Redlight (musician)

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Redlight
Birth nameHugh Pescod
Also known asCLIPZ, Clipz, Conqueror, Lobster Boy, Animal Youth, Kilo
Born (1980-02-19) 19 February 1980 (age 44)[ citation needed ]
Origin Bristol, England
Genres Dancehall, house, grime, garage, UK funky, deep house, drum and bass
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • producer
  • radio DJ
Years active1999–present
Labels MTA, Digital Soundboy, Lobster Boy, Polydor
Website redlightmusic.co.uk

Hugh Pescod, better known as Redlight And CLIPZ, is a British DJ, record producer, remixer and songwriter from Bristol. [1]

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Biography

Redlight was brought up around '90s warehouse rave culture in Bristol.

He has collaborated with artists such as Mobb Deep and Raekwon. Remixed acts include Mary J. Blige and Tink.

With his label Lobster Boy, he focuses on music genre such as house, techno, hip hop, vocal-lead dance music, jungle, DnB and bass music. The producer releases a mix tape, Templates Volume 1. The mix tape series is about club music and is the culmination of his new production remixes.

Early career

Hugh Pescod began his career in the early 2000s under the alias DJ Clips, with a string of releases on various drum and bass labels including Full Cycle and Digital Soundboy. [2] In 2009, he diversified his style and adopted the alias Red light, setting up the label Lobster Boy for his productions and debuting with his single "Rock The House" / "Twist Up" and the Lobster Boy EP.

The year 2010 saw the release of two dance floor recordings: the first, "Stupid" on Shy FX's Digital Soundboy, featuring the vocals of Roses Gabor, and the second single, "What You Talking About!?" on Chase & Status's MTA Records, which featured Ms. Dynamite. In 2011, Redlight released two more tracks via Digital Soundboy in the shape of "Source 16" and "Progress" as well as his second release on the MTA label "Get Out My Head". He has also remixed artists from the likes of Cee Lo Green and Maverick Sabre to Ms. Dynamite.

In 2012, he released his second single "Mosquito" / "Planet X" on the Lobster Boy imprint. His UK Top 10 track "Lost in Your Love" was released on Polydor and came with an official music video. [3] Later that year, he has taken up the alias Animal Youth, which was used to release his remixes of the songs "Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child and "Try Again" by Aaliyah through the single "Keep Up" / "Try Again". [4] [5] The single "Sixty Forty Zero" / "Crackle" was also released with this alias.

A single, "Switch It Off", was released on 22 April 2013. It was originally an independent, self-released free download before it was given new remixes by Ben Pearce and Paleman. On 10 March 2014, he released the 36 EP with appearances from Raekwon, Syron and Lotti. The title track entered the UK Singles Chart at number 81. The tracks "36" and "Get Money" were released as singles before the release of the EP and were given music videos. [6] [7]

He released his debut solo album, entitled X Color, on 16 November 2015.

Discography

Albums

YearAlbum
2015X Colour
2016Templates Volume 1
2018Active
2021Radius

Extended plays

YearEP
2009Lobster Boy
201436

Singles as Red light

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[12]
UK Dance
[13]
BEL (Fla)
[14]
NLD
[15]
SCO
[16]
2009"Rock The House" / "Twist Up"Non-album single
2010"Source 16" / "Progress"
"Stupid" (featuring Roses Gabor)
"What You Talking About!?" (featuring Ms. Dynamite)38
2012"Get Out My Head"184346724
"Lost in Your Love"53525
2013"Switch It Off"
2014"Get Money" (featuring Raekwon)36 EP
"36" (featuring Lotti)812178
"Cure Me" (featuring LOLO)131 [17] 28Non-album single
"9TS (90s Baby)"5915126
2015"Gold Teeth"X Colour
"Lion Jungle" (featuring Prodigy of Mobb Deep)
"Threshold" (featuring Melisa Whiskey)
2016"Here with Me" (featuring Tayá)Templates Vol. 1
"New Flows"Non-album single
2017"I'll Be Waiting" (with Liv Dawson and Kojo Funds)
"Zum Zum" (featuring Sweetie Irie)Active
2018"Ride That Thing"
"So Nice" (featuring Asabe)
"Get Wavey"
"Seasons" (featuring Karen Harding)
2019"Sports Mode"Non-album single
"Charge Up" (featuring Asabe)
"Fried Eggs"
"Show Me" (with Flava D and Shanique Marie)
2020"Gucci"
"Phenomenon"
"Dreamquest"Radius
2021"Crystal Rain"
"Leaf"
"Every"
"Sweat"Non-album single
2022"Moon Trip"
"On Repeat" (featuring Elf Kid)
"Massive"
2023"Regulate" (featuring Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs)
"Drop Down" (with Shanique Marie)
"—" denotes singles that were not released, or did not chart.

Singles as Clips

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[12]
2019"Down 4"Non-album single
2020"Again" (featuring Ms Banks, Ms. Dynamite and Jaykae)
2022"No Time" (featuring Nia Archives, Beenie Man, Cristale and ShaSimone)
2023"Shorty"
"Uno"
"I Like" (featuring KAM-BU, Tia Carys and Lady Ice)
"Thunderstorm" (with Rudimental featuring Deyaz)
"Say Less" (with Obi Franky)
2024"The Touch" (with Rose Gray)
"—" denotes singles that were not released, or did not chart.

