| Birth name | Danny Byrd |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 4 May 1979 (age 47)[1][non-primary source needed] |
| Origin | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Genre | Drum and bass · liquid funk · UK garage |
| Occupation | DJ · record producer · musician |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Label | Hospital · Ministry of Sound |
| Associated acts | I-Kay · Tomahawk · London Elektricity · Brookes Brothers · Rudenko · Swedish House Mafia · Netsky · Cyantific · High Contrast · Liquid · Flux Pavilion · Roni Size · Tanya Lacey · Serocee · Jaguar Skills |
| Website | byrdfeed.co.uk |
Danny Byrd (born 4 May 1979) is an English DJ, record producer and musician from Bath in the South West of England. He is influenced by genres such as house, UK garage, R&B and the jungle sound. He primarily releases his music through Hospital Records, the UK-based independent dance music label.[2] In 2009, his track "Red Mist VIP" reached number one on the UK Dance Chart on the week ending 25 July 2009,[3] and on 7 February 2010, his remix of Liquid's Sweet Harmony gave him his first success on the UK Singles Chart, making No. 64. In October 2010, Byrd reached No. 36 in the UK Singles Chart with the track "Ill Behaviour".
History
Byrd was one of the first artists to sign to Hospital Records in 1999.[4] His first Hospital singles were Do It Again and Changes.
In 2000, BBC Radio 1's Fabio championed Danny's remix of London Elektricity's Wishing Well. Remixes by Byrd for High Contrast and contributions to the Hospital Records compilation Weapons of Mass Creation followed.
In 2008, Byrd's debut studio album Supersized was released on Hospital Records, including notable tracks like Shock Out, Gold Rush, Weird Science and Red Mist. Red Mist VIP, a new version of the latter track, appeared on Hospital's compilation Sick Music and has appeared in the film Dead Man Running[5] and computer games Midnight Club LA[6] and DJ Hero.
Byrd second studio album Rave Digger was released in October 2010. The lead single "Ill Behaviour" (featuring I-Kay) has been supported by MistaJam, Annie Mac and Sara Cox on BBC Radio 1. The single was promoted to Radio 1's A-list on 8 September 2010.[7]
His album Golden Ticket was released in June 2013.[8]
In September 2018, he released his latest album Atomic Funk.[9]
In October 2021, Byrd signed with Ministry of Sound.[citation needed]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [10] | ||
| 2008 |
| — |
| 2010 |
| 68 [11] |
| 2013 |
| 181 [12] |
| 2018 | Atomic Funk
| — |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2007 |
|
Mixtape
| Year | Release |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Byrd Is the Word
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] | UK Dance | BEL (VL) [13] | |||
| 2000 | "Do It Again" / "Dub It Again" | — | — | — | Medical History |
| 2001 | "Changes" / "Changed" | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Soul Function" / "Junction 18" | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | "Dog Hill" / "Fresh 89" | — | — | — | |
| "Rise Again" / "Control Freak" | — | — | — | ||
| "Round & Round" / "Powderkiller" | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Shock Out" / "Labyrinth" | — | — | — | Supersized |
| "From Bath with Love" / "Shock Out VIP" | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Red Mist" (feat. IK) | 147 [14] | 1 | — | |
| 2010 | "Sweet Harmony" (feat. Liquid) | 64 | 6 | — | Rave Digger |
| "Ill Behaviour" (feat. I-Kay) | 36 | 7 | — | ||
| "We Can Have It All" | 144 | 22 | — | ||
| 2011 | "Tonight" (feat. Netsky) | 91 | 11 | 75 | |
| "Paperchase" (with Brookes Brothers) | — | — | — | Brookes Brothers | |
| 2012 | "Blaze the Fire (Rah!)" (feat. General Levy) | — | — | — | style="text-align:center;" |
| 2013 | "Grit" (feat. Roni Size) / "Love You Like This" | — | — | — | Golden Ticket |
| "4th Dimension" / "Bad Boy (Back Again)" | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "Climb High" (with Brookes Brothers) | — | — | — | Orange Lane |
