DC Breaks Live from the Pussy Parlour @ Glastonbury 2010, from Annie Nightingale's Radio 1 show

1. Halo - DC Breaks
2. Rock It - Subfocus
3. No Going Back - Rox (DC Breaks remix)
4. Quest - Andy C & Shimon
5. Mankind VIP - DC Breaks
6. Aztec - Spor
7. Flashback - DC Breaks
8. Get Lo- Intaface
9. Hurtful - Erik Hassle (DC Breaks VIP)
10. Mr Happy - Hazard & Distorted Minds
11. Fever - DC Breaks feat. Cat Knight
12. Switched - Mindflow (DC Breaks remix)
13. Taken VIP - DC Breaks
14. Twerk - Bassment Jaxx (Subfocus remix)
15. Hopelessly Addicted - Hamilton
16. When I Look At You - Emalkay
17. Split the Atom - Noisia (Bar9 remix)
18. Rumble - Reso vs Vent (DC Breaks remix)
19. Climax - Camo & Krooked
20. My Baby Left Me - Rox (DC Breaks remix)
21. A Legend Will Rise - Tantrum Desire
22. Tarantula - Pendulum
23. Abort - Delta Heavy
24. Hold On - Rusko (Subfocus remix)
25. Pass Out - Tinie Tempah (DC Breaks remix)
26. The Living - Performance (Drumsound & Basslinesmith remix)

DC Breaks Live @ Glastonbury on Radio 1

Death/love
Relief/life
Dark/light
Pain/pleasure

Drum & Bass duo DC Breaks have made their way onto the widest range of playlists. Their hardcore club cuts have been rewound by the likes of DJ Friction and Andy C. On the other hand, the songwriting ability displayed on the single ‘Faithless’, featuring Bianca, has plastered them all over the radio. That’s just the tip of a very large iceberg. DC Breaks have earned their stripes in the underground but, with an album due in the Autumn and a packed festival season ahead, they’re about to explode onto the international stage in a spectacular fashion.

Since signing to Andy C’s Ram Records they’ve carved a reputation for delivering world class remixes for some of the biggest names in pop. Their work on singles by Paloma Faith, Lady Gaga, Lana del Rey, Tinie Tempah and others, and production for Example (a cut on the ‘Playing in the Shadows’ album) woke the pair up to the possibilities offered by vocalists. It was the start of the journey that led to the forthcoming album, packed with crossover cuts such as the piano-led ‘Breathe’ featuring Dave Gibson, with its contagious, urgent chorus. Or the soulful explosion of ‘No One Like You’ sung with passion by Niara Scarlett. Or the epic blast of ‘Salvation’ wherein DC Breaks take heavy duty bass sounds and tie them to uplifting, irresistible vocal hooks.

Once they graduated to Ram itself, with monster cuts such as ‘Shaman’ and last year’s battering ‘Lock-In’, they hit the drum & bass A-league. Before long it wasn’t just the drum & bass scene paying attention. DC Breaks tunes made it onto BBC Radio via Zane Lowe, Mistajam and Annie Mac.

“Chase and Status opened the door to drum & bass being accepted in the mainstream,” says Dan, “and through that door went DJ Fresh, Wilkinson, and now us.”

It certainly looks that way with appearances at multiple 2015 festivals, including UKF, NASS, SW4 and Glastonbury.

“I love the wildness of festivals,” says Dan, “Like we played on Arcadia’s outdoor stage last New Year’s Eve, in this big tower with fire blasting out of it. I was literally three or four feet directly underneath the flame-thrower in a really small box. If something goes wrong we were literally toast!”

If DC Breaks can avoid being fried by flame-throwers, the summer will be theirs. By the end of 2015, with their debut album blowing up everywhere, the year might well be too.

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Learning piano at the age of 5 and son to a life-long drummer, Washington D.C. based producer/DJ, Sharrol Kelby (born Alec Smith) has been surrounded by music his entire life. With roots stemming from progressive rock, hip-hop, jazz fusion, funk metal, and reggae, Smith became infatuated with several electronic artists that intermingled these genres.

Under the Sharrol Kelby moniker, Smith has since released multiple EPs, several singles and remixes, and has supported acts such as Shades (EPROM & Alix Perez), The Glitch Mob, Mr. Carmack, Tsuruda, Buku, Esseks, Emalkay, Thelem, and Mad Zach. He continues to move the Sharrol Kelby project forward with his mix of experimental hip-hop, halftime/future beats and dubstep, combined with mind-bending live edits and mixing through a custom Ableton Live setup.
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Upcoming shows:

- TBD

Past shows:

- April 15th, 2023 - (Baltimore, MD): Headnod and NSW Present: Kursa - Chez - Crawdad Sniper - Sharrol Kelby

- March 4th, 2023 - (Washington, D.C.): WAKAAN PRESENTS - LUZCID at Union Stage

- September 22nd, 2022 - (Washington, D.C.): The Glitch Mob Presents: CTRL ALT REALITY // FLASH

- July 28th, 2022 - (Artemas, PA): Big Dub Festival

- July 1st, 2022 - (Cascade, WV): Yonderville Music & Arts Festival

- March 10th, 2022 - (Pittsboro, NC): Wham Bam Music Festival [POSTPONED]

- January 13th, 2022 - (Washington, D.C.): Esseks & Templo at Flash ft. Sharrol Kelby

- December 29th, 2021 - (Online): Producer Dojo TV House Party ft. Sharrol Kelby

- December 3rd, 2021 - (Philadelphia, PA): Mr. Carmack at The Ave

- October 21, 2021 - (Twitch/Online): Producer Dojo Cypher 022: Kung Fu Takeover on Dojo TV

- September 26, 2021 - (Twitch/Online) True To The Sound Presents: Basement Sessions

- September 17, 2021 - (Brooklyn, NY) BREAKOUT NYC ft. Tape B, episcool, jordnmoody, Sharrol Kelby, & Sweet Spot

- July 11, 2021 - (Twitch/Online) iLL.Gates Producer Dojo 2021 Showcase

- February 15, 2021 - (Twitch/Online) Sweet Sounds Presents: MOOD Mondays ft. Sharrol Kelby & Ellie Burke

- November 3, 2020 - (Online/www.ivotedconcerts.com) iVoted Festival

- October 17, 2020 - (Twitch/Online) Sweet Sounds Presents: Subsonic

- May 3, 2020 - (Twitch/Online) Digital Footprints: Sunday Sessions

- April 2, 2020 - (Washington, D.C.) DiCE MaN + Special Guests [POSTPONED]

- May 13, 2020 - (Richmond, VA) Josh Teed + Siska & Sharrol Kelby [POSTPONED]

- February 4, 2020 - (Brooklyn, NY) Dubday NYC ft. NotLö & Friends

- October 23, 2019 - (Washington, D.C.) Closed Sessions & The Gradient Perspective Present: Mad Zach

- October 12, 2019 (Baltimore, MD) Depth Perception Presents - Emalkay, Thelem, & Laika Beats

- September 11, 2019 (Washington D.C.) Bass Nation Presents: Buku - Cruisin' USA Tour

- July 3, 2019 (Washington, D.C.) Bass Nation Presents: Tsuruda

- May 11, 2019 (Baltimore, MD) Nature of the Beats - Daily Bread, Hullabalo0, and Blue Future

- May 8, 2019 (Washington, D.C.) Bass Nation Presents: Shades