Dr Meaker consist of the following members: Clive Meaker (producer, keyboards & vocals) Celestine (Vocals), Tom Wheeler (Drums), Tenisha Edwards (Vocals) , Laurent John (Vocals), Ben Wood (Sax) Andrew Neil Hayes (Sax), Simon Alexander (Trumpet).

They started their journey as a Bristol-based sound system comprising of electronic and acoustic musicians. The band soon built up a strong following and quickly gained the attention of the BBC Radio 1, who gave their track ‘Rubber Gloves’ it’s debut.

They then entered the Glastonbury Festival Unsigned Competition and were the outright winners of the Dance Music category. This won them a prime time slot in the Dance Village at Glastonbury. After their killer set, a flurry of gigs and festivals followed and the band released their debut single, ‘Moving And Grooving’.

By 2008, Dr Meaker had dropped their first ever studio LP, ‘A Lesson From The Speaker’. The album received much critical acclaim and won airtime from BBC Radio 1, 1XTRA, BBC6, XFM and Jazz Fm.

Dr Meaker played a BBC Radio 1Xtra ‘Live Lounge’ for Trevor Nelson performing their single ‘Fighter’ and covered Adele’s ‘Skyfall’. This ended up going onto the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge album and landed a number 1 spot in the UK charts.

By 2014, the band released a hugely successful single with Circus Records, which led to a full album record deal. ‘Right Back’ propelled the band into mainstream success, with a UK top 40 dance hit and bags of commercial airplay.

After a flurry of licensing offers and remixes, Dr Meaker dropped their second studio LP, ‘Dirt & Soul’ in 2016. It went straight to No. 3 in the iTunes Electronic charts (only kept off the top spot by James Blake & DJ Shadow) and it was the No. 1 selling Drum & Bass album in the world.

The band have been non-stop touring and recently saw their international debuts in The Netherlands, Switzerland, Los Angeles & Ghana. The band have clearly stated that their mission is “to take Live Drum & Bass across the World, Bristol Style!”

2023 has already seen them play over 20 festivals including, Glastonbury Festival, Boomtown Fair, Isle Of Wight, Green man & Shambala Festival, to name a few.

A new album is on the horizon for 2024

For Dr Meaker, 2024 knows no bounds.