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Tobu (Music)

Toms Burkovskis (born September 10, 1992), professionally known as Tobu and sometimes 7obu, is a Latvian musician who primarily produces progressive house tracks. He is known for many of his tracks released on NoCopyrightSounds that are featured in YouTube videos.

Although he started making and releasing music in 2012, even having one of his tracks promoted by NCS in 2013, he would start to become popular in 2014, where he released his debut NCS single, "Seven". Since then, he would release more tracks on the label, with some of them gaining high amounts of views such as "Hope", "Colors", and "Infectious". Tobu has also made several collaborations with Dutch musician Itro even before he began his NCS career. Two of his most popular songs, "Cloud 9" and "Sunburst", are collaborations with Itro.

Tobu would go on and become one of NCS' most well-known artists due to having many of his songs used in various YouTube videos. However, things took a turn in 2023 when his NCS releases from 2014 to 2015 were removed from the label due to Tobu refusing to renew his contract with the label. In the same year, he hosted a remix contest for "Candyland", and the best remixes would be put in an album.

Discography

7ropes:

  • The Bus Came Back: For his NCS career. He released a track in August 2024 named "Faster", two years after his last NCS release and one year after the removal of his 2014-2015 tracks from the label.
  • Letters 2 Numbers: He often substitutes the "T" in his stage name to a number 7. The handle name "7obu" would be used as his primary Instagram handle, his old website name, and in his logo.
  • Modulation: The NCS release version of "Hope" is in a lower pitch when compared to the original mix posted on his YouTube channel.
  • Music Mashup: He uploaded a "Vocal Mix" of "Colors" on his SoundCloud, which is actually his track "Colors" with the acapella of "Stay the Night" by Zedd and Hayley Williams.
  • Out-of-Genre Experience: Although he mainly does progressive house, he has also made songs in various other genres. Notably, his NCS release "Turn It Up" is his attempt at making Trap Music.
  • Precision F-Strike: "Cruel", one of his off-NCS songs, is one of his only songs to drop the F-bomb in it.
  • Public Domain Soundtrack: He releases his music for free download and usage without any copyright.
  • Remix Album: Candyland (Remixes) entirely consists of remixes of his 2015 track "Candyland".
  • Sequel Song: "Candyland Pt. II", released in 2019 outside of NCS, is the sequel to his popular track "Candyland".
  • Stage Names: His is taken from the first two letters of his first and last name.
  • Title Drop: Happens in "Life", which mentions the title exactly one minute and thirty seconds in.
  • Yellow Is Cheerful: His songs are associated with the color yellownote , and contain happy and uplifting melodies and sounds. The titles often also radiate positive vibes, such as "Candyland", "Hope", "Colors", and "Good Times".