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Darren Styles | |
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| Birth name | Darren James Mew[1] |
| Also known as | Darren Styles, Unique |
| Born | 23 May 1975 Colchester, England[1] |
| Genres | UK hardcore, trance, hardstyle |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, disc jockey, singer, songwriter, manager |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards, turntables, music sequencer, sampler, drum programming |
| Years active | 1993–present[1] |
| Labels | Universal, UK Dance, Raver Baby, All Around the World, Together We Rise, Dirty Workz, Monstercat |
| Website | darrenstyles |
Darren James Mew (born 23 May 1975), better known as Darren Styles, is an English music producer, DJ, singer and songwriter from Colchester, Essex. Originally a member of the breakbeat hardcore group DJ Force & the Evolution, Styles found success during the 1990s as one half of Force & Styles. The duo were pioneers of happy hardcore and wrote several well-known songs such as "Heart of Gold", "Pretty Green Eyes" and "Paradise & Dreams".
In the early 2000s, Styles began producing more trance-influenced records with Mark Brady as Styles & Breeze.[2] The duo released two hit singles "You're Shining" (2004) and "Heartbeatz" (2005) which both reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.[3] They have been involved in all volumes of the popular Clubland X-Treme Hardcore compilation series. Darren Styles also has a collab alias with Stonebank called "Zero Hero".
As a solo artist, Styles has released two studio albums, the gold-selling Skydivin' (2008) and Feel the Pressure (2010).[1] He has also frequently collaborated with several other artists such as Hixxy, Ultrabeat and N-Force.
- ^ a b c d O'Brien, Jon. "Darren Styles Biography". All Music. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Hodgson, Jaimie (20 July 2021). "'Why Don't We All Go Bonkers?' – The Rise and Fall of Happy Hardcore". Vice. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "BREEZE & STYLES". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.