Chapter & Verse Hustles Harder

 is a rising star in the vibrant and ever-evolving world of UK house music. Hailing from the United Kingdom, this talented DJ and producer has quickly established himself as one of the fastest rising acts in the global dance and electronic music scene. With a distinctive style and an unwavering passion for his craft, Chapter & Verse is making waves with his unique approach to tech house and vocal production.

Verse's tracks have consistently soared to the top of the Beatport charts, earning recognition and admiration from industry elites such as 

In 2021, Verse demonstrated his talent by showcasing his exceptional skills in tech house and vocal production. His releases on prominent labels like Thrive, Atlantic, Repopulate Mars, Big Beat, and Island have garnered widespread acclaim, establishing him as an artist to watch.

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2022 was a year of immense growth and creative exploration for Verse. With his innovative approach to tech house and an ability for crafting memorable vocal hooks, he continued to release music that left an indelible mark on listeners. His unique style resonated with fans around the globe, displaying that he is not afraid to push boundaries and takes risks.

One of the most exciting aspects of Verse's career is his live performances. Whether performing at renowned festivals or intimate club venues, Verse never fails to light up crowds with his infectious beats and enthusiasm. His ability to connect with his audience on a profound level has earned him a devoted fan base and made him a sought-after act for promoters and music enthusiasts alike.

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In addition to his remarkable success in the music scene, Verse's journey is filled with interesting facts and accomplishments. From his humble beginnings to his meteoric rise, he embodies the relentless pursuit of artistic excellence. His dedication and unwavering commitment to his craft serve as an inspiration to aspiring DJs and producers worldwide.

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 (né Barry Pearson) may have only released his first record, "Dreams," in 2020, but his relationship with house is well-worn. His music floats between the halcyon days of the late 90s rave and Balearic era while bubbling with a fiercely future-forward aesthetic. Soaring melodics and syrupy vocals swirl amidst grinding drums and rolling funky basslines. And when you consider that the first time he ever touched a set of decks was in 2000, it's easy to see why he can so effortlessly exist in these two eras.

"I remember the first two tracks that I ever mixed together were on a set of my friends 1210s," he tells me from his UK studio. “Tiesto’s ‘Adagio For Strings’ and ‘For An Angel’ Paul van Dyk.”

He explains that while he may not have spent those years following his first turntable encounter pursuing dreams of becoming a globe-trotting DJ, he maintained a healthy relationship with club life in the UK and was a frequent visitor to Ibiza. However, despite being a professional raver, it took him nearly two decades to realize that his connection to dance music was more visceral and tangible than he had ever imagined.

It's not that Pearson's only connection to music was on the dancefloor. Quite the contrary. As a child, his parents exposed him to the impassioned arias of Pavarotti, the psychedelic grunge of 70s rock, and the legendary musicals of London's West End.

"I used to sing in musicals when I was younger," he remembers. "My mom was kind of an amaeteur singer, so she always put on West End musicals."

The love of performance and being a vessel for music laid dormant in him for years until 2018, when Pearson says his inner performer reawakened after a string of back-to-back parties.

 show very close to the same time, and it kind of reignited a passion that I've had for all my life," he explains with the smile that's almost always on his face. "It reignited a passion I had for art."

The next stop on his musical reawakening was backstage at a 

 show, "All my friends are friends with him and know him from Sheffield, which is where I'm from. I kind of thought, 'this is wicked!' And then a few of my friends were like, 'come to Ibiza, you'll come backstage with us.'"

In Ibiza that summer, as he re-experienced the clubs he'd grown up partying in from the vantage point of the performer, and realized he could see himself there, controlling the dancefloor.

Pearson doesn't mince words when talking about the hurdles of getting into the music industry after having spent half a lifetime clocking in and out of a day job. "I think it is a lot more difficult when you are older to try and break through the barriers and the gatekeepers," he explains candidly. However, he's not terribly concerned with cliques, how others make their moves, or how they perceive his. "From the very beginning, I always knew what I wanted to do, and I always believed that I could do it in myself."

