Skream

Skream
Skream at Metropolis in Leeds, 2009
Skream at Metropolis in Leeds, 2009
Background information
Birth nameOliver Dene Jones
Born (1986-06-01) 1 June 1986 (age 38)
West Wickham, London, England
OriginCroydon, South London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ
Instruments
Years active2003–present
Labels
Member ofMagnetic Man

Oliver Dene Jones (born 1 June 1986), known as Skream, is an English electronic music producer based in Croydon.[1] Skream has released records on several British record labels, such as Tempa, Tectonic, and Big Apple Records,[2] and has performed throughout Europe, the US, Canada, Australia, and Japan,[3] as well as the UK.[4] Skream is known as an early and influential architect of the dubstep genre.[5][6]

Skream and longtime collaborators Artwork and Benga co-founded a music group called Magnetic Man.[7] Their debut album, Magnetic Man was released in 2010.

Since 2013 Skream has primarily focused on House music and Disco.

  1. ^ O'Connell, Sharon (4 October 2006). "Dubstep". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  2. ^ "Skream releases - Toolbox records - your vinyl records store". Toolboxrecords.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ Smart, Richard (18 May 2007). "Viral sounds from South London". The Japan Times Online. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  4. ^ Madden, Joe (12 October 2006). "Skream if you wanna go deeper". Collective. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Warren1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Clark, Martin (20 July 2005). "Column: The Month in Grime / Dubstep". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  7. ^ IMO Records "Skream Biography", IMO Records, London, 20 October 2011. Retrieved on 22 November 2011.

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