SVDDEN DEATH
About SVDDEN DEATH
SVDDEN DEATH, real name Daniel James "Danny" Howland, is a Los Angeles dubstep/riddim DJ and producer from San Jose, California.
Howland grew up in San Jose, listening to Kraftwerk before being introduced to dubstep in 2008, listening to such artists as Benga, Skream, and Rusko. He later moved to Los Angeles and began producing electro house, hip-hop, and big room house under a previous alias to work out his particular sound and style. He had experience playing in various metal, indie, and jazz bands, usually playing the guitar, bass, and piano.
In July 2018, Howland self-released his third extended play Voyd Vol. I, featuring three solo tracks and two collaborations with fellow producers MVRDA and SampliFire. Jordan Mafi of Nest HQ stated that the extended play will stand as a benchmark of the dubstep sub-genre riddim, noting that the songs featured on it had been well-known dubplates that have previously only been heard by his collaborators as well as being prominently featured in his live-sets months before release.
Howland takes on a significantly darker, more metal-influenced style whenever he releases a Voyd project, leading some of his fans to see Voyd as a side-alias of Svdden Death. In an interview with Run the Trap, Howland clarified that "(Voyd is) more of a continuation of like a darker and heavier style of my music. With Svdden Death I want to branch out and do more melodic stuff. I still think Voyd is the kind of music I get into when I'm mad or really stressed."