Zomboy
English DJ and producer
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Joshua Mellody (born Joshua Paul Jenkins, 1 June 1989),[2][3] professionally known as Zomboy, is an English dubstep music producer, songwriter, and DJ whose mascot is a zombie.[4]
1 June 1989
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| Background information | |
| Born | Joshua Paul Jenkins[1] 1 June 1989 |
| Origin | Penzance, Cornwall, England |
| Genres | Dubstep, drumstep, electro house, glitch hop, hybrid trap |
| Occupations | Songwriter, DJ, record producer |
| Works | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Formerly of | Place Your Bet$ |
| Website | zomboyofficial |
Biography
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]
2022 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][13]
Zomboy cites influences such as Skrillex, Reso, Rusko and Bare Noize. He studied Music Production at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford.
Discography
- Game Time EP (2011)
- The Dead Symphonic (2012)
- Reanimated, Pt. 1 EP (2013)
- Reanimated, Pt. 2 EP (2014)
- The Outbreak (2014)
- Resurrected (2015)
- Neon Grave EP (2016)
- Rott N' Roll, Pt. 1 - EP (2017)
- Rott N' Roll, Pt. 2 - EP (2019)
- Dead Man Walking, Pt. 1 - EP (2022)
- Dead Man Walking, Pt. 2 - EP (2024)
