Chase and Status
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Chase and Status

Chase & Status are an English electronic music duo composed of Saul Milton and Will Kennard. The duo are from London, and formed in 2003 after meeting at university in Manchester. The duo have since released five studio albums and collaborated with major artists such as Plan B, CeeLo Green, Rihanna, Example, and Tinie Tempah. They run the independent record label MTA Records.

The duo created a remix version of “Invaders Must Die” for the Prodigy. In Australia, the remix reached fifty three on the Aria Singles Chart and number seven on the Aria Dance Chart. They have also produced for Rihanna numerous times, on her fourth album Rated R, sixth album Talk That Talk and seventh album “Unapologetic”, as well as producing British singer Rita Ora’s number one UK hit, “R.I.P”, and co-producing a track on Alexandra Burke’s album Overcome. Other remixes include Black Canvas’ “Broken Dreams”, Dizzee Rascal’s “Sirens”, Nneka’s “Heartbeat” and Capleton’s “Who Dem” (renamed “Duppy Man”). Chase & Status also produced a track for singer Example for his second album Won’t Go Quietly (“Sick Note”) and again for his third album Playing in the Shadows (“Playing in the Shadows”). They also produced Example’s unreleased track “Pink Notes” that features on his mixtape The Credit Munch Redux.

 

Saul Milton a Will Kennard yw deuawd cerddoriaeth electronig Saesneg Chase & Status. Daw’r deuawd o Lundain, a ffurfiwyd yn 2003 ar ôl cyfarfod ym mhrifysgol Manchester. Ers hynny mae’r deuawd wedi rhyddhau pump albwm stiwdio ac wedi cydweithio ag artistiaid mawr fel Plan B, CeeLo Green, Rihanna, Example, a Tinie Tempah. Maen nhw’n rhedeg y label recordio annibynnol MTA Records.

Creodd y deuawd remix o “Invaders Must Die” ar gyfer y Prodigy. Yn Awstralia, cyrhaeddodd y remix pum deg tri ar Siart Senglau Aria a rhif saith ar Siart Dawns Aria. Maent hefyd wedi cynhyrchu ar gyfer Rihanna ar ei pedwerydd albwm Rated R, chweched albwm Talk That Talk a’r seithfed albwm “Unapologetic”, yn ogystal â chynhyrchu prif gantores Brydeinig Rita Ora yn y DU, “R.I.P”, a chyd-gynhyrchu a trac ar albwm Alexandra Burke Goroesi. Mae ailgymysgiadau eraill yn cynnwys “Broken Dreams” Black Canvas, “Sirens” Dizzee Rascal, “Heartbeat” gan Nneka a “Who Dem” gan Capleton (a ailenwyd yn “Duppy Man”). Cynhyrchodd Chase & Status drac ar gyfer y canwr Example hefyd ar gyfer ei ail albwm Won’t Go Quietly (“Sick Note”) ac ar gyfer ei trydydd albwm Playing in the Shadows (“Playing in the Shadows”). Fe wnaethant hefyd gynhyrchu trac heb ei ryddhau gan Example “Pink Notes” sy’n ymddangos ar ei tâp cymysg The Credit Munch Redux.