Billy Lockett

Billy Lockett — producer, singer-songwriter and pianist from Northampton, United Kingdom — works across drum and bass/jungle-adjacent styles and bass-focused club forms. Genres tied to his work include Drum And Bass, Liquid Funk and Jungle alongside Bass House, Bassline, G-House, Retro Pop, Retro Soul, UK Funky and UK Garage.

Born and raised in Northampton, Lockett built a profile as a piano-led singer-songwriter. His full-length debut album Abington Grove was released in February 2023. Prior to and around that release he toured and shared stages with mainstream and indie acts: he has supported Birdy, Lana Del Rey and KT Tunstall, and has toured with Lewis Capaldi and Electric Light Orchestra. He has appeared on television (including the Late Late Show) and has been playlisted on BBC Radio 1.

Lockett’s documented entry into drum and bass came in 2020 when he was credited as the vocalist and co-writer on the drum-and-bass single "Love To Give" (Dimension & Culture Shock featuring Billy Lockett, 2020). That credit places his vocal and songwriting work directly into a DnB production context: concise melodic hooks and piano-led motifs set against programmed breaks and bass-driven arrangements.

As a producer and writer, his sound stays rooted in piano-forward arrangements and singer-songwriter phrasing. On recorded work and collaborations his contributions centre on clear, melodic vocal lines and chordal piano parts that translate into liquid and vocal-led rollers when placed over DnB breaks. Where his output crosses into Bassline, Bass House or G-House territory he leans on pop-savvy song structure and retro-soul vocal styling rather than purely club-oriented sound design. Across styles you’ll find emphasis on melodic clarity, tight vocal placement in the mix, and arrangements that allow piano and voice to sit above low-end rhythm parts.

Career highlights that demonstrate this crossover approach are concrete: the 2020 DnB credit with Dimension & Culture Shock; the 2023 album Abington Grove; national radio playlisting on BBC Radio 1; national TV performance including the Late Late Show; and live support slots for Birdy, Lana Del Rey and KT Tunstall plus tours with Lewis Capaldi and Electric Light Orchestra. Those credits document his movement between singer-songwriter stages and electronic/dance collaborations.

Public biographical detail beyond those releases and appearances is limited, but the available record shows a producer and vocalist who brings piano-led, retro-pop and soul-inflected songwriting into drum-and-bass and related bass music settings — most explicitly on "Love To Give" (2020) and on his singer-songwriter material collected on Abington Grove (February 2023).