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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

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 originally co-ran by 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

EPs

References

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Kicks, Whisky (23 October 2023). "In Conversation With Fabio". UKF. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
4. Signature Recordings; Resident Advisor
5. ^ "In Conversation with Calibre ; fabric London". www.fabriclondon.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
6. Muk, Isaac (21 April 2023). "Calibre releases new edition of archival 'Shelflife' series". Mixmag. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
7. "Calibre: Meet the man who's never been remixed". UKF.com. 21 March 2014.
8. "Drum&BassArena Awards 2019: The Results". Drum&BassArena. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
9. Host, Vivian (May 2004). "Short Circuits: Calibre". XLR8R. No. #77. XLR8R Magazine. p. 95. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
10. 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.
11. ^ "Calibre biography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
12. Wynne-Jones, Steve (14 February 2019). "The story of U2's legendary The Kitchen nightclub". 909originals. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
13. 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.
14. "Calibre". Beat Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
15. "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

• British drum and bass musicians
• Electronic musicians from Northern Ireland
• British club DJs
• DJs from Northern Ireland
• Living people
• British electronic dance music DJs