SHY & DRS

SHY & D.R.S
Birth name Mark Scott and Darren Scott
Born Aberdeen, Scotland
Genres Hip hop, rap rock, R&B
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1999–present
Labels Awe Records (2008 - 09)
Guardian Angels Records/Universal (2011–2013) Unparallel Music Group/Unsigned The Orchard/Sony (2014-present)
Associated acts
Website www.facebook.com/SHYandDRS
Members Mark Scott (SHY)
Darren Scott (D.R.S)

Mark James Scott and Darren Robert Scott ; better known by their stage name SHY & D.R.S, are Scottish rappers and songwriters who have achieved 4 Official Top 40 Chart hits independently making Scottish music history. The twin brothers Mark (SHY) and Darren (D.R.S) were discovered by Midge Ure and Virgin Records ex head of A&R Ronnie Gurr in 2009 and are widely recognized as the pioneers of Scottish Hip Hop. [1] They were signed to Guardian Angels Records after they propelled themselves to a global audience when Internet Super star Keenan Cahill chose to lip-synch to their track "Relapse" in 2011.

To date they have had four Top 40 Official Scottish Singles Chart hits with their most recent reaching Number 25 in the Official Top 40 chart and Number 5 on the official UK Independent Chart.[2][3][4]

In July 2013, SHY & D.R.S released their debut studio album, Before Too Long,[5] which features guest vocals from multi-platinum Singer songwriter Sandi Thom, Rock legends Nazareth,[6] Eminem's band D12 and Daniel de Bourg, as well as Luke Bingham. The album entered into the Top 20 iTunes Hip hop Chart and remained there for six consecutive weeks.

In 2014, They released single "I've Got (Enough Love)" accompanied with a music video to VEVO which featured rock legends Nazareth. The single was covered by Classic Rock magazine.[7] They were also featured on Keenan Cahill's first single "Closer" in November 2014 which was shared by the likes of Ryan Seacrest, Family Guy star Seth Green & Austin Mahone and has amassed over half a million views combined worldwide.

SHY & DRS formed their own independent label Unparallel Music Group and released "Born Again" in 2014 making it to the number 26 on Scottish Singles Chart. They released a follow-up single "Beautiful To Me" in November 2015 featuring The X-Factor's Janet Devlin which made the Top 40 in at number 25, making it their most successful record to date.

Their latest video "What's Wrong With Us ?" (2015) is an introspective and insightful portrayal of today’s society which went viral achieving over 250,000 views in less than a month.


Early and personal life

Also known as Mark and Darren Scott, they grew up in Aberdeen and attended Aberdeen University. Darren receiving a First Class Honours Degree in Sociology and Mark with a Masters Degree in Psychology. They began rapping in American accents but later changed to using a Scottish accent.[8]

Career history

The twin borthers Mark Scott & Darren Scott better known by their stage name SHY & DRS, are British rappers and songwriters who were discovered by Midge Ure and Virgin Records ex head of A&R Ronnie Gurr in 2009. In a recent interview the duo discussed the origin of their stage names.

The duo rose to worldwide fame when internet viral star Keenan Cahill chose to lip-synch their track "Relapse" in 2011 with the video going viral.[9] They were signed to Guardian Angels Records[10] and Sony ATV, a record label run by Sandi Thom and Nick Yeatman until 2013, when the label terminated. In 2012, SHY & DRS shared the stage with Sandi Thom and Rock Legends Nazareth. They had two Top 40 Official Charts Company Scottish Singles Chart in Scotland in 2013.

