SHY & DRS


Mark James Scott and Darren Scott, better known by their stage name SHY & D.R.S, are twin Scottish rappers and songwriters. They have achieved three top 40 tracks on the Scottish Singles Chart.

Biography

Beginnings

Born in Torry, Aberdeen, the twin brothers Mark and Darren were discovered by Midge Ure and Virgin Records ex-head of A&R Ronnie Gurr in 2009.
They gained recognition when internet viral star Keenan Cahill chose to lip-sync their track "Relapse" in 2011, with the video going viral.

2011–2012: Signing and "The Love Is Gone"

SHY & D.R.S were signed to Record label Guardian Angels Records, a record label distributed by Fontana Universal and Sony ATV, a record label run by Sandi Thom and Nick Yeatman until 2013, when the label terminated. Their debut single "The Love Is Gone" featuring Sandi Thom charted in the Official Chart at number 32. The music video was premiered on Vevo on 12 September 2012,
and on Music Television on 21 September 2012 The single made it onto Scottish Radio DJ Jim Gellatly's "Scotland's Greatest Album" in December 2012

2012-2013: "Relapse", "I've Got (Enough Love)" and ''Before Too Long''

In July 2013, SHY & D.R.S released their debut studio album, Before Too Long, which features guest vocals from multi-platinum Singer songwriter Sandi Thom, Rock legends Nazareth, Eminem's band D12 and Daniel de Bourg.
In 2013, they released single "I've Got " accompanied with a music video that featured rock band Nazareth. The single was covered by Classic Rock magazine.
SHY & DRS' second single featuring BBC Introducing artist Luke Bingham was a re-release of their viral hit "Relapse" in April 2013, with the video performed and sung by internet sensation Keenan Cahill and the release of the SHY & DRS brand Energy Drink by Nae Danger. The song entered the Scottish Singles Chart at number 40.
In August 2013, they released an animated music video on Vevo, which features rapper Bizarre from the hip hop band D12.
In July 2013 they released a charity track recorded with Northsound 1 Bauer radio presenters Greigsy & Aylissa.

2014–present: ''Born Again''

SHY & D.R.S featured on internet star Keenan Cahill's single "Closer" in 2014, which was premiered on Ryan Seacrest's radio show and website. The song was performed live on German TV and the American WGN-TV channel
In February 2014, it was announced that they are leaving for the US with a new label deal with Sony and under new management.
SHY & D.R.S formed their own independent label Unparallel Music Group and released "Born Again" featuring British trance singer Christina Novelli in August 2014. "Born Again" charted independently at number 26 on the Official Scottish Chart and at number 14 on the Music Week Indie Chart in its first week. The video was removed from YouTube for its controversial subject and scenes but was kept on Vevo. The video was later reissued in an edited version on the YouTube channel.
They performed "Born Again" and their debut single "The Love Is Gone" live on BBC Radio Scotland's Culture Show and interviewed by Janice Forsyth who dubbed them "Scottish HipHop's Most Exciting Export", revealing they were touring with D12 in 2015.
On 13 November 2015, they released the single "Beautiful to Me" featuring X Factors Janet Devlin. The song was the official single for the UK's National Anti-Bullying Week and charted at Number 25 on the official Scottish chart The song raised money for Childline UK and UK anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label.
Their 2015 video "What's Wrong with Us?" went viral achieving over 260,000 views in less than two weeks.

Business

The pair are sponsored by Nae Danger energy drink based in Glasgow who are part owned by Scottish business mogul Duncan Bannatyne. In July 2013, Nae Danger released a "SHY & DRS" brand energy drink that features their image on the cans; giving a free download of their track "Relapse"
They revealed in a 2014 interview that they were sponsored by German clothing label Goldside Blackforest, and in early 2015 revealed they were also sponsored by Scottish clothing label Marble Boy.
In early 2016, SHY & D.R.S announced a new sponsorship deal with UK clothing brand Fathersons Clothing and modelled for the label.

Personal life

Also known as Mark and Darren Scott, they grew up in Torry Aberdeen and attended Aberdeen University. Darren graduated in 2008 with a First Class Honours Degree in Sociology and Mark graduated with a Masters Degree in Psychology. They began rapping in American accents but later changed to using a classic Scottish accent.

Discography

Albums

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