SUB FOCUS

Who they are

• 

  Sub Focus

  London, United Kingdom · 3 bookings since Mar 2024

  “Over the course of a 16-year career, Nick Douwma aka Sub Focus has risen through the ranks of underground jungle to become a global dance music superstar.”

  their own biography

  the whole biography

  Over the course of a 16-year career, Nick Douwma aka Sub Focus has risen through the ranks of underground jungle to become a global dance music superstar. First building a reputation around air-punching, dancefloor-dismantling drum & bass, he now draws from all corners of the electronic landscape - epitomising the ‘anything goes’ mantra of today's scene. His journey began in 2003, when he signed his first tunes to drum & bass’ biggest label Ram Records, off the back of a CD:R handed to label boss Andy C by one of his friends whilst drunk. Despite this inauspicious introduction, so impressed was the legendary DJ by the content, he duly signed every track and invited Douwma to join the Ram family. Sub Focus’ tunes - expansive, fiercely creative, but made with the scientific precision of a military warhead - immediately stood out from the crowd and were soon being rotated by every major DJ in the scene, garnering airplay on mainstream radio, and drawing fans from throughout the globe. The next logical step was an album. But as he’s shown throughout his career, Douwma wanted to push himself further and create something that was more encompassing than the often insular confines of drum & bass. Drawing on his love of all strains of dance music, from 80s synth pioneers Vangelis and Jean-Michel Jarre, through dance leviathans The Chemical Brothers, to futuristic house and techno acts like Lindstrom and Matthew Dear, his eponymous debut album released in 2009 featured not only drum & bass but dubstep, old-school breakbeat, bumping house and lashings of electro and rock, all brought together in a taut collection that could only have been made in the 21st century. It was an instant hit. Rather than taking his foot off the gas, the decade since has been similarly successful for one of dance music’s enduring stars. Sophomore album Torus was released in 2013, channelling a dancefloor-focused, floor-filling vibe. The 13-track release included ‘Endorphins’ and ‘Turn Back Time’, singles that both made it into the UK Top 10, whilst three others made it into the Top 40. Douwma has spent the past few years perfecting his stunning, immersive live show, joining Pendulum on tour, wowing the bulging Glastonbury crowds and selling out Brixton Academy on two occasions. He has also linked up with a slew of international chart-toppers, including Rudimental, with the link-up leading to the stunning ‘Trouble’ with Chronixx and Maverick Sabre, and Chase & Status with the iconic ‘Flashing Lights’. Reaching the pinnacle of the drum & bass world, Douwma would go on to become a mentor for the scene’s new school of exciting talent - forging boundary-pushing collaborations with the likes of Wilkinson and Dimension. Sub Focus and Dimension’s 2018 single ‘Desire’ has clocked up over 30 million global streams, signifying a new chapter in the story. Moving into 2019, the release of double-single ‘Solar System’ and ‘Siren’ conveys an artist who’s stayed true to his musical roots throughout his long career - a career that he doesn’t look like curtailing anytime soon.
  SoundCloud ↗Discography ↗
  Their RA profile lists Ram Records, Mercury and Future Retro London.

  Recently at Avant Gardner · often with 1991, Dimension, Culture Shock, none of them here that night

• NERO

  2 bookings since Oct 2024

  Recently at Webster Hall · often with Camden Cox, none of them here that night

• 

  Blossom

  Arizona · 7 bookings since Sep 2023

  “With standout releases on UKF, DnB Arena, Dead Beats and Night Bass to name a few, BLOSSOM has cultivated a dedicated, diverse and fanatical fanbase as a reflection of her appeal across multiple audience spaces.”

  their own biography

  the whole biography

  With standout releases on UKF, DnB Arena, Dead Beats and Night Bass to name a few, BLOSSOM has cultivated a dedicated, diverse and fanatical fanbase as a reflection of her appeal across multiple audience spaces. Her growing catalogue of assertive Drum & Bass productions, all radiate a bold, unmistakable style present in everything she does. ​ 2025 has reached new heights as Blossom is building recognition and fans outside the US, she was featured on BBC Radio 1, receiving the title of ‘Next Wave’ on Sian Elery’s ‘Future Artists’ show and becoming the first US drum & bass act on Charlie Tee’s BBC R1 DNB60 mix series.
  SoundCloud ↗
  Their RA profile lists HELIX.

  Recently at Superior Ingredients, Avant Gardner, Elsewhere · often with Yetti, A-Z, Skepsis, none of them here that night