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British DJ and music producer

Roni Size

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Get to know the artist

Roni Size, real name Ryan Owen Granville Williams, is a drum and bass DJ and producer from Bristol. He founded the label Full Cycle with DJ Krust. In 1997 he fronted the collective Roni Size & Reprazent, whose debut album New Forms won that year's Mercury Prize. His live show pairs instruments with hardware, and he has played Glastonbury, Creamfields and Tomorrowland.

Background

Before New Forms he worked with Krust, Suv and DJ Die. He later formed Breakbeat Era with DJ Die and the vocalist Leonie Laws, and their album Ultra-Obscene came out in 1999.

Labels

His records have come out on V Recordings, Full Cycle and Mansion Sounds.

Born in
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
Active since
1988
First RA show
2000 · Amsterdamse Bos, Amsterdam
On RA
482 shows in 37 countries
Released on
V Recordings, Full Cycle, Mansion Sounds
RA followers
12,756

Their label

  • Full Cycle Records

    Founder · Founded 1994 · Source: MusicBrainz

In our cities

  • London78 shows · last Aug 2026 at The Jazz Cafe
  • New York11 shows · last Jul 2026 at H0L0
  • Sydney6 shows · last Nov 2018 at Del Rio Riverside Resort
  • Amsterdam5 shows · last Apr 2026 at Het Sieraad
  • Melbourne5 shows · last Jan 2025 at Melbourne Pavilion
  • Tokyo5 shows · last Mar 2024 at WOMB
  • Berlin4 shows · last Mar 2018 at Gretchen
  • Singapore2 shows · last Nov 2018 at Kilo Lounge

From Resident Advisor's listings.

Upcoming across cities

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    28 shared bills · last Apr 2026

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    10 shared bills · last Nov 2024

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    4 shared bills · last Jul 2026

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    4 shared bills · last May 2026

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    3 shared bills · last Sep 2026

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    3 shared bills · last Jul 2026

From Resident Advisor's listings. Since Oct 2021, leaving out bills of more than 12 acts.

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