Zomboy
Background information
Birth nameJoshua Mellody
Born (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989
OriginPenzance, Cornwall, England
GenresDubstep, drumstep, electro house, glitch hop, hybrid trap
Occupation(s)Songwriter, DJ, record producer
Years active2010-present
LabelsNever Say Die, No Tomorrow Recordings
Formerly ofPlace Your Bet$
Websitezomboyofficial.com

Joshua Mellody (born 1 June 1989),[1][2] professionally known as Zomboy, is an English dubstep music producer, songwriter, and DJ whose mascot is a zombie.[3]

Biography

Before 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 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 eight 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

  1. ↑ "Ever wondered how Zomboy makes a monster track like Nuclear? Read on". Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Zomboy". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "Zomboy is coming!". DJ Mag. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "iTunes - Zomboy - Game Time EP". iTunes.
  5. 1 2 "Zomboy". Beatport.
  6. ↑ "iTunes - Zomboy - The Dead Symphonic EP". iTunes.
  7. ↑ "iTunes - Zomboy - Here to Stay". iTunes. 4 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Neon Grave from Never Say Die Records on Beatport". Beatport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  9. ↑ "Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  10. ↑ Dave Jenkins (2014-04-22). "EXCLUSIVE: Sample a cheeky snippet of Zomboy's WTF!?". Ukf.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  11. ↑ "Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.


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