Neil Rumney has a remarkable career in electronic musicspanning over 30 years.
From a teenage start in pirate radio & creating originalbeats and hip-hop mix tapes,
Neil wrote some of the UKs biggest rave anthems. Never oneto get comfortable,
Neil formed his own label imprint Smokin Beats, releasingover 50 EPs and an
album (mixed by Roger Sanchez of ‘Another Chance’ fame). Ifyou’ve been in
clubland in the last few decades, you’d have been raving toNeil’s music.
He has written numerous dance hits under several differenthats, including NRG (I Need
Your Lovin (the UK’s biggest Rave Anthem with over 6myoutube hits & counting),
Smokin Beats (UK national top 20 with Dreams), DJ Flavours(UK national top 20) &
86deep (favourite of DJ legend Todd Terry) to name a few.
With an eclectic range of genres in his recording canoncovering everything from
Jazz, Hip Hop, Lo-fi, Dub, Breakbeat, Drum & Bass, Houseto UKG, Neil has an ear to create
gems in so many styles. He is an adept keyboard player &pianist, beat programmer, producer
and arranger. His understanding of electronic music is trulyextensive and authentic.
He's released music on labels such as Ministry of Sound,Salsoul Records,
Strictly Rhythm, AM:PM, Polydor & EMI.
Neil’s own remix duties and productions have seen him work with the Back Street Boys, Sugababes, Jameila, Roger Sanchez, Jocelyn Brown,Tony Humphries, and Frankie Knuckles amongst others. Neil’s musical productions have rocked the best clubs & festivals around the world
and has enjoyed acclaim from industry luminaries such as Pete Tong, Masters at
Work, Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, Giles Peterson, TonyHumphries and Frankie
Knuckles.
Recent projects have included specially commissioned worksfor the movie
Shark Bait enabling Neil to show the versatility of hisoutput and give the client something
truly authentic. Working to a brief is a perfect fit for amusician with three decades of
production under his belt.
Neil’s ability to recreate authentic electronic genres fromany decade from 80s to 2020s has seen him enjoy a career that continues toentertain and impress where genres are many and scenes are constantly changing.
