabio/ \|website=Drum&BassArena \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306032715/https://breakbeat.co.uk/interviews/a-lesson-in-liquid-with-fabio/ \|archive-date=6 March 2024 \|date=3 June 2020}}</ref>
	Also in 2019, Martin was awarded ''Critics Choice'' in the Drum&BassArena Awards 2019.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Drum&BassArena Awards 2019: The Results \|url=https://breakbeat.co.uk/news/drumbassarena-awards-2019-the-results/ \|website=Drum&BassArena \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|date=10 December 2019}}</ref>

			In 2003, Martin was commissioned by ] for a remix of ''"Put That Woman First"'' from ]'s '']'' album (2002). Despite Jaheim's disapproval of the remix, 1,000 limited-edition ] vinyl records were pressed with permission from Warner due to the underground popularity garnered by the remix. In 2023, the remix was included on a compilation album for purchase on digital storefronts.<ref name="ukf1">{{cite web \|last1=Kicks \|first1=Whisky \|title=In Conversation With Fabio \|url=https://ukf.com/read/in-conversation-with-fabio/ \|website=UKF \|access-date=6 March 2024 \|date=23 October 2023}}</ref>
	==2001: ''Musique Concrete''==

			In 2005, he released ''Second Sun'', which is considered to be Martin's best album according to '']''.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Calibre \|url=https://beat.com.au/calibre/ \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240807003157/https://beat.com.au/calibre/ \|archive-date=2024-08-07 \|access-date=2024-08-06 \|website=Beat Magazine}}</ref>
	On 25 September 2001, Calibre released his debut album on the Creative Source label run by the DJ and Drum & Bass veteran ]. Spanning 5x vinyl / double CD, the album began to define Calibre's soulful and melodic sound and imprint his name amongst the emerging ] artists of the time.
			<!--In 2007, he released ''Shelflife'', a collection of some unreleased work, most of which were created early in his career.<ref name="mmshelf" />-->

	CD1

	# Deep Everytime
	# Right Stuff
	# Version
	# Untitled
	# Say If You Love
	# Run Again
	# Vice
	# U Make It Hot
	# Things A Re-Arranging
	# Always

	CD2

	# Our Love Part 1
	# Our Love Part 2
	# Feeder
	# Sax Track
	# Inflicted
	# What U Need
	# Let The Music Play
	# Parallels
	# Future Life
	# Crazy
	# Light Years

	==Signature Records==
	In 2003, Martin decided to launch a self-published record label, ], which became his vehicle for publishing his music. Martin states, ''"There won't be any other artists on the label for the foreseeable future"''. For a few years the label's website ran of the back of Soul:R, the record label he ran alongside ]. With the Soul:R website receiving very few updates since 2006, Calibre published most of his work and news through his own MySpace page however he deleted this in early July 2011.

	==2005: ''Second Sun''==
	November 2005 marked Martin's second full-length album release, through the Signature label, entitled ''Second Sun''. ''Second Sun'' was released after much anticipation following his 2001 release. He stated, "I look upon my move to Logic as a process in the studio to be a second part of the story. But having said that, the 22nd is my birth date, it's my second album, I'm the second son in the family, this is the second phase production wise but for me its nothing to do with numerology, its more to do with reinvention, a new life." The album ''Second Sun'' is regarded by those working in and those listening to Drum and Bass as a landmark release for the genre. On 17 September 2008, BBC 1Xtra Drum and Bass DJ Bailey gave special praise to the title track of the album, noting it as the tune of the festival for ] 2008, a dedicated Drum and Bass festival which is held in ].

	# Bullets feat. Diane Charlemagne
	# Second Sun
	# All The While
	# Don't Watch This
	# Got A Thing
	# Is It U
	# Drop It Down feat. Singing Fats
	# Go Back To Go Forward
	# Blink of an Eye feat. Lariman
	# Breathing Man
	# Kiya feat. Crow
	# Timeout feat. DRS
	# Drinnahilly
	# These Few

	==2007: ''Shelflife''==
	In October 2007, Martin released ''Shelflife'' a retrospective album featuring 21 unreleased productions spanning from 1998–2005.

