Fumez The Engineer | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Audio engineer |
| Years active | 2012–present[1] |
| Website | fumeztheengineer.com |
Fumez The Engineer is a British audio engineer from West London. Joining Pressplay Media, a UK rap platform, in 2012, he later moved to Link Up TV, where he would stay for some 8–9 years before moving back to Pressplay Media following the beginning of his Plugged In freestyle series in 2020. Between his move to Link Up TV and his return to Pressplay, he would release two mixtapes, named The Mix-Tape and The Mix-Tape 2, with the latter being released in 2018.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Career
In 2012, Fumez helped to launch Pressplay Media,[1] a major UK rap platform,[7] at the age of 18;[1] its origins go back to 2008.[8] Later becoming its owner, he would go into debt; as a result, he sold his shares of the company to Daniel Olkhovski, a former director of Pressplay who Fumez used to manage.[1] Regarding the early days of Pressplay, he stated that
"I’m doing 25-page business plans to get investments of 10, 15, 20 grand and being successful but running up debt in my own name because I didn’t know nothing about flipping company names at that time. And then, boom, I’ve done all of that and no one’s working. Debt is coming out of my pocket. Everyone’s comfy, reaping rewards, but my pocket’s getting now. So it was time to call it a day."[1]
Following this, Fumez went to Link Up TV, another UK rap platform. During his time there he would be engineering for Link Up TV’s Mic Check and Behind Barz and had began series’s such as Studio with Fumez and the Plugged In series of freestyles;[1] the first freestyle was released on 29 March 2020.[9] Sometime following this, he was asked to return to Pressplay Media - incorporated in 2017, roughly 5 years after Fumez's departure[10] - by Olkhovski.[1] The series would later include A92, whose freestyle resulted in their rise to popularity as a result of it entering the top 40 in the UK Singles Chart.[11]
In 2021, Fumez engineered a remix of "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran, which featured Tion Wayne and Central Cee.[12]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Urban Music Awards | Himself | Best Entertainer | Nominated | [13] |
Discography
Mixtapes
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK[15] | ||||
| "Plugged In" (with A92)[16] | 2020 | 39 | Non-album singles | |
| "Plugged In" (with OTP)[17] | 81 |
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Kazandjian, Robert (21 May 2021). ""My Time Is Now! I've Waited For My Time": Meet 'Plugged In' Star Fumez The Engineer". complex.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ "FumezTheEngineer". fumeztheengineer.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ↑ "Fumez The Engineer | Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ↑ Richards, Will (15 November 2021). "Police cancel Fumez The Engineer's London gig 20 minutes before doors". NME. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ↑ "FUMEZ THE ENGINEER/A92/OFFICA | full Official Chart History". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ↑ "SAVA/FUMEZ THE ENGINEER/BM | full Official Chart History". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ↑ Wright, George (20 May 2021). "Pete & Bas: The grandfathers of UK drill". BBC. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
By 2019 they were releasing songs on major UK rap platforms GRM Daily and Pressplay Media.
- ↑ Scanláin, Saoirse (11 June 2020). "Skengdo & AM, OFB, Kwengface and more join forces on a new UK drill album". redbull.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
It's 2008.…On a council estate in London, Danny Olkhovski, soon-to-be founder of Pressplay Media, grabs a camera and decides to film some friends of his rapping and post it online.
- ↑ @FumezEngineer (29 March 2020). "Hope Dealers - First Episode of my new Freestyle series 'Plugged in' OUT NOW via @linkuptv" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "PRESSPLAY MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT LTD". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ "A92 breaking records in Ireland and UK". independent.ie. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ Pierre, Alphone (20 August 2021). "Breaking Down the Many Indignities of Ed Sheeran's UK Drill Video". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ "Kanye West, Dua Lipa, Beyonce, Russ Millions, Dave, Ghetts & Jorja Smith make the shortlist for this year's 18th annual Urban Music Awards". 25 August 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ "The Mix - Tape 2". Apple Music. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ "FUMEZ THE ENGINEER/A92/OFFICA | full Official Chart History". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ↑ "FUMEZ THE ENGINEER/A92/OFFICA | full Official Chart History". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ↑ "SAVA/FUMEZ THE ENGINEER/BM | full Official Chart History". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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