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Modestep

December 27, 2022

Modestep is a dubstep and electronic rock band from London consisting of Josh Friend. Their debut album Evolution Theory was released on 11 February 2013, including its five singles: "Feel Good", "Sunlight", "To The Stars", "Show Me a Sign" and "Another Day". Modestep's second album, London Road, was released on 25 May 2015, marking the band's first album featuring Lundy and Deek as members. Between 2017 and March 2019, the band released four singles on record label Monstercat and three EPs on Disciple Records.

Modestep
Modestep (2015)
Background information
OriginLondon, England, United Kingdom
Genres
Years active2010–present
Labels
Members
  • Josh Friend
Past members
  • Matthew Curtis
  • Pat Lundy
  • Nick Tsang
  • Kyle Deek
  • Tony Friend
  • Oz Katerji
Websitewww.modestep.com

History

Early career (2010–2011)

Tony had been DJing since 2001 while Josh had been in multiple bands prior to Modestep with Curtis,[1] only forming the band in 2010, along with guitarist Nick Tsang, a former member of Go:Audio.[2]

Evolution Theory (2011–2013)

Main article: Evolution Theory (Modestep album)

Modestep began work on their debut album during early January 2011, with their debut single "Feel Good" being released in the United Kingdom on 6 February 2011; managing to reach the BBC Radio 1 A Playlist during the weeks prior to release.[citation needed] The single was released as part of a 3-track extended play, including another track entitled "Bite The Hand". On 13 February, the single debuted at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] also reaching number 5 on the independent releases chart[4] and number 6 on the dance releases chart.[5] The music video of the new version of their single "Sunlight" was released on YouTube on 3 July, passing 1 million views within four days, also making the Radio 1 A-list and debuting at number 16 in the UK charts. "To The Stars" has also made it onto the Radio 1 A-list and was released on 6 November. Their fourth single "Show Me A Sign" made its YouTube debut on 19 March 2012 and was released on 6 May 2012.[6] They were also a support act for Lostprophets Weapons tour in mid-2012 and have been received extremely well by audiences. In July 2012, the fifth single from Evolution Theory, entitled "Another Day", was aired on BBC Radio 1Xtra. Modestep had previously performed this song to open their set when supporting Lostprophets on their spring UK tour. Just before the song was aired, Tony Friend revealed in an interview that Modestep hoped to release their debut album on 3 September 2012. After the album was pushed back to 14 January 2013, it was pushed back yet again to 11 February 2013.

Second studio album, departure of Tsang and Curtis and arrival of Deek and Lundy (2013-2017)

In December 2013, the band embarked on the Foot Locker tour in Europe, promoting popular shoe retail store Foot Locker.[7] On 14 January 2014, Tsang and Curtis both left the band to pursue their own careers in the music industry. Despite this the album was still scheduled and a world tour is expected with the two new members, Pat Lundy (ex-drummer of the band Funeral For A Friend) and Kyle Deek (age 22) who joined in the spring of 2014.[8] Starting in mid-2014, Josh and Tony began their recurring appearances in TheSyndicateProject's YouTube series, "Mianite", a series of videos based around the game Minecraft.

The band released a new single titled "Snake" for free download in mid-January 2015.[9] On 22 February 2015, they announced the title and track listing for their second studio album, to be released on 25 May 2015. London Road, released through Modestep's own record label Max Records, it features collaborations with FuntCase, Teddy Killerz, Culprate, The Partysquad, Trolley Snatcha, Big Narstie, Flowdan, Frisco and more. On 14 May 2015, Modestep announced the release of one new song per day until the full album release.

Monstercat, Disciple, and the departure of Friend, Deek and Lundy (2017–present)

After a brief hiatus, Modestep came back strong with "Living For The Weekend," a song that released on British record label Never Say Die.[10]

Tony left the band in the summer of 2017. On 13 November, Canadian record label Monstercat released the duo's next single, "Higher".[11] The duo then released two more singles on Monstercat: "Going Nowhere" (with Dion Timmer)[12] and "Summer".[13]

On 4 July 2018, British record label Disciple announces that Modestep has been signed to the label. The duo released "By My Side" alongside Virtual Riot and Barely Alive on Disciple's fourth compilation in the Disciple Alliance series.[14]

Modestep came back to Monstercat to release "Not IRL" on 14 January 2019.[15]

Modestep then released their debut Disciple EP entitled "Echoes" on 27 February 2019, which featured a collaboration with Virtual Riot entitled "Nothing".[16] Modestep released their collab with Phaseone "Mayday" later that same year, which was featured on the latter's "Transcendency" LP. On the 17th of July, 2019, they released their second EP of the year entitled "Dawn",[17] later releasing a collection of remixes for the EP entitled "The Remixes" featuring remixes from Riot Ten, Graphyt & Ecraze, Code:Pandorum, and Definitive.[18] Later that year, they released a single with MVRDA entitled "Old School" on Disciple Recordings' "Alliance Vol 5" and also a solo single on Disciple Round Table's "Knights of the Round Table Vol 3" compilation entitled "Alarm".

