Rollz
Rollz (born Matthew Schofield) is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Brighton in the UK.
Biography
Matt Schofield started out in the drum and bass field simply as a DJ, already using the moniker of 'Rollz'. Time passed however, and his love of drum and bass pushed him into production and writing, practising via online remix competitions. It was later on that Formation Records label head and founder DJ SS noticed Rollz and exclusively signed him to the stalwart label in 2009, with his debut track 'Solid State', appearing on the 2009 compilation 'The Formation Family' and on the vinyl EP. Following this, Rollz' debut single 'Plugged In / Voice of the Mysterons' was released, and it enjoyed radioplay from various DJs, such as Grooverider,[2] Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens, Fabio, Rob da Bank and MistaJam on BBC Radio 1.[3] 'Plugged In' was included in Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Records in the World'[4] three weeks running and Grooverider's Drum and Bass tip for 2010.[5]
After this, his debut extended play 'The Rollz EP' dropped, with all four tracks gaining radio play of the sorts, especially that of the first track, 'Sustain', which helped to define Rollz' 'sound' and input to the drum and bass genre. After the release of his second extended play 'The Drumstepper', which explored the genre of drumstep in 4 tracks. Besides doing some in-label remixes here and there, Rollz is currently working towards an album, confirmed to be titled 'Colours', with the first single 'Soul Calibur / M Theory', released mid-July.
Discography
Releases
Year |
Release |
Label |
Catalog # |
2010 |
Plugged In / Voice of the Mysterons[6] |
Formation Records |
FORM 12 133 |
The Rollz EP |
FORM 12 137 |
2011 |
The Drumstepper[7] |
Digiform |
DIGIFORM 004 |
Soul Calibur / M Theory |
Formation Records |
FORM 12 142 |
2012 |
The Music EP |
Pilot Records |
PILOT 002 |
Mind Control / Contact |
Formation Records |
FORM 12 149 |
Firepod EP |
Pilot Records |
PILOT 003 |
2013 |
Burn Up |
Pandemic Music |
PAN 001 |
Appears On
Year |
Song |
Release |
2009 |
Solid State |
Various Artists – The Formation Family, Part 4 EP / The Formation Family LP |
2010 |
V8 |
Various Artists – Formation Records & TrackItDown.net Present: Freeform – Volume 1 |
We Came To Entertain (DJ SS ft. Rollz) |
DJ SS – We Came To Entertain / Black (Bladerunner Remix) |
2011 |
Hand of God (with Hotwire) |
Hotwire – Revital Signs |
All It Took |
Various Artists – UKF: Drum & Bass 2011 |
Soul Calibur |
Various Artists - UKF: Bass Culture |
2012 |
Don't You Know (It's You) |
Various Artists – Hospitality: Drum & Bass 2012 |
Capture Me |
Various Artists – UKF: Bass Culture 2 |
Got To Have You (with Hotwire) |
Hotwire – Got To Have You / Reborn Again |
Triple A |
Various Artists – UKF: Drum & Bass 2012 |
2013 |
Give It Time (feat. Katies Ambition) |
Various Artists – UKF: Summer Drum & Bass |
Burn Up (feat. Katies Ambition) |
Various Artists – UKF: Drum & Bass 2013 |
Burn Up (feat. Katies Ambition) [Dabin Remix] |
Various Artists – UKF: Dubstep 2013 |
2014 |
Electric |
Various Artists – Hospital: We Are 18 |
Blue in Grey |
Various Artists – Drum & Bass Arena 2014 |
Remixes
Year |
Song |
Original Artist |
Label |
Release |
2010 |
Summer Drummer (Rollz Remix) |
Medicin |
Formation Records |
Mobius Strip (Tantrum Desire Remix) / Summer Drummer (Rollz Remix) |
2011 |
Less of a Star (Rollz Remix) |
Greenlaw ft. DJ SS |
Less of a Star |
Breathless (Rollz Dubstep Remix) |
The Prototypes |
Breathless / Work It |
It's Love (Rollz Remix) |
Influx UK |
Back For More (DJ SS 2011 Remix) / It's Love (Rollz 2011 Remix) |
Runnin' (Rollz Remix) |
Cutline |
Pilot Records |
Runnin' (ft. Belle Humble) |
Sugar Rush (Rollz Remix) |
DJ Hybrid |
Audio Addict |
Sugar Rush (Rollz Remix) / Wasting Time |
2012 |
Never Be The Same (Rollz Remix) |
ILL Audio ft. Skin |
Distinctive Records |
Never Be The Same EP |
Unstoppable (Rollz Remix) |
Ayah Marar |
Hustle Girl |
Unstoppable EP |
Close Enemies (Rollz Remix) |
Example |
Data Records |
The Evolution of Man |
Beneath Your Beautiful (Rollz Remix) |
Labrinth ft. Emeli Sandé |
Syco |
Electronic Earths |
Children (Rollz Remix) |
Dimension |
Free Download |
Free Download |
2013 |
Check The Technique (Rollz Remix) |
Rae & Christian ft. Tony D, Jazzy Jeff & Agent 86 |
AEI Media |
Drum & Bass Arena Winter Selection 2013 |
Other
Year |
Song |
Appears On |
2011 |
Greyskull |
Rollz – The Drumstepper (Removed from official release, free download) |
Subsonic |
No release, free download |
Plugged In (Bassnectar Remix) |
Bassnectar – Divergent Spectrum |
2012 |
The Projects |
Rollz – The Projects (Single) [No release, free download] |
References
External links