Protostar is a British Drum & Bass producer who debuted on Monstercat with his song Scorpion Pit, which was released on March 29, 2013.
Background[]
Protostar, real name Alexander John Mallows, first debuted on Monstercat in 2013. Since then, he has been featured on the Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 2 compilation with his track New Horizons, as well as releasing more singles in various genres.
Mallows does live streams on Twitch weekly and has been a Twitch Partner for over 4 years. His typical streams involve him producing music, then giving feedback on his viewer's music. His most recent songs, since "No Turning Back" have all been produced live on stream to his audience before being released.
In October 2018, Mallows held an ARG (Alternate Reality Game), teasing a new release. It isn't the first time Mallows has done this, he also did an ARG to tease his first Drum & Bass release, "No Turning Back". On October 29th, he revealed his new EP, titled "Sequence" would be released on Monstercat on 1st November of the same year.
Over the course of 2019, Mallows has continued to work with the label, and has released two songs over the year - Feel Your Heart (feat. Sam Tabor) in April 2019, and Isolation (with Hayve) in December 2019. He also performed at the yearly ADE show in the Netherlands, where he did a B2B2B with ShockOne and Mazare. He also performed at the Monstercat Uncaged London show in October 2019.
Timeline[]
2013[]
March
- March 29, 2013: Protostar released his debut Monstercat single, Scorpion Pit. The song is featured on Monstercat 013 - Awakening and Monstercat - Best of Electronic Music Vol. 1.
May
- May 31, 2013: Protostar released his second Monstercat single, No Fire in collaboration with MakO and featuring Rachel Hirons. The song is featured on Monstercat 013 - Awakening and Monstercat - The Best of 2013.
October
- October 11, 2013: Protostar released his debut Monstercat EP, Scorpion Pit (The Remixes):
- Scorpion Pit (VIP Mix)
- Scorpion Pit (Disprove Remix)
- Scorpion Pit (Audeka Remix)
- Scorpion Pit (Mandorli Remix)
- Scorpion Pit (VIP Mix) is featured on Monstercat 015 - Outlook.
2015[]
April
- April 17, 2015: Protostar released his third Monstercat single, Genesis. The song is featured on Monstercat 022 - Contact.
August
- August 10, 2015: Protostar released his fourth Monstercat single, Chrysalis in collaboration with Draper. The song is featured on Monstercat 023 - Voyage and Monstercat - Best of 2015.
2016[]
April
- April 6, 2016: Protostar released his fifth Monstercat single, No Turning Back. The song is featured on Monstercat 027 - Cataclysm.
November
- November 21, 2016: Protostar released his sixth Monstercat single, Echoes of the Past. The song is featured on Monstercat 030 - Finale.
2018[]
March
- March 26, 2018: Protostar released his seventh Monstercat single, New Horizons. The song is featured on Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 2 and Monstercat - Best of 2018.
November
- November 1, 2018: Protostar released his second Monstercat EP, SEQUENCE EP:
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- TITAN
- MELTDOWN (with MUZZ)
- PURSUIT
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- MELTDOWN is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 6.
2019[]
April
- April 9, 2019: Protostar released his eighth Monstercat single, Feel Your Heart featuring Sam Tabor. The song is featured on Monstercat Instinct Vol. 3.
December
- December 2, 2019: Protostar released his ninth Monstercat single, Isolation in collaboration with hayve. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 8 and Monstercat - Best of 2019.
2020[]
January
- January 7, 2020: Protostar released his tenth Monstercat single, Where I Belong featuring Emma McGann. The song is featured on Monstercat Instinct Vol. 5.
March
- March 9, 2020: Protostar released his eleventh Monstercat single, Overdrive featuring Emma McGann. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 9.
May
- May 4, 2020: Protostar released his twelfth Monstercat single, Galaxies. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 9, Rocket League x Monstercat, Roblox x Monstercat, Monstercat - Best of 2020 and SMITE x Monstercat.
August
- August 10, 2020: Protostar released his thirteenth Monstercat single, Without You featuring Megan Lenius. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 10.
December
- December 7, 2020: Protostar released his fourteenth Monstercat single, Andromeda in collaboration with Pixel Terror. This song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 11 and Monstercat - Best of 2021.
- December 21, 2020: Rogue created a remix of the song Galaxies by Protostar.
- December 22, 2020: Protostar created a remix of the song Us Against The World by Darren Styles.
2021[]
July
- July 19, 2021: Protostar released his fifteenth Monstercat single, There and Back. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 11 and Rocket League x Monstercat.
2025[]
January
- January 31, 2025: Protostar released his sixteenth Monstercat single, Renegade in collaboration with Subten and PVC. The song is featured on Monstercat x Hospital Records.
Monstercat Uploads[]
- Scorpion Pit
- March 29, 2013
- No Fire (with MakO, feat. Rachel Hirons)
- May 31, 2013
- Scorpion Pit (VIP Mix)
- October 11, 2013
- Genesis
- April 27, 2015
- Chrysalis (with Draper)
- August 10, 2015
- No Turning Back
- April 6, 2016
- Echoes of the Past
- November 21, 2016
- New Horizons
- March 26, 2018
- MELTDOWN (with MUZZ)
- November 1, 2018
- Feel Your Heart (feat. Sam Tabor)
- April 9, 2019
- Isolation (with hayve)
- December 2, 2019
- Where I Belong (feat. Emma McGann)
- January 7, 2020
- Overdrive (feat. Emma McGann)
- March 9, 2020
- Galaxies
- May 4, 2020
- Without You (feat. Megan Lenius)
- August 10, 2020
- Andromeda (with Pixel Terror)
- December 7, 2020
- Galaxies (Rogue Remix)
- December 21, 2020
- Darren Styles - Us Against The World (Protostar Remix)
- December 22, 2020
- There and Back
- July 19, 2021
- Renegade (with Subten & PVC)
- January 31, 2025
Trivia[]
Collaborated with[]
Artists featured[]
- Emma McGann (2)
- Megan Lenius (1)
- Rachel Hirons (1)
- Sam Tabor (1)
Artists remixed[]
- Darren Styles (1)
Remixed by[]
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