Shock One

Karl Thomas, better known as ShockOne, is an Australian electronic music producer and DJ born in 1982. Originally from Perth, Western Australia, he now resides in London, after relocating in 2012. He has been releasing music as ShockOne since 2005, producing a wide variety of dance genres including drum and bass, dubstep, drumstep and electro house. Historyedit: Beginningsedit: Karl Thomas was a drummer and in high school when he met and formed a metal band (called Xygen) with Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen (the two who would later become Pendulum and eventually Knife Party) and Jay Burns. When Pendulum started in the early 2000's, Xygen finished, and so Thomas started making electronic music of his own, under the alias of ShockOne. Early career (2005-2008)edit: From 2005 to 2009 ShockOne released many singles and remixes, making a name for himself within the worldwide drum and bass scene. ShockOne EP (2009-2010)edit: In 2009 he released a debut self-titled EP, containing drum and bass hit "Polygon" and dubstep track "Adachigahara's Theme" among others. The Re-Fix EP was released in 2010 containing VIPs and remixes of songs off the ShockOne EP. Universus (2011-present)edit: In 2010 Thomas announced that he would begin work on a full-length debut album titled Universus. The first single to be taken from the album was "Crucify Me", released in June 2011, a two-part drum and bass/dubstep piece in which he provided his own vocals, featuring friend and fellow producer Phetsta. The second single released in December 2011 was "Relapse", a dubstep track featuring the vocals of Sam Nafie. The third single, "Chaos Theory", released in October 2012, is a drumstep/dubstep tune that gained much attention in Australia, UK, and around the world. The fourth single to be taken from Universus was "Lazerbeam", a drum and bass track with additional production by Metrik and vocals by Kyza. A highly anticipated album,Universus was released in April 26, 2013 in Australia and on April 29 in the rest of the world. The album became overall number one album in Australia on it's first day of release. It contains 14 songs in dance genres such as drum and bass, electro house, and dubstep. Collaborations include Phetsta, Reija Lee (ShockOne's sister), Metrik, Kyza, and Sam Nafie. Karl Thomas (ShockOne) said of the title: "The loose theme of Universus is the lifespan of our universe. The term itself, 'universus', actually means everything right now. It's dealing with, as humans, our perception of reality and how we deal with the universe that we're in." All the while, Thomas continues to produce remixes for many artists including Netsky, Chicane, Ayah Marar, The Aston Shuffle, Russo, Cutline, and Brookes Brothers. Releasesedit: Year Release Type Label 2005 "Dropping Science" / "Silverscreen" Single Shogun Audio 2006 "Let Me Go" / "Frank" Single Incite Recordings 2006 "It's On!" Single Shogun Audio 2007 "Don't You Know" / "Shock Resistance" (featuring Elisha King) Single Viper Recordings 2007 "The Riddler" / "We Be Droppin This" Single Viper Recordings 2008 Headroom EP Part 2 (Viper release) EP Viper Recordings 2008 "The Calling" / "Follow You" Single Viper Recordings 2008 "The Sun" / "Cyclones" (with Phetsta) Single Technique Recordings 2009 ShockOne EP Viper Recordings 2009 "The Sun 2009" / "Stage Diver" (with Phetsta) Single Technique Recordings 2010 The Re-Fix EP Viper Recordings 2011 "Crucify Me" (featuring Phetsta) Single Viper Recordings 2011 "Relapse (featuring Sam Nafie) Single Viper Recordings 2012 "Chaos Theory" Single Viper Recordings 2013 "Lazerbeam" (featuring Metrik & Kyza) Single Viper Recordings 2013 Universus LP Viper Recordings Sources for discography are correct as of Discogs and iTunes.

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