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Ultrabeat are a Britishelectronic dance music group fromLiverpool, England, formed in 2002. Originally consisting of vocalist and producer Mike "Re-Con" Di Scala and producers Ian Redman and Chris Henry, Ultrabeat emerged with their cover of theForce & Styles song "Pretty Green Eyes", which peaked at number two on theUK Singles Chart 2003. With the addition of vocalist Rebecca Rudd in 2005, they released further singles, including top forty hits such as "Feelin' Fine", "Better than Life" and "Elysium (I Go Crazy)", followed by their début albumUltrabeat: The Album in 2007, which peaked at number eight on theUK Albums Chart

In 2008, Ultrabeat released "Discolights" with collaboratorsDarren Styles and Danny P, which peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart. Their second album, released in 2009,The Weekend Has Landed, peaked at number 29 on the UK Albums Chart.

Di Scala left the group in 2013 to focus on his new bandCamelPhat with Dave Whelan, and Rudd took over as the lead vocalist.

Prior to forming Ultrabeat, Mike Di Scala, Chris Henry and Ian Redman were DJ’s (Disc Jockey’s) in Liverpool and mixed in the same circle of friends. With a common interest in late-1990shappy hardcore music, the group decided to enterstudio forrecording sessions. Initially, their productions were bootleg versions of old happy hardcore tracks recorded in order to improve their DJ sets.^[1] In 2002 Ultrabeat produced their first remixes and the first record by the group was a double A-side 12-inch single "Sonic Burnin'"/"Boomcore" released on label BCD Records in January 2003. The Ultrabeat name originated from Scottish DJ group Ultrasonic and Boomcore’s let the beat go boom line. Di Scala was previously a member ofRezonance Q, who had chart success with their cover of "Someday" by Mariah Carey. Di Scala played his record label Ultrabeat'sdemo of "Pretty Green Eyes", a cover ofForce & Styles, and following this they were also signed by the label.^[2]

"Pretty Green Eyes" went on to peak at Number #2 on theUK Singles Chart in August 2003, behind "Breathe" byBlu Cantrell featuringSean Paul. It was playlisted on mostradio stations includingBBC Radio 1, and was performed live onTop of the Pops.^[3] The followingsingle was "Feelin' Fine" which peaked at number twelve on the UK Singles Chart in December 2003. Their next release was "Better Than Life", which was issued the following year and peaked at number twenty three on the UK Singles Chart.^[4]

Their next single, "Feel It with Me", was released ten months after "Better than Life", and peaked at number fifty five on the UK Singles Chart in 2005. An album (originally titledBetter than Life: The Album) was expected to be released around this time, although this never materialised.^[5]

In 2005, vocalist Rebecca Rudd joined the group. Her first track with Ultrabeat titled "Elysium (I Go Crazy) which sampledScott Brown's "Elysium", reached #38 in the UK charts. "Elysium (I Go Crazy)" was played on TV music channels more frequently than "Feel It with Me" and was voted number one on MTV's 'Galaxy Chart'.^[6][7]

Their sixth single was acollaboration with Darren Styles, "Sure Feels Good", and was released in August 2007. It peaked at number fifty one on the UK Singles Chart. It was the second single featuring Rudd and along with "Elysium (I Go Crazy)" was the second collaboration with another hardcore artist. In September 2007 the band released their album,Ultrabeat: The Album, which peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart. At that time band undertook a nationaltour in support ofCascada (who are also on the AATW label). Their seventh single, "I Wanna Touch You", was released on 4 February 2008.^[8][9]

A new single "Discolights" was released in June 2008. An original release date of 12 January 2009 was set for the album, but despite this, it has been leaked onto the internet on various file sharing platforms.^[10][11][12]

The first single from the album wasDiscolights. It peaked at number twenty three on the UK Singles Chart. The second single from the album wasNever Ever, which did not achieve a peak on the UK Singles Charts.The third single was Starry Eyed Girl, which, like the majority of the album, did not achieve a peak on the UK Singles Chart, and the fourth isUse Somebody, a cover ofKings of Leon's track from their multi-platinum albumOnly by the Night. The album was released on 26 October 2009 and includes 18 tracks plus a chronology DVD of all of their music videos, includingPretty Green Eyes,Feelin' Fine, The Stalker,Discolights and more.

FollowingThe Weekend Has Landed album, Ultrabeat released three singles, "Bring It Back", "You Will See" and "Rising". A new song "Rain Stops" appeared onClubland X-Treme Hardcore 9 in 2013.

The group produced a track called "Pumpanola" using the alias Hi-Flyerz which appeared onClubland X-Treme in 2003. In 2012, they had a hit single with "Da Bop" using the alias WTF!, which samples the 1967 song "Our Neighbour" (Russian: "Наш сосед"nash sosed) by Russian singerEdita Piekha. Two songs recorded by the group using the name Steampunk, "Loki's Theme" and "Forever Loved", appeared onClubland X-Treme Hardcore 9 in 2013^{[citation needed]}.

Di Scala, Henry and Lee Butler recorded using several aliases such as 3 Amigos, King of Clubs and The Tranceriffs on BCD Records. Di Scala left the group in 2013, to focus on his new bandCamelPhat with Dave Whelan, for which he formed in 2006. Chris Henry and Mike Di Scala have also recorded using the name M&C Project, releasing songs "Coming Back" (2005), a cover ofSiedah Garrett's "Do You Want It Right Now" (2006) and "Magic Touch" (2007). Chris Henry is also a member ofN-Force, with Lois McConnell and Jorg Schmid.^{[citation needed]}

• Chris Henry – disc jockey, producer (2002–present)
• Ian Redman – disc jockey, producer (2002–present)
• Mike "Re-Con" Di Scala – vocals, disc jockey, producer (2002–2013)
• Rebecca Rudd - vocals (2005−present)

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