Teddy Killerz Explained

Teddy Killerz
Alias:Place2B & Paimon
Origin:Russia
Ukraine
Genre:Electronic, drum and bass, dubstep, breaks
Occupation:DJs, producers
Years Active:2012–present
Label:RAM Records, Bad Taste Recordings, Owsla, Monstercat
Website:
Current Members:Grigory Cherekaev
Anton Mashevsky
Oleg Cholovskii

Teddy Killerz are a Russian and Ukrainian electronic music group composed of Grigory Cherekaev, Anton Mashevsky and Oleg Cholovskyi. They also perform under their individual stage names as Garud, Place 2b, and Paimon (in respective order).[1]

Teddy Killerz are known for producing various different styles of dance music ranging from drum’n’bass, dubstep, trap and breakbeat. The group have released on Owsla and subsequently signed to RAM Records in November 2014, (only after an initial release on RAM Records’ sister label "Program’).[2] Teddy Killerz's entry in a remix contest on OWSLA for Skrillex’s song "Make It Bun Dem’ caught the attention of the label owner, who subsequently signed the band. Their first release on OWSLA was the ‘Toys Riot’ EP, consisting of three original songs. Teddy Killerz have also had a spate of releases on Bad Taste Recordings, Hardcore Beats and Dutty Audio.Teddy Killerz have remixed a number of other artists’ work, although most notably Ragga Bomb by Skrillex featuring the Ragga Twins, which was released in 2014 on OWSLA,[3] and ‘Make Those Move’ by the group I Am Legion (consisting of hip hop artists ‘Foreign Beggars’ and drum and bass artists ‘Noisia’) (released on OWSLA, Par Excellence and Division Recordings), which remained at number 1 on the beatport chart for 6 weeks.[4]

In 2014, Teddy Killerz were selected by RAM Records for the ‘60 minutes of RAM’ mix for Mistajam on BBC 1 Xtra.[5] They have also produced for and alongside dance/rock act Modestep which has sparked the song Make You Mine on their album London Road.

In 2015, Teddy Killerz's first release was Teddynator on 21 March on RAM Records and on 31 July 2015, also on RAM Records, their EP, Hyperspeed came out.

They released their first album on 5 June 2017, titled Nightmare Street.

More recently in 2020, they released an EP on Insomniac's bass music record label Bassrush titled Nerd Starter Pack

Discography

Singles

YearReleaseLabel
2012Scary / Earth Shaker (with Nphonix)Bad Taste
New Drums / Double Thinking
The Exorcist EP Hardcore Beats
2013Violence EPEatbrain
Toys Riot EPOwsla
Teddy Massacre EP
2014New Year Gifts 2013/2014Not On Label
Big Blow EPProgram
Z / ShakeBad Taste
Machine Room Level One
Machine Room Level Two
Machine Room Level Three
DemolisherSubtitles
Blend LP Part 1 (with Optiv & BTK)Dutty Audio
2015Teddynator / EndlesslyRAM Records
Hyperspeed EP
2016Rock 'N' Roll / Wildlife (with June Miller)
Killer Squad EP
2017Teddy's Song
Monkey Kingdom
New Jam
2018Back To ViolenceEatbrain
Smooth (with Synergy)Viper Recordings
Hellblade EPEatbrain
Uppercut (with Annix)Playaz
2019Miles High (with Gydra)Neuropunk Records
War On Silence (with Crissy Criss)War On Silence
AssassinsBlackout Music NL
Vibe EPEatbrain
2020Negative Thoughts EPEatbrain
Panic Attack EPNeuropunk Records
Bun Dem EP (with Nais)Copyright Control
Nerd Starter Pack EPBassrush Records
2021Elevate (with The Bloody Beetroots)Monstercat
GhostsEatbrain
Beast (with Kompany) Monstercat
Landing Capsule EPRAM Records
Slayer EPBassrush Records
Dangerous Levels (with Protohype)Underdog Records
DestroyerFiXT
AssaultCopyright Control
2022Clone (with Celldweller)FiXT: Noir

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Champagne. Jess. Teddy Killerz Aren't Toying Around. www.owsla.com. OWSLA. 14 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Recordings. RAM. RAM WELCOMES TEDDY KILLERZ TO THE RAMILY. www.ramrecords.com. Ram Records. 14 July 2015.
  3. Web site: SKRILLEX 'EASE MY MIND V RAGGA BOMB' REMIXES EP. www.owsla.com. OWSLA. 14 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Legion – Make Those Move (Teddy Killerz Remix). www.ukf.com. UKF. 14 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Massive. Adelaide. 60 Minutes of RAM for MistaJam 1Xtra Teddy Killerz Mix. Adelaide Massive. Adelaide Massive. 14 July 2015.