S. P. Y

S.P.Y
Birth name Carlos Barbosa de Lima Junior
Born (1976-12-30) 30 December 1976[1]
Origin São Paulo, Brazil
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • musician
Years active 2005–present
Labels Hospital, OWSLA/NEST
Associated acts
Website www.spydnb.com

S.P.Y is a British DJ, record producer and musician from São Paulo, Brazil. 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. His DJ name was Spyder, but two months before the release of his first track he had to change it because another producer from America also released an EP under the same name. He left the last three letters out and changed his name to S.P.Y or SPY.[2]

Music career

S.P.Y moved to London from Sao Paolo initially to pursue a career as graphic designer in 2003. In that time he hosted a club night in Camden. It was really small, so nobody sent him music. He then decided to create music himself, using the Mac he bought for his graphic work.[3]

He got his first single released by Metalheadz in 2005[4] and with a release on Hospital’s Medschool imprint following in 2006. He collaborated with various artist and delivering remixes before signing to Hospital Records in 2012. Hospital released his first album, What The Future Holds.[5] This album won the award in the category "best album" at the Drum & Bass Awards 2012.[6]

In 2013 S.P.Y was selected to write the theme song for the 2014 Street Child World Cup in collaboration with London Elektricity and Diane Charlemagne.[7][8]

S.P.Y released his second album, Back To Basics in 2014, in two parts because he had a lot of tracks to choose from.[9]

In January 2015 S.P.Y was selected to create the Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1.[10]

Discography

Albums

Album title Album details
What the Future Holds
Back To Basics Chapter One
  • Released: 28 Apr 2014
  • Label: Hospital Records (NHS252)[12]
  • Format: LP, CD, download
Back To Basics Chapter Two
  • Released: 1 Sep 2014
  • Label: Hospital Records (NHS260)[13]
  • Format: LP, CD, download
Hospital Mixtape: S.P.Y
  • Released: 24 May 2016
  • Label: Hospital Records (NHS290CD)[14]
  • Format: CD, mixed

References

  1. ↑ "SPYDNB | DOA | Drum & Bass Forum". Dogsonacid.com. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  2. ↑ "HospitalityDNB Interviews: S.P.Y - Hospitality". Hospitalitydnb.com. 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  3. ↑ https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/SPY-Interview-To-the-core/26736/
  4. ↑ "Various Artists : The Winter of Content". Shop.metalheadz.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  5. ↑ "Biography | S.P.Y". Spydnb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  6. ↑ https://awards.breakbeat.co.uk/2016/history/
  7. ↑ ""I am Somebody" Street Child World Cup (ft. London Elektricity, S.P.Y and Diane Charlemagne)". Street Child United. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  8. ↑ ""I am Somebody" Street Child World Cup (ft. London Elektricity, S.P.Y and Diane Charlemagne)". YouTube. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  9. ↑ https://www.fabriclondon.com/blog/view/no-holds-barred-s-p-ys-fabriclive-x-back-to-basics-mix
  10. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04wmv2j
  11. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/SPY-What-The-Future-Holds/release/3905556
  12. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/SPY-Back-To-Basics-Chapter-One/release/5641854
  13. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/SPY-Back-To-Basics-Chapter-Two/release/6048395
  14. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/SPY-Hospital-Mixtape-SPY/release/9077470

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