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Background information | |
Birth name | Joshua Paul Jenkin [1] |
Born | 1 June 1989 |
Origin | Penzance, Cornwall, England |
Genres | Dubstep, drumstep, electro house, glitch hop, hybrid trap |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, DJ, record producer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Never Say Die, No Tomorrow Recordings |
Formerly of | Place Your Bet$ |
Website | zomboyofficial |
Joshua Mellody (born Joshua Paul Jenkin, 1 June 1989), [2] [3] professionally known as Zomboy, is an English dubstep music producer, songwriter, and DJ whose mascot is a zombie. [4]
Before Joshua Mellody was active under the name Zomboy, he had an electronicore project called Place Your Bet$, under which a self-titled demo album was released in 2010.
Zomboy debuted in 2011 with the EP Game Time, which was released through his independent record label, Never Say Die Records. [5] His debut EP was in top 5 of the Beatport dubstep charts for over eight weeks. [6] At the end of the year, his music and remixes were licensed to compilations on labels like Warner and Ministry of Sound. [6]
In 2012, he released his second EP, The Dead Symphonic EP. [7] In March 2013, he released the single "Here to Stay" [8] featuring Lady Chann on No Tomorrow Records. In September 2013, his Reanimated EP was released in two parts, of which Pt. 1 was released on Never Say Die Records & Pt. 2 on No Tomorrow Recordings. His debut album entitled The Outbreak on Never Say Die Records was released in August 2014. 2016 saw the release of the Neon Grave EP, featuring four tracks; remixes of these tracks were released in an EP in early 2017. [9] [10]
2017 also saw the release of an EP entitled Rott N' Roll Part 1 coinciding with a US tour; the remixes of this EP were released that November. [11] [12]
Zomboy cites influences such as Skrillex, Reso, Rusko and Bare Noize. He studied Music Production at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford.