Danny Byrd (born 4 May 1979) is an English DJ, record producer and musician from Bath in the South West of England. He is influenced by genres such as house, UK garage, R&B and the jungle sound. He primarily releases his music through Hospital Records, the UK-based independent dance music label. In 2009, his track "Red Mist VIP" reached number one on the UK Dance Chart on the week ending 25 July 2009,Charts Plus issue 413 and on 7 February 2010, his remix of Liquid's Sweet Harmony gave him his first success on the UK Singles Chart, making No. 64. In October 2010, Byrd reached No. 36 in the UK Singles Chart with the track "Ill Behaviour".
History Byrd was one of the first artists to sign to Hospital Records in 1999. His first Hospital singles were Do It Again and Changes.
In 2000, BBC Radio 1's Fabio championed Danny's remix of London Elektricity's Wishing Well. Remixes by Byrd for High Contrast and contributions to the Hospital Records compilation Weapons of Mass Creation followed.
In 2008, Byrd's debut studio album Supersized was released on Hospital Records, including notable tracks like Shock Out, Gold Rush, Weird Science and Red Mist. Red Mist VIP, a new version of the latter track, appeared on Hospital's compilation Sick Music and has appeared in the film Dead Man Running and computer games Midnight Club LA and DJ Hero.
Byrd second studio album Rave Digger was released in October 2010. The lead single "Ill Behaviour" (featuring I-Kay) has been supported by MistaJam, Annie Mac and Sara Cox on BBC Radio 1. The single was promoted to Radio 1's A-list on 8 September 2010.
His album Golden Ticket was released in June 2013.
In September 2018, he released his latest album Atomic Funk.
In October 2021, Byrd signed with Ministry of Sound.
Discography
Albums Year Album details Peak chart positionsUK2008Supersized Released: 26 May 2008 Label: Hospital Records Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl —2010Rave Digger Released: 10 October 2010 Label: Hospital Records Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl 682013Golden Ticket Released: 24 June 2013 Label: Hospital Records Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl 1812018Atomic Funk Released: 7 September 2018 Label: Hospital Records Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl —
Compilation albums Year Album details2007Medical History Released: 5 March 2007 Label: Hospital Records Formats: Digital Download
Mixtape Year Release2013Byrd Is the Word Released: 29 November 2013
Singles Year Single Chart positions Album UK UKDance BEL(VL)2000"Do It Again" / "Dub It Again" — — — Medical History2001"Changes" / "Changed" — — —2005"Soul Function" / "Junction 18" — — —2006"Dog Hill" / "Fresh 89" — — —"Rise Again" / "Control Freak" — — —"Round & Round" / "Powderkiller" — — —2008"Shock Out" / "Labyrinth" — — — Supersized"From Bath with Love" / "Shock Out VIP" — — —2009"Red Mist" (feat. IK) 147 1 —2010"Sweet Harmony" (feat. Liquid) 64 6 — Rave Digger"Ill Behaviour" (feat. I-Kay) 36 7 —"We Can Have It All" 144 22 —2011"Tonight" (feat. Netsky) 91 11 75"Paperchase" (with Brookes Brothers) — — — Brookes Brothers2012"Blaze the Fire (Rah!)" (feat. General Levy) — — — style="text-align:center;" 2013"Grit" (feat. Roni Size) / "Love You Like This" — — — Golden Ticket"4th Dimension" / "Bad Boy (Back Again)" — — —2015"Climb High" (with Brookes Brothers) — — — Orange Lane2017"Jam" — — — Hospitality in the Park 20172018"Devil's Drop" — — — Sick Music 2018"Superhero" (with Just Us feat. Macy Gray) — — — style="text-align:center;" "Salute" (feat. MC GQ) — — — Atomic Funk"Hold Up the Crown" (feat. Ky Lenz) — — —2019"Starting It Over" (feat. Hannah Symons) — — —2020"Boomshaka" (with René LaVice) — — — style="text-align:center;" 2021"Selecta" (feat. D Double E) — — — style="text-align:center;"
Remixes Year Artist Release2000Brian McKnight "Stay or Let It Go"2001London Elektricity "Wishing Well" 2002Tungsten "Expand Your Mind"High Contrast"Music Is Everything"2003E-Z-Rollers "RS2000"2004Park Street Productions"Blackground Music"2006BCee & Lomax"Dust 'til Dawn" 2009Rudenko"Everybody"Sharam (featuring Kid Cudi)"She Came Along"SugaRush Beat Company"Love Breed"Timmy Vegas & Bad Lay-Dee"Another Dimension" 2010Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah"Miami 2 Ibiza"Plan B"Love Goes Down" 2011London Elektricity (featuring Elsa Esmeralda)"Meteorites"London Elektricity"ロンドンは夜8時 (Lon 8pm ↔ Tyo 4m)"Clare Maguire"The Last Dance"2012Flux Pavilion"Daydreamer" 2013Wookie (featuring Eliza Doolittle)"The Hype"Majestic & Jungle 70"Creeping in the Dark"Krystal Klear (featuring Jenna G)"Addiction" 2015 Enter Shikari"There's a Price on Your Head" Sigala"Easy Love" Stanton Warriors (featuring Laura Steele) "The One" 2016 Becky Hill"Warm" DJ Fresh & Diplo (featuring R. City, Selah Sue and Craig David)"Bang Bang" 2018 Kideko"Good Thing" Keys N Krates (featuring Tory Lanez)"Music to My Ears" 2019 Ninjaman"Murder Dem" Wiley (featuring Tory Lanez, Kranium and Dappy) "My One" 2020 dEVOLVE, Breikthru & Saint Wade"Deep in My Heart" 2022 Acen"Trip To The Moon (Part 1)" Jonasu & JC Stewart "On My Mind"
Other songs 1998 – "Manhattan" 2000 – "The Strutt" / "Walk Tall" 2004 – "Planet Music" (with Adrok featuring MC Foxy) 2007 – "Under the Sea" 2009 – "California" (with Zarif) 2014 – "Supersonic"
References
External links
Danny Byrd at Hospital Records
Danny Byrd Essential Mix 2010