Matrix & Futurebound

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Matrix & Futurebound
Origin London and Liverpool
Genres Drum and bass
Years active 2005–present
Labels Metro Recordings[1]
Viper Recordings[2]
Members Jamie "Matrix" Quinn[2]
Brendan "Futurebound" Collins[2]

Matrix & Futurebound is a duo consisting of Matrix and Futurebound.[2] They have had three UK top 30 hits, "All I Know" peaked to number 29 in 2012, "Magnetic Eyes" peaked to number 24 in 2013 and "Control" peaked to number 7 in 2014.[3]

Career

2005–2011: Debut album

In 2005, Jamie Quinn collaborated with Liverpool-based producer Brendan Collins known as Futurebound to release "Strength 2 Strength" single. They later released their debut album Universal Truth on April 9, 2007 through Metro Recordings and Viper Recordings, under the alias Matrix & Futurebound.[4] On March 10, 2008 they released "Womb" as a single from the Universal Truth album later followed by a new single Shanghai Surprise featuring singer Cat Knight. On May 30, 2011 they released a mix combination album Worldwide 001 which featured Scott Owens and Cat Knight.

2012–present: Mainstream success

On May 6, 2012 Matrix and Futurebound release "All I Know" featuring British singer Luke Bingham. The song went on to chart in the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart at number 29 and top ten on the UK Dance Chart at number 6 which marks their first charting single as a Duo. Later on in 2012 their second single "Magnetic Eyes" featuring British singer and rapper Baby Blue was released on December 30, 2012. The song marked their second top 30 hit in the UK peaking at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart and number 5 on the UK Dance Chart. The song managed to stay inside the top 40 for 6 weeks. In January 2014, Control, featuring London singer Max Marshall, debutted at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart and rose to number seven, giving them their biggest UK hit to date.

Discography

Albums

  • Universal Truth (2007)[5]

Compilation albums

  • Wordwide 001 (2011)[6]

References

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