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A well-respected figure on the noughties drum'n'bass scene, producer Danny Byrd finally broke through to the mainstream ten years after signing his first record deal. Born in Bath, South West England, Byrd started making music on a cheap sampler keyboard after developing a love of the early-'90s rave sound. After upgrading to a professional sampler at the age of 17, one of his tracks, "Manhattan," received support from influential DJs Fabio & Grooverider, and in 2000 he became one of the first artists to sign to Hospital Records. In 2008 he released his debut album, Supersized, but it wasn't until two years later that he received his first chart hit. "Sweet Harmony," a reworking of the Liquid dance classic, reached number 64, while "Ill Behaviour," which sampled Wildchild's "Renegade Master," reached number 36, both of which were featured on his second album, Rave Digger.
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Danny Byrd (born 1979) is a drum and bass DJ, producer and musician from Bath in the South West of England. He is influenced by house, UK garage, R&B and the old skool rave/jungle techno sound and releases his music primarily on Hospital Records, the UK based, independent dance music label.
History
Danny Byrd was one of the first artists to sign to Hospital Records in 2000. His first Hospital singles were Do It Again and Changes. Later in 2000, BBC Radio 1's Fabio championed Danny's remix of London Elektricity's Wishing Well. Remixes by Danny Byrd for High Contrast and contributions to the Hospital Records compilation "Weapons of Mass Creation" followed. From 2005 to 2008 there have been the singles Soul Function and Dog Hill on Hospital Records as well as contributions for Spearhead, V Recordings and Advanced.
Danny Byrd is a popular club DJ. Danny Byrd has been touring nonstop, taking him from Los Angeles to Paris, from Romania to Vienna, as well as at Hospitality nights all over the UK. In January 2009 he mixed the Hospital Mix 7 album.
Supersized
In 2008 Danny Byrd debut studio album Supersized was released on Hospital Records. Including notable tracks like Shock Out, Gold Rush with the Brookes Brothers, Weird Science and Red Mist feat I-Kay. Red Mist VIP, a new version of the track, appeared on Hospital's compilation Sick Music and has appeared in the film Dead Man Running and computer games Midnight Club LA and DJ Hero.
Rave Digger
Danny Byrd second studio album Rave Digger was released in October 2010. The lead single "Ill Behaviour" featuring I-Kay has been supported by Zane Lowe, MistaJam, Annie Mac and Sara Cox on BBC Radio 1. The single was promoted to Radio 1's A-list on 8 September 2010.
Chart success
In 2009, his track Red Mist VIP, reached number one on the UK Dance Chart on the week ending 25 July 2009, and on 7 February 2010, his remix of Liquid's Sweet Harmony gave him his first success on the UK Singles Chart, making #64. In October 2010 Danny reached #36 in the UK Singles Chart with the track "Ill Behaviour" feat I-Kay.
