Southampton, UK

Biography

Submotive (James Davidson) is a drum & bass DJ, producer & engineer from Bournemouth on the UK’s south coast. Previously one half of the recently separated duo “Ulterior Motive” and co-founder of the Guidance record label, James is also Goldie’s engineer and production partner in new downtempo project “Subjective”. Over the last 10 years he has carved out a well respected reputation for futuristic, high production beats with plenty of funk and soul for a large number of top record labels touring the world with high energy DJ sets in the process. This new chapter sees James ramping up rather than slowing down, pushing forward with an impressive lineup of forthcoming releases over the next 12 months including solo releases and collaborations with the scenes best producers and labels.

Upcoming shows

Wed Apr 9 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (Goldie Live)Fri Apr 11 - Razzmatazz, Barcelona (Goldie Live)Sat Apr 12 - Magazzini Generali, Milan (Goldie Live)Mon Apr 14 - The Fonda Theater, Los Angeles (Goldie Live)Tue Apr 15 - The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco (Goldie Live)Thu Apr 17 - Fine Line, Minneapolis (Goldie Live)Fri Apr 18 - Metro, Chicago (Goldie Live)Sat Apr 19 - Elsewhere, New York (Goldie Live)Tue Apr 22 - Ronnie Scott's, London (Goldie Live)Wed Apr 23 - Ronnie Scott's, London (Goldie Live)Thu Apr 24 - The Waterfront, Norwich (Goldie Live)Fri Apr 25 - Joshua Brooks, ManchesterSat Apr 26 - Bristol Beacon, Bristol (Goldie Live)Sat Apr 26 - Metalheadz at Clock Factory, BristolSun Apr 27 - Castle & Falcon, BirminghamMon Apr 28 - The Wardrobe, LeedsThu Jun 26 - Civic Hall, TotnesFri Jun 27 - Marine Theatre, Lyme RegisThu Jul 3 - Trädgården, StockholmSat Jul 5 - Metalheadz at Gretchen, BerlinSat Jul 26 - Engine Rooms, SouthamptonFri Aug 8 - FOLD, LondonSat Sep 20 - The Crown, Bristol