Marc Veira (born 17 March 1980), better known by his stage name Flowdan, is an English grime MC and record producer.
Career
A founding member of Roll Deep, Veira appears intermittently on all five of their albums, although notably does not appear on any of their five singles to register on the UK Top 40. A good friend of Wiley, the crew's de facto leader, he came from a drum and bass and
jungle music background and was part of the first wave of grime MCs. He was one of nine artists to feature on
Lethal Bizzle's 2004 single "Pow! (Forward)", which reached number eleven on the UK Singles Chart, making it one of the most commercially successful grime songs to date. The song also won the
MOBO Awards for Best Single. Veira's first solo album,
Original Dan, was released in 2009 and featured a range of guest artists, including Frisco, Wiley, Killa P and Riko. An EP,
Serious Business, followed in 2014, and his second full-length album
Disaster Piece was released in 2016, to more positive reviews than his debut.
Flowdan is also known for his frequent collaboration with dub and dancehall producer The Bug, and has appeared on at least seven of his songs.
In 2018, Flowdan forayed further into record production. He produced tracks for PK's Bad Ombré EP and GHSTLY XXVII's Guerrilla Tactics EP, the first two releases on his new label, SpentShell.
In 2023, Veira released multiple collaborations with electronic dance music producer Skrillex, including the Fred Again collaboration "Rumble". Released in January 2023, it peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, marking Flowdan's second top 40 hit. He bettered this record with the Chase & Status and Bou collaboration "Baddadan", which spent over 20 continuous weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number five and also topping the country's Official Trending Chart.
Style
Flowdan is known for his deep voice and use of
Jamaican Patois lyrics. Although rooted in grime, he performs over various different styles, from the drum and bass of his early days, to the dubstep of his numerous features with The Bug.
Discography
Solo
- Albums
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2009: Original Dan
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2016: Disaster Piece
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2019: Full Metal Jacket
- EPs
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2014: Serious Business
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2018: One Shell Fits All
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2020: The Red Pill
- Singles
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2002: "Big Mic Man"
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2003: "Skydiver"
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2016: "Horror Show Style"
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2016: "Grime"
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2017: "Original Raggamuffin" (featuring Wiley)
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2019: "Welcome to London"
As featured artist
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2001: "Terrible" (Roll Deep featuring Wiley, Breeze, Bubbles and Flowdan)
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2001: "Wickedest Ting" (Geeneus and Wiley featuring Flowdan and Breeze)
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2001: "1, 2, 3, 4..." (Pay As U Go Cartel)
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2001: "Dem No Ready" (Pay As U Go Cartel)
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2003: "Time Wasters" (Remix) (Musketeers featuring Maxwell D and Flowdan)
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2007: "Skeng" (The Bug featuring Killa P and Flowdan)
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2007: "Jah War" (The Bug featuring Flowdan)
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2007: "Poison Dart" (The Bug featuring Warrior Queen and Flowdan)
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2008: "Badman Talking" (Wiley featuring Flowdan)
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2009: "Bullet A' Go Fly" (DVA featuring Badness, Riko, Killa P and Flowdan)
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2012: "Say Nothin'" (Jubei featuring Flowdan)
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2016: "Hot like Jamaica" (Frisco featuring Newbaan and Flowdan)
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2017: "Round Here" (Lethal Bizzle featuring Giggs and Flowdan)
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2017: "Round Here - Remix" (Lethal Bizzle featuring Abra Cadabra, Ghetts, Frisco and Flowdan)
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2018: "Inventor" (Rockwell featuring Flowdan)
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2019: "Start Up" (Boylan featuring Flowdan)
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2019: "London In The Rain" (Meridian Dan featuring Flowdan)
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2021: "Trenches" (Duke & Jones featuring Flowdan)
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2021: "Power" (Millbrook and Flowdan)
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2022: "Gassed Up" (Zeds Dead and Subtronics featuring Flowdan)
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2023: "Rumble" (Skrillex and Fred Again and Flowdan)
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2023: "Hydrate" (Skrillex with Flowdan, Beam and Peekaboo)
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2023: "Musket" (Rohaan featuring Flowdan)
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2023: "Wild Guide" (Le Motel & Flowdan)
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2023: "Outlaw" (Imanu featuring Flowdan)
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2023: "Wicked" (Sudley, Anaïs and Flowdan)
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2023: "Ten Ton" (Substance with Flowdan)
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2023: "Baddadan" (Chase & Status and Bou featuring Irah, Flowdan, Trigga and Takura)
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2023: "Shella Verse" (Sammy Virji & Flowdan)
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2023: "Wavy" (Mazde featuring Flowdan)
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2023: “Badders” (PEEKABOO with Flowdan, Skrillex, and G-Rex)
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2023: "Saga" (L'ENTOURLOOP featuring Flowdan, Killa P, and Big Red)
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2023: “Pepper” (Flowdan, Skrillex, and Lil Baby)
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2023: "My Crew" (Danny Avila, Flowdan)
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2023: “Push Up (Like Dynamite)” (Creeds & Flowdan)
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2024: “Do My Ting” (Claude VonStroke, Flowdan & Stush)
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2024: “Stealth Bomber” (Whethan & Flowdan)
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2024: “Boost Up” (FISHER & Flowdan)
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2025: “Hunter” (Subtronics & Flowdan)
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2025: “Up Top” (NGHTMRE, Flowdan & Sully)
With Roll Deep
- Albums
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2005: In at the Deep End
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2007: Rules and Regulations
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2008: Return of the Big Money Sound
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2010: Winner Stays On
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2012: X
Awards and nominations
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| rowspan="1"| 2005
| rowspan="1"| "Pow! (Forward)" (
Lethal Bizzle featuring Fumin, D Double E, Napper, Jamakabi, Neeko,
Flowdan, Ozzie B, Forcer, and Demon)
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MOBO Awards for Best Single
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| rowspan="2"| 2024
| rowspan="1"| "Rumble" (with
Skrillex and
Fred Again)
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Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording
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| rowspan="1"| Flowdan
| rowspan="1"| BBC Radio 1 Dance's Dance Vocalist Award 2024
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