In 2020, Modestep released a single on Disciple recordings' "Alliance Vol 6" entitled "Lost My Way."

In 2021, Modestep released a single on UKF Music entitled "Forever". Later that year, they released a collaborative single on Disciple Recordings with Virtual Riot and Frank Zummo entitled "This Could Be Us", which later was featured on Virtual Riot's "Simulation" LP. Modestep then released a single on Disciple Recordings' "Alliance Vol 7" compilation entitled "Solastalgia".

In 2022, Modestep released an EP on Disciple Recordings entitled "Diamonds", which featured collaborations with artists such as Automhate, Dr Ushuu, Jiqui, Nosphere and Oddprophet.

On 3 November 2022, Pat Lundy announced his departure from the band after 9 years via Twitter.[19]

Musical style and influences

Modestep have various musical styles and sounds as they have incorporated electronical elements such as dubstep and drum & bass, however they have also incorporated hard rock into their music, thus giving them a unique style. Josh Friend has also incorporated vocals into their music.

They have been placed next to bands such as Pendulum and The Prodigy due to their musical style, however they are able to play along with other artists such as The Script, Skrillex, Ed Sheeran and Flux Pavilion.[20] In a 2012 interview with Soundsphere Magazine, the members explained that "We’re all massive ‘tech-head’ musicians...". It is explained how each member of the band influences their musical style with different genres of music, also explaining that their unique musical style was unintentional.[21]

Members

Discography

Main article: Modestep discography

References

  1. ^ Whats Up Whatson. . WhatsUpWhatson.com. Whats Up Whatson. Archived from the original (Interview) on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013. Tony’s been DJing for about thirteen years...
  2. ^ Kevin Wicks (2 April 2013). "British Breakout Interview: Dubstep is Dead, Long Live Modestep" (Interview). BBC America. BBC America. Retrieved 13 December 2013. ...guitarist Nick Tsang to fill out the band’s arena-ready sound...
  3. ^ "Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  4. ^ "UK Top 40 Independent Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  5. ^ "UK Top 40 Dance Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  6. ^ . iTunes. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  7. ^ . Mixmag.net. Mix Mag. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Tsang and Curtis leave the band (Facebook post)". Facebook.com. Modestep. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  9. ^ Carter, Emily. "Modestep offer new track, Snake, as free download". Kerrang.com. Kerrang!. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Modestep Gets All TGIF in 'Living For the Weekend' Video With Zomboy: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Modestep release vigorous single on Monstercat, 'Higher'". Dancing Astronaut. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Modestep and Dion Timmer team up on 'Going Nowhere'". Dancing Astronaut. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  13. ^ thisisanoukk (13 May 2018). "GENRE IS DEAD's Releases Of The Week: Modestep, Babymetal, Christina Aguilera and more!". GENRE IS DEAD!. Retrieved 18 March 2019. The versatile London-based duo brought us the banger called ‘Summer’ on Monstercat and makes us all excited for high temperatures, drinks and good times!
  14. ^ "Disciple Alliance Vol. 4 is underway". Dancing Astronaut. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2019. Disciple also released a collaborative project with Modestep, Virtual Riot, and Barely Alive: "By My Side." It’s more of a melodic hard-hitter, with bright synth fills.
  15. ^ "Modestep Reinvents Themselves With Surprising New Single "Not IRL"". Run The Trap: The Best EDM, Hip Hop & Trap Music. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Echoes EP" (Online Shopping). Beatport. Modestep. 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Dawn EP by Modestep", Apple Music (US), 2019-07-17, retrieved 2019-07-19
  18. ^ "The Remixes - EP by Modestep", Apple Music, 2020-05-01, retrieved 2020-05-29
  19. ^ https://twitter.com/PatLundyDrums/status/1588290571977695232?s=20&t=-G0B0TEdIxa3S6wugTysiw
  20. ^ Martyn Young (14 February 2013). "Modestep – Evolution Theory Album Review". musicomh. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  21. ^ Soundsphere Magazine (29 August 2012). "Interview: Modestep [Leeds Festival 2012]". Soundsphere Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

