Matrix & Futurebound

Matrix & Futurebound
Origin London, England
Liverpool, England
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 are an English drum and bass duo consisting of Matrix and Futurebound.[2] They have had three UK top 30 hits; "All I Know" peaked at number 29 in 2012, "Magnetic Eyes" peaked at number 24 in 2013 and "Control" peaked at 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 9 April 2007 through Metro Recordings and Viper Recordings, under the alias Matrix & Futurebound.[4] On 10 March 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 30 May 2011 they released a mix combination album Worldwide 001 which featured Scott Owens and Cat Knight.

2012–present: Mainstream success

On 6 May 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 30 December 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, debuted at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart and rose to number seven, giving them their biggest UK hit to date. Their next single, "Don't Look Back", features vocals from Tanya Lacey was released on 6 July 2014.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions
UK
[6]
2012 "All I Know"
(featuring Luke Bingham)		 29
2013 "Magnetic Eyes"
(featuring Baby Blue)		 24
2014 "Control"
(featuring Max Marshall)		 6
"Don't Look Back"
(featuring Tanya Lacey)		 38

Compilation albums

References

  1. ↑ "Matrix & Futurebound - Luke Bingham - All I Know". Female First. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Matrix & Futurebound". Viper Recordings. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Matrix & Futurebound > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
  4. ↑ "Universal Truth". discogs.com. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  5. ↑ iTunes - Music - Universal Truth (ITunes Bundle) by Matrix & Futurebound
  6. ↑ "Goldtrix > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
  7. ↑ iTunes - Music - Worldwide 001 (Mixed by Matrix & Futurebound) [feat. Cat Knight, Robert Owens) by Various Artists