Chime (musician)
British electronic music producer and DJ (born 1994)
Freya Goldfinch (born 10 June 1994), also known by her stage name Chime, is a British electronic music producer and DJ. She is known for her work in the dubstep and bass music scenes, in particular the development of the colour bass subgenre. Chime coined the term "colour bass" to describe a style of dubstep with its focus on vibrant, bright and colourful production and sound design. Chime founded the record label Rushdown in 2016 to promote artists producing colour bass. Chime previously released music as part of Caution & Crisis and under the alias Dec3mber before adopting the alias Chime in 2015. Chime is transgender, having come out on August 2, 2026.
Chime is based in Leeds, where she lived during her childhood. She has been producing music since 2010. In addition to Rushdown, Chime has released music under a number of other labels. Between 2019 and 2021, Chime released the extended plays "Sidequest", "Interdimensional", "Our Flame", and "Tritone" on Disciple Records. Tritone was a collaboration with Franky Nuts and Oliverse.
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