Gammer

Matthew Lee (born 1985 in Northampton), known professionally by his stage name Gammer, is an English music producer and DJ.[4][5] He is best known for his association with UK hardcore, of which he is described as an icon. He is also the co-founder of the Together We Rise record label, which is dedicated to hardcore music.[6]

Gammer
Gammer (right) in 2000
Background information
Birth nameMatthew Lee
Born1985 (age 34–35)
Northampton, England, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active2000–present
Labels
  • Monstercat[1]
  • Essential Platinum
  • Muffin
  • AWsum
  • Maximum Impact
  • Nukleuz
  • Quosh
  • Together We Rise
Associated acts

Biography

Regarded as one of the most prolific producers in the United Kingdom hardcore scene,[7] Gammer initially began his musical career as a hard dance producer before switching to hardcore. He has also produced many UK hardcore songs under the name Matt Lee. One track in particular, Go, caught the attention of Andy Whitby, who signed him to AWsum.

Gammer first appeared in the hardcore scene in 2002 and has since released songs under the Essential Platinum label. A large majority of his songs on the label come from collaborations with Dougal, the label's founder who discovered him,[8] although he also released under his own label, Muffin Music. He also releases with other artists of the hardcore genre, such as Hixxy and Darren Styles. His songs have also appeared in compilation albums, such as Bonkers.

In 2006, Gammer released A New Feeling, which was awarded "Song of the Year" at the Hardcore Heaven Awards. In April 2007, he founded Muffin Music, releasing a promotional mix. Between 2008 and 2012, he was awarded "Hardcore DJ of the Year", an award previously held by Darren Styles. His 2010 award is shared with Dougal.[9]

In 2016, he participated with Styles at the 20th edition of the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. The pair would also headline the Darren Styles b2b Gammer event in 2017.

Gammer has often released on the label Monstercat, where he's released tracks such as "Party Don't Stop", "Over the Edge", and an extended play, The Drop, whose title track[10][11] became one of the most played festival dubstep songs of 2018 with eleven official remixes.[12] Gammer has collaborated with fellow producer Kayzo for multiple songs including "Forever" and "Over the Edge", the latter of which was released on 11 August 2018.[3] In July 2017, Gammer collaborated with Darren Styles and Dougal to release the single "Party Don't Stop" and the trio also released in September 2018 the single "Burning Up", both of which were released via Monstercat, the latter being part of their collaboration with the game Rocket League.[13][14]

In January 2019, his remix of Ran-D's track, "Zombie", having been played in numerous live sets and mixes while still unreleased, was released on Armada as part of a 2 track remix package.

Discography

Albums
  • 2012: Dougal and Gammer's Hardcore Anthems

Extended Plays
  • 2008: When I Close My Eyes
  • 2010: The 'Im Sorry These Songs Took So Long To Get Out' EP - Part 1
  • 2010: The 'Im Sorry These Songs Took So Long To Get Out' EP - Part 2
  • 2010: Insert Ep Title
  • 2010: The Gammer Remix EP
  • 2013: Dougal & Gammer EP
  • 2014: Dougal & Gammer EP Vol. 2
  • 2014: Darren Styles & Gammer EP
  • 2017: The Drop[15]
    • 2018: The Drop (The Remixes Pt.1)
    • 2018: The Drop (The Remixes Pt.2)

Singles
  • 2016: "Love You Everyday" (with Whizzkid)
    • 2017: "Love You Everyday: Redux" (with Whizzkid)
  • 2016: "Burn You Tonight" (with Galaxy Fox)
  • 2016: "Pigface (Dougal and Gammer Edit)"
  • 2016: "Never Stop" (with Dougal)
  • 2016: "Jaws 2016"
  • 2016: "Shoulder Lock" (with Dougal)
  • 2017: "Feel Like This" (with Darren Styles)
  • 2017: "Red Drink Foam Party"
  • 2017: "Party Don't Stop"[13] (with Darren Styles and Dougal)
  • 2017: "Over the Edge"[3] (with Kayzo featuring Au8ust)
  • 2017: "Let's Get Crunk"
  • 2017: "Stay Tonight" (featuring Dylan Matthew)
  • 2018: "Big Tings" (with Darren Styles)
  • 2018: "Needed U"
  • 2018: "Forever" (with Kayzo)
  • 2018: "Burning Up" (with Darren Styles and Dougal)
  • 2018: "Sleep at Night" (with Yultron)
  • 2018: "Out with the Old" (featuring Sam King)
  • 2018: "Blow This"[16] (with Dougal)
  • 2019: "Crank Up the Dank"[17] (with Stonebank)
  • 2019: "This is the End"[18] (featuring David Spekter)
  • 2019: "EDM Sucks"[19] (with Showtek)
  • 2020: "Dysylm" (with Darren Styles)[20]
  • 2020: I'm With You (with Da Tweekaz)

Remixes
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gollark: I could probably adjust the PotatOS copy of node to add `bind`.
gollark: Preinstalled in potatOS!
gollark: Well, potatOS is maybe 50KB in total, so me.
gollark: (asking here because I can't respond on the CC server)

References
  1. "Gammer Masterclass – The Drop Deconstruction". DJ Mag. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. Medina, Sophia (12 August 2018). "Kayzo & Gammer Release New Collaboration "Forever"". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. Rishty, David (11 August 2017). "Kayzo & Gammer Bring Fans 'Over the Edge' With Bouncy House Single". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. Antoon, Becca (30 August 2018). "Genre Roulette with Gammer (Monstercat)". DJ Mag. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. Jenkins, Dave (30 October 2017). "We Need To Talk About Gammer". UKF. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. "Happy Hardcore Is Massive: An Interview with Gammer - NEST HQ". NEST HQ. 29 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. Coultas, Jimmy (6 July 2015). "Five For the Funk: Kutski's top five scratch routines". Skiddle. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. "Gammer – Artists". Insomniac. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. "Gammer - Artists". ADE. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. Landon, Fleury (23 November 2017). "Gammer's "THE DROP" Finally Lands on Monstercat". Your EDM. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  11. Danny (6 August 2018). "Gammer - THE DROP (Fransis Derelle Remix)". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  12. Stone, Katie (10 July 2018). "Gammer is Back With "The Drop (Remixes Pt. 1)"". EDM.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  13. "DARREN STYLES, DOUGAL & GAMMER 'PARTY DON'T STOP'". Mixmag. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  14. Milovich, Amanda (21 September 2017). "DJ to Watch: Gammer". Relentless Beats. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  15. "The Drop - EP by Gammer on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  16. Meadow, Matthew (30 November 2018). "Gammer & Dougal's 'Blow This' is the first release on Kayzo's Welcome Records". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  17. Cihak, Lennon. "Gammer and Stonebank "Crank Up The Dank" in Happy Hardcore/Dubstep Hybrid on Monstercat". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  18. Sweeney, Farrell (1 September 2019). "Gammer harkens back to happy hardcore 'This is the End' — featuring David Spekter". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  19. Meadow, Matthew (25 October 2019). "Showtek & Gammer team up on wild new 'EDM Sucks' collaboration". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  20. "Dysylm - Single by Gammer & Darren Styles on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  21. Kocur, Sarah (7 June 2019). "Space Laces brings in EDM heavyweights for Overdrive remixes". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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