Career
Deepest Blue consisted of members Joel Edwards and Matt Schwartz. Schwartz worked with Arthur Baker, Mica Paris, JTQ and Massive Attack prior to Deepest Blue. He collaborated with Massive Attack on their album Mezzanine, helping to co-write "Dissolved Girl" which featured in the 1999 film The Matrix. After being signed to Warner Chappell, fellow producer and singer-songwriter Edwards went on to work with Ed Case, Planet Funk, Chicane, M Factor, Skin, and Melanie Chisholm.
Their debut single "Deepest Blue" was released in 2003. It peaked at #7 in the UK Singles Chart, their highest chart entry. Their second single "Give It Away" reached #9 in the UK chart in early 2004, and #2 in the airplay chart. Their third release, "Is It a Sin", reached the Top 30 in May 2004.
Their fourth single, "Shooting Star", released in August 2004 peaked at #57 in the UK chart, however it was also used as the backing music for Sky Sports News between 2004 and 2007. Deepest Blue's debut album, Late September, reached #22 in the UK Albums Chart. The group sold 70,000 albums, earning them a silver disc.
After a break to work on alternative projects, Deepest Blue reformed in 2006. They released "Miracle" on Destined Records in 2008, and reached #1 in the UK Club Chart. The group split up in 2010.
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