Zomboy
Joshua Mellody,[1][2] professionally known as Zomboy, is an English dubstep music producer, songwriter, and DJ whose mascot is a zombie.[3]
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Birth name | Joshua Mellody |
Born | June 1, 1989 |
Origin | Penzance, United Kingdom |
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 |
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Website | zomboyofficial |
Biography
Zomboy debuted in 2011 with the track Organ Donor, which was released on Never Say Die Records Game Time EP.[4] His debut EP was in top 5 of the Beatport dubstep charts for over 8 weeks.[5] At the end of the year, his music and remixes were licensed to compilations on labels like Warner and Ministry of Sound.[5]
In 2012, he released his second EP, The Dead Symphonic EP.[6] In March 2013, he released the single Here to Stay[7] 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.[8][9]
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.[10][11]
Zomboy cites influences such as Skrillex, Reso, Rusko and Bare Noize. He studied Music Production at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford.
Discography
- The Outbreak (2014)
- Resurrected (2015)
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Zomboy". Allmusic.
- "Zomboy is coming!". DJ Mag. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- "iTunes - Zomboy - Game Time EP". iTunes.
- "Zomboy". Beatport.
- "iTunes - Zomboy - The Dead Symphonic EP". iTunes.
- "iTunes - Zomboy - Here to Stay". iTunes.
- "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.