Fred V & Grafix

Fred V & Grafix

Fred Vahrman & Josh Jackson in 2014
Background information
Origin Exeter, Devon, England
Genres Drum and bass
Years active 2009present
Labels Hospital Records
Website www.fredvandgrafix.com
Members Fred Vahrman
Josh Jackson

Fred V & Grafix are a liquid drum & bass duo made up of Fred Vahrman (born 12th January 1990) and Josh "Grafix" Jackson (born 14th June 1991). The duo are signed to Hospital Records and hail from Devon, England. They have guested on BBC Radio 1 shows including Annie Mac. They released their debut album Recognise in 2014, and it entered the UK Albums Chart at number 106. The album's second single "Forest Fires" (featuring Etherwood) entered the UK Singles Chart at number 77.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK[1] UK Dance[2] UK Indie[3]
Recognise 106 11 21
Oxygen 163 7 20

Extended plays

Title EP details Tracks
Goggles
  1. "Goggles"
  2. "Games People Play"
  3. "Denmark Road"
  4. "Basilisk"

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[4]
UK
Dance

[5]
UK
Indie

[6]
2009 "Groove Melon" Non-album singles
2011 "Long Distance" / "Room to Breathe"
2012 "Just a Thought"
(featuring Reija Lee)
2013 "Here with You" / "Minor Happy"
(featuring Collin McLoughlin)
2014 "Recognise" Recognise
"Forest Fires"
(featuring Etherwood)
77 23 5
2016 "Ultraviolet" / "Comb Funk" Oxygen
"Like the Sun"
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes

Year Artist Song Appears On Label
2011 Emeli Sandé feat. Naughty Boy "Daddy (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Daddy Virgin Records
C.J. Bolland "Camargue (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" UKF Drum & Bass 2011 UKF Music
2012 Camo & Krooked "All Fall Down (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Between the Lines Hospital Records
Wretch 32 feat. Ed Sheeran "Hush Little Baby (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Hush Little Baby Ministry Of Sound / Jewels
Rudimental feat. John Newman "Feel the Love (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Feel the Love Asylum Records / Black Butter Records
Daddy's Groove & Little Nancy "It's Not Right, But It's Okay (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" It's Not Right, But It's Okay Strictly Rhythm Records
Skepta "Hold On (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Hospitality Summer Drum & Bass 2012 Hospital Records
2013 Sub Focus feat. Alex Clare "Endorphins (Sub Focus vs Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Torus (Deluxe Version) RAM Records
2014 Netsky feat. Beth Ditto "Running Low (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Running Low Sony Music Entertainment
MNEK "Every Little Word (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Addicted To Bass Sub-Zero Ministry Of Sound
Hybrid "Be Here Now (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Driveclub OST Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
2015 Secondcity feat. Ali Love "What Can I Do (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" What Can I Do Ministry Of Sound
Kele "Closer (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Closer Wichita
Carmada "Maybe (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Maybe (Remixes) OWSLA
2016 Philip George & Dragonette "Feel This Way (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Feel This Way (Remixes) 3 Beat
Mat Zo feat. Sinead Egan "The Enemy (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" The Enemy (Remixes) Mad Zoo
Dabin feat. Daniela Andrade "Hold (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Hold (Remixes) Kannibalen
Dillon Francis feat. Will Heard "Anywhere (Fred V & Grafix Remix)" Anywhere (Remixes) Sony Music Entertainment

Other appearances

Year Song Release Label
2011 "One of These Days" Outcast EP Mainframe Recordings
"Decades" Make Way For The New Generation Talkin Beatz
"White Lies"
"Find My Way" Fifteen Years Of Hospital Records Hospital Records
2012 "Major Happy" Sick Music 3
"Vanishing Point" Hospital Christmas Cracker 2012
2013 "Purple Gates" Hospitality Drum & Bass 2013
"Downpour (Lush Guitar)" Hospital Christmas Cracker 2013
2014 "Catch My Breath" featuring Kate Westall We Are 18
2015 "Major Happy VIP" Hospital Mixtape: Fred V & Grafix
"This Can't Wait"
2016 "Constellations" Hospitality Drum & Bass 2016

Education

They studied Creative Music Technology at Bath Spa University.

Influences

They cite their influences as including Pendulum, Flying Lotus, Bonobo, J Dilla and Jimi Hendrix as key inspirations, alongside Hospital artists High Contrast and Logistics.

Labels

They have released music on Allsorts, Hospital Records and Talkin Beatz.

References

  1. "UK Albums Chart Archive". Zobbel.de. 2014-04-12.
  2. "UK Dance Albums Chart Archive". Official Charts Company. 2014-04-12.
  3. "UK Independent Albums Chart Archive". Official Charts Company. 2014-04-12.
  4. "UK Singles Chart Archive". Zobbel.de. 2014-06-22.
  5. Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:
  6. Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:
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