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| {{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Musicians --> | |||
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| | Name = Skream | |||
| | Img = Skream1.jpg | |||
| | Img_size = <!-- default size is 250px --> | |||
| | Img_capt = Skream in Dusseldorf | |||
| | Birth_name = Oliver Jones | |||
| | Alias = Mr. Keaz | |||
| | Instrument = ], ], ], ] | |||
| | Genre = ] | |||
| | Occupation = ]<br>] | |||
| | Years_active = ]–present | |||
| | Label = ] | |||
| | URL = http://www.tempa.co.uk/art_skream.html}} | |||
| '''Skream''' (born Ollie Jones) is a "high-profile"<ref name="Time1">{{cite web | author= O'Connell, Sharon | title= Dubstep | work= ] | url=http://www.timeout.com/london/music/features/2083.html | date= ] ] | |accessmonthday=] | accessyear=]}}</ref> 21 year-old ] producer from ].<ref name="Time1" /> He began producing music at the age of 15 (using ])<ref name="Time1" /> and has worked on roughly 1,500 songs.<ref name="Clark1">{{cite web | author= Clark, Martin | title= Column: The Month in Grime / Dubstep | work= ] | url=http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/10331-column-the-month-in-grime-dubstep | date= ] ] | |accessmonthday=] | accessyear=]}}</ref> As a teenager he worked at Big Apple, a Croydon record store that was at the center of the early dubstep scene; Hatcha, the first DJ to play his dubplates, was a coworker.<ref name="Time1" />] described him as being part of "the hardcore of original dubstep producers,"<ref>{{cite web | author= Warren, Emma | title= Various, Dubstep Allstars 5 - Mixed By DJ N-Type | work= Guardian Unlimited | url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,329781715-111639,00.html | date= ] ] | |accessmonthday=] | accessyear=]}}</ref> while Martin Clark (writing in ]) stated that he has "played a pivotal role in the progression of dubstep."<ref name="Clark1" /> His 2005 song "Midnight Request Line" has been described as "dubstep's most recognizable crossover hit"<ref name="LAT1">{{cite web | author= Hampton, Justin B | title= Dubstep: music dark enough to tug the guts | work= ] | url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-wk-dubstep12apr12,1,6618326.story?coll=la-entnews-music | date= ] ] | |accessmonthday=] | accessyear=]}} </ref> and praised by producers from ] to ]<ref name="BBC2">{{cite web | author= Cowdery, James | title= Bass in the place. | work= ] | url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A10695684 | date= 6 April 2006| |accessmonthday=] | accessyear=]}}</ref>; the ] in the ] has been credited as being largely responsible for introducing a more melodic sound to the dubstep genre <ref name="Foggy Notions">] magazine No. 97, March 2007</ref> | |||
| Skream has released records on a variety of UK record labels, such as ], Tectonic, and Big Apple Records, including a self titled album on the Tempa label.<ref name="AMG1">{{cite web | author= Whalley, Matt | title= Skream! | work= ] | url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47818DA49A97F20C59F2F4991E523A629C742F281116E495AD1A9304B860379F650F095C8AEF87DAB7BAFFF29E85D05D3CFE457F9CC0640&sql=10:3zfexqerldfe | date= | |accessmonthday=] | accessyear=]}}</ref> He has performed in Europe, the US, Australia, and Japan,<ref name="Jpn1">{{cite web | author= Smart, Richard | title= Viral sounds from South London. | work= The Japan Times Online | url= http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fq20070518a3.html | date= 18 May 2007| |accessmonthday=] | accessyear=]}}</ref> as well as the UK.<ref name="BBC1">{{cite web | author= Madden, Joe | title= Skream if you wanna go deeper. | work= ] | url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A16144904 | date= 12 October 2006| |accessmonthday=] | accessyear=]}}</ref> | |||
| On June 17, 2007, Skream was featured on ]'s ].<ref name="Essential Mix">{{cite web | |||
| | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20070617 | |||
| | title=BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix Tracklisting | |||
| | date=2007-06-17 | |||
| | accessdate=2007-06-19 | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| == Discography == | |||
| === Albums === | |||
| * '']'' (2006) | |||
| ===Singles=== | |||
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| {{multi-listen start|Audio samples of:}} | |||
| {{multi-listen item|filename=Skream-MidnightRequestLine-sample.ogg|title="Midnight Request Line"|description=A widely known signature track, described as "dubstep's most recognizable crossover hit"|format=]}} | |||
| {{multi-listen end}} | |||
| {{sample box end}} | |||
| * ''28g / Fearless'' (2005) | |||
| * ''Midnight Request Line'' (2005) | |||
| * ''Bahl Fwd / Temptation'' (2006) | |||
| * ''Dubstars, Vol. 2 EP'' (2006) | |||
| * ''Never Warned / Plodder Remix'' with MRK1 (2006) | |||
| * ''Tapped / Dutch Flowerz'' (2006) | |||
| * ''Travels / Wise Men'' (2006) | |||
| * ''Assumptions Remix / Clockwatching'' (2007) | |||
| == References == | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| == External Links == | |||
| * <BR> | |||
| * <BR> | |||
| * on Blackdown blog<BR> | |||
| * | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
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