	CD 1

	# Venus And Mars
	# South Self
	# Stay High
	# Less Los Ablos
	# Jibaro
	# STCal - STCal Roller
	# Shades
	# Klute – Part Of Me (Remix)
	# Easy on My Mind
	# Re Entry

	CD 2

	# Untitled
	# Acrobat
	# Makes Me Wonder (Original)
	# Cold Blade
	# I'll Stay
	# South Self
	# Free
	# Turn Around
	# Beat 97
	# Peace Of Mind feat. Lariman
	# Idris
	# Time And Space

	==2008: ''Overflow''==
	Martin released ''Overflow'' in Spring 2008. ''Overflow'' features vocals from Martin himself, along with his artwork.

	CD1

	# Savannah Heat
	# Slums (Featuring – DRS)
	# Alone In A Crowd
	# Overeaction Featuring – Lariman
	# Suddenly
	# Into The Groove
	# Leave Me
	# Klute – Part Of Me (Remix)
	# Lo Note
	# Beat Goes On

	CD2

	# TV On
	# Shine (Featuring – Spacek)
	# Always Lovin You
	# You Used To Listen (Featuring – DRS)
	# Big Bang
	# Honeypot
	# Gage
	# Reach You Everywhere
	# So Blue

	==2009: ''Shelflife 2''==
	In January 2009 there were final confirmations from S.T Holdings and Calibre's MySpace, '']'' was to be released on 11 May 2009. Another retrospective album including the long lasting ]s "Life" and "Why Time". As with previous albums, this release featured few guest artists, but there were vocal contributions from ] and ] As with previous albums, this was a ]. It also includes many ] tracks.<ref> St Holdings: Accessed 12 Aug 2009</ref><ref> Discogs: Accessed 12 Aug 2009</ref>

	CD1

	# Out Of The Box
	# Nightlight
	# All The Days
	# Harbinger
	# Nowheretobefound (Featuring – Lariman)
	# Fine As Dust
	# Mindprint
	# The Cage (Featuring – Basil & ST Files)
	# Soft Tear

	CD2

	# Lazy Rock
	# Life
	# Half Full
	# What To Do In These Times
	# Overeaction Dub (Featuring – Lariman)
	# Harry
	# Zombie Life
	# Find A Way
	# The Blues

	==2009: ''Shine a Light''==
	Soon after the release of ''Shelf Life Vol. 2'', Calibre stated he would be releasing his long anticipated downtempo album, ''Shine a Light''. In October 2009 S.T Holding announced it to be released on Monday 16 November. Calibre stated that he has wanted to release a downtempo album for the last two years, but decided to release his second retrospective album first. ''“I have spent over 10 years writing music, the majority of my work being drum and bass, so i wanted to write an album that wasn’t attached to a particular musical genre; to me it felt like feeling my way in the dark”''<ref> St Holdings: Accessed 1 Nov 2009</ref>

	# The Truth (Feat. DRS)
	# Change
	# The Marchers
	# Last Kiss
	# Footprints
	# Beyond
	# Something I Said
	# The Tide
	# Man On The Road
	# Devise

	==2010: ''Even If''==
	In June 2010 Calibre released ''Even If'' on his label Signature Records. Featuring predominantly Drum & Bass, Calibre said of the album, "If I wanted to achieve anything it was mainly to write something that I personally enjoyed, on an individual basis I wanted to mix some genre’s and try to transcend the DNB tag as much as I was referencing it, and hopefully in the process reach out to those out there that like my music."<ref> Hyponik.com: Accessed 19 January 2020</ref>

	# All You Got
	# Even If
	# Rose
	# Broken
	# Thirst Dub
	# Me Myself And I
	# Steptoe
	# Open Your Eyes
	# Acid Hands
	# Section Dub
	# Gone Away
	# No Reply
	# Manchester Nights

	==2011: ''Condition''==
	Released in October 2011, Condition was described by Mixmag magazine as ''“a shape-shifting trove of wonders that leaps ambitiously from the serene to the brutal”'', awarded Drum ′N′ Bass album of the month and rated 5/5.

	Calibre himself describing this album: "Condition is my drum and bass follow up to "Even If", I originally wanted to make an album that was more dance floor influenced, to have a more light hearted approach, in some ways it has that, but I couldn't stop myself from making the deeper material, for years i have wrestled with the subtle side of drum and bass, my journey has been one that tries to attain the simple groove, to keep removing the layers of this music, this album is an expression of this, and how im still feeling the underdog waiting for the cycle....... it came about as it always has and that's the way its supposed to, enjoyable and moving fast to discover the stillness."

