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Bromsgrove musician gets Grammy nomination

Ellis has a feature plus production and writing credits on a Best Dance Album nominee, Zedd's Telos. The Worcestershire act says the nomination was a total surprise!

Ellis has a feature plus production and writing credits on a Best Dance Album nominee, Zedd's Telos. The Worcestershire act says the nomination was a total surprise!

From picking up a bass and playing it in his parents' shed, Ellis has had a hand in music. He was first championed by 成人快手 Introducing, playing with mates from school in the band Thank The Academy.

An interest in electronic music saw his own project take off, churning out incredible dance-funk sounds a 90s-era Daft Punk would be proud of. He was given huge support on 成人快手 Hereford & Worcester, including playing live sessions at The Victory in Hereford and Hopfest in Bewdley, building an audience in his own right.

Alongside DJing around the world, he would create intricate and explosive bootlegs which went well and truly viral. His unofficial remix to Ed Sheeran's Shape of You quickly clocked up over 150 million views.

He was invited to create official remixes for acts including Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa and Meghan Trainor, as well as Zedd, a giant of dance music, who first reached out on Twitter. That musical partnership has taken Ellis to support Zedd on tour, as well as collaborate on what is now a Grammy-nominated album.

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