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Shockone

Perth / London, Australia 47k SoundCloud followers. Active

DancefloorNeurofunk

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MANAGEMENT MGMT Ben@frndsmgmt.com BOOKINGS </b> U.K. & European Bookings Ivo@mbartists.co.uk </b> AUS,NZ & Asia Bookings joel@seismictalent.com </b> Hailing from Perth the epicenter of the Australasian drum and bass scene, ShockOne aka Karl Thomas origins started in a band with Rob & Gareth from Pendulum, through to his recent assault on drum and bass dance floors worldwide, his musical energy and expression is powerful to say the least. The beginning of the new year will see ShockOne drop his debut album ‘Universus’. With the first two smash singles from the album ‘Crucify Me’ and ‘Relapse’ released over the past year, ‘Chaos Theory’ presents the latest glimpse into what is undoubtedly one of bass culture’s most eagerly anticipated debut longplayers. Already a huge star in Australia – where he is without doubt the biggest homegrown DnB star since Pendulum, enjoying headline billing at festivals such Big Day Out and guaranteed daytime playlisting on Triple J radio – ShockOne’s fame has spread worldwide as his long standing relationship with Viper, alongside remixes for artist such as Netsky, Brookes Brothers and Stanton Warriors have seen him grow into one of the most sought

Biography

Shock One started out as two guys from Perth, Australia, Jay Burns & Karl Thomas. They'd been in a metal band with Rob Swire & Gareth McGrillen, and after they left to form Pendulum, Jay & Karl formed Shock One. Later Jay Burns left Shock One, leaving just Karl Thomas. Originally from Esperance, Western Australia, he now resides in Perth. He has been releasing music as ShockOne since 2005, producing a wide variety of dance genres including drum and bass, dubstep, drumstep and electro house.

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Lives in
Australia
First known date
2006, Backbeat presents Atomic Hooligan, Geisha

Dates102

Dates per year

100 past dates on Resident Advisor, by year and by country

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AU 58UK 8NL 7JP 4DE 4FR 4

Booked by8

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Affinity score out of 100: collaborators already booked, their style in the programme, same country.

Collaborated with13

13 artists with a shared track or release

Releases102

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Labels13

Rosters read from Deezer albums; only artists on the map count.

Booking4

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Remixes8

8 artists remixed by or remixing them

Trend

SoundCloud followers per day, read every night

+9 followers over 7 d+0.0 %

Sep 2: 46 728Oct 22: 46 798

Hype85 / 100

Out of 100, as percentiles among the artists on the map: what moves, not what is big.

  • 7-day growth65
  • Upcoming dates94
  • Plays96
  • Wider audience95
  • Followers98

Elsewhere

Booking

MGMT: Ben@frndsmgmt.com North & South America: mrodriguez@teamwass.com U.K. & Europe: tom@clockworkartists.co.uk AUS/NZ/Asia: joel@seismictalent.com

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Plays mostly in
Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, London
Venues
Chinese Laundry, Melkweg

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