JOYRYDE
Music Style
bass housetrapfidget househouseelectronic
About JOYRYDE
JOYRIDE, real name John Ford, is an English bass house music DJ and producer, son of John Ford (also known as John Phantasm and owner of Phantasm Records).
Inspired by his father, John Phantasm, and the music he was exposed to at home, Ford began producing music in a studio at the age of nine. However, he did not begin performing as a DJ internationally until he was 13. Immersed in the DJ lifestyle, Ford temporarily stepped away from studio production, returning at the age of 15 with a renewed interest in music creation, citing the increasing technicality of electronic music as a motivating factor. It was at this time that he began producing under the alias Eskimo, a name chosen because it bears no connection to the product. At the age of 17, he released his debut album, Can You Pick Me Up, in 2003.
Eskimo’s tunes begin to show up in the sets of psy trance DJs across the globe. By the time he performed his first live set, his repertoire had significantly expanded. His many remixes from this time - some still unreleased due to copyright wrangles - included Infected Mushroom and Skazi, but it was his unofficial remix of The Prodigy "Voodoo People" that was most popular.
In summer 2004, Eskimo released his second artist album "Take A Look Out There" which included the well-known "Party Pooper", a track sampling the police shutting down a free party. November 2005 saw the release of Balloonatic Part One. Balloonatic Part Two followed in September 2006.
From 2011 to 2015, Ford was a member of the electronic music duo Lets Be Friends, known for releasing singles such as "Manslaughter" and "FTW" on the Monstercat label. The duo has been inactive since Ford's transition to performing as Joyryde.
Since 2015, Ford has produced bass-heavy house music as a solo artist under the name Joyryde. His early releases, including tracks such as "Flo" and "Speed Trap," were distributed as free downloads.
In 2016, Joyryde signed with the record label Owsla, releasing the singles "Hot Drum" and "Damn" that year, followed by "I Ware House" and "New Breed" in 2017. In 2019, he signed with Hard Recs and released his debut studio album, Brave, in 2020.
Ford has also been working on a project called 'The Megaband' which involves a collaboration with Israeli psy-trance duo Void (Oren Emanuel & Tamir Regev). After realizing that they viewed music in the same light, John, Oren and Tamir worked together in the studio under a new name and co-produced their first track 'MTV' (Hello Moto), which was subsequently released in Void's Music With More Muscle compilation album. MTV received a very positive reception and was regularly played on some of the world's most renowned dancefloors throughout 2008. Thanks to its popularity in both clubs and YouTube, The Megaband firmly placed their name on the map.
Drawing influences from the likes of The Prodigy, Justice, The Sex Pistols and Led Zeppelin, The Megaband's style combines a multitude of genres, ranging from electronic rock and electro to punk rock. Some fans have been critical of The Megaband's new style; it is understood that these fans expected to hear sounds similar to the psy-trance that Eskimo and Void are well known for, whereas The Megaband never intended to sound like this. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Inspired by his father, John Phantasm, and the music he was exposed to at home, Ford began producing music in a studio at the age of nine. However, he did not begin performing as a DJ internationally until he was 13. Immersed in the DJ lifestyle, Ford temporarily stepped away from studio production, returning at the age of 15 with a renewed interest in music creation, citing the increasing technicality of electronic music as a motivating factor. It was at this time that he began producing under the alias Eskimo, a name chosen because it bears no connection to the product. At the age of 17, he released his debut album, Can You Pick Me Up, in 2003.
Eskimo’s tunes begin to show up in the sets of psy trance DJs across the globe. By the time he performed his first live set, his repertoire had significantly expanded. His many remixes from this time - some still unreleased due to copyright wrangles - included Infected Mushroom and Skazi, but it was his unofficial remix of The Prodigy "Voodoo People" that was most popular.
In summer 2004, Eskimo released his second artist album "Take A Look Out There" which included the well-known "Party Pooper", a track sampling the police shutting down a free party. November 2005 saw the release of Balloonatic Part One. Balloonatic Part Two followed in September 2006.
From 2011 to 2015, Ford was a member of the electronic music duo Lets Be Friends, known for releasing singles such as "Manslaughter" and "FTW" on the Monstercat label. The duo has been inactive since Ford's transition to performing as Joyryde.
Since 2015, Ford has produced bass-heavy house music as a solo artist under the name Joyryde. His early releases, including tracks such as "Flo" and "Speed Trap," were distributed as free downloads.
In 2016, Joyryde signed with the record label Owsla, releasing the singles "Hot Drum" and "Damn" that year, followed by "I Ware House" and "New Breed" in 2017. In 2019, he signed with Hard Recs and released his debut studio album, Brave, in 2020.
Ford has also been working on a project called 'The Megaband' which involves a collaboration with Israeli psy-trance duo Void (Oren Emanuel & Tamir Regev). After realizing that they viewed music in the same light, John, Oren and Tamir worked together in the studio under a new name and co-produced their first track 'MTV' (Hello Moto), which was subsequently released in Void's Music With More Muscle compilation album. MTV received a very positive reception and was regularly played on some of the world's most renowned dancefloors throughout 2008. Thanks to its popularity in both clubs and YouTube, The Megaband firmly placed their name on the map.
Drawing influences from the likes of The Prodigy, Justice, The Sex Pistols and Led Zeppelin, The Megaband's style combines a multitude of genres, ranging from electronic rock and electro to punk rock. Some fans have been critical of The Megaband's new style; it is understood that these fans expected to hear sounds similar to the psy-trance that Eskimo and Void are well known for, whereas The Megaband never intended to sound like this. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.