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modestep, dubstep, electronic, rock, band, from, london, consisting, josh, friend, their, debut, album, evolution, theory, released, february, 2013, including, five, singles, feel, good, sunlight, stars, show, sign, another, second, album, london, road, releas. Modestep is a dubstep and electronic rock band from London consisting of Josh Friend Their debut album Evolution Theory was released on 11 February 2013 including its five singles Feel Good Sunlight To The Stars Show Me a Sign and Another Day Modestep s second album London Road was released on 25 May 2015 marking the band s first album featuring Lundy and Deek as members Between 2017 and March 2019 the band released four singles on record label Monstercat and three EPs on Disciple Records ModestepModestep 2015 Background informationOriginLondon England United KingdomGenresElectronic rock dubstep drum and bass alternative rock trapYears active2010 presentLabelsPolydor Interscope Monstercat DiscipleMembersJosh FriendPast membersMatthew Curtis Pat Lundy Nick Tsang Kyle Deek Tony Friend Oz KaterjiWebsitewww wbr modestep wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Early career 2010 2011 1 2 Evolution Theory 2011 2013 1 3 Second studio album departure of Tsang and Curtis and arrival of Deek and Lundy 2013 2017 1 4 Monstercat Disciple and the departure of Friend Deek and Lundy 2017 present 2 Musical style and influences 3 Members 3 1 Current 3 2 Former 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditEarly career 2010 2011 Edit Tony had been DJing since 2001 while Josh had been in multiple bands prior to Modestep with Curtis 1 only forming the band in 2010 along with guitarist Nick Tsang a former member of Go Audio 2 Evolution Theory 2011 2013 Edit Main article Evolution Theory Modestep album Modestep began work on their debut album during early January 2011 with their debut single Feel Good being released in the United Kingdom on 6 February 2011 managing to reach the BBC Radio 1 A Playlist during the weeks prior to release citation needed The single was released as part of a 3 track extended play including another track entitled Bite The Hand On 13 February the single debuted at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart 3 also reaching number 5 on the independent releases chart 4 and number 6 on the dance releases chart 5 The music video of the new version of their single Sunlight was released on YouTube on 3 July passing 1 million views within four days also making the Radio 1 A list and debuting at number 16 in the UK charts To The Stars has also made it onto the Radio 1 A list and was released on 6 November Their fourth single Show Me A Sign made its YouTube debut on 19 March 2012 and was released on 6 May 2012 6 They were also a support act for Lostprophets Weapons tour in mid 2012 and have been received extremely well by audiences In July 2012 the fifth single from Evolution Theory entitled Another Day was aired on BBC Radio 1Xtra Modestep had previously performed this song to open their set when supporting Lostprophets on their spring UK tour Just before the song was aired Tony Friend revealed in an interview that Modestep hoped to release their debut album on 3 September 2012 After the album was pushed back to 14 January 2013 it was pushed back yet again to 11 February 2013 Second studio album departure of Tsang and Curtis and arrival of Deek and Lundy 2013 2017 Edit In December 2013 the band embarked on the Foot Locker tour in Europe promoting popular shoe retail store Foot Locker 7 On 14 January 2014 Tsang and Curtis both left the band to pursue their own careers in the music industry Despite this the album was still scheduled and a world tour is expected with the two new members Pat Lundy ex drummer of the band Funeral For A Friend and Kyle Deek age 22 who joined in the spring of 2014 8 Starting in mid 2014 Josh and Tony began their recurring appearances in TheSyndicateProject s YouTube series Mianite a series of videos based around the game Minecraft The band released a new single titled Snake for free download in mid January 2015 9 On 22 February 2015 they announced the title and track listing for their second studio album to be released on 25 May 2015 London Road released through Modestep s own record label Max Records it features collaborations with FuntCase Teddy Killerz Culprate The Partysquad Trolley Snatcha Big Narstie Flowdan Frisco and more On 14 May 2015 Modestep announced the release of one new song per day until the full album release Monstercat Disciple and the departure of Friend Deek and Lundy 2017 present Edit After a brief hiatus Modestep came back strong with Living For The Weekend a song that released on British record label Never Say Die 10 Tony left the band in the summer of 2017 On 13 November Canadian record label Monstercat released the duo s next single Higher 11 The duo then released two more singles on Monstercat Going Nowhere with Dion Timmer 12 and Summer 13 On 4 July 2018 British record label Disciple announces that Modestep has been signed to the label The duo released By My Side alongside Virtual Riot and Barely Alive on Disciple s fourth compilation in the Disciple Alliance series 14 Modestep came back to Monstercat to release Not IRL on 14 January 2019 15 Modestep then released their debut Disciple EP entitled Echoes on 27 February 2019 which featured a collaboration with Virtual Riot entitled Nothing 16 Modestep released