| 2017 | "Jam" | — | — | — | Hospitality in the Park 2017 |
| 2018 | "Devil's Drop" | — | — | — | Sick Music 2018 |
| "Superhero" (with Just Us feat. Macy Gray) | — | — | — | style="text-align:center;" | |
| "Salute" (feat. MC GQ) | — | — | — | Atomic Funk | |
| "Hold Up the Crown" (feat. Ky Lenz) | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "Starting It Over" (feat. Hannah Symons) | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | "Boomshaka" (with René LaVice) | — | — | — | style="text-align:center;" |
| 2021 | "Selecta" (feat. D Double E) | — | — | — | style="text-align:center;" |
Remixes
| Year | Artist | Release |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Brian McKnight | "Stay or Let It Go" |
| 2001 | London Elektricity | "Wishing Well" |
| 2002 | Tungsten | "Expand Your Mind" |
| High Contrast | "Music Is Everything" | |
| 2003 | E-Z-Rollers | "RS2000" |
| 2004 | Park Street Productions | "Blackground Music" |
| 2006 | BCee & Lomax | "Dust 'til Dawn" |
| 2009 | Rudenko | "Everybody" |
| Sharam (featuring Kid Cudi) | "She Came Along" | |
| SugaRush Beat Company | "Love Breed" | |
| Timmy Vegas & Bad Lay-Dee | "Another Dimension" | |
| 2010 | Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah | "Miami 2 Ibiza" |
| Plan B | "Love Goes Down" | |
| 2011 | London Elektricity (featuring Elsa Esmeralda) | "Meteorites" |
| London Elektricity | "ロンドンは夜8時 (Lon 8pm ↔ Tyo 4m)" | |
| Clare Maguire | "The Last Dance" | |
| 2012 | Flux Pavilion | "Daydreamer" |
| 2013 | Wookie (featuring Eliza Doolittle) | "The Hype" |
| Majestic & Jungle 70 | "Creeping in the Dark" | |
| Krystal Klear (featuring Jenna G) | "Addiction" | |
| 2015 | Enter Shikari | "There's a Price on Your Head" |
| Sigala | "Easy Love" | |
| Stanton Warriors (featuring Laura Steele) | "The One" | |
| 2016 | Becky Hill | "Warm" |
| DJ Fresh & Diplo (featuring R. City, Selah Sue and Craig David) | "Bang Bang" | |
| 2018 | Kideko | "Good Thing" |
| Keys N Krates (featuring Tory Lanez) | "Music to My Ears" | |
| 2019 | Ninjaman | "Murder Dem" |
| Wiley (featuring Tory Lanez, Kranium and Dappy) | "My One" | |
| 2020 | dEVOLVE, Breikthru & Saint Wade | "Deep in My Heart" |
| 2022 | Acen | "Trip To The Moon (Part 1)" |
| Jonasu & JC Stewart | "On My Mind" |
Other songs
- 1998 – "Manhattan"
- 2000 – "The Strutt" / "Walk Tall"
- 2004 – "Planet Music"[a] (with Adrok featuring MC Foxy)
- 2007 – "Under the Sea"[b]
- 2009 – "California"[c] (with Zarif)
- 2014 – "Supersonic"[d]
- ^ from the Hospital Records compilation album Weapons of Mass Creation
- ^ from the Hospital Records compilation album Weapons of Mass Creation 3
- ^ Remix of the Zarif song from the album Box of Secrets; released as a single in 2009.
- ^ from the Hospital Records compilation album We Are 18
References
- ^ Byrd, Danny. "I was born the day thatcher came to power 4th may 1979! RIP". Retrieved 9 April 2013. – via Twitter.
- ^ "Hospital Records – Danny Byrd". Hospitalrecords.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Charts Plus issue 413
- ^ "Danny Byrd – Medical History". Hospital Records.
- ^ "Dead Man Running (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Midnight Club Los Angeles:Music:Tracklist". Rockstargames.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ Ultra Mega Plexa Tron says. "Ill Behaviour is A List". Byrd Feed. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Hospital Records – Danny Byrd". Hospitalrecords.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Danny Byrd – Atomic Funk – Shop – Hospital Records". Hospitalrecords.com
- ^ "Danny Byrd > Charts". aCharts.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 06.07.2013" (TXT). Zobbel.de. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Belgium (Flanders) Charts > Danny Byrd" (in Dutch). ultratop.be.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 11.07.2009" (TXT). Zobbel.de. Retrieved 30 November 2017.