	# People Never Change (Featuring – DRS)
	# Nottinghill
	# Who's Singing
	# Mirage
	# No More
	# Foreign Bodies
	# Ugly Duckling
	# Half&Half
	# Garbage Man
	# Schlager
	# Closing Doors (Featuring – DRS)
	# Blackhole Dub
	# Windows

	==2013: ''Spill''==
	In 2013 Calibre released his ninth album entitled ''Spill'' featuring collaborations with Steo and Chimpo. Of the album he states "The collaborations gave me something a little bit different and that has encouraged me to follow this path for the next lp which will be a journey of collaborations over the next year, one which I have already started. My favourite track would probably be ‘Sick Of It All’ because it feels a bit different than the rest."

	# Dema Beats
	# Running
	# Think On
	# Keep Control
	# Close To Me
	# Cully Bridge
	# Simple Things
	# Start Again (Featuring – Chimpo)
	# Do Not Turn On Me
	# Wilderness (Featuring – Steo)
	# Key Flix
	# Paragov
	# Sick Of It All

	==2013: ''Valentia''==
	In 2013 Calibre released the album Valentia under his own name, Dominick Martin. The album was titled after Valentia Island, located off of the south-western coast of Ireland, where much of it was recorded. Martin, who brought with him only a laptop and microphone, said of the location: "in one of the rooms sat a piano, and as my fingers touched the keys I knew there was a story there waiting to be told. The sound of the piano in that place was something very magical as 100mph winds battered the house and interrupted my recordings."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/20380\|title=Calibre announces new downtempo album\|website=Resident Advisor}}</ref>

	In a 12 April 2013 interview with DJ Magazine, he described the project in more detail: "This album is like a singer/songwriter album, it’s like its own big story in itself. I went to the West Coast of Ireland and there was this big storm brewing, and I was scared to death, and I was writing out of fear, it was crazy. I wrote this album down there, I sampled a piano and it’s exactly that material that brings me away from drum & bass."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://djmag.com/content/calibre-rasing-standard\|title=CALIBRE: RASING THE STANDARD\|date=12 April 2013\|website=DJMag.com}}</ref> Valentia was released digitally as well as in a limited physical CD and Vinyl release through Signature records on 15 July 2013.<ref> {{dead link\|date=July 2020}}</ref>

	# Easy Living
	# Need
	# Tabletop
	# Autumn
	# Lakeside
	# Time
	# My Friend Alone
	# I Wish I Could
	# Love Is
	# Rebels With A Cause
	# Valentia Paino

	==2014: ''Shelflife 3''==
	The third addition to the 'Shelflife' series was released in 2014, ''Shelflife 3'' contained thirteen of his most requested unreleased productions from 1997 to 2013. Production was primarily by himself with the addition of vocalist ] on the songs "Fear Of Letting Go" and "Eschaton".

	# The Wash
	# Miraculous
	# Honey Dew
	# Fear Of Letting Go (Featuring - DRS)
	# Makes Me Feel Alright
	# Bellamee
	# Instant
	# Off Key
	# Sagan
	# Eschaton (Featuring - DRS)
	# To And Fro
	# Rooftops
	# Erode

	==2016: ''Shelflife 4''==
	Released in 2016, ''Shelflife 4'' features primarily drum & bass productions, with collaborations coming from Jazz vocalist and MC ] and fellow Drum and Bass DJ and producer ].

	# Latin Ways
	# Space Time (Featuring – Cleveland Watkiss)
	# Model Way
	# Salsoul
	# Down On You
	# Spirit Catcher
	# All One Call
	# Amen Tune (Featuring – DJ Marky)
	# Underfire
	# Bottles & Airports
	# Justice
	# Hold The Light
	# Love Worn Soul

	==2016: ''Grow''==
	In 2016 Calibre released ''Grow'' on 'The Nothing Special' label run by fellow DJ and friend ]. Marking a departure from his label Signature Records, Grow is notable for its primarily downtempo productions and the absence of its title track, which featured as a separate release on the label.

