Duwaine Whitfield, better known by the stage name Wittyboy, is a British DJ,

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and

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from

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, England.

Early life

Whitfield was raised in

where he was influenced by a mix of

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, hip hop, house and dancehall from an early age. He began to gain support on national radio stations along with regular nightclub performances within the bassline scene.

Music career

After a number of successful underground releases, Wittyboy was given his first major label opportunity, remixing singer Estelle's " No Substitute Love" ( Atlantic Records). Wittyboy continued to grow his remix portfolio working with the likes of

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featuring Roxanne Tataei on his remix of "Distant Dreams" ( Cooking Vinyl), followed by his remix of

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's "Are You Up for This"< (Ice Cream Records) and

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's "Pozer (Zer Zer Zer)" (

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). Wittyboy has been featured on a number of compilations such as

's ''London Undersound and Instrumentals'', '' Pure Garage Rewind: Back to the Old Skool'' and ''Pure Bassline'', both mixed by DJ EZ (

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), Ministry of Sound's ''The Sound of Bassline'' series and ''

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47''. Wittyboy has been featured in numerous publications such as ''Complex''Vibrations Magazine, ''

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'', issue 80 of ''

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'', and '' Zap Bang Magazine''.

Discography

Compilation album appearances

EPs

* ''Witty Boy EP'', Northern Line Records (2007) * ''Danger EP'', Northern Line Records (2007) * ''Music Hustler EP'', Music Hustler Records (2007) * ''So Happy & Seductive'', Illusive Entertainment (2008) * ''Broken Silence EP'', Wittyboy Music (2013) * ''The Shakedown EP'', Chip Butty Records (2016) * ''Narcos EP'', Wittyboy Music (2019)

Singles

* "Kiss My Eyes" (2007) * "Conversations" (2007) * "Bad Dreams" (2007) * "Iron Man" (2007) * "Murder Charge" (2007) * "Nacho Riddim" (2007) * "Iron Man VIP" (2007) * "Spanish Rose" (2007) * "Attention" (2008) * "Stupid Games" (2008) * "Danger" (2008) * "World War 3" (2008) * "So Happy" (2008) * "Seductive" (2008) * "Hungry Giant" (2008) * "Bubble & Tweak" (2013) * "Running to You" (2013) * "Without You" (2013) * "The Shakedown" (2016) * "Warlord" (2016) * "Backup Plan" (2016)

Remixes

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– "Just a Little Bit" (Wittyboy Remix) (2007) * Craig David – "Are You Up for This" (Wittyboy Remix) (2008) *

feat. Tinchy Stryder – "Where's Your Love" (Wittyboy Remix) (2008) * Sticky featuring Courtney Dennie – "I'm in Love" (Wittyboy Remix) (2008) * Ear Dis – "I Feel" (Wittyboy Remix) (2008) *

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feat. Janee – "Do Me Wrong" (Wittyboy Remix) (2008) * Spoonface – "Pon Me Sofa" (Wittyboy Remix) (2008) *

– "Distant Dreams" (feat. Roxanne Tataei) (Wittyboy Remix) (2008) * Estelle – "No Substitute Love" (Wittyboy Remix) (2008) * Leon Jean-Marie – "Bring It On" (Wittyboy Remix) (2008) * Cotti feat. Doctor – "Calm Down" (Wittyboy Remix) (2008) * DJ Matchstick & Erica Iji – "It's Over" (Wittyboy Remix) (2008) * Alex Mills – "Beyond Words" (Wittyboy Remix) (2008) *

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& Herve feat. Serocee – "Shake It" (Wittyboy Remix) (2009) *

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vs Witty Boy – "Trouble" (2009) * Rainboy – "Woman of the Wind" (Wittyboy Remix) (2009) * Lauren Mason - "P.S" (Wittyboy Remix) (2009) *

– "Pozer (Zer Zer Zer)" (Wittyboy Remix) (2010) * I Haunt Wizards – "Flowers Bloom" (Wittyboy Remix) (2010) *

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– "Oh Na Na" (Wittyboy Remix) (2011)

References

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