2011–2012: Signing and The Love Is Gone

The debut single featuring Sandi Thom charted in the Official Chart at number 32.[2] after signing to independent label Guardian Angels Records, a record label distributed by Fontana Universal[11] In an interview in October 2012, SHY & DRS revealed it was actually filmed in 2009 and the accompanying music video was based on the movie, Sin City.[12] The music video was premiered VEVO on September 12, 2012.[13] It premiered on Music Television on 21 September 2012[14] The single made it onto Scottish Radio DJ Jim Gellatly's "Scotland's Greatest Album" in December 2012[15]

2012-2013: Relapse, I've Got (Enough Love) and Before Too Long

SHY & DRS' second single featuring BBC Introducing artist Luke Bingham was a re-release of their viral hit "Relapse" in April 2013, with the video performed and sung by internet sensation Keenan Cahill and the release of the SHY & DRS brand Energy Drink by Nae Danger

The song entered the Scottish Singles Chart at number 40.[16] Classic Rock magazine covered the collaboration[7]

In August 2013, they released an animated music video onto VEVO which features rapper Bizarre from Eminem's multi-platinum selling band D-12[17] In July 2013 they released a charity track recorded with Northsound 1 Bauer radio presenters Greigsy & Aylissa which went straight into the Top 10 UK iTunes hip hop chart[18][19]

2014 - present: Born Again

They were featured on internet star Keenan Cahill's single "Closer" in 2014 which was premiered on Ryan Seacrest's Radio show and website.[20] The song was performed live on German TV and American WGN-TV Channel[21][22]

In February 2014, it was announced that they are leaving for the US with a new label deal with Sony and under new management[8][23]

SHY & DRS formed their own independent label Unparallel Music Group[24] and released "Born Again" featuring British trance singer Christina Novelli in August 2014. "Born Again" charted independently at number 26 in the Official Scottish Chart and at number 14 on the Music Week Indie Chart in its first week.[25] The video was removed from YouTube for its controversial subject and scenes but was kept on VEVO. The video was later reissued on the YouTube Channel.[26] The video received major TV airplay from 4Music, VIVA and Capital TV.[27]

They performed "Born Again" and their first official Top 40 Single " The Love is Gone" live on BBC Radio Scotland Culture Show and interviewed by Janice Forsyth who dubbed them "Scottish HipHop's Most Exciting Export" revealing they were touring with Eminem's Band D12 in 2015.[28]

2016 - present: Beautiful To Me

On Friday 13 November they release the Single 'Beautiful To Me' featuring X-Factor's Janet Devlin. The song was the Official Single for The UK's National Anti-Bullying Week and Charted at Number 25 on the Official Chart [29] The Song raised money for Childline UK and UK anti-bullying Charity Ditch The Label.

The Single was banned from Radio 1 due to lyrical content. BBC Radio Scotland backed the Single; namely via Ex-Loose woman presenter Kaye Adams.

Business

The pair are sponsored by Nae Danger energy drink based in Glasgow who are part owned by Scottish business mogul Duncan Bannatyne. In July 2013, Nae Danger released a "SHY & DRS" brand energy drink that features their image on the cans; giving a free download of their track "Relapse"[30][31][32]

They revealed in a 2014 Interview that they are now sponsored by German clothing label Goldside Blackforest and in early 2015 revealed they are also sponsored by Scottish Clothing label Marble Boy.[33][34]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK IRE SCO
[35]
2012 "The Love Is Gone"
(feat. Sandi Thom)		 139 — 32 Before Too Long
2013 "Relapse"
(feat. Luke Bingham)		 188 — 40 Before Too Long and Behind Closed Doors
"I've Got (Enough Love)"
(feat. Nazareth)		 — — 57 Before Too Long
"Out My Face"
(feat. Bizarre of D-12)		 — — — Before Too Long
2014 "Born Again"
(feat. Christina Novelli) 		109 — 26
2015 "Beautiful to Me"
(feat. Janet Devlin) 		8539 25
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
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References

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  2. 1 2 "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
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  4. ↑ Victoria Pease (2012-10-09). "Delight for Aberdeen rappers as Sandi Thom track storms the charts | Aberdeen & North". News. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
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  6. ↑ "SHY & DRS Feat. Nazareth - I've Got (Enough Love) (Single Review)". Stereoboard. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
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  8. 1 2 Smith, Laura (2014-02-16). "hip hop stars SHY and DRS hope to crack America after YouTube hit | STV". Aberdeen. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
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  11. ↑ "Singer Sandi Thom launches own UK and US label". Music Week. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
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  25. ↑ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
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