Those who say that all of my songs sound the same, I can partially agree with you there, as others say - it's how I roll, that's my style. You won't believe this, but I actually make each of my song from scratch, I don't have any "Tobu template". But by the end of the day it turns out actually sounding very similar to my other songs. I make melodic house music, so yeah, beat is same, style is same, but melodies are different. 99.1% averagely seems to be liking my songs, and that's good enough for me. It's surprisingly high ratio, if I would really start changing all my style, my fans would go away, that's why they are here, to hear this.
Tobu
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Toms Burkovskis[1], professionally known as Tobu (stylized as 7obu), is a Latvian music producer. He resides in Riga, the state capital of Latvia. He officially debuted on NCS with his song Seven, which was released on January 26, 2014. He has become a very popular artist on NCS, and many of his currently available NCS releases have managed to reach over ten million views. He is also one of the most popular Latvian musicians of all time as well as one of the most popular musicians in the region of Northern Europe. In 2023, several of Tobu’s NCS releases were removed from the NCS Youtube account due to his contract with the label expiring, some of which had managed to reach several tens of millions of views.
History[]
Early life[]
He has always loved melodic music, and was greatly influenced by Danish bubblegum dance groups and other groups, and began creating music at the age of 11. He started making music with "eJay," a music arrangement software that collected samples, and at the age of 17, he purchased a license for FL Studio, a professional music production software widely used by music producers, and began exploring the world of electronics.
He had no musical background, so he watched tutorials on YouTube and played the piano for hours to gain an understanding of melodies and chord progressions. His friends also taught him some techniques. His work is inspired by Deadmau5's "Strobe" and Avicii's "Levels."
Pre-NCS career[]
Tobu created his YouTube channel on December 1, 2011. "I mainly produce House (especially Commercial House and Electro House) tracks." The first video uploaded to his channel was his song "Storm It's Coming!" Since then, he has released the tracks "Obstacles" with Etori and "Magic" with Itro, both of which have been viewed more than a million times.
NCS Timeline[]
2013[]
- March
- March 27, 2013: Although not being Tobu's official debut, NCS promoted Tobu's song Floating on their SoundCloud.
2014[]
- January
- January 26, 2014: Tobu released his official debut NCS single, Seven. It was later removed due to Tobu's contract with the label expiring.
- February
- February 9, 2014: Tobu released his second NCS single, Colors. It was later removed due to Tobu's contract with the label expiring.
- March
- March 30, 2014: Tobu released his third NCS single, Hope. It was later removed due to Tobu's contract with the label expiring.
- April
- April 27, 2014: Tobu released his fourth NCS single, Sunburst, in collaboration with Itro. It was later removed due to Tobu's contract with the label expiring.
- June
- June 1, 2014: Tobu released his fifth NCS single, Life. It was later removed due to Tobu's contract with the label expiring.
- June 22, 2014: Tobu released his sixth NCS single, Infectious. It was later removed due to Tobu's contract with the label expiring.
- July
- July 17, 2014: Tobu released his seventh NCS single, Mesmerize. It was later removed due to Tobu's contract with the label expiring.
- September
- September 21, 2014: Tobu released his eighth NCS single, Cloud 9, in collaboration with Itro. It was later removed due to Tobu's contract with the label expiring.
- October
- October 19, 2014: Tobu released his ninth NCS single, Dusk, in collaboration with Syndec. This song is featured in the NCS: Uplifting album. The track was later removed due to Tobu's contract with the label expiring.
- December
- December 22, 2014: Tobu released his tenth NCS single, Running Away, in collaboration with Marcus Mouya. It was later removed due to Tobu's contract with the label expiring.
2015[]
- February
- February 9, 2015: Tobu released his eleventh NCS single, Candyland. This song is featured in the NCS: Infinity album. The track was later removed due to Tobu's contract with the label expiring.
- March
- March 19, 2015: Tobu released his twelfth NCS single, Good Times. It was later removed due to Tobu's contract with the label expiring.
- April
- April 25, 2015: Tobu released his thirteenth single on NCS, Sound of Goodbye. It was later removed due to Tobu's contract with the label expiring.
2016[]
- July
- July 23, 2016: Tobu released his fourteenth NCS single, Roots. This song is featured in the NCS: The Best of 2016 album.
2017[]
- May
- May 6, 2017: Tobu released a remix of Culture Code's song Make Me Move featuring Karra.
2018[]
- December
- December 1, 2018: Tobu released his fifteenth NCS single, Return To The Wild, where Michael Shynes did the vocals, but was uncredited. This song is featured in the NCS: Reloaded album.
- An instrumental version was released on the creators bundle of the album.
2019[]
- March
- March 23, 2019: Tobu released his sixteenth NCS single, Turn It Up.
2021[]
- August
- August 17, 2021: Tobu released his seventeenth NCS single, Destiny, in collaboration with Jim Yosef, Anna Yvette, Electro-Light, and Deaf Kev. This song is featured in the NCS10 and screen time albums.
- October
- October 2, 2021: Tobu released his eighteenth NCS single, Lost. This song is featured in the NCS10 album.
2022[]
- May
- May 7, 2022: Tobu released his nineteenth NCS single, If I Disappear, featuring Tom Mårtensson.
- August
- August 12, 2022: Tobu released his twentieth NCS single, Memory Lane.
- November
- November 26, 2022: Tobu released his twenty-first NCS single, Back To You. This song is featured in the NCS: The Best Of 2022 album.
NCS Uploads[]
- Seven
- January 26, 2014
- Colors
- February 9, 2014
- Hope
- March 30, 2014
- Sunburst (with Itro)
- April 27, 2014
- Life
- June 1, 2014
- Infectious
- June 22, 2014
- Mesmerize
- July 17, 2014
- Cloud 9 (with Itro)
- September 21, 2014
- Dusk (with Syndec)
- October 19, 2014
- Running Away (with Marcus Mouya)
- December 22, 2014
- Candyland
- February 9, 2015
- Good Times
- March 19, 2015
- Sound of Goodbye
- April 25, 2015
- Roots
- July 23, 2016
- Culture Code - Make Me Move (feat. Karra) (Tobu Remix)
- May 6, 2017
- Return To The Wild (Michael Shynes uncredited)
- December 1, 2018
- Turn It Up
- March 23, 2019
- Destiny (with Jim Yosef, Anna Yvette, Electro-Light & Deaf Kev)
- August 17, 2021
- Lost
- October 2, 2021
- If I Disappear (feat. Tom Mårtensson)
- May 7, 2022
- Memory Lane
- August 12, 2022
- Back To You
- November 26, 2022
Trivia[]
Other[]
- Tobu's handle name consists of the first two letters of his first and last name.
- All of Tobu's songs that were released on NCS between 2014 and 2015 were made private on NCS' YouTube channel. This was due to Tobu not wanting to renew the contract with NCS for these tracks as Tobu shared ownership of the tracks and NCS wanted to take full ownership of the tracks, which Tobu did not want to happen.
- Additionally, a YouTube Short that featured Tobu's 2014-2015 music has been removed.
Collaborated with[]
- Itro (2)
- Anna Yvette (1)
- DEAF KEV (1)
- Electro-Light (1)
- Jim Yosef (1)
- Marcus Mouya (1)
- Syndec (1)
Artists featured[]
- Tom Mårtensson (1)
Artists remixed[]
- Culture Code (1)
Featured artists in artist's remixes[]
- KARRA (1)
Gallery[]
References[]
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