DJ Hyper
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DJ Hyper is a British DJ, producer
and remixer who has releases on labels such as Distinct'ive Breaks Records, Bedrock Records
, and Positiva Recordings. He has done remixes for artists such as BT and Paul Van Dyk
. He has also performed as a band under the Hyper moniker, featuring Prodigy
members Leeroy Thornhill
and Jim Davies. Their first studio album We Control advanced Hyper to the stages of festivals, including Glastonbury
, Glade
, the Sziget Festival in Hungary
and Coliseo Ciudad de Atarfe in Spain
. Their second album Suicide Tuesday was released in September 2008. Hyper is currently under his own Kilowatt label.
In 2009, Hyper released the single "Pitch Bitch" with JHz on Kilowatt Recordings. The song is currently used in the trailer for forthcoming Warner Brothers Film The Losers. Also in 2009, Hyper released a remix of German electronic musician Pet's song "Cloud Nine".
On 28 March 2011, Hyper released a new single, "The End", taken from his third album, The Panic, which itself was released in April 2011 via Distinctive Records.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and remixer who has releases on labels such as Distinct'ive Breaks Records, Bedrock Records
Bedrock Records
thumb|200px|Bedrock RecordsBedrock Records is an English record label for trance, house and techno started by Nick Muir and John Digweed.Its name comes from a nightclub in London that is also called Bedrock. Bedrock Records has released many singles from artists such as Astro & Glyde, Brancaccio &...
, and Positiva Recordings. He has done remixes for artists such as BT and Paul Van Dyk
Paul van Dyk
Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer...
. He has also performed as a band under the Hyper moniker, featuring Prodigy
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...
members Leeroy Thornhill
Leeroy Thornhill
Leeroy Thornhill is a British electronic music artist and formerly a rave dancer and live keyboardist of the British rave act The Prodigy. He has produced solo work under the names Longman and Flightcrank. He was born in Barking but raised in Rayne near Braintree in Essex, and grew up as a...
and Jim Davies. Their first studio album We Control advanced Hyper to the stages of festivals, including Glastonbury
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
, Glade
Glade
-Geography:*Glade , open area in woodland, synonym for "clearing"**Glade skiing, skiing amongst treesPlaces in the United States*Glade, California, a former town in Lassen County*Glade, Kansas, a city in Phillips County...
, the Sziget Festival in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and Coliseo Ciudad de Atarfe in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Their second album Suicide Tuesday was released in September 2008. Hyper is currently under his own Kilowatt label.
In 2009, Hyper released the single "Pitch Bitch" with JHz on Kilowatt Recordings. The song is currently used in the trailer for forthcoming Warner Brothers Film The Losers. Also in 2009, Hyper released a remix of German electronic musician Pet's song "Cloud Nine".
2011 : 'The Panic'
On 28 March 2011, Hyper released a new single, "The End", taken from his third album, The Panic, which itself was released in April 2011 via Distinctive Records.
Studio Albums
- 2006: We ControlWe Control (DJ Hyper album)We Control is the debut studio album produced by DJ Hyper or simply known "Hyper" and was released on the 8th of May 2006. The single 'We Control' is featured on the popular racing game Need for Speed: Most Wanted which was released in 2005 as well as the 2008 ATV racing game PURE.-Track listing:#...
- 2008: Suicide Tuesday
- 2011: The Panic
Remix albums
- 2000: Y3K: Deep Progressive BreaksY3K: Deep Progressive BreaksY3K: Deep Progressive Breaks' is a mix album, which is part of the popular Y3K/Y4K series, created by Distinct'ive Breaks. The album contains music by BT, General Midi, Hybrid and Way Out West.-Track listing:...
- 2000: Y3K: Soundtrack to the FutureY3K: Soundtrack to the FutureY3K: Soundtrack to the Future is a mix album, which is part of the Y3K/Y4K series, created by Distinct'ive Breaks. The album contains music by BT, General Midi, Hybrid, Way Out West, Sasha & Timo Maas.-CD1:# - "Enlightenment" - 2:58# Timo Maas Vs...
- 2001: Bedrock Breaks
- 2003: Bedrock Breaks - Fractured
- 2004: Wired
- 2006: Inthemix Is Six (Along with Bass Kleph)
- 2007: Rewired
Singles
- 1999: "Blaze It Up"
- 2003: "Catnip"
- 2003: "Slapper"
- 2004: "Outsider"
- 2005: "Come With Me"
- 2007: "No Rockstars"
- 2007: "Worst Case Scenario" (Hyper Vs. Victory Pill)
- 2009: "Pitch Bitch" (Kilowatt Recordings)
- 2011: "The End"