Alongside today, Friday, March 14’s on-sale for his North American Circular Sound shows in Los Angeles and New York, UK dance pioneer Sub Focus (real name Nick Douwma) has released a new single “On & On” featuring UK artist bbyclose.
bbyclose’s rapid rise to stardom came with her chart topping collaboration “Kisses” w/ BL3SS and Camrinwatsin. “On & On”–with its vibe-building production and bbyclose’s sugary vocal –follows Sub Focus recent US dance radio chart topper “Push The Tempo” with Katy B, “Wildfire” and the international smash “Go Back” with John Summit.
Sub Focus’ sold-out headline show at Alexandra Palace in London this past Friday, March 7 is a blueprint for what’s to come at his Circular Sound shows planned for Friday, October 3 at Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles and Thursday, October 9 at New York’s The Brooklyn Mirage. His biggest performance to date, Sub Focus brought his mind-blowing Circular Sound live audiovisual production to the 10,000-capacity venue. The show sold out within half an hour of going on sale.
Meanwhile, “Push The Tempo” with Katy B marks Sub Focus as the first drum & bass artist ever to take the #1 slot on US dance radio. Sub Focus continues to chart new territory in the States by being the first DnB artist to headline the prestigious Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado - a landmark show which will take place on October 30. Before then he will bring his Circular Sound show to The Brooklyn Mirage in New York and the Shrine in Los Angeles - both his biggest shows to date in those cities.
Sub Focus’ collaboration earlier this year with John Summit on the single “Go Back” was a huge success across the globe, with over 350 million global streams and counting since its release. “Ready To Fly,” the Top 30 single by Sub Focus & Dimension which was classified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry. The pair joined forces again recently on single “Angel” alongside NGHTMRE, making it their third collaboration, along with the Platinum-selling 2021 single “Desire.”
About Sub Focus:
Sub Focus (real name Nick Douwma) has been at the forefront of electronic music since his early releases shot to the top of the UK’s dance charts in 2005. He has since seen widespread acclaim and commercial success for his two certified-silver studio albums Sub Focus (2009), and Torus (2013) - which hit the number 11 spot on the UK Official Albums Chart and included chart topping singles “Tidal Wave” featuring Alpines (#12) and the top ten records “Endorphins” featuring Alex Clare and “Turn Back Time.” He returned with a brand new album in 2023, the UK Top 40 “Evolve,” which included the Gold-selling single “Ready To Fly,” a collaboration with Dimension.
Additional collaborations in his career include “Portals” in 2020 the OCC Dance Chart number 1 album with Wilkinson, the certified-Platinum single “Desire” in 2018 made in collaboration with Dimension. He has also worked with UK duo Chase & Status on “Flashing Lights,” Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke who featured on “Turn It Around,” and acclaimed vocalist MNEK on “Close” and produced Example’s 2010 UK number 3 hit single “Kickstarts.”
Famed for his live shows as well as his studio releases, Sub Focus has performed his acclaimed ‘Circular Sound’ audiovisual show to iconic venues across the globe, including most recently his biggest UK show to date: Wembley’s OVO Arena, which he sold out last year. Sub Focus is currently on tour across the world - for full live dates visit his website subfocus.com
Follow Sub Focus:
Website: https://www.subfocus.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subfocus
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/subfocus
Twitter: https://twitter.com/subfocus
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/subfocustv
About bbyclose:
The Brit 2025 nominated bbyclose’s favourite colour is red. She’ll ghost you for fun but still show up to your party. She’s also the voice and co-writer behind the global hit and Top 5 UK hit “Kisses” by BL3SS & CamrinWatsin ft bbyclose - which has already racked up +300 million streams and spent over 11 weeks in the UK Top 10 and 18 consecutive weeks at #1 in the Australian dance charts respectively. Already sitting at over 10 million monthly listeners and with the follow up collaboration singles “Craving 4 U” and “Dream Come True” with (iconic German DJ Felix Jaehn), bbyclose is the exciting, cheeky, playful new girl on the dance scene - set to release your favourite dance records throughout 2025 and beyond.
Follow bbyclose:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbyclose/?hl=en
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2UNjfzEkfsdWVDwnuD6vdH
About Casablanca Records:
Casablanca Records, the legendary label of the 70’s, defined the sound of its era. During the infamous days of Studio 54, Casablanca launched the careers of artists such as Kiss, Parliament, Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder. Founded by industry icon Neil Bogart, Casablanca celebrates a diverse global roster spanning across the Pop and Dance genres. Casablanca Records is home to established luminaries and emerging stars including Nelly Furtado, Sub Focus, Martin Garrix, Confidence Man, Felix Jaehn, Jonas Blue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, 1991 and Lavern.
