Flux Pavilion

Joshua Steele (born 15 January 1989) better known by his stage name Flux Pavilion, is an English EDM producer, DJ, singer-songwriter and label owner who has been performing since 2008.[1]

Flux Pavilion
Flux Pavilion in 2016
Flux Pavilion in 2016
Background information
Born (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989
Towcester, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • DJ
  • singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)
Years active2008–present
Labels

Flux Pavilion has headlined three US tours, two UK tours, and several festival DJ sets, including Glastonbury, Reading, Coachella, and EDC Vegas. He has also made live performances with Example, Foreign Beggars and Chiddy Bang. Flux Pavilion has said his style is inspired by The Prodigy and Rusko.[2]

Career

2009–2010

Flux Pavilion co-founded Circus Records along with childhood friend Doctor P, in 2009[3] with the backing of D&B pioneer DJ Swan-E and Earl Falconer of UB40. In 2010, Flux Pavilion released Lines In Wax containing one of his most popular tracks "I Can't Stop".

2011–2012

In 2011 he produced the single "Bass Cannon", which peaked at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart,[4] and was placed on the Radio 1 A-List. Along with Doctor P, Flux Pavilion presented the 2011 compilation album Circus One, to which he contributed four tracks. He is arguably best known for his song "I Can't Stop" from the Lines in Wax EP. In February 2011, Chiddy Bang created a freestyle to the song, which has appeared on their Peanut Butter and Swelly mixtape. In August 2011, the track was sampled by producer Shama "Sak Pase" Joseph for the song "Who Gon Stop Me" by Jay-Z and Kanye West on their collaborative album Watch the Throne.[5] On 5 March 2012, "I Can't Stop" was used in the viral Kony 2012 campaign. It was also featured in the 2012 video game SSX, the 2013 film The Great Gatsby and the trailer for Ron Howard's 2013 film Rush starring Chris Hemsworth.

In December 2011, Flux Pavilion was nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll, as one of only two independent artists on the longlist.[6] Flux Pavilion has also sung on multiple tracks for both himself and other artists, including "Voscillate", "Starlight" and "The Scientist".

2013

On 28 January 2013, he released his new EP, Blow the Roof, which was received generally favorably by critics.[7] One of his songs, "Double Edge", is featured in the 2012 video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted. On 8 September 2013, Steele announced a new EP to be released in October. Released on 11 November 2013, the Freeway EP consists of his big hit "Gold Love", which features the vocals of Rosie Oddie, in addition to other featured artists Steve Aoki and Turin Brakes.

2014–present

In September 2014, Flux Pavilion was asked by The Walt Disney Company to remix the theme to Star Wars Rebels in order to market and draw attention to the series.[8] In 2015, Flux Pavilion released his debut studio album Tesla.[9] In 2021, Flux Pavilion released his second studio album .wav.[10]

Discography
Main article: Flux Pavilion discography
  • Tesla (2015)
  • .wav (2021)

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Result
2011 BBC Sound of 2012 Sound of 2012[6] Nominated

References
  1. "Concert review: Flux Pavilion kicks off their tour with a bang". The Lantern. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. Singh, Shantanu (16 January 2016). "Our top 15 tracks from Flux Pavilion in celebration of his birthday". We Rave You. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. "Doctor P Interview | Knowledge Magazine". web.archive.org. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. "bass cannon | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. Vozick-Levinson, Simon (8 July 2011). "Jay-Z Previews 'Watch the Throne' in New York". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. Burgis, Joe (5 December 2011). "BBC's Sound of 2012 list favours mainstream acts". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  7. "Reigning Beats: Album Review: Flux Pavilion – Blow the Roof". Reigningbeats.blogspot.com. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  8. Records, Walt Disney. ""Star Wars Rebels" Theme Remixed By Producer/DJ Flux Pavilion". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  9. "Everything you need to know about Flux Pavilion - Tesla". UKF. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  10. Sani, Niko (22 January 2021). "Flux Pavilion embraces change on long-awaited sophomore album ".Wav"". edm.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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