Magnetic Man

Magnetic Man
Genres Dubstep
Years active 2007–present
Labels Columbia
Associated acts Katy B
John Legend
Ms Dynamite
Website magneticman.net
Members
Benga
Skream
Artwork

Magnetic Man is an electronic music project consisting of dubstep producers and DJs, Benga, Skream and Artwork. The trio first met in the late 1990s at the Big Apple Records store in Croydon, England. They perform using three computers, one playing drum samples, one playing basses and the third playing leads and samples.[1] Artwork controls the master laptop, to which the other two are synchronised via MIDI. Their sets usually consist of a mix of original tracks produced together, and live remixes of Benga and Skream's tracks, accompanied by synchronised projected visuals by Novak Collective.[2] They signed to Columbia Records in February 2010. Magnetic Man completed their first full length sellout tour on 5 November 2010.[3] Their eponymous debut studio album, Magnetic Man was released through Sony by Columbia Records on 10 October 2010.[4]

Contents

Discography

Albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK BEL (FLA)
[5]
2010 Magnetic Man 5 60

Extended plays

Year Album
2009 The Cyberman

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK BEL
(FLA)
[5]		 BEL
(WAL)
[7]		 DEN
[8]
2010 "I Need Air" (featuring Angela Hunte) 10 27 55 13 Magnetic
Man
"Perfect Stranger" (featuring Katy B) 16 63 78 —
2011 "Getting Nowhere" (featuring John Legend) 65 4 32 —
"Anthemic" (featuring P Money) 50 — — —

Other charted songs

Year Single Peak
positions		 Album
UK
[9]		 UK
DAN
[10]
2010 "Crossover" (featuring Katy B) 114 19 Magnetic Man

Other songs

Year Single Album
2007 "Soulz" (Benga Remix) Dubstep Allstars: Volume 5
"Alright, What's Happening?"
"Ligma"
2008 "Ligma VIP" Mary Anne Hobbs presents Evangeline

References

  1. ^ "BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix: Magnetic Man (2010) 2 minutes, 13 seconds in". Bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t2kp7. Retrieved 2011-05-29. 
  2. ^ "Magnetic Man unites dubstep pioneers Artwork, Benga and Skream". Metro.co.uk. 2010-07-25. http://www.metro.co.uk/music/836062-magnetic-man-unites-dubstep-pioneers-artwork-benga-and-skream. Retrieved 2011-05-29. 
  3. ^ Smirke, Richard; Ferguson, Tom; Mitchell, Gail | Billboard | 2010-11-06 | 122:44 | 12(0) | ISSN: 00062510 | UNDERGROUND dance music; MUSIC trade; GREAT Britain
  4. ^ Fitzpatrick, Rob. "Magnetic Man: Dubstep's first supergroup." guardian.co.uk (2010): 2. Web. 7 Dec 2010. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/09/magnetic-man-dubstep-interview>
  5. ^ a b "Magnetic Man: Discography Singles". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Magnetic+Man. 
  6. ^ "The Cyberman EP: Magnetic Man: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0024O4ZLU. Retrieved 2011-05-29. 
  7. ^ "Magnetic Man: Discography Singles". ultratop.be/fr/ Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Magnetic+Man. 
  8. ^ "Magnetic Man: Discography Singles". danishcharts.com/ Hung Medien. http://danishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Magnetic+Man. 
  9. ^ "UK Singles Chart > w/e 23 October 2010". Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2010-10-23/. Retrieved 2010-10-18. 
  10. ^ "UK Dance Singles Chart Archive > w/e 23 October 2010". Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/18/2010-10-23/. Retrieved 2010-10-18. 

External links

Magnetic Man
Artwork • Benga • Skream
Studio albums
EPs
The Cyberman (2009)
Singles
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