This article discusses the British drum and bass duo. For the French rock band, see Prototypes (band). For other uses of the word "prototype", see prototype (disambiguation).The Prototypes is a British drum and bass duo consisting of Chris Garvey and Nick White. Founded in Brighton, England in the late 2000s, by 2010 they had released their first singles on labels such as Formation Records and Viper Recordings, and from 2011 to 2013 were signed to Shogun Audio.