Prominence
In 2007, “Angry” and “Colourful” from Skream!, as well as an exclusive mix, were featured in the E4 teen drama Skins. This marked the first instance dubstep was featured on television. [1]
From 2006, he hosted a weekly Rinse FM show called Stella Sessions. [2] In 2010, Benga joined the broadcast, which was renamed The Skream and Benga Show [3] The two later left Rinse to replace Alex Metric on BBC Radio 1's 'In New DJs We Trust' programme. The two were eventually given a weekly slot, which began in April 2012.
Career
The project yielded commercial success through mainstream radio airplay. Their debut album peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart [4] and its lead single, " I Need Air" reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. [4]
Jones has worked with many prominent pop artists. In addition to La Roux, he has produced for and collaborated with the likes of Kelis, Miles Kane, and Chromeo, [5] as well as Katy B and John Legend as part of Magnetic Man.
In response to his success, Jones launched his Skreamizm tour to offer himself a change of pace from arena and festival performances, opting to play three hour sets in small clubs. These shows saw a greater incorporation of disco, house, and techno in his sets. His recent productions have increasingly veered away from dubstep into these various genres. He has addressed the change in direction on his Twitter [6] and in interviews, noting that he was inspired to do more varied sets by the likes of Jackmaster. [7] In March 2013, he contributed a house mix Pete Tong's All Gone Miami 2013 on Defected Records, a seminal house label that releases yearly compilations dedicated to Miami and Ibiza. Resident Advisor wrote that with the release, he gained "entry to one of the most established institutions in house music." [8]
- ^ "Skins Music Guide : series 1, episode 8". E4. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Skream on rinse fm 100.3 tonight 1-3". Dubstep Forum. 13 March 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Bye Bye Stella Session's : (". Dubstep Forum. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ a b "UK album chart // 2010-10-23". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-05-03. Cite error: The named reference "UKAlbums" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Finlayson, Angus (18 March 2013). "Inteview: Skream". Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ Jones, Oliver (I_Skream) (7 March 2013). "YES I WILL BE PLAYING TECHNO/HOUSE/DISCO AT ALL FUTURE SHOWS". Twitter. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Carter, Dan (1 April 2013). "Skream's changing sounds: "It isn't new to me, but it will shock people."". Beatport. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Ryce, Andrew (21 March 2013). "RA Review : Skream & Pete Tong - All Gone Miami 2013". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2 May 2013.