Danny Byrd

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".

Danny Byrd
Danny Byrd at Republic Live, 2014
Background information
Birth name	Danny Byrd
Born	(1979-05-04) 4 May 1979 (age 46)[1][non-primary source needed]
Origin	Bath, Somerset, England
Genres	Drum and bass liquid funk UK garage
Occupations	DJ record producer musician
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Hospital Ministry of Sound
Website	byrdfeed.co.uk

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	Supersized Released: 26 May 2008 Label: Hospital Records Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	—
2010	Rave Digger Released: 10 October 2010 Label: Hospital Records Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	68 [11]
2013	Golden Ticket Released: 24 June 2013 Label: Hospital Records Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	181 [12]
2018	Atomic Funk Released: 7 September 2018 Label: Hospital Records Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	—

Compilation albums

Year	Album details
2007	Medical History Released: 5 March 2007 Label: Hospital Records Formats: Digital Download

Mixtape

Year	Release
2013	Byrd Is the Word Released: 29 November 2013

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)	—	—	—	Non-album single
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)	—	—	—	Non-album single
	"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)	—	—	—	TBA
2021	"Selecta" (feat. D Double E)	—	—	—	Non-album single

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]

1. from the Hospital Records compilation album Weapons of Mass Creation
2. from the Hospital Records compilation album Weapons of Mass Creation 3
3. Remix of the Zarif song from the album Box of Secrets; released as a single in 2009.
4. from the Hospital Records compilation album We Are 18