S.P.Y is a

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based Brazilian DJ, record producer and musician from

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, Brazil. He is influenced by genres such as

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, R&B and the

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sound. He primarily releases his music through

Hospital Records Hospital Records is a British independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman (London Elektricity) and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of t ...

, the UK-based independent drum and bass music label. His DJ name was Spyder, but two months before the release of his first track he had to change it because another producer from America also released an EP under the same name. He left the last three letters out and changed his name to S.P.Y or SPY.

Music career

S.P.Y moved to London from São Paulo initially to pursue a career as graphic designer in 2003. In that time he hosted a club night in Camden. It was really small, so nobody sent him music. He then decided to create music himself, using the Mac he bought for his graphic work. He got his first single released by Metalheadz in 2005 and with a release on Hospital's Medschool imprint following in 2006. He collaborated with various artist and delivering remixes before signing to Hospital Records in 2012. Hospital released his first album, ''What The Future Holds''. This album won the award in the category "best album" at the Drum & Bass Awards 2012. In 2013 S.P.Y was selected to write the theme song for the 2014 Street Child World Cup in collaboration with

London Elektricity Tony Colman (born 28 April 1961), better known by his stage name London Elektricity, is an English electronic musician and the co-founder and CEO of Hospital Records. History The first incarnation of London Elektricity was the duo Tony Colman a ...

and

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. S.P.Y released his second album, ''Back To Basics'' in 2014, in two parts because he had a lot of tracks to choose from. In January 2015 S.P.Y was selected to create the Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1.

Discography

Albums

Remixes

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& Fabio - "Pusherman VIP (2008) * The Kox - "Its OK" (2009) * BCee - "Generations (2009) *

Total Science Total Science is the stage name of drum and bass producers Jason Greenhalgh and Paul Smith. The pair first met in 1987, both living on Blackbird Leys estate in Oxford, England and brought together through a mutual love of hip hop. Distracte ...

- "Nosher" (with Marky) (2009) *

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(with DJ Marky) (2009) * Total Science - "Squash" (2010) * Total Science ft. Conrad - "Soul Patrol" (with Marky) (2010) * Digital + Outrage - "Final Demand" (2010) *

Random Movement Random Movement is the stage name of DJ and drum and bass musician Michael Richards. As a recording artist, he has many releases on Innerground Records, Fokuz Recordings, V Recordings, and his own label, Flight Pattern. Biography In 2003, Ri ...

- "Can't Resist" (2010) * Pessimist - "Whispers Of Scandal" (2010) *

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- "Wile Out" (with DJ Marky) (2010) * Redeyes - "My Valentine" (2010) *

- "Elektricity Will Keep Me Warm" (2011) * Krome & Time - "Ganja Man" (with Total Science) (2011) * Marco Del Horno fest. Emi Green - "This Town Is Ours" (2011) *

Chase & Status Chase & Status are an English electronic music duo composed of Saul Milton (Chase) and Will Kennard (Status). In addition, Andy Gangadeen is the drummer when the band performs live. MC Rage formerly performed as MC with the group, but left in Ju ...

Sub Focus Nicolaas Douwma (born 13 April 1982), better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English DJ, record producer, songwriter, musician and sound engineer from Guildford, Surrey. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, ...

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Takura Takura Tendayi is a Zimbabwean singer and songwriter. He is well known for his frequent collaborations with Chase & Status and Sub Focus, as well as many other dubstep and drum and bass artists. His guest appearances have accumulated over 17 ...

- "Flashing Lights" (2011) *

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" (2011) * Rufige Kru - "Terminator" (2011) *

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- "Go" (2011) *

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- "In The Air" (2011) * Zero7 - "In The Waiting Line" (2011) * Submotion Orchestra - "All Yours" (2012) *

High Contrast Lincoln Barrett (born 18 September 1979), better known by the stage name High Contrast, is a Welsh electronic music producer, DJ and record producer. He produces drum and bass music, and his 2009 album ''Confidential'' reached BPI gold cert ...

- "Wish You Were Here" (2012) * Siren - "Snorkel" (2012) * The Others - "The Way You Make Me" (2012) *

Alix Perez Alix Depauw, better known by the stage name Alix Perez, is a drum and bass DJ and producer, originally from Charleroi, Belgium. Based in New Zealand, his music is sometimes characterised as liquid funk amongst other labels, and released on l ...

- "Annie's Song" (2013) *

Black Sun Empire Black Sun Empire are a Dutch drum and bass group that formed in Utrecht, Netherlands in 1997 by producers Rene Verdult and brothers Micha and Milan Heyboer. The group has received much praise from critics, even being referred to as "the kings of ...

