Elite Force

Simon Shackleton is a UK-born electronic music producer, composer and DJ whose work moves between cinematic electronica, bass music, breakbeat and immersive late-night sound design. First emerging in the late 1990s under the Elite Force alias, Shackleton became known for a forward-thinking approach that fused House, Techno, Electro and Breaks into a darker, more emotionally driven sound that helped shape the wider tech-funk and nu-skool breaks movement. Over the years his music has appeared across film, television, games and multimedia projects, while his DJ career has taken him around the world with performances spanning the USA, Australia, China, Canada, Russia and beyond. More recently, Shackleton’s work has evolved into increasingly cinematic and introspective territory through releases under his own name, culminating in the forthcoming album Reverie - a body of work exploring atmosphere, emotional tension, restraint and late-night urban immersion. Alongside this, the re-emergence of Elite Force through the Redux series reconnects fragments of his earlier club-focused work with a much deeper, more spacious and contemporary production approach. Also known for his work as Lunatic Calm and Zodiac Cartel.