That feeling of self-belief and dogged perseverance were paramount to his success. There have been times in the past few years when Pearson just made shit happen, come what may. His aforementioned encounter on the turntables was quite literally some of his only experience as a DJ. And for most fledging DJs, that lack of experience would only get you a 9 pm timeslot at the local bar. For Pearson, it was a challenge to open for one of dance music's hottest acts, 

"My friend was running a night in Sheffield about three and a half years ago, and I made up that I was a DJ. I'd never touched a controller before. I touched 1210s a few times, but I never touched a controller." He says he went out three weeks before the show and bought a Pioneer controller. "I learned to DJ—some would disagree—but I learned to mix two songs together in about an hour, and then did that every single day for twenty-one days until I played with Meduza."

He took a similarly unconventional approach to sign his first record. Instead of sending a set of demos to 3-5 record labels. He sent them to 20,000 labels whose emails he pulled from the online directory 

. It's a massive undertaking, and he says it took him months, but you miss 100% of the shots you don't shoot. And it's this level of steadfast determination that has turned so many heads in such a short period of time.

Barry Pearson, better known as Chapter & Verse, has had a whirlwind of a year since stepping out with "Dreams" via Mood Funk Records. Since then he's been an absolute maniac in the studio, spreading his ever-evolving tech house style to all who will listen. His talent has landed major nods from the industry elite including Roger Sanchez, Claude VonStroke, Green Velvet, and Gorgon City among others, while his tracks regularly break the top of the charts on Beatport.

But where did it all begin for this industry dreamer? Chapter & Verse breaks it down for us. "I’ve spent many years visiting clubs and festivals mainly in Leeds and Manchester, venues like Victoria Warehouse, Canal Mills, and Mint Warehouse to name a few," he said. "From there my love for modern-day tech house music came. Over the years I’ve spent significant time in Ibiza, and you can hear a lot of trance influences in my work, "Chemical" is a great example of this."

Exploring his passion for electronic dance music in all of these iconic locations has allowed Chapter & Verse to hone in on and develop his own ideas for the house genre, and now he's building a discography full of gems like "Terminator," a gritty peak hour mind-bender with explosive dance floor power. Of course, we can't fail to mention "Sinner" and its soulful classic vibe or the out-of-this-world celestial punch that spews out of "Satellite." And then there's "Cancel It," a trippy tune that nods to our current state of affairs. The moral of the story here is that Chapter & Verse has a track for each and every mood and occasion.

If you haven't checked out his aforementioned single, "Chemical," then have no fear because Chapter & Verse has included it in today's This Is Home guest mix along with some of his best offerings to date including "BED" (Chapter & Verse Remix), "Don't Stress," "Ashes," and more! These productions are a true testament to the knowledge and experience he's garnered along the way and he shows us that he has the capacity to be uplifting and entertaining but also deep and emotional. Just like the colorful club and festival scene that drew him in, his music takes you on a wild ride that always ends with sweaty bodies and invigorated spirits!

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Commitment and dedication are necessary for any music job, Especially when you are up against so much noise. Chapter & Verse hasn't just been successful at breaking through it. He's excelled. In the three years since his first release, he's dropped a staggering 80 releases, including remixes for dance legend Dave Aude, Russian bass house titans 

, and a publishing deal with Ultra Music.

"I think it's about the commitment and the desire to want to do it. I work every day from seven in the morning till twelve at night [on] something to do with music. I've done it all myself till now." And while his recent signing to Red Light Management will make the load lighter, he's comfortable knowing that he will remain dedicated to his craft and the community of fans he's coalesced around the world. "I've watched every single follower of those sixty-odd thousand. Every single one, and it's a question of commitment and a question of being, you know, I am so committed and so focused on achieving."

British DJ and producer Chapter & Verse (né Barry Pearson) may have only released his first record, "Dreams," in 2020, but his relationship with house is well-worn. His music floats between the halcyon days of the late 90s rave and Balearic era while bubbling with a fiercely future-forward aesthetic. Soaring melodics and syrupy vocals swirl amidst grinding drums and rolling funky basslines. And when you consider that the first time he ever touched a set of decks was in 2000, it's easy to see why he can so effortlessly exist in these two eras.




