Fred V & Grafix

Fred V & Grafix
Origin Devon, England
Genres Drum and bass
Years active 2009–present
Labels Hospital Records
Website www.fredvandgrafix.com
Members Fred Vahrman
Josh Jackson

Fred V & Grafix are a liquid drum & bass duo made up of Fred Vahrman (born 12 January 1990) and Josh "Grafix" Jackson. The duo are signed to Hospital Records and hail from Devon, England. They have guested on BBC Radio 1 shows including Annie Mac. They released their debut album Recognise in 2014, and it entered the UK Albums Chart at number 106. The album's second single "Forest Fires" (featuring Etherwood) entered the UK Singles Chart at number 77.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK[1] UK Dance[2] UK Indie[3]
Recognise 106 11 21

Extended plays

Title EP details Tracks
Goggles
  1. "Goggles"
  2. "Games People Play"
  3. "Denmark Road"
  4. "Basilisk"

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[4]		 UK
Dance
[5]		 UK
Indie
[6]
2009 "Groove Melon" — — — Non-album singles
2011 "Long Distance" / "Room to Breathe" — — —
2012 "Just a Thought"
(featuring Reija Lee)		 — — —
2013 "Here with You" / "Minor Happy"
(featuring Collin McLoughlin)		 — — —
2014 "Recognise" — — — Recognise
"Forest Fires"
(featuring Etherwood)		 77 23 5
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Other appearances

Year Song Release Label
2011 "One of These Days" Outcast EP Mainframe Recordings
"Decades" Make Way For The New Generation Talkin Beatz
"White Lies" Make Way For The New Generation Talkin Beatz
"Find My Way" Fifteen Years Of Hospital Records Hospital Records
2012 "Major Happy" Sick Music 3 Hospital Records
"Vanishing Point" Hospital Christmas Cracker 2012 Hospital Records
2013 "Purple Gates" Hospitality Drum & Bass 2013 Hospital Records
"Downpour (Lush Guitar)" Hospital Christmas Cracker 2013 Hospital Records
2014 "Catch My Breath" featuring Kate Westall We Are 18 Hospital Records

Education

They studied Creative Music Technology at Bath Spa University.

Influences

They cite their influences as including Pendulum, Flying Lotus, Bonobo, J Dilla and Jimi Hendrix as key inspirations, alongside Hospital artists High Contrast and Logistics.

Labels

They have released music on Allsorts, Hospital Records and Talkin Beatz.

References

  1. ↑ "UK Albums Chart Archive". Zobbel.de. 2014-04-12.
  2. ↑ "UK Dance Albums Chart Archive". Official Charts Company. 2014-04-12.
  3. ↑ "UK Dance Albums Chart Archive". Official Charts Company. 2014-04-12.
  4. ↑ "UK Singles Chart Archive". Zobbel.de. 2014-06-22.
  5. ↑ Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:
  6. ↑ Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK: