Zomboy

Joshua Mellody (born Joshua Paul Jenkin, 1 June 1989),[2][3] professionally known as Zomboy, is an English dubstep music producer, songwriter, and DJ whose mascot is a zombie.[4]

Not to be confused with Zomby.
Zomboy
Background information
Birth nameJoshua Paul Jenkin[1]
Born (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989
OriginPenzance, Cornwall, England
GenresDubstep, drumstep, electro house, glitch hop, hybrid trap
Occupation(s)Songwriter, DJ, record producer
Years active2010–present
LabelsNever Say Die, No Tomorrow Recordings
Formerly ofPlace Your Bet$
Websitezomboyofficial.com

Biography

Before Joshua Mellody was active under the name Zomboy, he had an electronicore project called Place Your Bet$, under which a self-titled demo album was released in 2010.

Zomboy debuted in 2011 with the EP Game Time, which was released through his independent record label, Never Say Die Records.[5] His debut EP was in top 5 of the Beatport dubstep charts for over eight weeks.[6] At the end of the year, his music and remixes were licensed to compilations on labels like Warner and Ministry of Sound.[6]

In 2012, he released his second EP, The Dead Symphonic EP.[7] In March 2013, he released the single "Here to Stay"[8] featuring Lady Chann on No Tomorrow Records. In September 2013, his Reanimated EP was released in two parts, of which Pt. 1 was released on Never Say Die Records & Pt. 2 on No Tomorrow Recordings. His debut album entitled The Outbreak on Never Say Die Records was released in August 2014. 2016 saw the release of the Neon Grave EP, featuring four tracks; remixes of these tracks were released in an EP in early 2017.[9][10]

2017 also saw the release of an EP entitled Rott N' Roll Part 1 coinciding with a US tour; the remixes of this EP were released that November.[11][12]

Zomboy cites influences such as Skrillex, Reso, Rusko and Bare Noize. He studied Music Production at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford.

Discography
  • The Outbreak (2014)
  • Resurrected (2015)

References
  1. "AIRBORNE". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  2. "Ever wondered how Zomboy makes a monster track like Nuclear? Read on". Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  3. "Zomboy". AllMusic.
  4. "Zomboy is coming!". DJ Mag. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  5. "iTunes - Zomboy - Game Time EP". iTunes.
  6. "Zomboy". Beatport.
  7. "iTunes - Zomboy - The Dead Symphonic EP". iTunes.
  8. "iTunes - Zomboy - Here to Stay". iTunes. 4 March 2013.
  9. "Neon Grave from Never Say Die Records on Beatport". Beatport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  10. "Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  11. Dave Jenkins (2014-04-22). "EXCLUSIVE: Sample a cheeky snippet of Zomboy's WTF!?". Ukf.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  12. "Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.


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