"I remember the first two tracks that I ever mixed together were on a set of my friends 1210s," he tells me from his UK studio. “Tiesto’s ‘Adagio For Strings’ and ‘For An Angel’ Paul van Dyk.”






He explains that while he may not have spent those years following his first turntable encounter pursuing dreams of becoming a globe-trotting DJ, he maintained a healthy relationship with club life in the UK and was a frequent visitor to Ibiza. However, despite being a professional raver, it took him nearly two decades to realize that his connection to dance music was more visceral and tangible than he had ever imagined.



It's not that Pearson's only connection to music was on the dancefloor. Quite the contrary. As a child, his parents exposed him to the impassioned arias of Pavarotti, the psychedelic grunge of 70s rock, and the legendary musicals of London's West End.




"I used to sing in musicals when I was younger," he remembers. "My mom was kind of an amaeteur singer, so she always put on West End musicals."




The love of performance and being a vessel for music laid dormant in him for years until 2018, when Pearson says his inner performer reawakened after a string of back-to-back parties.






"I went to a [Michael] Bibi show and then an elrow show very close to the same time, and it kind of reignited a passion that I've had for all my life," he explains with the smile that's almost always on his face. "It reignited a passion I had for art."




The next stop on his musical reawakening was backstage at a Cloonee show, "All my friends are friends with him and know him from Sheffield, which is where I'm from. I kind of thought, 'this is wicked!' And then a few of my friends were like, 'come to Ibiza, you'll come backstage with us.'"




In Ibiza that summer, as he re-experienced the clubs he'd grown up partying in from the vantage point of the performer, and realized he could see himself there, controlling the dancefloor.




Pearson doesn't mince words when talking about the hurdles of getting into the music industry after having spent half a lifetime clocking in and out of a day job. "I think it is a lot more difficult when you are older to try and break through the barriers and the gatekeepers," he explains candidly. However, he's not terribly concerned with cliques, how others make their moves, or how they perceive his. "From the very beginning, I always knew what I wanted to do, and I always believed that I could do it in myself."



That feeling of self-belief and dogged perseverance were paramount to his success. There have been times in the past few years when Pearson just made shit happen, come what may. His aforementioned encounter on the turntables was quite literally some of his only experience as a DJ. And for most fledging DJs, that lack of experience would only get you a 9 pm timeslot at the local bar. For Pearson, it was a challenge to open for one of dance music's hottest acts, Meduza.




"My friend was running a night in Sheffield about three and a half years ago, and I made up that I was a DJ. I'd never touched a controller before. I touched 1210s a few times, but I never touched a controller." He says he went out three weeks before the show and bought a Pioneer controller. "I learned to DJ—some would disagree—but I learned to mix two songs together in about an hour, and then did that every single day for twenty-one days until I played with Meduza."



He took a similarly unconventional approach to sign his first record. Instead of sending a set of demos to 3-5 record labels. He sent them to 20,000 labels whose emails he pulled from the online directory Labelbase. It's a massive undertaking, and he says it took him months, but you miss 100% of the shots you don't shoot. And it's this level of steadfast determination that has turned so many heads in such a short period of time.

Commitment and dedication are necessary for any music job, Especially when you are up against so much noise. Chapter & Verse hasn't just been successful at breaking through it. He's excelled. In the three years since his first release, he's dropped a staggering 80 releases, including remixes for dance legend Dave Aude, Russian bass house titans VOLAC, releases on Repopulate Mars, Insomniac, Night Service Only, REALM, Atlantic Records, Solotoko, and a publishing deal with Ultra Music.




"I think it's about the commitment and the desire to want to do it. I work every day from seven in the morning till twelve at night [on] something to do with music. I've done it all myself till now." And while his recent signing to Red Light Management will make the load lighter, he's comfortable knowing that he will remain dedicated to his craft and the community of fans he's coalesced around the world. "I've watched every single follower of those sixty-odd thousand. Every single one, and it's a question of commitment and a question of being, you know, I am so committed and so focused on achieving."













































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