Low:r is the drum & bass alias of Ben Downton, a UK producer and DJ based in Sussex. He trained as a violinist and played with the West Sussex Strings as a teenager, then moved to bass guitar in bands before focusing on electronic music. Downton began making drum & bass in 2011 after meeting producer Locustlung. Before developing the Low:r project, he DJed dubstep and produced it under the alias Morah. He later played violin on his 2020 track “The Journey.”
In 2016, Low:r released the EP Ebb N Flow on Such Music and The Movement EP with Carl Petros on Different Drumz Recordings. His later releases have appeared on Different Drumz, Liquicity, Galacy, Spearhead, Soulvent and Program. Soul Deep is another label on which Low:r has released music.
He collaborated with A Little Sound on “Be There.” Downton founded Undercurrent, an event brand focused on drum & bass and its community. In 2024, Low:r released his debut album Can You Hear Me on Galacy. The album features collaborations with SYNGA, Surreal, Dustkey, Tempza, Sam M and Beò.