Produced songs

YearTitleArtistAlbum
2004"Pressure Release" (produced as Clipz) Tali Lyric on My Lip
2007"Gotta Keep On" (produced as Clipz) Ben Westbeech Welcome to the Best Years of Your Life
"Pusherman" (produced as Clipz)
2010"Feels So Real" (as co-producer) Rusko
(featuring Ben Westbeech)
O.M.G.!
"Get It In" Jammer
(featuring Camalot and Shiv Lizzy)
Jahmanji
"Love Sick"Roses GaborNon-album single
"Selecta" Mz Bratt
2011"Where We Gonna Go" Maverick Sabre
"Sugar"Ben WestbeechThere's More To Life Than This
2012"Stars"Roses GaborStars (single)
"Night Sky"

Remixes

YearTitleArtist
2006"Hand Grenade" (Clipz Remix)Twisted Individual
2008"Showdown" [lower-alpha 1] Pendulum
"Where's My Money" (Clipz Remix) TC
"Squeeze Me" Kraak & Smaak
(featuring Ben Westbeech)
2009"Back To Daylight"Dub Pistols
(featuring Ashley Slater)
"Do Nah Bodda Mi" Roots Manuva
"I'm in the House" Steve Aoki
(featuring Zuper Blahq)
"Remedy" (Jungle Revenge Lakota 94 Remix) Little Boots
"Shake It" (Jungle Revenge Remix) Toddla T & Herve
(featuring Serocee)
"Trippin" (Redlight X-Ray Remix) Platnum
2010"Box of Secrets" Zarif
"Commander" Kelly Rowland
(featuring David Guetta)
"T-10" (Clipz Remix) D*Minds
"Empty Vessels" The Maccabees
(featuring Roots Manuva)
"Get Wild" Kano
(featuring Aidonia & Wiley)
"I'm Fly" Donae'o
"I Need Air" Magnetic Man
(featuring Angela Hunte)
2011"I Want You (Hold on to Love)" Cee Lo Green
"Live Your Life" Erick Morillo & Eddie Thoneick
(featuring Shawnee Taylor)
"Neva Soft" Ms Dynamite
2012"Lost" Joker
"Inside My Love" Delilah
"Ready For Love" (Clipz Remix) E-Z Rollers
2013"Pour It Up" [lower-alpha 2] (with Seb Chew) Rihanna
2014"Powerless" (Redlight Animal Youth Remix) Rudimental
(featuring Becky Hill)
"Sheezus" (Redlight Deconstructed Mix) Lily Allen
"Closer" Rae Morris
2015"Wet Dollars"Tazer x Tink
"Spectrum" GoldLink
"My Boy My Town" Mabel
2016"Weekend" Louis the Child & Icona Pop
"Dance With Me" Eugy x Mr Eazi
2017"Wet Cat (Sooo WET)" (Redlight's Damp Dog Remix)Justin Martin
"Falcon Eye" Off Bloom
"Sunrise (Refix)" (with Yxng Bane and Abra Cadabra) Jillionaire, Fuse ODG & Fatman Scoop
2019"No Cap" DigDat & Loksi
"Givenchy Bag" Wiley
(featuring Future, Chip and Nafe Smallz)
2020"Again"Clipz
(featuring Ms Banks, Ms Dynamite & Jaykae)
"Energy" (Clipz Remix) Disclosure
"This World" (Clipz Remix) Everything Is Recorded
(featuring Maria Somerville and Infinite Coles)
2021"Walk Alone" (Clipz Remix)Everything Is Recorded
(featuring Infinite Coles and Berwyn)
"Dream I Never Had" (Clipz Remix)Everything Is Recorded
(featuring A. K. Paul)
"Patients (Fucking Up a Friday)" (Clipz Remix)Everything Is Recorded
(featuring Aitch and Infinite Coles)
"That Sky" (Clipz Remix)Everything Is Recorded
(featuring Maria Somerville and James Massiah)
"Burnt Toast" (Clipz Remix)Everything Is Recorded
(featuring Berwyn and A. K. Paul)
"Pretending Nothings Wrong" (Clipz Remix)Everything Is Recorded
(featuring Kean Kavanagh and Ghostface Killah)
"Caviar" (Clipz Remix)Everything Is Recorded
(featuring Ghostface Killah and Inifinte Coles)
"I Don't Want This Feeling to Stop" (Clipz Remix)Everything Is Recorded
(featuring Flohio)
"The Night" (Clipz Remix)Everything Is Recorded
(featuring Berwyn and Maria Somerville)
"Lay Your Head" (Clipz Remix)Everything Is Recorded
"Outta Space" (Clipz Remix) Stylo G & Busta Rhymes
2022"Can't Get Enough" (Clipz Remix)P-Rallel
(featuring Rachel Chinouriri and Venna)
"Looking at Your Pager" (Clipz Remix) KH
"No Time"Clipz
(featuring Nia Archives, Beenie Man, Cristale and ShaSimone)
2023"More Than Anything" (Clipz Remix) Rudimental
(featuring Emeli Sandé)
  1. also remixed as Clipz
  2. bootleg remix released as "Pour It Zero's"

Other appearances

YearSongRelease
2010"Scarewear"
(Rusko featuring Redlight)
O.M.G.!
2019"Run Up"
(Chris Lorenzo featuring Redlight)
Late Checkout

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