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Danny Byrd (born 4 May 1979) is an English DJ, record producer and musician from Bath in the South West of England. He is influenced by genres such as house, UK garage, R&B and the jungle sound. He primarily releases his music through Hospital Records, the UK-based independent dance music label.[2] In 2009, his track "Red Mist VIP" reached number one on the UK Dance Chart on the week ending 25 July 2009,[3] and on 7 February 2010, his remix of Liquid's Sweet Harmony gave him his first success on the UK Singles Chart, making No. 64. In October 2010, Byrd reached No. 36 in the UK Singles Chart with the track "Ill Behaviour".
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.jpg) Danny Byrd at Republic Live, 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Danny Byrd |
| Born | 4 May 1979[1][non-primary source needed] |
| Origin | Bath, Somerset, England |
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| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | byrdfeed |
Byrd was one of the first artists to sign to Hospital Records in 1999.[4] His first Hospital singles were Do It Again and Changes.
In 2000, BBC Radio 1's Fabio championed Danny's remix of London Elektricity's Wishing Well. Remixes by Byrd for High Contrast and contributions to the Hospital Records compilation Weapons of Mass Creation followed.
In 2008, Byrd's debut studio album Supersized was released on Hospital Records, including notable tracks like Shock Out, Gold Rush, Weird Science and Red Mist. Red Mist VIP, a new version of the latter track, appeared on Hospital's compilation Sick Music and has appeared in the film Dead Man Running[5] and computer games Midnight Club LA[6] and DJ Hero.
Byrd second studio album Rave Digger was released in October 2010. The lead single "Ill Behaviour" (featuring I-Kay) has been supported by MistaJam, Annie Mac and Sara Cox on BBC Radio 1. The single was promoted to Radio 1's A-list on 8 September 2010.[7]
His album Golden Ticket was released in June 2013.[8]
In September 2018, he released his latest album Atomic Funk.[9]
In October 2021, Byrd signed with Ministry of Sound.[citation needed]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| UK [10] | ||
| 2008 | Supersized
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| 2010 | Rave Digger
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68 [11] |
| 2013 | Golden Ticket
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181 [12] |
| 2018 | Atomic Funk
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| Year | Album details |
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| 2007 | Medical History
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| Year | Release |
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| 2013 | Byrd Is the Word
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| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||
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| UK [10] |
UK Dance |
BEL (VL) [13] | |||
| 2000 | "Do It Again" / "Dub It Again" | — | — | — | Medical History |
| 2001 | "Changes" / "Changed" | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Soul Function" / "Junction 18" | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | "Dog Hill" / "Fresh 89" | — | — | — | |
| "Rise Again" / "Control Freak" | — | — | — | ||
| "Round & Round" / "Powderkiller" | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Shock Out" / "Labyrinth" | — | — | — | Supersized |
| "From Bath with Love" / "Shock Out VIP" | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Red Mist" (feat. IK) | 147 [14] |
1 | — | |
| 2010 | "Sweet Harmony" (feat. Liquid) | 64 | 6 | — | Rave Digger |
| "Ill Behaviour" (feat. I-Kay) | 36 | 7 | — | ||
| "We Can Have It All" | 144 | 22 | — | ||
| 2011 | "Tonight" (feat. Netsky) | 91 | 11 | 75 | |
| "Paperchase" (with Brookes Brothers) | — | — | — | Brookes Brothers | |
| 2012 | "Blaze the Fire (Rah!)" (feat. General Levy) | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2013 | "Grit" (feat. Roni Size) / "Love You Like This" | — | — | — | Golden Ticket |
| "4th Dimension" / "Bad Boy (Back Again)" | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "Climb High" (with Brookes Brothers) | — | — | — | Orange Lane |
| 2017 | "Jam" | — | — | — | Hospitality in the Park 2017 |
| 2018 | "Devil's Drop" | — | — | — | Sick Music 2018 |
| "Superhero" (with Just Us feat. Macy Gray) | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Salute" (feat. MC GQ) | — | — | — | Atomic Funk | |
| "Hold Up the Crown" (feat. Ky Lenz) | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "Starting It Over" (feat. Hannah Symons) | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | "Boomshaka" (with René LaVice) | — | — | — | TBA |
| 2021 | "Selecta" (feat. D Double E) | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| Year | Artist | Release |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Brian McKnight | "Stay or Let It Go" |
| 2001 | London Elektricity | "Wishing Well" |
| 2002 | Tungsten | "Expand Your Mind" |
| High Contrast | "Music Is Everything" | |
| 2003 | E-Z-Rollers | "RS2000" |
| 2004 | Park Street Productions | "Blackground Music" |
| 2006 | BCee & Lomax | "Dust 'til Dawn" |
| 2009 | Rudenko | "Everybody" |
| Sharam (featuring Kid Cudi) |
"She Came Along" | |
| SugaRush Beat Company | "Love Breed" | |
| Timmy Vegas & Bad Lay-Dee | "Another Dimension" | |
| 2010 | Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah | "Miami 2 Ibiza" |
| Plan B | "Love Goes Down" | |
| 2011 | London Elektricity (featuring Elsa Esmeralda) |
"Meteorites" |
| London Elektricity | "ロンドンは夜8時 (Lon 8pm ↔ Tyo 4m)" | |
| Clare Maguire | "The Last Dance" | |
| 2012 | Flux Pavilion | "Daydreamer" |
| 2013 | Wookie (featuring Eliza Doolittle) |
"The Hype" |
| Majestic & Jungle 70 | "Creeping in the Dark" | |
| Krystal Klear (featuring Jenna G) |
"Addiction" | |
| 2015 | Enter Shikari | "There's a Price on Your Head" |
| Sigala | "Easy Love" | |
| Stanton Warriors (featuring Laura Steele) |
"The One" | |
| 2016 | Becky Hill | "Warm" |
| DJ Fresh & Diplo (featuring R. City, Selah Sue and Craig David) |
"Bang Bang" | |
| 2018 | Kideko | "Good Thing" |
| Keys N Krates (featuring Tory Lanez) |
"Music to My Ears" | |
| 2019 | Ninjaman | "Murder Dem" |
| Wiley (featuring Tory Lanez, Kranium and Dappy) |
"My One" | |
| 2020 | dEVOLVE, Breikthru & Saint Wade | "Deep in My Heart" |
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