- "Potemkin" (2013) * The Upbeats - "Diffused" (2013) *

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- "So Good To Me" (2013) * James Zabiela - "Perserverance" (2013) * Five Knives - "All Fall Down" (2013) *

Camo & Krooked Camo & Krooked are an electronic music duo from Vienna, Austria with their musical roots embedded in drum and bass, consisting of Reinhard "Camo" Rietsch (born 12 November 1983 in Salzburg) and Markus "Krooked" Wagner (born 31 July 1989 in Lilie ...

- "Loving You Is Easy" (2013) * Artificial Intelligence - "Let It Be" (with DJ Marky) (2013) * Little Dragon - "Underbart" (2014) *

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- "Hard Time" (2014) *

Etherwood Edward "Woody" Allen is a British record producer and singer-songwriter from Lincoln, England. He has released four studio albums, five singles and numerous remixes under the name Etherwood. Biography Edward discovered drum'n'bass during the ...

- "Spoken" (2014) * Lane8 feat. Bipolar Sunshine - "I Got What You Need (Every Night)" (2014) *

Dom & Roland Dom & Roland is the alias of British drum and bass producer Dominic Angas. The addition of "Roland" in the artist name refers to his Roland sampler. In 1996 he was signed to Moving Shadow recordings, releasing three albums and numerous singles o ...

- "Glowbug" (2014) * Street Child World Cup feat. London Elektricity And

- "I Am Somebody" (2014) * A Sides & MC Fats - "Moment In Time" (2014) *

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feat. Ella Henderson - "Glitterball" (2015) * Michael Calfan - "Treasured Soul" (2015) *

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- "The Last Garrison" (2015) *

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Julian Perretta Julian Remo Perretta''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004.'' Gives name at birth as "Julian Remo Perretta". (born 13 January 1992) is an English singer-songwriter and producer. Perretta first gained attention in 2010 ...

- "Body Talk (Mammoth)" (2015) * Pierce Fulton - "Kuaga (Lost Time)" (2015) *

- "Souvenirs" (2015) *

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- "88" (with

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) (2015) * Maverick Sabre - "Walk Into The Sun" (2015) * Tough Love - "So Freakin Tight" (2015) *

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feat. M-22 - "Somewhere New" (2016) * London Elektricity - "Why Are We Here?" (2016) * BCee feat. Philipa Hanna - "Back To The Street" (2016) *

Fred V & Grafix Fred V & Grafix were an English drum and bass duo made up of Frederick "Fred V" Vahrman (born 12 January 1990) and Joshua "Grafix" Jackson (born 14 June 1991). The duo was signed to Hospital Records and hailed from Devon, England. They have gu ...

- "Ultraviolet" (2016) * Digital - "Deadline" (2016) * TC feat. Jakes - "Rep" (2016) * Fourward - "Over" (2017) *

Metrik Tom Mundell, better known as Metrik, is an English electronic music producer from London. He has been releasing records since 2007 and currently is one of the top drum and bass producers in the world, with 650,000 monthly listeners on Spotify a ...

- "We Got It" (2017) *

Andy C Andrew John Clarke (born 7 April 1976) is a British DJ and record producer and is co-founder of RAM Records, a pioneering label in the drum and bass genre. Music career Early years Andy C was a DJ in his own right but gained a strong reputa ...

& Randall - "Sound Control" (2017) * Macca & Loz Contreras - "Always Yours" (2017) * Blake & Poly & Bryson - "Temporary Love" (2017) *

DC Breaks DC Breaks are a British drum and bass production duo made up of Dan Havers and Chris Page. After being discovered and nurtured by Scotland's DJ Kid, they went on to sign a record deal with RAM Records, run by the renowned producer Andy C. They ...

- "Never Stop" (2017) * Congo Natty & Peter Bouncer - "Junglist" (2018) * Sigma feat. Jack Savoretti - "You And Me As One" (2019) * Kings Of The Rollers - "You Got Me" (2020) * Bryan Gee - "Fighter" (2020) * Shy FX - "Bye Bye Bye" (2020) *

Rag'n'Bone Man Rory Charles Graham (born 29 January 1985), better known as Rag'n'Bone Man, is an English singer and songwriter. He is known for his deep baritone voice. His first hit single, "Human", was released in 2016, and his debut album of the same nam ...

- " All You Ever Wanted" (2021) * Sonic - "Piano Anthem" (2021)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:S. P. Y English drum and bass musicians Hospital Records artists 1976 births Living people Musicians from Bristol