We Are Fury

We Are Fury (stylised as WE ARE FURY, previously known as Fury; stylised as FURY) is a Canadian DJ and music production duo consisting of Joachim Speidel and Stuart Brookes. Taking inspiration from the feeling their music gave them for their stage name, they are known for their remixes, singles, extended plays (EP), and debut album Duality. We Are Fury's music is primarily electronic dance music (EDM) and contains elements of subgenres such as melodic trap, future bass, midtempo, and melodic dubstep.

Growing up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Speidel and Brookes began writing music individually in high school. They met in 2015 while attending university and formed the duo act Fury. They saw success within the British Columbian music scene, crediting local fans and receiving help from pre-established producers Felix Cartal and Ekali. They released their debut extended play (EP) Signal Fires in 2017 and signed their EPs Dawn and Dusk with the record label Seeking Blue. In 2020, We Are Fury released their debut album Duality via Seeking Blue. Throughout the duo's career, they have signed with record labels Monstercat, Lowly, and Ultra. Their music has surpassed more than 20 million plays on streaming services over the first three years of their career.

We Are Fury write and produce their music in FL Studio, a digital audio workstation (DAW) developed by Image-Line. Speidel and Brookes often work together by sending each other musical projects via the internet or by travelling to a recording studio to compose together. The duo often split workloads equally to use their strengths; Speidel writes and produces while Brookes focuses on sound design and song arrangement. The two listed heavy metal and rock music bands, video game music, and Speidel's roots of North American and Latin music as influences for their music production style.

Speidel and Brookes are known for their live performances; We Are Fury have played at various music festivals and show sets such as Fvded in the Park, Contact Festival, and Stacked Festival. They specialize their DJ sets with unique intro and outros and use well-known songs to influence the crowd. Various notable electronic music artists, including Ekali, Felix Cartal, and Illenium, have supported We Are Fury's musical career. The duo launched their DJ mix series For The Moment in 2018.

Early life Speidel and Brookes started producing music during their later years in high school. They downloaded FL Studio out of boredom and wrote songs individually with the digital audio workstation. Speidel began writing house music from 2015 to 2016, while Brookes kept using it as a hobby for a couple of years.

Speidel and Brookes met in 2015 during university. Both of them had already had begun producing music independently as solo projects for several years. The name "We Are Fury" is a "direct translation of the music" as "it's reflective of the purest human emotions." In an interview with Wendel Genosa of Earmilk, Speidel said that the duo saw success within Vancouver's music scene as they had previous involvement within the scene and "we both had production behind us." Wendel Genosa of Earmilk described the single as finding "the perfect balance of sweet and melodic and numbingly electrifying" and highlighted the single as an example of Fury being able to "themselves apart as a group creating bangers with an emotional backdrop." Writing for Your EDM, Rain Robinson stated that Fury's remix was one of his favourites from the album.

2017:Signal Fires, "Kerosene" remix, and "Don't Forget" On 14 July 2017, Speidel and Brookes, under the stage name We Are Fury, released their debut extended play (EP) Signal Fires. The EP contains the future bass and trap songs "Rise", "Signal Fires", "Demons", and "For the Moment" and features the vocalists Alina Renae, Micah Martin, and Fletcher Mills. The duo wrote the lyrics for each song before they recruited any vocalists; they worked with all of the vocalists over the internet, except for Fletcher Mills, whom they worked with in person. The band contacted We Are Fury on SoundCloud after hearing the duo's remix of "Way Back Home". Armors presented them an opportunity to remix a song the band had yet to release at the time. Alejandro Vega complimented the song's sound design and Delage's performance; he described the song as "a testament to their production style of making passionate, compelling and incredible music."