	# Sand Promise
	# Groove Seeker
	# Softly Softly
	# Thunder Fog
	# Over The Top
	# Limbo
	# Mention
	# Without You
	# Your Endless Sea
	# Rust
	# A River Alone
	# Stars We Can See

	==2017: ''The Deep''==
	Composed entirely of his own productions, 'The Deep' is a mixture of downtempo and Drum and Bass featuring Calibre's own lyrics and vocal textures.

	# No One Gets You
	# Up In Smoke
	# Mr Natural
	# Footloose
	# Lit
	# Give It Up
	# Complain
	# Enter
	# Blind For Bang
	# Echoes
	# Better Than Me
	# Gentle Push
	# Round Box

	==2018: ''Shelflife 5''==
	Released in June 2018, ''Shelflife 5'' is the fifth in the 'Shelflife' series of previously-unreleased productions and includes collaborations with long-time artistic partner ] and producer ].

	# Makes Me
	# Leave
	# The Dep
	# Addict
	# City Life (Featuring - DRS)
	# Jaboc
	# Two Ones
	# Self
	# Deep Down
	# Bluesday (Featuring - Marcus Intalex)
	# Funny Games
	# Jass

	==2018: ''4AM''==
	Announced exclusively via Calibre's unofficial Facebook group, ''4AM'' was released in 2018 and showcased the darker side of Calibre's Drum and Bass sound. Departing once again from his own label, the album was released on ]'s label '31 Records'. Scott said of the surprise release "We wanted this to be a surprise release and I think we pulled it off. Everyone seems to know everything nowadays and that sucks, sometimes secrets are fun."

	# Zee Tone
	# Dark Paths
	# Grabber
	# Existing
	# Under You And You
	# Rollover
	# Let It Rain
	# The Swell

	==2019: ''Planet Hearth''==
	Calibre released ''Planet Hearth'' in 2019. First coined in 2015, the album took four years to complete and was in his own words ‘part of a slow metamorphosis that I have wanted to do for a long time’. Inspired again by the island of Valentia on the West Coast of Ireland, the album explores Calibre's ambient persona in a series of atmospheric, narrative-driven works. The album is dedicated to a close friend.

	# Hills
	# Colby Park
	# Eratik
	# Five Minute Flame
	# Planet Hearth
	# Walking In Circles
	# Sheven
	# Thought Fields
	# Error
	# Waiting For Reasons
	# Chasm
	# Pine
	# Down That Road

	==2020: ''Shelflife 6''==
	Released at the start of May 2020,'' Shelflife 6'' is the 6th iteration in Calibre's successful series of compilations. The album features productions spanning several years previous to its release and includes many tracks played at Calibre's previous summer residency at ] club in London, England.

	# Things Like This
	# Years
	# Latin 2000
	# Pillow Dub
	# Guide You Through
	# Puppet
	# Trouble
	# Crazy For You
	# The Goat
	# One Drop
	# Sense Soirèe
	# Be Beautiful
	# When Sunday Goes

	==2021: ''Feeling Normal'' ==
	Released on 26 February 2021,'' Feeling Normal'' shipped on his Calibre's own Signature imprint, and features collaborations with DRS and Cimone, the 13 track album follows 2019's Planet Hearth LP as another fully non drum & bass body of work, this time centered around a 140bpm theme with a variety of break beat and half time rhythms while remaining rooted in the familiar and warm sonic range associated with his style of mastering.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Calibre - Feeling Normal \|url=https://signaturerecordings.databeats.com/download/sigcd016d \|website=Signature Recordings \|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

	# Barren
	# Change With Me
	# Time To Breathe (with Cimone)
	# Has To Happen
	# Feeling Normal
	# Badman (with DRS)
	# Good Times
	# Say Enough (with DRS)
	# Miami
	# Predictable
	# Man Got Sandwich
	# Wrong
	# Regular Bull

	==2021: ''Shelflife 7''==
	Released on 24 November digitally, with a 4 x 12" Vinyl LP to follow in May 2022, '' Shelflife 7'' is the latest iteration in Calibre's successful series of compilations featuring many unreleased and sought-after tracks. This album is distinct as it features many songs as suggested in Calibre's unofficial Facebook fan page, the 'Calibre aka Dominick Martin Appreciation Society™'.

