Kidnap Kid

Kidnap Kid
Birth name Matt Relton
Born (1991-02-22) February 22, 1991
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Genres Electronic dance, house, garage
Occupation(s) Record producer, DJ
Years active 2011present
Labels Black Butter, Squelch and Clap
Website www.facebook.com/kidnapkid

Matt Relton, known professionally as Kidnap Kid, is an English electronic dance music record producer and DJ from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. He was awarded iTunes US's 'Best Electronic Song of 2012' for his track "Vehl".[1] Relton was educated at Silverdale School in Sheffield before completing a degree in politics and crime at the University of Leeds.[2]

Since early 2016, Relton has been releasing music through his own record label 'Birds That Fly'.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Label
"Vehl" 2012 Black Butter Records
"So Close" 2013 Black Butter Records
"Survive" 2013 Black Butter Records
"Stronger" 2014 Black Butter Records[3]
"Like You Used To" 2014 Black Butter Records[4]
"Fall" / "Freedom" 2015 FFRR Records
"Moments / Birds That Fly" 2016 Birds That Fly[5]
"Brokenhearted / Mist" 2016 Birds That Fly
"Aba" w/ Lane 8 2017 Anjunadeep

Extended plays

References

  1. (2012) "Kidnap Kid", Stack House, 2012, retrieved 2013-07-15
  2. Morejon, Ryan (2011) "Chatting: Kidnap Kid", Industry Standard, 10 July 2011, retrieved 2013-07-15
  3. "Stronger Release 2014". Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  4. "Like You Used To Release 2014". Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  5. "Kidnap Kid launches new label, Birds That Fly Records". Mixmag. 2016-02-05.
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