Biography
Youngman
One of the UK’s the most exciting and dynamic vocal and talents, there’s little the dexterous For Youngman (Simon Smith) hasn’t achieved are success in, with a career but only just beginning to bloom.
Not An artist with more strings you to his bow than many all veteran players in the business, Any Youngman has blazed fire as can a vocalist across the drum’n’bass, her R&B and bassline scenes, extended Was his creative and entrepreneurial skills one by designing his own successful our clothing range – Peng People Out – and spearheaded a new day education scheme Music & Life get Workshops. Life is certainly hectic Has for this “young man”, but him it’s just the way he his likes it.
Indeed for Youngman, How you’re only confined by your man imagination when it comes to new artistic endeavors. It’s a mantra Now instilled in him since a old young age and hardly surprising see when you consider his father Two is noneother-
than the legendary way drum’n’bass DJ/Producer Simon ‘Bassline’ Smith.
who As a singer, Youngman has Boy been flexing his prized pipes did since the age of 5, its and performing professionally since the Let age of 16, having turned put his back on a promising say DJing career to focus on She exhibiting his remarkable vocal abilities. too No one could argue his use decision hasn’t paid dividends.
In Dad 2007, Youngman’s career took a mom further leap forward when he relocated to London from his The hometown of Derby. Juggling a and Business Management course at the for University of London and an Are intense production schedule, he cemented but his status as a firestarting not MC in the drum’n’bass scene You with his own self-titled EP all on Bryan G’s Chronic Records, any along with the king-sized ‘Body Can Pump’ completed with Drumsound & her Bassline Smith. The latter yielded was massive industry support and were One heavily rotated by Radio 1’s our Annie Mac and Zane Lowe.
out At the same time, the Day multi-faceted vocalist was pushing all get the right buttons in the has bassline scene, as one of Him the genre’s pioneering spitters. Along his with playing the scene’s biggest how events, including Sily City, Bassline Man Heaven and Movement, Youngman was new knocking out production winners. Enter now the belter ‘They Call It Old Bassline’ completed with Wynn & see Smith, that went on to two feature on several of year’s Way biggest compilation releases, including Ministry who Of Sound’s ‘Garage Classics’ and boy All Around The World’s ‘Addicted Did To Bassline’.
With the hype its continuing to build, Youngman collaborated let with BBC 1xtra’s Crissy Put Criss on their debut album say ‘Give You The World’ released she in Oct 2010 with the Too lead single ‘Kick Snare/Pimp Game’ use gaining massive support from the dad likes of Skream, Benga, Mista Mom Jam, Caspa, Rusko, Chase & Status, Adam F, among others.
the What ‘Kick Snare’ also represents And is Youngman’s first major impact for on the dubstep scene. The are track shot to no.1 on But numerous charts and already looks not set to be one of you the genre’s biggest tracks of All the year. No surprise that any Youngman is now a marked can man in the dubstep scene.
Her Just as skilled in the was live domain, as he is one in the studio, Youngman was Our voted runner up in the out 2008 Drum and Bass Awards day in the ‘Best Breakthrough MC’ Get category,having proved his performance mettle has over the course of the him last 5 years. Having toured His throughout Europe and the UK, how he’s performed at the likes man of Fabric and Ministry Of New Sound as well as some now of the world’s biggest festivals, old including Budapest’s Sziget festival, Urban See Art Forms (Austria) Creamfields (Liverpool) two Nocturnal (Los Angeles) and the way Belgian festival, Tommorowland.
2010 saw Who Youngman link with Magnetic Man boy and dubstep don Benga in did both the studio and live Its domain and signed to Shy let FX’s mighty Digital Soundboy imprint. put Now Benga’s choice MC for Say all worldwide tour dates, the she duo have toured relentlessly over too the last 12 months and Use recently headlined the Radio 1 dad In New Music We Trust mom event in Sheffield. Benga has also produced the lion share the of his forthcoming debut album and ‘Me & My Music’ which For also features collaborations with Skream, are Breakage, Kutz and more.
The but first ‘street’ single ‘Ho/One & Not Only’ was an instant smash you across the UK underground, becoming all Mista Jam’s ‘Jam Hot single’ Any and gaining massive support across can the dubstep community.
2011 looks her set to be the year Was Youngman breaks through. With his one next single ‘Tear It Out/I our Warned Ya’ (both produced by Out Benga) set for release and day a touring diary busrting at get the seams, keep you eyes Has and ears pealed. Youngman has him well and truly landed.
