Teddy Killerz

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Teddy Killerz
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Teddy Killerz band logo
Background information
Also known asPlace2B & Paimon
Origin Russia
Ukraine
Genres Electronic, neurofunk, Jump-up, brostep, riddim, briddim, drum and bass
Occupation(s) DJs, producers
Years active2012–present
Labels RAM Records, Bad Taste Recordings, Owsla, Monstercat
MembersGrigory Cherekaev
Anton Mashevsky
Oleg Cholovskii
Website soundcloud.com/teddykillerz
www.ramrecords.com/artist/teddy-killerz

Teddy Killerz are a Russian and Ukrainian electronic music group composed of Grigory Cherekaev, Anton Mashevsky and Oleg Cholovskyi. They also perform under their individual stage names as Garud, Place 2b, and Paimon (in respective order). [1]

Contents

Teddy Killerz are known for producing various different styles of dance music ranging from drum’n’bass, dubstep, trap and breakbeat. The group have released on Owsla [1] and subsequently signed to RAM Records in November 2014, (only after an initial release on RAM Records’ sister label "Program’). [2] Teddy Killerz's entry in a remix contest on OWSLA for Skrillex’s song "Make It Bun Dem’ caught the attention of the label owner, who subsequently signed the band. Their first release on OWSLA was the ‘Toys Riot’ EP, consisting of three original songs. [1] Teddy Killerz have also had a spate of releases on Bad Taste Recordings, Hardcore Beats and Dutty Audio. [2] Teddy Killerz have remixed a number of other artists’ work, although most notably Ragga Bomb by Skrillex featuring the Ragga Twins, which was released in 2014 on OWSLA, [3] and ‘Make Those Move’ by the group I Am Legion (consisting of hip hop artists ‘Foreign Beggars’ and drum and bass artists ‘Noisia’) (released on OWSLA, Par Excellence and Division Recordings), which remained at number 1 on the beatport chart for 6 weeks. [4]

In 2014, Teddy Killerz were selected by RAM Records for the ‘60 minutes of RAM’ mix for Mistajam on BBC 1 Xtra. [5] They have also produced for and alongside dance/rock act Modestep which has sparked the song Make You Mine on their album London Road . [4]

In 2015, Teddy Killerz's first release was Teddynator on 21 March on RAM Records and on 31 July 2015, also on RAM Records, their EP, Hyperspeed came out.

They released their first album on 5 June 2017, titled Nightmare Street.

More recently in 2020, they released an EP on Insomniac's bass music record label Bassrush titled Nerd Starter Pack

Discography

Albums

YearReleaseLabel
2017Nightmare Street RAM Records

Singles

YearReleaseLabel
2012Scary / Earth Shaker(with Nphonix)Bad Taste
New Drums / Double Thinking
The Exorcist EPHardcore Beats
2013Violence EPEatbrain
Toys Riot EP Owsla
Teddy Massacre EP
2014New Year Gifts 2013/2014Not On Label
Big Blow EP Program
Z / ShakeBad Taste
Machine Room Level One
Machine Room Level Two
Machine Room Level Three
DemolisherSubtitles
Blend LP Part 1(with Optiv & BTK)Dutty Audio
2015Teddynator / Endlessly RAM Records
Hyperspeed EP
2016Rock 'N' Roll / Wildlife(with June Miller)
Killer Squad EP
2017Teddy's Song
Monkey Kingdom
New Jam
2018Back To ViolenceEatbrain
Smooth(with Synergy)Viper Recordings
Hellblade EPEatbrain
Uppercut(with Annix)Playaz
2019Miles High (with Gydra)Neuropunk Records
War On Silence (with Crissy Criss)War On Silence
Assassins Blackout Music NL
Vibe EPEatbrain
2020Negative Thoughts EPEatbrain
Panic Attack EPNeuropunk Records
Bun Dem EP (with Nais)Copyright Control
Nerd Starter Pack EP Bassrush Records
2021Elevate (with The Bloody Beetroots) Monstercat
GhostsEatbrain
Beast (with Kompany) Monstercat
Landing Capsule EPRAM Records
Slayer EP Bassrush Records
Dangerous Levels (with Protohype)Underdog Records
Destroyer FiXT
AssaultCopyright Control
2022Clone (with Celldweller)FiXT: Noir

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Champagne, Jess. "Teddy Killerz Aren't Toying Around". www.owsla.com. OWSLA. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 Recordings, RAM. "RAM WELCOMES TEDDY KILLERZ TO THE RAMILY". www.ramrecords.com. Ram Records. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "SKRILLEX 'EASE MY MIND V RAGGA BOMB' REMIXES EP". www.owsla.com. OWSLA. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Legion – Make Those Move (Teddy Killerz Remix)". www.ukf.com. UKF. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Massive, Adelaide. "60 Minutes of RAM for MistaJam 1Xtra Teddy Killerz Mix". Adelaide Massive. Adelaide Massive. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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