Joshua Mellody (born Joshua Paul Jenkin, 1 June 1989),[2][3] professionally known as Zomboy, is an English dubstep music producer, songwriter, and DJ whose mascot is a zombie.[4]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joshua Paul Jenkin[1] |
| Born | 1 June 1989 |
| Origin | Penzance, Cornwall, England |
| Genres | Dubstep, drumstep, electro house, glitch hop, hybrid trap |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, DJ, record producer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Never Say Die, No Tomorrow Recordings |
| Formerly of | Place Your Bet$ |
| Website | zomboyofficial |
Biography
editBefore Joshua Mellody was active under the name Zomboy, he had an electronicore project called Place Your Bet$, under which a self-titled demo album was released in 2010.
Zomboy debuted in 2011 with the EP Game Time, which was released through his independent record label, Never Say Die Records.[5] His debut EP was in top 5 of the Beatport dubstep charts for over eight weeks.[6] At the end of the year, his music and remixes were licensed to compilations on labels like Warner and Ministry of Sound.[6]
In 2012, he released his second EP, The Dead Symphonic EP.[7] In March 2013, he released the single "Here to Stay"[8] featuring Lady Chann on No Tomorrow Records. In September 2013, his Reanimated EP was released in two parts, of which Pt. 1 was released on Never Say Die Records & Pt. 2 on No Tomorrow Recordings. His debut album entitled The Outbreak on Never Say Die Records was released in August 2014. 2016 saw the release of the Neon Grave EP, featuring four tracks; remixes of these tracks were released in an EP in early 2017.[9][10]
2017 also saw the release of an EP entitled Rott N' Roll Part 1 coinciding with a US tour; the remixes of this EP were released that November.[11][12]
Zomboy cites influences such as Skrillex, Reso, Rusko and Bare Noize. He studied Music Production at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford.
Discography
edit- The Outbreak (2014)
- Resurrected (2015)
References
edit- ^ "AIRBORNE". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "Ever wondered how Zomboy makes a monster track like Nuclear? Read on". Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ "Zomboy". AllMusic.
- ^ "Zomboy is coming!". DJ Mag. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "iTunes - Zomboy - Game Time EP". iTunes.
- ^ a b "Zomboy". Beatport.
- ^ "iTunes - Zomboy - The Dead Symphonic EP". iTunes.
- ^ "iTunes - Zomboy - Here to Stay". iTunes. 4 March 2013.
- ^ "Neon Grave from Never Say Die Records on Beatport". Beatport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ "Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ Dave Jenkins (2014-04-22). "EXCLUSIVE: Sample a cheeky snippet of Zomboy's WTF!?". Ukf.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ "Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
External links
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