Circadian is the solo stage name of Chris Garvey. He is a producer and DJ based in Brighton, England. His work as Circadian sits across bassline, chillstep, drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep and liquid funk.

Garvey previously performed and produced as one half of the British drum and bass duo The Prototypes. In May 2023 he announced he was stepping down from The Prototypes to focus on solo work under the alias Circadian.

His debut release as Circadian, "Body Work", arrived on 26 May 2023. He followed that with a collaboration, "The Outlines" with Koven, released on 23 June 2023 via Monstercat. Those two releases are the public, verifiable starting points for his solo catalogue.

Public information about his studio methods and DJ rigs is limited. From the genres he lists and the character of his initial singles, Circadian’s output moves between faster DnB rollers and more half-time, bass-focused styles. That implies a production approach that negotiates punchy, edited drums for higher-tempo tracks and heavier sub/low-end design for dubstep- and bassline-leaning material. His catalogue to date demonstrates attention to clean mixdowns and layered atmosphere typical of liquid and chillstep textures alongside club-oriented low frequencies found in bassline and dubstep.

As a producer and DJ he is positioned to work across tempos and formats — from liquid-influenced melodic passages to bass-centered drumstep or dubstep passages — and his two solo releases show that range in practice. The collaboration with Koven on Monstercat also ties him into contemporary label circuits and vocalist-producer partnerships.

Specific biographical details beyond his Brighton base, his history with The Prototypes, and the two 2023 releases are currently limited in public sources. Since May 2023 Garvey has been concentrating on developing Circadian as his sole solo project, beginning with "Body Work" (26 May 2023) and "The Outlines" with Koven (23 June 2023 on Monstercat).

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dnbOS: Jump Drive | Deekline & JFB

dnbOS: Hard Reset | Circadian