# Brookes Brothers

Phil and Dan Brookes, otherwise known as the Brookes Brothers, are two London-based drum and bass producers.

## History

In 2006 they surfaced with "Portal" / "Desert Island" on Danny Wheeler's W10 imprint. This was followed by "Verano", a collaborative effort with Nick Douwma, otherwise known as Sub Focus. In 2007, the Brookes Brothers were exclusively signed to DJ Fresh and Adam F's label Breakbeat Kaos. Their first release was "Hard Knocks" / "Mistakes", receiving major radio support from Zane Lowe, Pete Tong and the Trophy Twins, as well as staple drum & bass DJ's such as Andy C, Grooverider, and Adam F. The double A-side entered the UK Indie Chart at number 25. In 2007, collaborated with another rising drum and bass star, Culture Shock, creating the monster track "Rework". In 2008, the brothers continue to assault the market with a host of big tunes such as F-Zero, Gold Rush, Dawn Treader and Crackdown. They hold residencies in both Fabric and Herbal nightclubs, playing regular national and international DJ sets. Their self-titled debut album was finally released in 2011, under the label Breakbeat Kaos.

## Equipment and influences

They both have their own recording studio, situated five minutes apart. They both run custom-built PCs running Windows 7 and Cubase 6.5. Dan uses Fostex PM1s as monitors, where Phil uses KRK Rokit 8s. They mix everything down using a combination of the PM1s and headphones. They use a Steinberg UR824 souncard.
As music influences they cite Earth, Wind & Fire, The Whispers, Dazz Band, Hall & Oates, Daft Punk, Jazzanova, MJ Cole, Photek, Marcus Intalex and Calibre.

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Album |
| 2011 | Brookes Brothers Release Date: 6 June 2011 Label: Breakbeat Kaos (BBK007CD) Format: CD, digital download |
| 2017 | Orange Lane Release Date: 20 October 2017 Label: Viper Recordings Format: CD, digital download |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | Label |
| Year | Single | UK | Album | Label |
| 2006 | "Portal" / "Desert Island" | — | Non-album singles | W10 Records |
| 2006 | "Someone" / "Promise" | — | Non-album singles | Viper Recordings |
| 2006 | "Hard Knocks" / "Mistakes" | — | Non-album singles | Breakbeat Kaos |
| 2007 | "The Light" / "Rainman" | — | Non-album singles | Non-album single |
| 2008 | "F-Zero" / "Dawn Treader" (Brookes Brothers / Brookes Brothers vs Futurebound) | — | Non-album singles | Breakbeat Kaos |
| 2008 | "Gold Rush" (Danny Byrd featuring Brookes Brothers) | — | Supersized | Hospital Records |
| 2008 | "Tear You Down" / "Drifter" | 56 | Brookes Brothers | Breakbeat Kaos |
| 2010 | "Last Night" / "Warcry" | — | Brookes Brothers | Breakbeat Kaos |
| 2011 | "Beautiful" / "Souvenir" | — | Brookes Brothers | Breakbeat Kaos |
| 2011 | "In Your Eyes" / "The Big Blue" | — | Brookes Brothers | Breakbeat Kaos |
| 2012 | "Loveline" (featuring Haz-Mat) / "The Blues" | — | Non-album single | Breakbeat Kaos |
| 2013 | "Get on It" (Danny Byrd featuring Brookes Brothers) | — | Golden Ticket | Hospital Records |
| 2013 | "Carry Me On" (featuring Chrom3) | 71 | Orange Lane | Viper Recordings |
| 2015 | "Anthem" (featuring Camille) | — | Non-album single | Viper Recordings |
| 2015 | "Climb High" (featuring Danny Byrd) | — | Orange Lane | Viper Recordings |
| 2016 | "Good to Me" (featuring Majesty) | — | Orange Lane | Viper Recordings |
| 2017 | "Movin On" | — | Orange Lane | Viper Recordings |
| 2017 | "Flashing Lights" (featuring ShezAr & Bossman Bridie) | — | Orange Lane | Viper Recordings |
| 2017 | "The One" (featuring ShockOne) | — | Orange Lane | Viper Recordings |
| 2018 | "Every Minute" | — | Non-album singles | Drum & Bass Arena |
| 2018 | "New Wave" (featuring Georgia Allen) | — | Non-album singles | Breakbeat Kaos |
| 2018 | "Headlock" | — | Non-album singles | Breakbeat Kaos |
| 2019 | "Good Thing" | — | Non-album singles | Drum & Bass Arena |
| 2020 | "Burn" (with Kove featuring Kathy Brown) | — | Non-album singles | Drum & Bass Arena |
| 2020 | "Make No Sound" (featuring Liam Bailey) | — | Non-album singles | Drum & Bass Arena |
| 2024 | "Enemies" (featuring Mia Kirkland) | — | Non-album singles | UKF Music |
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. |||||

### Other songs and appearances

| Year | Track | Artist(s) | Release | Label |
| 2005 | "Blue Light" | Danny Wheeler, Brookes Brothers | "Aura" / "Blue Light" | W10 Records |
| 2006 | "Verano" | Sub Focus, Howtek, Brookes Brothers | "Verano" / "Arachnophobia" | Frequency |
| 2007 | "Rework" | Culture Shock Brookes Brothers | The Third Stage EP | RAM Records |
| 2008 | "Smoothie" | Culture Shock Brookes Brothers | Dimensions 3 EP | RAM Records |
| 2008 | "Crackdown" | Brookes Brothers | Headroom EP | Viper Recordings |
| 2009 | "Crackdown" (ShockOne Remix) | Brookes Brothers | Acts of Mad Men | Viper Recordings |
| 2019 | "In the Moment" | Brookes Brothers, Amahla | Drum and Bass Arena 2019 | Drum and Bass Arena |

### Remixes

| Year | Song | Artist |
| 2006 | "Pain" | SKC & Bratwa |
| 2006 | "No More Eatin'" (with Beni G) | Plan B |
| 2008 | "Crazy World" | J Majik and Wickaman (featuring Kathy Brown) |
| 2008 | "Star Guitar" | Shinichi Osawa |
| 2008 | "Seattle" | The Brighton Port Authority (featuring Emmy the Great) |
| 2009 | "Messages" | Filthy Dukes (featuring Tommy Sparks) |
| 2010 | "Let You Go" | Chase & Status (featuring Mali) |
| 2010 | "In the Summer" | Crystal Fighters |
| 2011 | "Traktor" | Wretch 32 (featuring L) |
| 2012 | "Must Be the Feeling" | Nero |
| 2013 | "Baiya" | Delphic |
| 2013 | "Look Right Through" | Storm Queen |
| 2013 | "I Need" | Maverick Sabre |
| 2013 | "All Lies" | Sid Batham |
| 2014 | "I Wanna Feel" | Secondcity |
| 2014 | "Feel Your Love" | Le Youth (featuring Javeon) |
| 2015 | "Kiss Me Quick" | Nathan Sykes |
| 2015 | "The Jam" | Kideko |
| 2015 | "Sweet Lovin'" | Sigala (featuring Bryn Christopher) |
| 2017 | "Only One" | Sigala and Digital Farm Animals |
| 2017 | "Body" | KAMILLE (featuring Avelino) |
| 2017 | "Say A Prayer" | TIEKS (featuring Chaka Khan and Popcaan) |
| 2019 | "I Could Get Used to This" | Becky Hill and Weiss |
| 2019 | "Turn Down the Lights" (with René LaVice) | Benny Page |
| 2020 | "Same Love" | Philip George and Salena Mastroianni |