| Chase & Status | |
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| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Drum and bass, breakbeat, grime, hip hop, dubstep, liquid funk |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Ram, Mercury, Vertigo, Roc Nation[1] |
| Associated acts | Plan B, Rihanna, Kano, Mali, Takura, Digga, Dizzee Rascal, Tempa T, Nero, Cloud9, Sub Focus, Example, Tinie Tempah, Cee-Lo Green, Clare Maguire, Delilah, Liam Bailey, Maverick Sabre, White Lies, Takura Tendayi, Modestep, Vicious Circle |
| Website | chaseandstatus.co.uk |
| Members | |
| Saul Milton (Chase) Will Kennard (Status) |
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Chase & Status are an electronic music production duo from London consisting of Saul Milton and Will Kennard. MC Rage & Andy Gangadeen also make up the live band.
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They released some material on various labels dealing with drum and bass music, including Renegade Hardware. In particular, the tracks "Barbarians" and the remix of Future Cut's "20/20" were received well by the scene. They released an EP called "Ten Tonne EP", and they had some collaborations with other artists in the scene.
Chase & Status have had three number one tracks on the UK Dance Chart in 2007 with the double A-side "Hurt You"/"Sell Me Your Soul", and in 2008 with "Take Me Away"/"Judgement (Informer)". On 5 October 2008, they reached number 70 on the national singles chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart again with their single "Pieces" featuring vocals by Plan B. In 2009, they made number 45 with "Against All Odds" which featured UK rapper Kano.
Chase and status changed their style from more Liquid Drum and bass songs such as "Take you there" and became more commercialized and mainstream after they moved their genre to Club/Dance music. Chase & Status' first album, More Than Alot, debuted in the UK album charts at number 49 on 19 October 2008 and entered the UK dance album chart at number 2.
Their album More Than Alot received the Best Album Award at the 2009 Drum and Bass awards, Birmingham, UK.
Soon afterwards they quickly began working on the album. On 8 November 2009, the duo entered the UK Top 40 for the first time with the track "End Credits". The track was released on 2 November 2009 and featuring British musician Plan B managed to reach a peak of number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was written for the movie Harry Brown,[2] which also starred Ben Drew, aka. Plan B.
The duo then released "Let You Go" on 15 August 2010, revealing it to be the second official single to be released from their second studio album, named No More Idols according to posters outside their album launch show at the HMV Forum in Kentish Town on October 21. The single featured vocals from Mali and debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 11; marking the duo's second consecutive Top 40 hit. "Hypest Hype" featuring Tempa T was confirmed in October 2010 to be the third single from the album and was released as a free download from their website on 8 November 2010; meaning it did not qualify to chart. The fourth single from the album is the dubstep-flavoured "Blind Faith", which features Nottingham-born soul singer/songwriter Liam Bailey and was released on January 24, 2011. The album also contains a new song "Heavy" with Dizzee Rascal.[3] The album debuted at number 2 in the UK and was certified Gold in the first week of sales by the BPI.
They have also created a remix version of "Invaders Must Die" for The Prodigy. The remix reached 53 in the Australian Aria Singles Chart and 7 in the Aria Dance Chart. They have also produced for Bajan singer Rihanna numerous times, on her fourth album Rated R and her sixth album Talk That Talk, as well as for British singer Alexandra Burke's album Overcome. Other remixes include Black Canvas' 'Broken Dreams', Dizzee Rascal's 'Sirens', Nneka's 'Heartbeat' and Capleton's 'Who Dem', renamed 'Duppy Man'. Chase & Status also produced a track for singer Example for his third album "Playing In The Shadows".
In 2009 Chase & Status founded the independent record label MTA Records, specialising in drum and bass and dubstep music. Artists signed to the label include Cotti, 501, Nero, Redlight, 16bit and Sam Wire.[4]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Chase & Status | Best Producer | Nominated |
| "Hurt You" | Best Track | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Chase & Status | Best Producer | Won |
| More Than Alot | Best Album | Won | |
| "Take Me Away" | Best Track | Won | |
| 2010 | Chase & Status | Best Live Act | Nominated |
| Best Producer | Nominated | ||
| "End Credits" (featuring Plan B) | Best Track | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Chase & Status | Best Live Act | Won |
| Best Producer | Won |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Let You Go" (featuring Mali) | Best Video | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "End Credits" (featuring Plan B) | Best Video | Won |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Chase & Status (Bestival) | Critic's Choice | Nominated |
| Chase & Status (Beach Break Live) | Headline Performance | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Chase & Status | Best Newcomer | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 2007 | "In Love" (with Jenna G) | Best Track | Won |
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