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Tova Brown
Producer2-Step / Tovstep

TOVA BROWN

The Underground Pioneer

One of the most innovative voices in contemporary UK garage. From pirate radio roots to R&B production in the US, Tova's unique "Tovstep" sound fuses garage's shuffle with R&B's silk and Hip Hop's grit.

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RELEASES

Available Now10" Lathe Cut

Return of the Steppas Vol.1

Tova Brown2025

The signature Tovstep sound on wax. Shuffling beats meet R&B soul.

A: Return of the Steppas / B: Steppas Dub

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Fight 4 Love
Available NowDigital

Fight 4 Love

Tova Brown2024

Underground anthem. Emotional vocals over driving 2-step rhythms.

Fight 4 Love

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Listen Up EP
Available NowDigital

Listen Up EP

Tova Brown2024

Commanding vocals and crisp production. A statement piece.

Listen Up / Listen Up (Dub)

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R U Listening EP

Tova Brown2024

Vocal-led garage with infectious energy. The full package.

R U Listening / R U Listening (Instrumental)

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BEHIND THE CUTS

The Tovstep Sound

A fusion of garage's shuffle, R&B's silk, and Hip Hop's grit. Honoring where garage came from while staying true to her own journey.

Lush FM Roots

Raised on North West London pirate radio. DJ Ragga D, MC Ganja, and Black Vinyl Crew running the airwaves every Friday night.

US R&B Experience

Worked with Wu-Tang affiliates, Mary J. Blige collaborators, and Q-Beats in Miami. That polish now flavors her garage productions.

THE JOURNEY

A music tech college dropout who's lived and breathed the underground since the days when Lush FM ruled North West London. Tova's journey began in '98 as a teenager scribbling "woz ere 9E8" on schoolbooks, Reebok Classics laced loose, Sony Walkman permanently on play.

"I was cassette-ready," she recalls. "Every Monday I had a new set for the bus ride to school." Too young for the clubs, weekends were spent in record shops, collecting flyers for Stush, Twice As Nice, One Night Stand.

After years producing R&B in the US with industry heavyweights, an old-school garage event changed everything. "It hit me—I'd made R&B, Hip Hop, everything else, but never garage. That was my roots. That was me." She went home, opened her DAW, and made her first garage track. "That's when I unleashed the inner child."

TIMELINE

1998

Discovered garage via Lush FM pirate radio

"The soundtrack of my youth."

2000s

MC days & grime era with Lady Sovereign

A different scene, but the same fire.

2010s

R&B production in US with industry heavyweights

Learning from the best.

2019

Joined Big Drum Records, returned to garage

"Finally making what I was born to make."

2024

Released 'Fight 4 Love' underground anthem

The comeback single.

2025

First lathe cut release

The Tovstep sound on vinyl.

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