	# Wetter
	# Cure Amen
	# Cross The Line
	# Dumplings & Stew
	# Ready Beek
	# Calibre & Jet Li - Black Mountain
	# Snoopy
	# We Call It Rising
	# Blimp Op
	# Roga Funk
	# Nearly Nothing
	# Moonlight
	# Stoffen

	==2022: ''Double Bend''==
	Double Bend was released on 2nd April 2022, and features 9 tracks of primarily 140 BPM productions. The album is the second of Calibre's to be released on fellow DJ ]'s label 'The Nothing Special', following the Grow LP released in 2016.

	# Double Bend
	# Hostage
	# Savoury Skank
	# Grinch
	# Turtle Duv
	# Going to Ground
	# Frinzingly
	# Rare Groove
	# Im Ent

	==2023: ''Shelflife 8''==
	Unexpectedly released on 19th April 2023 digitally, with vinyl set to follow in September, Shelflife features 13 tracks of Drum & Bass productions, with some tracks going back over 20 years since they were first played.

	# Thrubbin
	# Breather
	# Heat
	# Chantilly
	# Home
	# Wirly
	# I Don't Care What U Say
	# No Sense
	# I Can't Change You
	# Fade
	# Fall Away
	# Well Being
	# Don't Wonder

	==2023: ''Rudy''==
	Released on October 10 2023, 'Rudy' is Calibre's 23rd album and features primarily Drum & Bass productions including unreleased tracks from Calibre’s ] set, such as Stunted, Dumb Bum, The Game, Cousin, No Stopping & Treason.

	# Stunted
	# Calibre & Cimone - More Fool Me
	# The Game
	# Heaven
	# Tripping Out
	# Cousin
	# Treason
	# Dumb Bum
	# Flu Jet
	# No Stopping
	# Warbling
	# Hard To Believe
	# Living Without Your Love

			In 2019, a remix by Martin was included in an ] of ''"]"'' by ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/album/swan-song-from-motion-picture-alita-battle-angel-remixes/1458355352\|title=Swan Song (From the Motion Picture 'Alita: Battle Angel') – EP by Dua Lipa\|publisher=]\|access-date=6 March 2024\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706161916/https://music.apple.com/album/swan-song-from-motion-picture-alita-battle-angel-remixes/1458355352\|archive-date=6 July 2021}}</ref>
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	=== Albums ===		=== Albums ===
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	==External links==		==External links==

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Calibre
Calibre playing in his hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland in February 2019
Background information
Birth name	Dominick Martin
Also known as	Loose Dragon
Origin	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genres	Drum and bass, liquid funk, downtempo
Occupations	DJ musician
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Quadraphonic, Creative Source, V Recordings, Soul:R, Signature Records, Br:nk

Musical artist

Dominick Martin, better known by his stage name Calibre, is a Northern Irish drum and bass music producer and DJ from Belfast. He is highly regarded for his influence on the liquid funk style of drum and bass, which was partially named after his distinct production style. He primarily releases his own works through his personal label, Signature Recordings, but has also released on labels such as Hospital Records, V Recordings, Creative Source and Soul:R.

Many of his productions–some of which were unreleased at the time–became synonymous with liquid funk due to DJ Fabio playing most of Martin's productions on his BBC Radio 1 show, Liquid Funk, and at Swerve club nights (originally known as Speed, which was co-ran with LTJ Bukem) in the early 2000s. Beginning in 2007, some of these unreleased productions would be released under the "Shelflife" series of albums alongside other works by Martin on his personal record label, Signature Records.

According to UKF, none of Martin's productions have been officially remixed by other artists.

In 2019, Martin was awarded Critics Choice in the Drum&BassArena Awards 2019.

Career

Martin started producing drum and bass in 1995, after being inspired by artists such as Goldie and LTJ Bukem. His first single was released in 1998 under the now-defunct Quadraphonic record label, which was closely associated with U2's The Kitchen nightclub located under The Clarence Hotel. During this time, he gave a tape demo to LTJ Bukem, who never sought an official release after reaching back out to Martin.

Through Quadraphonic, he came to the attention of drum and bass DJ Fabio, who signed Martin to his record label, Creative Source, and later released his debut album Musique Concrète in 2001, named after the musique concrète compositions of John Cage, who he was influenced by while attending the University of Ulster in Belfast. Although 21 songs were chosen for the final release of the album, 300 songs in total were created by Martin.

