Sigma (DJ duo)
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Sigma is a British DJ - and producer - duo in the field of drum and bass .
Band history
Cameron Edwards and Joe Lenzie joined while studying at the University of Leeds to Sigma together. Originally, fellow student Ben Mauerhoff was one of them. In 2006 they went to London and began with their first single releases on labels such as Charge and Bingo Beats . As a duo, they founded their own label called Life Recordings in 2009 , where they released a remix of an earlier recording called El Presidente VIP . This enabled them to break into the scene and to receive the Newcomer Award at the Drum & Bass Arena Awards . The following year they were involved with a remix of the single for Skepta 's biggest hit Rescue Me . They also released their first two EPs on the Breakbeat Kaos label, called Stand Up Tall Part 1 and Part 2 . Together with one of the label owners, DJ Fresh , they also recorded the song Lassitude for his album Kryptonite . It was also released as a single and barely missed the top 75 on the UK charts .
In the following two years, further EP releases and international appearances followed, which further increased their popularity. In 2013 they released their first single, Summer Calling, on the 3beat label . They had a hit in various genre charts and six-digit access numbers on the YouTube channels UKF and Liquicity . At the end of the year the piece Rudeboy was released together with the London grime musician Doctor . This was the first time they were placed in the official British charts. They also contributed early 2014 a Remix to number one hit My Love of Route 94 at.
In early April of the same year, they released their next single Nobody to Love . It went straight to number one on the UK charts. The piece was originally a bootleg remix of Bound 2 by Kanye West , with Charlie Wilson singing the refrain Nobody to Love . After the success with the British radio stations, Sigma re-recorded the song in its own version and released it as a single.
Members
- Cameron James Edwards (* 1982)
- Joe Aluin Lenzie (* 1982)
Discography
Albums
- 2015: Life
EPs
- 2007: El presidente
- 2009: El presidente (VIP)
- 2009: Nexus
- 2010: Stand Tall (Part 1)
- 2010: Stand Tall (Part 2)
- 2011: Night & Day (Part 1)
- 2011: Night Soul
- 2011: Night & Day (Part 2)
- 2014: Rudeboy (VIP)
Songs
- 2006: Masai • Livewire
- 2007: El presidente • All Blue
- 2007: Hi Top • Dawn Alarm
- 2008: Front to Back
- 2009: El presidente VIP • Something Special
- 2009: Nexus • Front to Back
- 2010: Lassitude (with DJ Fresh feat. Koko)
- 2013: Rudeboy (feat. Doctor)
- 2014: Nobody to Love
- 2014: Changing (feat. Paloma Faith )
- 2015: Higher ( feat.Labrinth )
- 2015: Glitterball (feat. Ella Henderson )
- 2015: Redemption (with Diztortion feat. Jacob Banks)
- 2015: Coming Home (with Rita Ora )
- 2016: Stay
- 2016: Nightingale
- 2016: Cry ( feat.Take That )
- 2016: Find Me ( feat.Birdy )
- 2017: Forever ( feat.Quavo & Sebastian Kole)
- 2018: Anywhere
- 2019: Say It (with Thandi Phoenix)
- 2019: Here We Go Again ( feat.Louisa )
- 2019: dilemma
- 2019: You and Me as One (with Jack Savoretti)
- 2019: Sell My Soul ( feat.Maverick Saber )
- 2020: 2 Hearts (with Sam Feldt feat. Gia Koka)
As a producer
- 2013: Ellie Goulding - You My Everything
- 2015: Ella Eyre - Good Times
- 2019: Thandi Phoenix & Sigma - Say It
- 2019: Professor Green feat. NAHLI - Bad Decisions
Remixes
- 2009: State of Mind - Flawless
- 2009: Adam F & Horx feat. Redman - Shut the Lights Off
- 2009: The Nextmen feat. Ms. Dynamite & Andy Cato - The Lion's Den
- 2009: McLean - Broken
- 2010: Skepta - Rescue Me
- 2010: Lauren Pritchard - Not the Drinking
- 2010: Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand
- 2010: Danny Byrd - We Can Have It All
- 2011: Fenech-Soler - Demons
- 2011: Eric Prydz - Nilton (The Reason)
- 2011/2013: DJ Nut Nut - Special Dedication
- 2011/2012: Stanton Warriors feat. Ruby Goe - Shoot Me Down
- 2011: Sway feat. Kelsey - Level Up
- 2012: Rusko - Somebody to Love
- 2012: Ellie Goulding feat. Tinie Tempah - Hanging On
- 2012: Friction vs. Camo & Krooked feat. Dynamite MC - Stand Up
- 2013: Stylo G - Soundbwoy
- 2013: Parachute Youth - Can't Get Better Than This
- 2014: Kanye West - Bound 2
- 2014: DJ Fresh vs. Jay Fay feat. Ms. Dynamite - Dibby Dibby Sound
- 2014: Route 94 feat. Jess Glynne - My Love
- 2014: Clean Bandit feat. Sharna Bass - Extraordinary
- 2014: Kiesza - Hideaway
- 2014: DJ Zinc feat. Sneaky Sound System - Show Me
- 2016: The Chainsmokers feat. XYLØ - Setting Fires
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
 silver |
 gold |
 platinum
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 Australia (ARIA)
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gold1
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platinum1
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105,000 | aria.com.au |
 Belgium (BEA)
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gold1
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- | 15,000 | ultratop.be |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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gold1
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- | - | ifpi.dk |
 Germany (BVMI)
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platinum1
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300,000 | musikindustrie.de |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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gold1
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- | 7,500 | nztop40.co.nz |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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3 × silver3
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3 × gold3
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2 × platinum2
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2,700,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
3 × silver3
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7 × gold7th
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4 × platinum4th
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- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
- ↑ Video comparison Nobody to Love / Sigma and Bound 2 / Kanye West feat. Charlie Wilson (Who Sampled)
- ↑ Dance duo Sigma have gone straight in at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with Nobody To Love. , Daniel Lane, Official Charts Company, April 13, 2014
- ↑ a b Entry in the commercial register of Life Recordings
Web links
- Soundcloud page
- Beatport (English)
- Sigma at Allmusic (English)