DJ Fresh

DJ Fresh is the stage name of Daniel Edward Stein, born in Worthing, England, who produces and DJs across drum and bass and dubstep. He was a founding member of Bad Company alongside dBridge, Jason Maldini and Vegas. The members established BC Recordings and co-founded the drum-and-bass website Dogs on Acid. After leaving Bad Company, Stein founded Breakbeat Punk, which later merged with Adam F’s Kaos Recordings to form Breakbeat Kaos.

His albums include Kryptonite and Nextlevelism. Featuring Sian Evans, Louder reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. Featuring Rita Ora, Hot Right Now became Stein’s second UK number one and the first drum-and-bass song to top the chart. His first studio album, Escape from Planet Monday, came out on Breakbeat Kaos in 2006. Released in 2012 on Ministry of Sound Recordings, Nextlevelism was his third studio album.

Stein also collaborated with Diplo on Earthquake, featuring Dominique Young Unique. In 2015, he released Gravity, featuring Ella Eyre. An earlier single, Music Maker EP, appeared on RAM Records in 2003.

In 2018, Stein released History / Play Me (Mob Tactics Remix) on Charge Recordings with Arnone and Mampi Swift. His 2020 releases included Drive (Skream Remix), with Skream on Ministry of Sound Recordings, and Ogbolokpotom, with Wallzee on PIA Records. He released Exorcist with Vegas BCUK on Breakbeat Kaos II in 2022, followed by The Martians on Breakbeat Kaos in 2024.