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Benga
Benga became one of the foundational figures in dubstep's original South London scene, releasing genre-defining tracks throughout the mid-2000s that helped establish the minimal, bass-heavy, half-step rhythm structure that defined the genre's earliest and most influential era. His 2008 collaboration with Coki, "Night," became one of the most widely recognized and influential early dubstep tracks, helping establish the genre's core sonic vocabulary before its later, more commercially varied international expansion. Benga's role within London's Croydon dubstep scene, alongside contemporaries including Skream and Digital Mystikz, placed him at the direct geographic and cultural origin point of the genre, giving him a foundational historical significance distinct from later international dubstep producers. His combination of his foundational role in dubstep's original South London scene and "Night's" genre-defining influence has made Benga one of the most historically important figures in the genre's earliest and most musically influential era.
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Skrillex
Skrillex became the artist most responsible for bringing dubstep to mainstream American audiences, winning multiple Grammy Awards for his aggressive, heavily distorted "brostep" sound that diverged significantly from the genre's more minimal, bass-focused UK origins. His 2010 EP "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" became one of the most commercially significant and influential dubstep releases ever made, its distorted, mid-range-heavy "wobble bass" sound establishing a specific American variant of the genre that came to dominate festival main stages throughout the early 2010s. Skrillex's role helping popularize electronic dance music's broader mainstream American festival boom during the early 2010s extended his influence well beyond dubstep specifically, making him one of the most commercially significant electronic music producers of his generation regardless of genre. His combination of "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites'" genre-defining commercial breakthrough and his broader role driving American EDM's mainstream festival explosion has made Skrillex almost universally regarded as the most commercially significant dubstep artist in the genre's history.
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