Matthew Lee (born 1985 in Northampton), known professionally by his stage name Gammer, is an English music producer and DJ. He is best known for his association with

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, of which he is described as an icon. He is also the co-founder of the Together We Rise record label, which is dedicated to hardcore music.

Biography

Regarded as one of the most prolific producers in the United Kingdom hardcore scene, Gammer initially began his musical career as a

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producer before switching to

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. He has also produced many

songs under the name Matt Lee. One track in particular, ''Go'', caught the attention of Andy Whitby, who signed him to AWsum. Gammer first appeared in the hardcore scene in 2002 and has since released songs under the Essential Platinum label. A large majority of his songs on the label come from collaborations with Dougal, the label's founder who discovered him, although he also released under his own label, Muffin Music. He also releases with other artists of the hardcore genre, such as Hixxy and

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. His songs have also appeared in compilation albums, such as ''Bonkers''. In 2006, Gammer released ''A New Feeling'', which was awarded "Song of the Year" at the Hardcore Heaven Awards. In April 2007, he founded Muffin Music, releasing a promotional mix. Between 2008 and 2012, he was awarded "Hardcore DJ of the Year", an award previously held by Darren Styles. His 2010 award is shared with Dougal. In 2016, he participated with Styles at the 20th edition of the

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. The pair would also headline the ''Darren Styles b2b Gammer'' event in 2017. Gammer has often released on the label

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, where he's released tracks such as "

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", " Over the Edge", and an extended play, ''The Drop'', whose title track became one of the most played festival

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songs of 2018 with eleven official remixes. Gammer has collaborated with fellow producer

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for multiple songs including "Forever" and "Over the Edge", the latter of which was released on 11 August 2018. In July 2017, Gammer collaborated with Darren Styles and Dougal to release the single "Party Don't Stop" and the trio also released in September 2018 the single "Burning Up", both of which were released via Monstercat, the latter being part of their collaboration with the game

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. In January 2019, his remix of Ran-D's track, "Zombie", having been played in numerous live sets and mixes while still unreleased, was released on Armada as part of a 2 track remix package. In 2021, Gammer began releasing singles from his upcoming debut full-length album through

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, including "Stampede" with Fatman Scoop, "NGMF" with Riot Ten, and "Replay the Night" with Staysick and Nytrix.

Discography

Albums

* 2012: ''Dougal and Gammer's Hardcore Anthems''

Extended plays

* 2008: ''When I Close My Eyes'' * 2010: ''The 'Im Sorry These Songs Took So Long To Get Out' EP - Part 1'' * 2010: ''The 'Im Sorry These Songs Took So Long To Get Out' EP - Part 2'' * 2010: ''Insert Ep Title'' * 2010: ''The Gammer Remix EP'' * 2013: ''Dougal & Gammer EP'' * 2014: ''Dougal & Gammer EP Vol. 2'' * 2014: ''Darren Styles & Gammer EP'' * 2017: ''The Drop'' **2018: ''The Drop (The Remixes Pt.1)'' **2018: ''The Drop (The Remixes Pt.2)''

Singles

* 2010: "

Anybody Else But You "Anybody Else But You" is a song by UK hardcore duo DJ Dougal, Dougal & Gammer. It is the first commercial release from the act and was released on January 30, 2011. The song was nominated for Track of the Year at the Hardcore Heaven Awards 201 ...

" * 2016: "Love You Everyday" * 2017: "Love You Everyday: Redux" * 2016: "Burn You Tonight" * 2016: "Pigface (Dougal and Gammer Edit)" * 2016: "Never Stop" * 2016: "Jaws 2016" * 2016: "Shoulder Lock" * 2017: "Feel Like This" * 2017: "Red Drink Foam Party" * 2017: "

" * 2017: " Over the Edge" * 2017: "Let's Get Crunk" * 2017: "Stay Tonight" * 2018: "Big Tings" * 2018: "Needed U" * 2018: "Forever" * 2018: "Burning Up" * 2018: "Sleep at Night" * 2018: "Out with the Old" * 2018: "Blow This" * 2019: "Crank Up the Dank" * 2019: "This is the End" * 2019: "EDM Sucks" * 2020: "Dysylm" * 2020: "I'm With You" * 2020: "The Feeling" *2021: "Stampede" *2021: "Ngmf" *2021: "Replay the Night" *2021: "Superhorn" *2022 "Step Back" (with Pixel Terror)

Remixes

* 2015: Omegatypez - "Take Me High" (

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& Gammer Remix) * 2016:

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(

& Gammer Remix) * 2016: Kill the Noise - "All in My Head (feat.

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)" (

and Gammer Remix) * 2016:

- "Born Again" (Darren Styles & Gammer Remix) * 2017:

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- "Dollars" (Crankdat, Ray Volpe and Gammer Remix) * 2017:

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" (Gammer Remix) * 2018:

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- "Lick It" (Gammer Remix) * 2018:

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- "Dumbo Drop" (Gammer Remix) * 2019:

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- "Zombie" (Gammer Remix) * 2019: Space Laces - "Torque" (Gammer Remix)

References

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