2018: "Ascension", "Killing Me Slow", and remixes We Are Fury uploaded a remix of the song "As We Fall" from the League of Legends soundtrack to their SoundCloud account in early 2018. The duo spoke about the inspiration and production of the remix; saying that they were both gamers who were fans of League of Legends and were inspired to rework "As We Fall", keeping away from their "melodic sound" to make something that had "a very dark and heavy drop because we thought it really captured the eeriness of the [original] song." ThisSongSlaps Brian Bonavoglia wrote that they "prove once again to be a force to be reckoned with in the bass scene", highlighting the single's "hybrid of both acid and trap". Alongside the single was an announcement that Speidel and Brookes were producing their second extended play; they planned it to release later that year. Production on the single started in late-2017, with three versions of the single existing during writing before the final version was written and released. The duo spoke about the meaning behind the single, stating: "The song is about being stuck in a relationship where you give more than you're receiving and it begins to wear down on you – we've all been there at some point in time. In the end, it is a reminder that situations of discomfort are only opportunities for growth." — We Are Fury talking about the story behind "Killing Me Slow". Omar Serrano of Run the Trap lauded the track as an "anthemic trap record [that] will melt deep into your soul as you become raptured in its provocative vocals and sound design." The song amassed more than 150,000 plays through music streaming services within four days of it being released. The remix extended play included We Are Fury's future bass remix of Lookas and Krewella's collaborative single "Alarm", alongside other remixes by Bishu, Signal, Zaxx, and Tynan. One Run the Trap writer highlighted the duo's remix as a stand-out track, stating that the "atmosphere, energy, and exceptional sound design left quite the impression as I completely fell in love with this record."

In February 2018, We Are Fury announced a remix of an Illenium song planned to release later that year. We Are Fury's remix of "Lost", featuring vocalist Emilie Brandt, was included on the remix LP alongside various other artists, including Crystal Skies, Au5, Kompany, and 1788-L. While reviewing the remix LP, Your EDM's Karlie Powell briefly touched on We Are Fury's track; she described it as a "powerful" remix of the original work.

In December 2018, We Are Fury released the first episode of their DJ mix series For The Moment. The duo included five unreleased singles amongst songs by other artists, including Illenium, Kill the Noise, Seven Lions, and Luxide.

2019: "Looking For You", "Memories", and Dawn and Dusk In January 2019, Electronic music producer Ekali began developing a charity music studio to help younger artists who couldn't produce records financially. Ekali accumulated funds for the studio space from an "edit pack" that he released in late-2018, which people could voluntarily donate money. Various other artists supported the studio, including Speidel of We Are Fury, Tails, Juelz and SSOS. Ekali posted progress photos to Twitter, showing Speidel constructing IKEA furniture for the studio space.

On 18 January 2019, We Are Fury collaborated with American electronic music duo act Crystal Skies to release the trap and future bass song "Looking For You". The song featured Los Angeles-based vocalist Pauline Herr and was released via Trap Nation's record label Lowly. We Are Fury first contacted Crystal Skies in 2016, producing an instrumental track in 2018; They brought in Herr to perform vocals on the song after We Are Fury discovered her work through the record label Monstercat. The song's lyrics inspired We Are Fury to remixing it into a midtempo song, as they interpreted the lyrics as the song's character speaking to death. The melodic dubstep song revolves around a character experiencing loss, with lyrics referencing "this old house" and "the photographs of our better years". Runn wrote the song's theme of loss from experiences and imagery, while We Are Fury portrayed her, playing the character, in the cover art looking at Polaroids. Vivian Lin wrote that the song is juxtaposed between We Are Fury's "signature dark sounds with industrial glitchy fills" and Runn's "heartfelt lyricism for an indescribable feeling of emptiness and hope". Denver-based electronic music producer Covex later released a remix of "Memories" in September.

We Are Fury released their single "Heart of Mine", featuring vocalist Kobra Paige, as a free download. Record label Lowly released the song on 19 July 2019. In a press release, We Are Fury wrote that the track is themed around the concept of perseverance and "remaining focused on your journey as a person." The song was meant to be a part of an extended play, though the duo decided to instead release it as part of their debut album. An Earmilk writer noted We Are Fury's use of vocal chops and synthesisers as retaining "a balance of slower and melodic sections" to contrast Paige' vocals that "inspire listeners to find peace, even in their darkest days." We Are Fury contacted Nxsty about collaborating with We Are Fury a year before "Mortal"'s release; They met Wasiu through YouTube's comment section. Writing for Earmilk, Alshaan Kassam said that the collaboration portrayed "a balance between boundary-pushing sound design and melodic lyricism", highlighting Wasiu's vocals as "flowing perfectly in alignment with the mellow beat". The remix LP featured various notable remixers, including Trivecta; Crystal Skies; Fransis Derelle; and Duumu. This Song Slaps Brian Bonavoglia wrote that the duo had given the original "a blissful makeover that packs quite the punch while also taking an unexpected turn into the darkside."