In 2003, Martin was commissioned by Warner Music Group for a remix of "Put That Woman First" from Jaheim's Still Ghetto album (2002). Despite Jaheim's disapproval of the remix, 1,000 limited-edition white label vinyl records were pressed with permission from Warner due to the underground popularity garnered by the remix. In 2023, the remix was included on a compilation album for purchase on digital storefronts.

In 2005, he released Second Sun, which is considered to be Martin's best album according to Beat.

In 2019, a remix by Martin was included in an extended play of "Swan Song" by Dua Lipa.

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Record label	Release date
2001	Musique Concrète	Creative Source	25 September 2001
2005	Second Sun	Signature Records	24 October 2005
2007	Shelflife	Signature Records	1 October 2007
2008	Overflow	Signature Records	1 May 2008
2009	Shelf Life Vol. 2	Signature Records	18 May 2009
2009	Shine a Light	Signature Records	16 November 2009
2010	Even If	Signature Records	12 November 2010
2011	Condition	Signature Records	3 October 2011
2013	Spill	Signature Records	20 May 2013
2013	Valentia	Signature Records	15 July 2013
2014	Shelflife 3	Signature Records	19 March 2014
2016	Shelflife 4	Signature Records	26 February 2016
2016	Grow	The Nothing Special	23 December 2016
2017	The Deep	Signature Records	31 March 2017
2018	Shelflife 5	Signature Records	29 June 2018
2018	4AM	ThirtyOne Recordings	16 November 2018
2019	Planet Hearth	Signature Records	29 November 2019
2020	Shelflife 6	Signature Records	1 May 2020
2021	Feeling Normal	Signature Records	26 February 2021
2021	Shelflife 7	Signature Records	24 November 2021
2022	Double Bend	The Nothing Special	02 April 2022
2023	Shelflife 8	Signature Records	19 April 2023
2023	Rudy	Signature Records	10 October 2023

EPs

Year	Title	Record label	Release date
2003	Just Fine	Creative Source	-
2006	Late Night Squeeze	Signature Records	24 April 2006
2006	Corner Dance	Signature Records	May 2006
2006	Deranged	Soul:R	23 October 2006
2008	Roundhouse	Signature Records	11 September 2008
2008	Don't Mind	Signature Records	22 October 2008
2010	Judgement Day	Samurai Red Seal	7 June 2010
2011	Hummer	Samurai Red Seal	29 August 2011
2012	Renaissance EP	Footprints	19 November 2012
2015	Strumpet EP	EXIT Records	18 May 2015
2015	Fourfit EP	Soul:R	31 July 2015
2015	Dreamz Dub EP	C.I.A	18 September 2015
2015	Break That EP	The Nothing Special	18 January 2019
2019	Cowper Street EP	Signature Records	5 July 2019

References

^ Jenkins, Dave (3 June 2020). "A lesson in liquid with Fabio". Drum&BassArena. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^ Jenkins, Dave (9 March 2020). "Why the current revival of liquid drum'n'bass is so refreshing". www.redbull.com. Red Bull. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^ Kicks, Whisky (23 October 2023). "In Conversation With Fabio". UKF. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
Signature Recordings; Resident Advisor
^ "In Conversation with Calibre ; fabric London". www.fabriclondon.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
Muk, Isaac (21 April 2023). "Calibre releases new edition of archival 'Shelflife' series". Mixmag. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
"Calibre: Meet the man who's never been remixed". UKF.com. 21 March 2014.
"Drum&BassArena Awards 2019: The Results". Drum&BassArena. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
Host, Vivian (May 2004). "Short Circuits: Calibre". XLR8R. No. #77. XLR8R Magazine. p. 95. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
Baird, Patric (15 August 2008). "Dominick drums up an act of a first-class Calibre". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^ "Calibre biography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
Wynne-Jones, Steve (14 February 2019). "The story of U2's legendary The Kitchen nightclub". 909originals. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
Hickey, Shane (5 April 2002). "There's just not enough heat in Bono's Kitchen". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
"Calibre". Beat Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
"Swan Song (From the Motion Picture 'Alita: Battle Angel') [Remixes] – EP by Dua Lipa". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

External links

Calibre discography at Discogs
Calibre at Rolldabeats

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