Wittyboy

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Wittyboy
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Background information
Birth nameDuwaine Whitfield
Born (1984-09-11) September 11, 1984 (age 39)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Genres
Occupation(s)DJ, record producer
Instrument(s) Keyboard, turntables, programming
Years active2005–present
LabelsMinistry of Sound

Duwaine Whitfield, better known by the stage name Wittyboy, is a British DJ, record producer and remixer from Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Early life

Whitfield was raised in Leeds where he was influenced by a mix of speed garage, grime, hip hop, house and dancehall from an early age. He began to gain support on national radio stations along with regular nightclub performances within the bassline scene.

Music career

After a number of successful underground releases, Wittyboy was given his first major label opportunity, remixing singer Estelle's "No Substitute Love" (Atlantic Records). Wittyboy continued to grow his remix portfolio working with the likes of Nitin Sawhney featuring Roxanne Tataei on his remix of "Distant Dreams" (Cooking Vinyl), followed by his remix of Craig David's "Are You Up for This"< [1] (Ice Cream Records) and Jodie Aysha's "Pozer (Zer Zer Zer)" (All Around the World Productions). Wittyboy has been featured on a number of compilations such as Nitin Sawhney's London Undersound and Instrumentals, Pure Garage Rewind: Back to the Old Skool and Pure Bassline, both mixed by DJ EZ (Warner Music UK), Ministry of Sound's The Sound of Bassline series and Fabric Live 47. Wittyboy has been featured in numerous publications such as Complex [2] Vibrations Magazine, [3] DJ Mag , [4] issue 80 of RWD Magazine , [5] and Zap Bang Magazine . [6]

Discography

Compilation album appearances

Album TitleAlbum DetailsTrack Title
Pure Garage Rewind: Back to the Old Skool
  • Released 3 Dec (2007)
  • Warner Music UK Ltd.
  • Wittyboy - "Iron Man"
Pure Garage Presents: Pure Bassline
  • Released 21 Jul (2008)
  • Warner Music UK Ltd.
  • Ear Dis - "I Feel (Wittyboy Remix)"
  • Wittyboy & Pyper - "Hungry Giant"
Ministry of Sound: The Sound of Bassline
  • Released 24 February (2008)
  • Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd
  • Wittyboy feat. Lauren Mason - "PS"
  • Nastee Boi feat. E Man - "Mussy Mad (Wittyboy Remix)"
Ministry of Sound: The Sound of Bassline 2
  • Released 18 January (2009)
  • Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd
  • E17 vs Wittyboy - "Trouble"
  • Alex Mills - "Beyond Words (Wittyboy Remix)"
DJ Cameo Presents Bassline, Vol. 1
  • Released 31 March (2008)
  • Gut Records Ltd
  • Ear Dis - "I Feel (Wittyboy Remix)"
  • Wittyboy - "World War Three"
  • Alex Mills - "Beyond Words (Wittyboy Remix)"
FabricLive.47: Mixed by Toddla T
  • Released Aug (2009)
  • Fabric
  • Alex Mills - "Beyond Words (Wittyboy Remix)"
Nitin Sawhney London Undersound - Instrumentals and Remixes
  • Released 12 Oct (2009)
  • Cooking Vinyl
  • Nitin Sawhney feat. Roxanne Tataei - "Distant Dreams (Wittyboy Remix)"
Rinse:05 Paleface
  • Released 28 Jul (2008)
  • Rinse Recordings
  • Wittyboy - "Intent 2 Feel"
  • Wittyboy & Pyper feat. Kyla - "Think About You (Keynos Refix)"
  • Wittyboy - "Get Ya Tits Out"

EPs

Singles

Remixes

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