Oneman

Oneman is a DJ from Streatham, United Kingdom, associated with dubstep, grime and UK garage. He is known for reworking old-school garage and for moving between 2-step garage, dubstep, grime, funky and wonky sounds in his DJ sets. He stands out as an artist who builds a reputation through DJing rather than through production or a catalogue of releases.

Style and reputation

His approach is described as a recontextualising of garage music, especially 2-step garage, into newer bass-driven club forms. He is noted for taking the art of DJing to a different level and for rising within the dubstep scene without relying on a large set of dubplates or his own productions.

Notable recognition

Oneman is credited with being the only artist to appear on Mary Anne Hobbs’s BBC Radio 1 show without having released a single record. He is also singled out by music writers for achieving a strong position in the dubstep scene through DJ skill alone.