Curbi
| Curbi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Toby Curwen-Bingley |
| Also known as | Curbi |
| Born | 27 October 1998 |
| Origin | Halstead, England |
| Genres | Electronic Music, EDM, future house, house |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Producer, Artist |
| Labels | Spinnin' Records |
| Associated acts | Preesync, Fox Stevenson, Bougenvilla, Pep & Rash, Showtek |
| Website |
www |
Toby Curwen-Bingley (born 27 October 1998), better known by his stage name Curbi, is a British producer and musician. He is best known for the tracks "Discharge" and "Rubber", which both reached the Beatport Top 10, achieving more than 1.5 million views on Spinnin' Records YouTube Channel. He also has a monthly podcast on Soundcloud, named "Planet Curbi".[1]
Career
2013 - 2014: Early career and first releases
In 2013, Curbi started to produce songs with Image-Line's FL Studio, and posted independently on his Soundcloud page.
In October 2013, his track "Emotion" was aired on the BBC Introducing in Essex radio show.[2] His second track "Clear" received similar airplay in January 2014.[3]
On 5 April 2014, his third track "Restate" was selected for broadcast by the same show.[4]
Subsequent tracks "Steeper" (with Ash O'Connor) and "Dime", gained notability after being released on the NoCopyrightSounds label. On that same month, he alongside another Essex-based producer Preesync banded together as OptionAvailable.[5] Their most notable track together was a collaboration with Canadian duo Kayliox "Von Deeper".[6] He then went on to become the founder of his own independent record label 'Tackle Records' later on in the year.
At the end of 2014, Curbi was signed to Spinnin' Records B.V. and with MusicAllStars Management B.V.[7] after attracting the attention of Dutch electronic music producer, Oliver Heldens.
2015 - 2016: "Discharge" and new collaborations
On January 27, the song "Discharge" was premiered on Oliver Heldens podcast "Heldeep Radio".[8] On March 2, the song was officially released through Spinnin' Deep on Beatport.[9] The song reached position 2 on the Beatport Top 100 chart. It was also supported by a music video on Spinnin' Records' YouTube channel. As of November 2015, the video has 5 views.
In April, Curbi remixed Pep & Rash's "Rumors" for the Remixes EP, officially released on April 20.[10]
A month later, he released another remix, this time for Showtek and MC Ambush's track "90's By Nature". On May 11, the Remixes EP of the track was released on Beatport.[11]
On June 15, Curbi released two further tracks on Beatport, "Rubber".[12] "Rubber" reached position 12 on the Beatport Top 100 chart, and the music video has 1,207,722 views on YouTube as of November 2015. "Steeper" was not charted on Beatport.
On August 17, he released "Hoohah",[13] a track with Fox Stevenson. The track was made during Spinnin' Writers Camp[14] and reached position 5 on the Beatport Top 100 chart. The music video has 1,470,259 views as of November 2015.
On October 30, Curbi teamed up with the Dutch duo Bougenvilla to release "Butterfly Effect".[15] The track reached position 15 on the Beatport Top 100 chart, and the music video has 647,547 views as of November 2015.
In December 2015, Curbi was named by Beatport as one of the breakthrough Electronic Dance Music artists of 2015. His track "Discharge" was the first of fourteen tracks to be selected for a special album.[16]
On January 1, 2016, Curbi released on Spinnin' Premium his first Extended Play, named "Fraternité EP". The EP was available as free download on Spinnin' Records website until January 14, after this date released on iTunes, Beatport and Spotify.[17]
On February 22, 2016, Curbi released on Spinnin' Records his next solo track, entitled "51".
Discography
Extended Plays
| Title | Album Details |
|---|---|
| Fraternité EP | Released: January 1, 2016
Label: Spinnin' Premium Formats: Digital download |
Singles
| Year | Title | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Discharge | Spinnin' Deep | Non-album single |
| Rubber | |||
| Steeper
(with Ash O'Connor) |
NoCopyrightSounds | ||
| Hoohah
(with Fox Stevenson) |
Spinnin' Records | ||
| Butterfly Effect
(with Bougenvilla) | |||
| 2016 | Selection A | Spinnin' Premium | Fraternité EP |
| 100 Percent | |||
| Circus | |||
| 51 | Spinnin' Records | Non-album single |
Remixes
| Year | Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pep & Rash | Rumors
(Curbi Remix) |
Spinnin' Remixes |
| Showtek feat. MC Ambush | 90's By Nature
(Curbi Remix) |
Skink Records |
*Only released songs on Beatport or iTunes.[18]
See also
References
- ↑ "Planet Curbi". Planet Curbi. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/pazzabee/curbi-emotion
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/pazzabee/curbi-clear
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/pazzabee/curbi-restate
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/OptionAvailable/
- ↑ http://soundcloud.com/kayliox/kayliox-optionavailable-von-deeper
- ↑ "Halstead schoolboy signs record deal in Amsterdam". Halstead Gazette. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ↑ "Curbi - Discharge (Oliver Heldens Heldeep Radio Exclusive) [Out Now]". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ "Curbi New Releases: Discharge on Beatport". pro.beatport.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ "Rumors (The Remixes) - Single by Pep & Rash on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ "90s By Nature feat. MC Ambush feat. MC Ambush (Curbi Remix) by Showtek, MC Ambush, Curbi on Beatport". pro.beatport.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ "Curbi New Releases: Rubber on Beatport". pro.beatport.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ "Fox Stevenson, Curbi New Releases: Hoohah on Beatport". pro.beatport.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ "MusicAllStars & Spinnin Records Writing Camp 2015 - YouTube".
- ↑ "Bougenvilla, Curbi New Releases: Butterfly Effect on Beatport". pro.beatport.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ https://pro.beatport.com/chart/breakthrough-artists-of-2015-edm/377826
- ↑ "Curbi - Fraternité EP | Free Download | Spinnin' Records". Spinnin' Records. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ "Curbi Tracks & Releases on Beatport". pro.beatport.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.