Spor

Jonathan Barry Gooch (born 22 August 1984) is a British producer and DJ from London who records under the aliases Spor and Feed Me. As Spor he works primarily in drum and bass, drumstep and jungle; his output also touches dubstep and chillstep. He has released on Renegade Hardware, Barcode and Subtitles, co‑founded the Lifted Music imprint with Chris Renegade, and released the EP Conquerors and Commoners plus the album Caligo. He performs internationally under both Spor and Feed Me.

Gooch’s entry into the scene is traceable through his early Spor releases on established DnB labels. Those label appearances brought him into contact with the UK bass music circuit and led directly to the Lifted Music partnership with Chris Renegade. The Spor alias became his primary outlet for drum and bass and drumstep work, while Feed Me is a second performing identity he also takes around the world.

As a producer, Spor’s sound is precise and production-focused. His drum programming emphasises tight, edited breaks and layered snares rather than loose, ambient percussion. He frequently uses chopped and re‑sliced breaks for syncopation, close quantisation on transient hits, and stacked transient shaping to make drums cut through dense arrangements. Bass design follows a low‑end‑first approach: sub‑weight sine foundations combined with distorted midrange bass for presence on club systems. Atmospheric elements are placed as contrapuntal pads and cinematic textures that sit above the drums and bass, often filtered or automated to open and close across a tune.

Specific subgenre traits appear across his output. Spor’s drum and bass tracks display hallmarks of tech/neuro‑leaning DnB: tight break edits, complex percussion detail, and aggressive, harmonically rich basslines. His drumstep and dubstep work leans into half‑time rhythmic placements and heavier low‑frequency emphasis. Chillstep elements show up in his use of spacious pads, reverbed leads and more restrained tempo choices, while jungle‑adjacent pieces use amen‑style break manipulation and rapid roll edits. Signature production moves include meticulous break chopping, layered snare work, prominent sub bass with saturated mids, and the use of evolving pads to create tension across arrangements.

Career highlights stated under the Spor name include releases on Renegade Hardware, Barcode and Subtitles, the Conquerors and Commoners EP and the album Caligo. Those releases document his role as a producer who writes full EPs and at least one album-length statement. Off the records, he expanded his footprint by co‑founding Lifted Music with Chris Renegade — an operational role that placed him on the label side of releases and A&R alongside his producing and DJing. He also maintains an international live presence, performing under both Spor and Feed Me.

In terms of collaborators and connections, the factual record links him directly to Chris Renegade through the Lifted Music imprint. Beyond that partnership, public biographical summaries focus on his dual identities (Spor and Feed Me) and on the labels and releases already listed rather than naming a wider roster of repeated collaborators.

Wherever he plays, Spor’s contributions are specific: tightly produced DnB and drumstep tracks sent to established labels (Renegade Hardware, Barcode, Subtitles), a named EP (Conquerors and Commoners) and an album (Caligo), co‑founding Lifted Music with Chris Renegade, and an ongoing international performance schedule under both Spor and Feed Me.