Droideka

{{short description|British record producer}} {{for|the fictional robot|Droid (Star Wars)}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use British English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Droideka | image = | caption = | birth_name = Ellis James Carter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/887550382 |title=GET HYPER |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> | alias = | origin = Royston, United Kingdom | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1994}} | genre = {{hlist|EDM|trap|grime|dubstep}} | years_active = 2011-present | label = Island Records | website = }}

'''Ellis James Carter''' (born 1994), professionally known as '''Droideka''',<ref>{{cite web |last=Morris |first=Carly |title=Interview: Droideka |url=http://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/201302/music/interviews/interview-droideka |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194718/http://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/201302/music/interviews/interview-droideka |archive-date=23 September 2015 |accessdate=24 November 2015 |work=Bring the Noise UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=12 February 2013 |title=Nitelife news: – Internet Sensation Droideka Dominating Charts Out of The Blue With Get Hyper |url=http://www.1200dreams.com/articles/1029/internet-sensation-droideka-dominating-charts-out-of-the-blue-wi |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090343/http://www.1200dreams.com/articles/1029/internet-sensation-droideka-dominating-charts-out-of-the-blue-wi |archivedate=4 March 2016 |accessdate=24 November 2015 |work=1200Dreams – Premier DJ & Nitelife Network}}</ref> is a British former record producer and electronic music producer, from Royston, England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Droideka|title=Droideka|work=last.fm|accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref> He is known for his 2011 track "Get Hyper", featuring KSI, which spent 11 weeks in the UK Official Singles Chart, peaking at number 29, after its re-release in 2013.<ref>https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/droideka-get-hyper/</ref><ref>https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20130203/7501/</ref> After attempting a music career, he resigned himself to working as an IT technician for ticketing giant Ticketmaster.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rosokoff |first=Jacqueline |date=1 February 2013 |title=Droideka's Single "Get Hyper" Rising High on the Charts |url=http://www.tunecore.com/blog/2013/02/droidekas-single-get-hyper-rising-high-on-the-charts.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710021346/http://www.tunecore.com/blog/2013/02/droidekas-single-get-hyper-rising-high-on-the-charts.html |archive-date=10 July 2015 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=tunecore}}</ref>

==Discography== === Singles === * "Get Hyper" (2011) * "Ghetto Funk" (2012) * "Human Error" (2013)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Droideka}} Category:British electronic musicians Category:British record producers Category:1995 births Category:Living people