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Tom Casswell, better known as TC and also as Tommy Boy, is an English
drum and bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub- ...
producer, singer and DJ. He left school and started making music inspired by the sounds of the Bristol scene and the music and atmosphere of St. Paul's, the area of Bristol where he grew up. The first two releases from TC "Get It On" and "Make a Little Space" appeared on Bristol based label BS1 Records. His debut album, ''Evolution'', was released in 2007 on D-Style Recordings. TC also presented the latest edition of ''Watch the Ride'', a compilation CD released several times a year. Scratch Perverts and
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have released them previously. His tracks "Deep" (featuring MC Jakes) and "Jump" have achieved critical acclaim in the rave scene. TC has made appearances on shows hosted by Radio 1's
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and was regarded as a breath of fresh air in the drum and bass scene. He is featured as a vocalist and an additional producer in "Plastic World", a song on
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's 2005 album '' Hold Your Colour'' (which topped 225,000 sales), along with other featured artist Fats. He was also a vocalist for the Sub Focus song "
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", which was featured in Douwma's self-titled album, '' Sub Focus''. His follow-up Sub Focus collaboration with Culture Shock, "You Make It Better", also features his vocals and was released on ''
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''. His 2013 single "
Get Down Low "Get Down Low" is a song by English record producer TC. It was released on 26 November 2013 through Skrillex's record label Owsla. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 183. Background and release The song is inspired by a crowd TC performed ...
" was released through
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's record label
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and entered the
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at number 183. In 2014,
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reworked Casswell's previously unreleased song "Make You Bounce" and
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added vocals. The product, "
Make U Bounce "Make U Bounce" is a single by DJ Fresh vs. TC, and the third single from Fresh's forthcoming fourth studio album. It was released on 29 June 2014 in the United Kingdom and 30 June 2014 in Belgium. The song is a reworking of an old TC track b ...
", was released on 29 June as the third single from Fresh's forthcoming fourth studio album. Following its chart success, Casswell signed to 3Beat for his next single "Everything for a Reason", released on 26 October. His collaboration with Wilkinson, entitled "Hit the Floor", was released in January 2015 through RAM Records. In January 2016, he played the world's first Dolby Atmos night, at
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. TC's sophomore album, ''Unleash the Wolves'', was released on 8 July 2016 via 3Beat, and includes the single "Rep" (featuring Jakes). He was also the featured vocalist on
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's single "Saints and Sinners", released on 7 August 2017.


Discography


Albums

* ''Evolution'' – D-Style Recordings – 8 October 2007 * ''Unleash the Wolves'' - 3Beat - 8 July 2016 * ''Circles of Fifths'' - Don't Play Records- 27 October 2017


Singles and EPs

* Resonator / Get It On (12") – BS1 Records – 2002 * Getcha Some More / Make A Little Space (12") – BS1 Records – 2003 * Jamaica Street / All on Me (12") – Beatz – 2004 * Fire in the Hole (Remixes) (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2005 * Let's Go / New Year (12") – Valve – 2005 * No Escape / Sick & Twisted (12") – Test Recordings – 2005 * Deep / Robots (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2006 * Jump / Flatline (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2006 * Rock Star / Game Over (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2007 * Where's My Money? / Deep (Roni Size VIP) (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2007 * Where's My Money (Clipz Remix) / Drink (Xample Remix) (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2008 * Where's My Money (
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Remix) / Tron (12") – D-Style Recordings – 2008 * Borrowed Time VIP / Pornstar (12") D-Style Recordings – 2008 * Concrete / Burning Starlight (12") – Don't Play – 2011 * Tap Ho / Don't Play (12") – Don't Play – 2011 * Bass by the Tonne EP (2×12") – Don't Play – 2012 * No One / Tap Ho (Taxman Remix) (12") – Don't Play – 2012 * Do You Rock? / Drug FuCT (12") – Don't Play – 2012 *
Get Down Low "Get Down Low" is a song by English record producer TC. It was released on 26 November 2013 through Skrillex's record label Owsla. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 183. Background and release The song is inspired by a crowd TC performed ...
(EP) –
Owsla Owsla (stylized in all caps) is an American record label and creative collective. It was founded by Skrillex, Tim Smith, Kathryn Frazier, and Clayton Blaha in 2011. Skrillex announced the label on August 17, 2011. The label's first release was ...
– 2013 * Into the Jungle / Deuces – Don't Play – 2014 *
Make U Bounce "Make U Bounce" is a single by DJ Fresh vs. TC, and the third single from Fresh's forthcoming fourth studio album. It was released on 29 June 2014 in the United Kingdom and 30 June 2014 in Belgium. The song is a reworking of an old TC track b ...
(
DJ Fresh Daniel Edward Stein (born 11 April 1977), better known by his stage name DJ Fresh, is an English musician, DJ, record producer, best known for making electronic music. He is one of the principal members of the drum and bass group Bad Company, ...
vs. TC)
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– 2014 * Everything for a Reason – 3Beat – 2014 * Hit the Floor (with Wilkinson) - RAM Records - 2015 * The Countdown - Self-released - 2015 * Show Some Love (featuring Little Grace) - 3Beat - 2015 * Rep (featuring Jakes) - 3Beat - 2015 * Saints and Sinners (With. Zomboy) ever Say Die— 2017


Remixes


References


External links


@TCDNB
on Twitter * * {{DEFAULTSORT:TC Living people English DJs English record producers English drum and bass musicians Musicians from Bristol Year of birth missing (living people) Owsla artists Electronic dance music DJs