Feint (DJ)
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| Background information | |
| Born | Andrew Isaac Hu 6 July 1992 United Kingdom |
| Origin | Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Website | www |
Andrew Isaac Hu[1][2][3] (born 6 July 1992)[4] bka Feint is an English DJ and electronic music producer known for producing and releasing Drum and bass records.
Early life and career
[edit]Hu was born in the United Kingdom and was raised in Blackburn.[5] As a child he always appreciated music regardless of any genre. Hu's first exposure to electronic music was listening to trance. When he was a teenager he started producing music after regularly listening to drum and bass music from record labels such as Hospital Records and Liquicity.[3] Hu regularly listened to and regularly produced drum and bass because "It's technical, fast... [and] diverse"[6] and allowed him as much creativity and expression as possible due to the genre being "defined only by a tempo range and certain drum rhythms". In 2010, Feint began self-releasing his music until he got picked up by record labels such as Monstercat and Liquicity.[7]
Hu also includes sounds from his Guitar into his tracks such as "Lonesong".[8]
Feint used to use FL Studio, and now uses Ableton Live and Logic Pro to produce his records.[3][9]
Musical influences
[edit]Hu's key musical influences usually come from film soundtracks and video game soundtracks such as from Final Fantasy's soundtracks,[2][6] but also takes inspiration from other electronic music producers.[3] Notable film/video game composers he takes inspiration from are Hans Zimmer, Nobuo Uematsu, Ryuichi Sakamoto[5] and Ólafur Arnalds[6][10][9] For drum and bass acts, he cites Pendulum, Netsky, Fred V & Grafix, Matrix & Futurebound, and Logistics as some of his biggest inspirations.[6] For bands, he cites M83, Bon Iver, and The 1975.[10][9]
Personal life
[edit]Hu's favorite video game is Chrono Trigger.[2] Hu graduated with a Computer science degree at university.[3][5]
Discography
[edit]Extended plays (EPs)
[edit]| Title | Tracklist | Details |
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| Always Here[10] |
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| Fall Away[11] |
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| Defiant |
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| Lost & Found |
(featuring Skyelle)
(featuring Morlin Liu) |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Album | Label |
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| 2011 | Atlas[1] | Monstercat 001 - Launch Week | Monstercat |
| 2012 | Time Bomb (with Boyinaband)[2]
(featuring Veela) |
Non-album single | |
| 2013 | Lonesong[8] | ||
| 2014 | When You Return (with Dabin)[9]
(featuring Daniela Andrade) |
Ghost Hack | Kannibalen Records |
| 2015 | Pastels[14] | Then & Now | Seeking Blue Records |
| We Won't Be Alone[15]
(featuring Laura Brehm) |
Non-album single | Monstercat | |
| Everything's Wrong[5]
(with Fox Stevenson) |
Free Stuff | Self-released | |
| 2016 | Words[5]
(featuring Laura Brehm) |
Non-album single | Monstercat |
| 2017 | Worth The Lie[16] | Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3 | |
| Outbreak[17]
(featuring Mylk) |
Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 1 | ||
| 2018 | Shockwave[2] | Non-album single | NoCopyrightSounds |
| 2019 | Drifters[2]
(featuring Elizaveta) |
Monstercat | |
| 2022 | Space Boy[3][18][19]
(with Rameses B and Veela) | ||
| 2023 | Treading Water[7][20]
(with Hylia) |
Ophelia Presents: Advent - Drum & Bass | Ophelia Records |
| 2024 | Farcall[21] | Non-album single | Self-released |
Remixes
[edit]| Year | Original Artist | Title |
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| 2017 | San Holo
(featuring James Vincent Morrow) |
The Future[22] |
| 2018 | Cartoon & Jéja
(with Kóstja) |
Whatever I Do[citation needed] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Feint – Artists". Insomniac. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Schaitel, Matt (24 February 2019). "Feint Gives Us a Taste of His Unique Style Ahead of Rampage 2019". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Q&A with cosmic drum n bass musician Feint". BassMusic.co. 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "STUDIO FEINT LTD people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Jenkins, Dave (25 November 2016). "Feint: A Way With Words". UKF. Archived from the original on 1 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Interview: Feint". Student Pocket Guide. July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017.
- 1 2 Verdoux, Laury. "INTERVIEW: Feint". Noisescape Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 April 2026.
- 1 2 Edgerly, Brett (20 May 2013). "Feint – Lonesong (Original Mix) [Monstercat Records]". YourEDM. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Trew, Tyler (27 February 2014). "Your EDM Interview With Feint, Dabin EP Preview From Kannibalen Records". YourEDM. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 Steven, Colin (6 November 2014). "Feint Interview". Knowledge Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022.
- ↑ Meadow, Matthew (16 November 2015). "Your EDM Premiere: Feint – Fall Away [cloudhead records]". YourEDM. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
- ↑ Jenkins, Dave (24 October 2018). "Feint's Top 5 Defiant Tunes". UKF. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024.
- ↑ Poles, Brian (21 February 2022). "[TSS Premiere] Feint Teams Up With R7CKY For New Anthem "Lost & Found"". ThisSongSlaps. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022.
- ↑ Sevdalis, Sydney (17 February 2015). "Feint's "Pastels" Is Excellent, Ambient Drum 'n Bass". YourEDM. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
- ↑ Meadow, Matthew (19 September 2015). "Feint – We Won't Be Alone feat. Laura Brehm [Monstercat]". YourEDM. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017.
- ↑ Jenkins, Dave (6 March 2018). "Koven: Top 5 Career Highs So Far…". UKF. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025.
The d&b scene is so lovely when it comes to meeting other artists and making new friends. We got the pleasure of hitting the studio with our friends Muzzy and Feint for a Monstercat collaboration. It was so much fun, and in this day and age of bedroom producers if was nice to actually have the time to sit in the studio with the acts you're working with, rather than the normal process of passing project files back and forth. We also all got together to perform the track at Liquicity London, Electric Brixton – again something of a rarity.
- ↑ Marino, Layla (30 June 2017). "Feint and MYLK Release Gamey DnB for New "Rocket League x Monstercat" Collab". YourEDM. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019.
- ↑ Gilmore, Grant (25 April 2022). "Rameses B Drops Dynamic 'Space Boy' EP on Monstercat". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022.
...the title track 'Space Boy' that brings a powerful soundscape along with it to place anyone who tunes in among the stars.
- ↑ Gilmore, Grant (27 December 2022). "Monstercat Reveals Their 'Best Of 2022' with 40-Track Compilation". EDM Identity.
...while 'Space Boy' from Rameses B, Feint, and Veela will kick you right into gear with some uplifting drum and bass action.
- ↑ Halla, Miranda (11 August 2023). "Ophelia Records Highlights Rising Drum and Bass Artists With Latest 'Advent' Compilation". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023.
Conversely, 'Treading Water' by Feint featuring HYLIA tackles strength in femininity through perseverance, utilizing bubbly synths and tougher instrumental breaks to drive a point home.
- ↑ Conner, Patrick Ames (15 March 2024). "Veteran DJ and producer Feint goes independent with true-to-roots release 'Farcall'". Earmilk. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024.
- ↑ Jenkins, Dave (11 August 2017). "Back To The Future: San Holo". UKF. Archived from the original on 1 April 2026.
