Friction

Multi-award-winning DJ and producer Friction is one of drum & bass and UK dance music’s most revered artists. Having cut his teeth in the UK’s underground scene, he went on to become a celebrated DJ and producer, earning Pete Tong’s description as “one of the big dogs”. Friction is the founder of iconic labels Shogun Audio and Elevate Records, which have nurtured some of the biggest names in bass music. His career includes acclaimed studio albums ‘Connections’ (2018) and ‘After Dark’ (2022), six years hosting the BBC Radio 1 Drum & Bass Show, and official remixes for The Prodigy, Childish Gambino, Sam Smith and Fatboy Slim. Recent collaborations include Subtronics, K Motionz, Kanine, Basslayerz, A Little Sound, Emily Makis and Poppy Baskcomb. In 2025, Friction began the rollout of his third studio album, ‘Synergy’, his most ambitious project to date. The campaign has delivered his fourteenth BBC Radio 1 Hottest Record, ‘Never Know (Love You So)’, alongside collaborations with IRAH, Circadian and Sam Harper. The album is due in 2027. As a DJ, Friction continues to headline shows across the UK, Europe, North America, Australia & New Zealand, Asia and South Africa, with standout performances in recent years at Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds, EDC Las Vegas, Tomorrowland, Rhythm & Vines, Boomtown and Creamfields. In 2026, he embarked on his biggest worldwide tour to date, including sold-out headline shows at Here @ Outernet in London and Academy in Los Angeles.