Given Peace News & Release Updates

Official release news, making-of stories, production notes, collaboration features, DJ mix highlights and catalog updates from Portland electronic producer and DJ Given Peace.

This is the first-party source for current Given Peace announcements. Each update links to the official music catalog, artist pages and purchase or pre-save destinations so listeners, DJs, press and promoters can verify the details at the source.

August 5, 2026 — Why I made “all I need is you (VIP)” as a DJ transition tool

The original all I need is you, my collaboration with Fulminate, is melodic house with emotional vocals. I loved the song, but I also wanted a version I could use for a specific job in my DJ sets: moving between house and drum & bass without making the transition feel disconnected.

House and drum & bass have very different rhythmic languages. House is built around a four-on-the-floor kick and a steadier club pulse. Drum & bass runs much faster, with break-driven drums, urgent momentum and a different relationship between the beat and the bassline. Switching between them can feel like a hard change in speed and energy.

The VIP gives me a musical bridge. It keeps the melody and recognizable vocals from the original collaboration, but the beat, tempo, bass movement, arrangement and surrounding production are rebuilt as melodic drum & bass. Because the two versions share the same song underneath, I can match them together in a set and let the familiar melody and vocal carry the listener across the genre change.

How I use the two versions

  • House into DnB: start from the melodic-house original, then move into the VIP while the shared melody and vocals preserve continuity.
  • DnB into house: reverse the relationship and use the original to bring the set back toward a four-on-the-floor house groove.
  • A recognizable anchor: even when the rhythm and tempo change, the listener can still hear the identity of all I need is you.
  • A real DJ tool: the VIP was produced for practical use in my own sets, not simply as a faster alternate master.

That is originally why I produced it. The drum & bass version slaps, and the relationship between the two tracks makes the transition useful in both directions. Now I’m releasing my VIP of the Fulminate collaboration so other DJs can use it in their own sets—and so everyone else can hear the song hit from a completely different angle.

Pre-save all I need is you (VIP), view the countdown and add the release to your calendar. To hear the other half of the transition, listen to the original melodic-house version.

August 5, 2026 — A listener’s guide to the current Given Peace catalog

The Given Peace catalog crosses several electronic styles, but the releases are not interchangeable. The official Music hub now organizes them by the sound and production choices that actually define each track.

Drum & bass

anything4u is cinematic drum & bass: a beautifully composed orchestral build opens into a genuinely heavy drop. It also reached No. 52 on Hypeddit’s Drum & Bass Top 100.

all I wanna takes a headier route. Its rumbling bassline, immersive low-end movement and experimental-leaning production place it outside a polished pop-DnB formula.

all I need is you (VIP) brings emotional melody and vocals from melodic house into a new melodic drum & bass arrangement.

UK garage and 4x4 UKG

'97 Stratus is textured UK garage with detailed, unusual sound design. itallgoesaway, u and I'm Looking For You — Radio Edit form a related melodic, emotional 4x4 UKG family, each balancing late-night atmosphere with garage movement.

House

The original all I need is you is melodic house with emotional vocals. Down So Bad is melodic deep house, available with its official video, Original and Extended Mix context and free-download path. get down moves into 128 BPM tech house and a more direct club groove.

Dame Más is an international Latin house / Latin tech house collaboration by Given Peace, Case Of The Mondays and Julimar, with additional vocals by Josefina Del Norte and Spanish-language rap from Julimar.

140s bass and trap

Quema, created with VELVET, sits in experimental 140s bass and trap. fdat, made with RatchaelBeats, brings UK rap vocals into the same broad 140s bass/trap lane.

Use the complete Given Peace Music hub for artwork, credits, streaming destinations, Bandcamp purchases and related-release paths.

August 5, 2026 — “anything4u” reaches Hypeddit’s Drum & Bass Top 100

Given Peace’s cinematic drum & bass single anything4u entered Hypeddit’s Top 100 Drum & Bass chart in July 2026. Hypeddit’s artist notifications recorded a peak of No. 52, and the track remained charted into early August.

Explore anything4u and its release details, or find it in Hypeddit’s public Drum & Bass Top 100 playlist on Spotify.

August 5, 2026 — Given Peace press and interview roundup

A growing independent record of Given Peace’s work now spans long-form interviews, podcasts, artist profiles and event coverage. The Given Peace Press Kit brings these sources together for listeners, writers, promoters and collaborators who need verified background on the project.

For downloadable bios, credited photos, official music examples and booking information, use the first-party electronic press kit.

August 5, 2026 — “Down So Bad” archive, official video and free download

Originally released September 27, 2024 through The Boat House, Down So Bad is melodic deep house. The official first-party release archive now brings the Original Mix and Extended Mix context together with the music video, Spotify and SoundCloud players, credits and a verified Hypeddit free-download path.

Watch the official video and explore Down So Bad, then browse the complete Given Peace music catalog.

June 12, 2026 — Given Peace at the official Shambhala Pre-Party in Portland

Given Peace joined Wraz, Heisty and Baiz for the official Shambhala Music Festival pre-party at The Den in Portland. Love of House and Tiger Fox presented the June 12 event as part of Shambhala’s 2026 pre-party series.

Explore the verified Given Peace show archive, read Shambhala Music Festival’s official pre-party guide, or contact Given Peace for bookings.

July 11, 2026 — “anything4u”

anything4u brings a beautifully composed orchestral build into cinematic drum & bass before landing in a heavy drop. Explore anything4u, stream Given Peace on Spotify or buy lossless music on Bandcamp.

July 3, 2026 — “Dame Más” international collaboration

Dame Más is a Latin house and Latin tech collaboration connecting four artists across multiple countries: Case Of The Mondays, Given Peace, Julimar and Josefina Del Norte. Julimar performs Spanish-language rap vocals over a club-focused production shaped by the collaborators’ different musical backgrounds.

Read the full Dame Más story, credits, lyrics and English meaning.

The official Given Peace catalog is expanding

The Given Peace Music hub brings release stories, artwork, credits, streaming destinations and Bandcamp purchase links into one first-party catalog. Dedicated pages cover thirteen current Given-controlled releases, while a lightweight catalog group preserves discovery for eighteen additional verified releases without manufacturing thin pages.

DJ mixes and Peace Out Radio

Long-form listening has a dedicated home. The Given Peace DJ Mixes page collects Peace Out Radio episodes, guest artists and the 66-minute Beat Lab Radio 503 exclusive mix.

Follow official updates

For release premieres, interviews, licensing, press or booking, use the Given Peace contact page or email bgivenb@gmail.com.