Hannah Sian Smith
Hannah is a versatile DJ and Producer who has carved out her own sound in the bass/140/dubstep genre. Her productions sound quite original and shows that unlike pop music or mainstream dance artists, Hannah-Sian’s digital
approach prioritizes interaction through music-sharing and live-streaming, reflecting the grassroots orientation of the broader UK bass scene.family of genres unified by a focus onprominent, innovative basslines, syncopated drum patterns, and sound system culture-a lineage
tracing through UK garage, dubstep, jungle, grime, and their techno, breaks, and housenflections. In 2025, bass music has become even more hybridized, with leading-edge producers
drawing influence from trance, techno, hyperpop, and breakbeat in a push towards newcombinations of groove, energy, and emotional resonance[8].
Hannah-Sian’s tracks are typical of this broader new wave: fast-paced, driven by intricatedrum programming, deep and wobbling sub-bass, and a fondness for gritty, analog and digital
textures that nod to both classic rave forms and contemporary production.
140 and Hybrid Rhythms
A recurring motif in her body of work is an explicit embrace of the “140” style-meaning trackstypically structured around 140 BPM, a tempo that sits at the intersection of UK dubstep andgrime but also allows for excursions into breakbeats, jungle,
approach prioritizes interaction through music-sharing and live-streaming, reflecting the grassroots orientation of the broader UK bass scene.family of genres unified by a focus onprominent, innovative basslines, syncopated drum patterns, and sound system culture-a lineage
tracing through UK garage, dubstep, jungle, grime, and their techno, breaks, and housenflections. In 2025, bass music has become even more hybridized, with leading-edge producers
drawing influence from trance, techno, hyperpop, and breakbeat in a push towards newcombinations of groove, energy, and emotional resonance[8].
Hannah-Sian’s tracks are typical of this broader new wave: fast-paced, driven by intricatedrum programming, deep and wobbling sub-bass, and a fondness for gritty, analog and digital
textures that nod to both classic rave forms and contemporary production.
140 and Hybrid Rhythms
A recurring motif in her body of work is an explicit embrace of the “140” style-meaning trackstypically structured around 140 BPM, a tempo that sits at the intersection of UK dubstep andgrime but also allows for excursions into breakbeats, jungle,
