Kove (musician)

Kove
Birth name James Rockhill[1]
Born 20 May 1990
Origin Sussex, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • remixer
Years active 2010–present[1]
Labels MTA Records (2013–present)
Program (2012–13)
Viper (2012)

James Rockhill (born 20 May 1990), better known by his stage name Kove, is a British electronic music producer and DJ. His song "Way We Are", featuring Melissa Steel, entered the UK Singles Chart at number 30.

Career

2012–13: Early beginnings

Rockhill signed his debut double A-side single "Stellar" / "Breach" to Viper Recordings in 2012.[1] It was released on 5 March 2012. His second single, "Iodine" / "Open Ground" was released on Andy C's Program on 8 October 2012. Rockhill released "Gone" / "Airlock" through Program in early 2013. Later in the year, he signed to Chase & Status's label MTA Records, remixing their comeback single "Lost & Not Found" and releasing his debut EP Measures through the label. The EP's first track, "Love for You", received heavy airplay on BBC Radio 1Xtra and marked the start of his commercial breakthrough.

2014–present: Breakthrough

Following remixes for Bastille and John Newman, he released the double A-side "Gobble" / "Melisma" through MTA on 16 February 2014. His first charting single, "Way We Are", was released in July 2014 and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 30. His next EP, Murmurations, was released on 5 October 2014 and includes the song "Drop" (premiered by Annie Mac).

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Track listing
Measures
  • "Love for You"
  • "Searching"
  • "Night Thought"
  • "Lose You"
Way We Are
  • Released: 13 July 2014
  • Label: MTA Records
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "Way We Are (Extended Mix)"
  • "Way We Are (Dub Mix)"
  • "Way We Are (174 Mix)"
  • "Liberator"
Murmurations
  • Released: 5 October 2014
  • Label: MTA Records
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "Drop"
  • "Feel Love Again" (with Dimension)
  • "VCO"
  • "Still High"

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]		 UK
Dance
[3]		 SCO
[4]
2012 "Stellar" / "Breach" – – — N/A
"Iodine" / "Open Ground" – – —
2013 "Gone" / "Airlock" – – —
"Searching" – – — Measures
"Night Thought" – – —
2014 "Gobble" / "Melisma" – – — N/A
"Way We Are"
(featuring Melissa Steel)		 30 7 38
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other appearances

Year Song Release Label
2012 "Sleep It Off" Summer Slammers 2012 Viper
2014 "Searching VIP" MTA5 MTA
"Night Thought VIP"

Remixes

Year Song Artist
2012 "Betamax" Big Black Delta
"End of the World" Deap Vally
2013 "Love Me Again" John Newman
"Lost & Not Found" Chase & Status
(featuring Louis M^ttrs)
"Of the Night" Bastille
2014 "Holding Onto Heaven" Foxes
"10 Million People" Example
"1 Bad Bitch" Ten Ven & Ripley vs. Zebra Katz
"Lost You" Zeds Dead
(featuring Twin Shadow & D'Angelo Lacy)
2015 "Together" Ella Eyre

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kove – Info". Facebook. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  3. ↑ Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:
  4. ↑ Peak positions for songs in Scotland:

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