16bit were an English electronic music duo, consisting of

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and Jason Morrison. They were signed to

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, and best known for their work with

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Biography

16bit were composed of

from South London and Jason Morrison from Bath,

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. Both became interested in electronic music at an early age, citing

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, and

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as their main influences. They were best known for producing

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and made their debut release in January 2008 with ''In The Death Car EP'' featuring the track "Chainsaw Calligraphy" which was recognised for its innovative qualities at the time. Fourteen of 16bit's songs were used as the soundtrack for the

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and

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video game ''Lilt Line''. The duo co-produced "

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" and "

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" off

's 2011 album '' Biophilia.'' They subsequently remixed both "Mutual Core" and "Hollow". The album was nominated for two Grammy awards. Jefferys and Morrison went to Brooklyn where they worked with the artist for a week. Björk explained that "I was really torn about whether to use their version of 'Hollow' on the album. Their beats for 'Crystalline' and 'Mutual Core' made it on there, but in the end 'Hollow' wound up on the remix album". While Jefferys said of the collaboration that "working with such abstract time signatures was definitely a strange mix of confusing and enjoyable. She has been so successful without compromising her music or herself". They produced the single "

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" from the eponymous album of

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. In 2012, the duo had also produced the track "I Am the Narrator" from

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's third studio album ''

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''. Their 2010 remix of

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's "Machine Gun" was used in a trailer and various TV spots for '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon''. The remix was also used in the trailer for ''

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''. In 2010, their track 'Jump' was featured in the

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commercial 'Hit The Target'. 16bit won 'Best Mix' at the 2010 Dubstep Forum Awards for their 'Milky Pie Mix' and came second top in the Best Producer category. Although they stated that the intention was to release an album, it never materialised. In mid-2012, the duo split to pursue solo production careers for unknown reasons. Jefferys relocated to Chicago. Eddie Jefferys has since released music under the alias "Moody Good". He released his debut album with

and

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on 2 June 2014. Jefferys also produced a single for the rap group

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entitled " Anywhere", provided additional production for the

track " Gangsta Boogie" and remixed Yogi's single featuring

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'Burial'. Jason Morrison was also working on his own solo project known as The 13, but he eventually decided to retire the project. He is currently working under the alternative alias "jaswan", which he has released solo music on

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as, and has all of his tracks listed on

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and

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Discography

Albums and EPs

* ''Put Ya Dirt Inside/Ford Fiesta'' (10") (2008) estpub* ''PCP/President of Europe'' (12") (2008) rban Essentials* ''In The Death Car EP'' (12") (2008) oka Records* ''Texaco'' (12") (2009) eri Lo Records* ''Cobra/Jump/Can You Show Me What Head Is'' (12") (2009) outhside Dubstars* ''Swine Flu/What Time Is It?'' (12") (2009) udio Freaks* ''The Tale of the Exploding Fist EP'' (12") (2009) outhside Dubstars* ''Serum'' (12") (2009) indset* ''FRZR9000/Skullcrack'' (12") (2010) TA Records* ''Panic'' (12") (2010) eavy Artillery * ''Chainsaw Calligraphy EP'' (12") (2010) oka Records* ''16 Bit Edition 1'' (12") (2011) ogether As One* ''16 Bit Edition 2'' (12") (2011) ogether As One* ''Dinosaurs/Boston Cream'' (12") (2011) TA Records

Remixes

* Plan B "She Said" * Torqux "Relentless" * SKisM "The Blank" * Propatingz feat. Dakini "Babylons Scared" * Noisia "Machine Gun" * Professor Green "Jungle" * Borgore "Foes" * Kissy Sellout "Garden Friends" * Amon Tobin "Surge" * Chase & Status "Hitz" * Björk "Hollow" * Björk "

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:16bit English electronic music duos Dubstep music groups Musical groups established in 2007 Musical groups disestablished in 2012