Netsky (drum and bass musician)
Encyclopedia
Boris Daenen, better known as Netsky , is a Belgian drum and bass
producer. The name Netsky is based on the computer virus of the same name
.
style – drum and bass music with many instrumental layers and frequent vocals. A large musical influence to him came from High Contrast's 'Gold Digger' remix.
In late 2009, Netsky signed a recording contract with Hospital Records
, the same label as other well known liquid artists as High Contrast
and London Elektricity
.
A Belgian musician, in less than 12 months Netsky secured releases with record labels including Liq-Weed Ganja, Spearhead and Talkin Beatz. He also won a nomination as "Best Upcoming Producer" within just months of his first release at the Drum + Bass Arena Awards.
Netsky is now signed exclusively to Hospital, and has also appeared on the Hospital Podcast.
Hospital Records released Netsky's self-titled debut album on 31 May 2010.
Appears On:
2009
Crystal Clear – Strength In Numbers EP (Netsky – Come Back Home) [Frontline Records]
Windows (with Mutated Forms) [Allsorts]
Tracks Appear On:
2010
Hospital Mix.Eight (Mixed By Logistics) – Netsky – Memory Lane [Hospital Records]
This is drum + bass presented by Hospitality CD 1 – Netsky – Smile [Hospital Records]
Sick Music 2 CD 1 – Netsky – Memory Lane [Hospital Records]
Drum & Bass Arena Anthology CD 1 – Netsky – I Refuse [Hospital Records]
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
producer. The name Netsky is based on the computer virus of the same name
Netsky (computer worm)
Netsky is a prolific family of computer worms. The first variant appeared on Monday, February 16, 2004. The "B" variant was the first family member to find its way into mass distribution. It appeared on Wednesday, February 18, 2004...
.
History
Netsky produces music of the liquid funkLiquid funk
Liquid funk is a sub-genre of drum and bass. While it uses similar basslines and bar layouts to other styles, it contains fewer bar-oriented samples and more instrumental layers , harmonies, and ambience, producing a calmer atmosphere directed at both home listeners and nightclub...
style – drum and bass music with many instrumental layers and frequent vocals. A large musical influence to him came from High Contrast's 'Gold Digger' remix.
In late 2009, Netsky signed a recording contract with Hospital Records
Hospital Records
Hospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...
, the same label as other well known liquid artists as High Contrast
High Contrast
Lincoln Barrett, better known by the stage name High Contrast , is a Welsh drum and bass DJ and producer.-History:...
and London Elektricity
London Elektricity
London Elektricity is the DJ and stage name of musician Tony Colman who is best known as a recording artist of five albums, international DJ and formerly a live drum and bass act "London Elektricity Live".-History:...
.
A Belgian musician, in less than 12 months Netsky secured releases with record labels including Liq-Weed Ganja, Spearhead and Talkin Beatz. He also won a nomination as "Best Upcoming Producer" within just months of his first release at the Drum + Bass Arena Awards.
Netsky is now signed exclusively to Hospital, and has also appeared on the Hospital Podcast.
Hospital Records released Netsky's self-titled debut album on 31 May 2010.
Albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Netsky Netsky (album) Netsky is the self-titled first album from Belgian drum & bass musician Netsky. The album primarily features drum & bass tracks, with various vocalists such as Darrison and Jenna G. It was leaked in early May, a month before release, when the release date was in the middle of June. The release,...
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Singles & EPs
| Year | Single / EP | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | King of the Stars / Dolomite (Netsky & Crystal Clear / Crystal Clear) | Non-album single |
| Prisma / Tomorrow's Another Day | ||
| Starlight / Young And Foolish | ||
| Everyday / Come Back Home | ||
| Generations (S.P.Y Remix) / Hold On To Love (BCee / Netsky) | ||
| I Refuse / Midnight Express | ||
| 2010 | Eyes Closed / Smile | |
| Turn Up (The Music) / Memory Lane (Camo & Krooked Camo & Krooked Camo & Krooked are a Drum & Bass duo from Vienna, Austria consisting of Reinhard Rietsch and Markus Wagner -History:... / Netsky) |
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| Your Way / Daydreaming | ||
| Moving With You (ft. Jenna G) | Netsky Netsky (album) Netsky is the self-titled first album from Belgian drum & bass musician Netsky. The album primarily features drum & bass tracks, with various vocalists such as Darrison and Jenna G. It was leaked in early May, a month before release, when the release date was in the middle of June. The release,... |
Remixes
| Year | Remix | Appears On |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Miike Snow – Black And Blue (Netsky Remix) | Black And Blue (Remixes) |
| 2010 | CHEW Lips – Karen (Netsky Remix) | Karen |
| Mutated Forms – Glory Days (Never Again) (Netsky Remix) | Time to Shine / Glory Days (Never Again) Netsky Remix | |
| Audio Bullys – Only Man (Netsky Remix)* | Bootleg | |
| Pendulum – Witchcraft (Netsky Remix) | Witchcraft (single) Witchcraft (Pendulum song) "Witchcraft" is the second single from Australian drum and bass band Pendulum to be released from their third studio album, Immersion. It was released as a digital single on iTunes on 18 July 2010, with the CD single being released the following day. It debuted at number sixty-two on the UK Singles... |
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| Swedish House Mafia – One (Netsky Remix) | One – Single | |
| Underworld ft. High Contrast – Scribble (Netsky Remix) | Scribble (single) | |
| Plan B – Recluse (Netsky Remix) | Recluse – Single | |
| Shameboy – Strobot (Netsky Remix) | Drum & Bass Arena Evolution | |
| Rusko – Everyday (Netsky Remix) | Everyday EP | |
| Jessie J – Nobody's Perfect (Netsky Vocal Remix) | Nobody's Perfect (Digital EP) Nobody's Perfect (Jessie J song) "Nobody's Perfect" is a song by English singer-songwriter Jessie J from her debut studio album, Who You Are. The song was written by Jessie J and Claude Kelly, and it was produced by Andre Brissett and Kelly, and refers to a struggle about perfection complex and regret over past indiscretions... |
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| Leftfield – Release The Pressure (Netsky Remix) | Unknown | |
| 2011 | Skream - Anticipate (Ft. Sam Frank) (Netsky Remix) | Anticipate (single) |
- Netsky confirmed on Hospital Podcast 115 that the Only Man remix will not be released.
Appears On:
2009
Crystal Clear – Strength In Numbers EP (Netsky – Come Back Home) [Frontline Records]
Windows (with Mutated Forms) [Allsorts]
Tracks Appear On:
2010
Hospital Mix.Eight (Mixed By Logistics) – Netsky – Memory Lane [Hospital Records]
This is drum + bass presented by Hospitality CD 1 – Netsky – Smile [Hospital Records]
Sick Music 2 CD 1 – Netsky – Memory Lane [Hospital Records]
Drum & Bass Arena Anthology CD 1 – Netsky – I Refuse [Hospital Records]