their collab with Phaseone Mayday later that same year which was featured on the latter s Transcendency LP On the 17th of July 2019 they released their second EP of the year entitled Dawn 17 later releasing a collection of remixes for the EP entitled The Remixes featuring remixes from Riot Ten Graphyt amp Ecraze Code Pandorum and Definitive 18 Later that year they released a single with MVRDA entitled Old School on Disciple Recordings Alliance Vol 5 and also a solo single on Disciple Round Table s Knights of the Round Table Vol 3 compilation entitled Alarm In 2020 Modestep released a single on Disciple recordings Alliance Vol 6 entitled Lost My Way In 2021 Modestep released a single on UKF Music entitled Forever Later that year they released a collaborative single on Disciple Recordings with Virtual Riot and Frank Zummo entitled This Could Be Us which later was featured on Virtual Riot s Simulation LP Modestep then released a single on Disciple Recordings Alliance Vol 7 compilation entitled Solastalgia In 2022 Modestep released an EP on Disciple Recordings entitled Diamonds which featured collaborations with artists such as Automhate Dr Ushuu Jiqui Nosphere and Oddprophet On 3 November 2022 Pat Lundy announced his departure from the band after 9 years via Twitter 19 Musical style and influences EditModestep have various musical styles and sounds as they have incorporated electronical elements such as dubstep and drum amp bass however they have also incorporated hard rock into their music thus giving them a unique style Josh Friend has also incorporated vocals into their music They have been placed next to bands such as Pendulum and The Prodigy due to their musical style however they are able to play along with other artists such as The Script Skrillex Ed Sheeran and Flux Pavilion 20 In a 2012 interview with Soundsphere Magazine the members explained that We re all massive tech head musicians It is explained how each member of the band influences their musical style with different genres of music also explaining that their unique musical style was unintentional 21 Members EditCurrent Edit Josh Friend Lead Vocals Keyboard Piano Bass Guitar producer 2010 present Former Edit Matthew Curtis Drums Percussion 2010 2014 Nick Tsang Lead Guitar 2010 2014 Kyle Deek Lead Guitar 2014 2016 Tony Friend DJ Rhythm Guitar 2010 2017 Pat Lundy Drums Percussion 2013 2022 Discography EditMain article Modestep discography Evolution Theory 2013 London Road 2015 References Edit Whats Up Whatson Modestep Interview With Josh Friend WhatsUpWhatson com Whats Up Whatson Archived from the original Interview on 14 December 2013 Retrieved 13 December 2013 Tony s been DJing for about thirteen years Kevin Wicks 2 April 2013 British Breakout Interview Dubstep is Dead Long Live Modestep Interview BBC America BBC America Retrieved 13 December 2013 guitarist Nick Tsang to fill out the band s arena ready sound Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive Official Charts Company 19 February 2011 Retrieved 7 August 2011 UK Top 40 Independent Singles Archive Official Charts Company 19 February 2011 Retrieved 7 August 2011 UK Top 40 Dance Singles Archive Official Charts Company 19 February 2011 Retrieved 7 August 2011 Connecting to the iTunes Store iTunes Archived from the original on 19 August 2014 Retrieved 10 September 2017 MODESTEP X FOOT LOCKER TOUR LANDS IN PARIS Mixmag net Mix Mag Archived from the original on 3 July 2014 Retrieved 4 January 2014 Tsang and Curtis leave the band Facebook post Facebook com Modestep Retrieved 14 January 2014 Carter Emily Modestep offer new track Snake as free download Kerrang com Kerrang Retrieved 29 January 2015 Modestep Gets All TGIF in Living For the Weekend Video With Zomboy Exclusive Billboard Retrieved 18 March 2019 Modestep release vigorous single on Monstercat Higher Dancing Astronaut 15 November 2017 Retrieved 18 March 2019 Modestep and Dion Timmer team up on Going Nowhere Dancing Astronaut 20 February 2018 Retrieved 18 March 2019 thisisanoukk 13 May 2018 GENRE IS DEAD s Releases Of The Week Modestep Babymetal Christina Aguilera and more GENRE IS DEAD Retrieved 18 March 2019 The versatile London based duo brought us the banger called Summer on Monstercat and makes us all excited for high temperatures drinks and good times Disciple Alliance Vol 4 is underway Dancing Astronaut 11 July 2018 Retrieved 18 March 2019 Disciple also released a collaborative project with Modestep Virtual Riot and Barely Alive By My Side It s more of a melodic hard hitter with bright synth fills Modestep Reinvents Themselves With Surprising New Single Not IRL Run The Trap The Best EDM Hip Hop amp Trap Music 16 January 2019 Retrieved 18 March 2019 Echoes EP Online Shopping Beatport Modestep 2019 Retrieved 27 February 2019 Dawn EP by Modestep Apple Music US 2019 07 17 retrieved 2019 07 19 The Remixes EP by Modestep Apple Music 2020 05 01 retrieved 2020 05 29 https twitter com PatLundyDrums status 1588290571977695232 s 20 amp t G0B0TEdIxa3S6wugTysiw Martyn Young 14 February 2013 Modestep Evolution Theory Album Review musicomh Retrieved 14 February 2013 Soundsphere Magazine 29 August 2012 Interview Modestep Leeds Festival 2012 Soundsphere Magazine Retrieved 29 August 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Modestep Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Modestep amp oldid 1124402941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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