On 11 October 2019, We Are Fury released their two-track extended play Dawn via the record label Seeking Blue. It features the singles "Broken", featuring vocalist Luma, and "Don't Know Why", featuring singer Danyka Nadeau. Speidel talked about the production process of the song, stating that the three of them write a track with a "more midtempo yet still melodic drop" after Martin suggested they write something "a bit different" compared to their previous collaboration. The duo released the melodic dubstep track as a promotional single for their debut album. Lusader stated that the song is about the "'love of love' & welcoming it to potentially unhealthy degrees." The song featured vocals from singer Kyle Reynolds, which tells a story about how "you think is 'it', but ends abruptly and you're left with all these questions." It was supported through Spotify's official editorial playlists, radio broadcasting station SiriusXM, and by other artists such as Illenium and Ekali.

In a July 2019 interview with DJ Mag, We Are Fury said they planned to start writing their debut album in 2020. "Echoes", The 11-track LP featured remixes from various artists, including Amidy, Aryze, Dryve, Luxide, N3wport, Nikademis, Outwild, Slippy, Slooze, Syence, and Synymata; We Are Fury also included a VIP mix of "Eternal". "Remember" was at first produced as a "melodic" song; the end product was more of a "bassier song". Writing for Dancing Astronaut, Zach Salafia lauded the song as having a "groovy" and "nostalgic sound." We Are Fury released the remixes once per day over five days. Stacked Festival in 2019, with Excision, Black Tiger Sex Machine, and Whipped Cream; and Fvded in the Park in 2019, which also featured Joyryde, Elohim, and Felix Cartal.

Influences Speidel lists his influences as heavy metal and rock music bands, including Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Metallica. He attributes these influences to the drums and rhythms he incorporates into We Are Fury's music. Brookes was more inspired by video game music, which he credits for his style of melodies. The duo listed their electronic music influences as the "melodic" artists K?d, Illenium, Odesza, Porter Robinson, and Said the Sky. They listed Boombox Cartel, Kompany, and RL Grime as influences for their "heavier" production style. Speidel grew up around music with the concept of social osmosis, which influenced him to mix his North American and Latin roots in his music.

Musical style and songwriting We Are Fury are known for their style of melodic trap, future bass, midtempo, and melodic dubstep music. In an interview with Daily Hive, The duo stated that they were venturing to compose film scores and video game music and wanted to work in the music industry for pop music artists. Speidel told DJ Mag that We Are Fury's decision to change how they wrote their music changed style and production when they "realized we had to make music with longevity that people could connect with".

Speidel and Brookes work together by either sending projects to each other while living apart or travelling to a recording studio to write music together. They don't have a specific process for producing a song and often start projects with inspiration, using a melody, sound, or beat as a starting point. Speidel writes "heavier" sound design, writing, and production, while Brookes works on "melodic" sound design and song arrangement. They have both said that they try to balance out their workload to be as equal as possible to "play to our strengths as much as possible." In an interview with Dancing Astronaut, the duo spoke about how important open communication was to their workflow, stating that it was "nice being a duo whose comfortable with communicating openly about what we like and dislike."

Speidel and Brookes use the digital audio workstation FL Studio to make music their music. The duo uses the wavetable synthesizer Serum to make their bass and chords and use the audio plug-in software Valhalla Room to add reverb to their vocals, synthesizers, and percussions. Speidel has used the effects unit Manipulator as a real-time audio buffer unit for sound design and vocal processing.

Discography Albums and EPs TitleDetailsSignal Fires Released: 14 July 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Memories (Remixes) Released: 13 September 2019 Label: Seeking Blue Format: Dawn Released: 11 October 2019 Label: Seeking Blue Format: Dusk Released: 6 December 2019 Label: Seeking Blue Format: Duality Released: 28 August 2020 Label: Seeking Blue Format: Duality (Remixes) Released: 11 December 2020 Label: Seeking Blue Format: Duality (Commentary) Released: 15 February 2021 Label: Seeking Blue Format: Remember (Remixes) Released: 3 September 2021 Label: Self-released Format:

As a featured artist TitleDetailsWay Back Home (Remixes) by Mako Released: 25 March 2016 Label: Ultra Format: Ashes (Remixes) by Illenium Released: 16 December 2016 Label: Seeking Blue Format: Hourglass (The Remixes) by Mako Released: 28 April 2017 Label: Ultra Format: Awake (Remixes) by Illenium Released: 18 June 2018 Label: Seeking Blue Format: Lucid (The Remixes) by Lookas Released: 11 July 2018 Label: Monstercat Format: Wild Youth (The Remixes) by Dabin Released: 30 August 2019 Label: Seeking Blue Format:

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Remixes