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Fly Eye Records
Fly Eye Records was a record label founded by Calvin Harris in 2010. The label was first launched in May 2010 with the single "Gecko" from Mr Blink, a DJ who served as Harris' opening act. In 2014, the label formed a partnership with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Most of the label's releases belong to the EDM genre. The label has been closed in the end of 2016. History In 2010, Harris decided to create his own vanity label and named it "Fly Eye Records" after his signature fly-eye sunglasses that he handcrafted himself, which feature on the cover of his 2009 album, '' Ready for the Weekend''. The original purpose from the label was to scout other artists that they admire without the contract restrictions of a major label. When Harris established Fly Eye Records he said stating, "My goal for Fly Eye Records is to release the most exciting club music I can get my hands on." Artists * Autoerotique * Bart B More * Bassjackers * BURNS * Calvin Harris (founder) * DOD * dBerrie * Dill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvin Harris
Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums. His debut studio album, '' I Created Disco'', was released in June 2007. Its singles " Acceptable in the 80s" and " The Girls" both reached the top 10 in the UK. In 2009, he released second studio album, '' Ready for the Weekend'', which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and whose lead single, "I'm Not Alone", became his first song to top the UK Singles Chart. In 2012, Harris rose to international prominence with the release of his third studio album, '' 18 Months'', which topped the UK Albums Chart and became his first album to chart on the US ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at number 19. All eight of the album's singles reached the top 10 in the UK, breaking the record for the most top 10 songs from one studio album on the UK Singles Chart with eight entries, surpassing Michael Jackson's record. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Plant
Jacob Plant (born 16 February 1991) is a British record producer and DJ. He's released on Ministry of Sound imprint label Speakerbox, Calvin Harris' Fly Eye Records and Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records, and has been commissioned to officially remix songs for numerous high-profile artists including Rihanna, Calvin Harris, Tinie Tempah, Example, Axwell, Benny Benassi, Iggy Azalea and Sub Focus. Plant has performed at several large festivals, including Reading and Leeds Festivals and Chicago's Lollapalooza festival in 2014. His debut EP, ''Warehouse'', was released through his own label Shakedown Recordings. Jacob's music has earned playtime on BBC Radio 1 shows by DJs such as Annie Mac Annie Mac (born 18 July 1978), is an Irish DJ, broadcaster and writer. She hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1, including BBC Switch and ''Future Sounds''. She also DJed in various locations, including hosting her AMP (Annie Mac Presents) ... and Zane Lowe (who crowned "Fire" his ''Hott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of records other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Not Alone (song)
"I'm Not Alone" is a song by Scottish recording artist Calvin Harris, released as the lead single from his second studio album, '' Ready for the Weekend'' (2009). The track was first played by Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1 as his "essential new tune" on 23 January 2009 and has been described as a slice of euphoric dance. On 12 April 2009, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, earning Harris his first solo number-one single on the chart and second overall following his 2008 collaboration with Dizzee Rascal and Chrome, "Dance wiv Me". In 2010, Harris received a writing credit on Chris Brown's hit single " Yeah 3x", due to the perceived similarities between the two songs. Background and writing Harris called the song "a big stadium dance tune, somewhere between Snow Patrol, Faithless and Grandaddy". He said in a publicity release: "The whole track's a light and shade thing, two styles put together. I find it quite hard to write a happy-happy lyric now, for some reas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twoloud
Twoloud, formerly stylized as twoloud, now stylized as TWOLOUD, is the name of a German DJ musical project consisting of members Manuel Reuter (also known as Manian), Alexander Thomas (Alex Castle) along with Dennis Nicholls (aka D-Style). The project was founded in 2013 and are active mainly in the genres of progressive house and big room house. Although the project's anonymity has been revealed in mid-2014, the musicians were asking to be judged only by their music, not faces. The style of TWOLOUD is unique, with the lead sound of the song "Greatest DJ", for example, being strongly linked to that of duo Showtek. Similar comparisons were given to the songs "Drop It Like This", which contains influences by Tujamo, and "I'm Alive" resembling the sound of Canadian duo DVBBS. For a long time, the members of TWOLOUD remained anonymous. In their live performances they appeared in ninja costumes and on their album covers they had never been seen. For a long time TWOLOUD was suspecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommie Sunshine
Tommie Sunshine (born Thomas Lorello; March 26, 1971) is a record producer, remixer, DJ and songwriter of electronic music from Chicago currently living in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for creating dance remixes to popular rock and alternative songs. Biography Early life Lorello grew up in Naperville, Illinois. During the 1980s he became interested in DJ mixes he heard on the radio and began attending house-music clubs in the city such as Medusa's. In the early '90s, he traveled to New York City to attend the last "Storm Rave" being thrown by DJ Frankie Bones, which lead to him performing as a popular DJ at raves throughout the Midwest. Career Sunshine presently works alongside The Disco Fries and also as a trio with Bart B More and RipTidE under the name Horsepower. In the past he has collaborated with artists such as Felix Da Housecat, Miss Kittin, Marc Romboy, Mark Verbos, Tomcraft, The Aston Shuffle, James Murphy and DJ Hell. In 2006 Tommie Sunshine remixed the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Gold (DJ)
Frank Thomas Knebel-Janssen (born August 9, 1981), better known by his stage name Thomas Gold, is a German DJ and producer. His first productions were trance-based, which eventually evolved into progressive house and tech house in recent times. He was ranked at number 82 in the Top 100 DJs survey conducted by ''DJ Magazine'' in 2012. Biography When Thomas was seven years old, he learned to play the electronic organ, and his interest in digital synthesizers and his passion for music emerged. At the age of 15 he bought his first piece, a synthesizer Yamaha DX-11. Several international labels have signed or released music by Gold, including CR2 (UK), Ministry of Sound (UK and Australia), Positiva (UK), Nero / Joia (Sweden), Vendetta (Spain), Cyber and Scorpio (France), Time (Italy), Universal (USA), Egoiste (Switzerland). His 2008 remixed version of the classic "Silence" by the group Delerium was successful on the Beatport download list and won the coveted Beatport Music for Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R3hab
Fadil El Ghoul ( ar, فضيل الغول; born 2 April 1986), performing under the stage name R3hab (stylized in all caps as R3HAB; pronounced "rehab"), is a Dutch-Moroccan disc jockey and music producer. Ranked at number 12 on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs in 2018, R3HAB has produced two full studio albums and has remixed songs for a wide variety of artists, including 5 Seconds of Summer, Katy Perry, Arashi, Everglow, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Rammstein, Steve Aoki, The Chainsmokers, For King & Country, and KSI. Career R3HAB began his career in late 2007 while producing the track "Mrkrstft" which was remixed by fellow Breda DJ Hardwell. His connection with what was then a small scene of Dutch DJs helped him to grow. After releasing ''Prutataaa'' with Afrojack, he signed with Afrojack's label, producing and remixing tracks. Released independently, his debut album ''Trouble'' has gained ove500 million streamsglobally to date. R3HAB's second full-length studio album recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quintino (DJ)
Quinten van den Berg (; born ), known professionally as Quintino, is a Dutch DJ and record producer. Notable releases include a remix of "Rap das Armas", "Selecta", "Go Hard" and "Fatality". In 2019 he was named No. 25 in the Top 100 DJs list put out by ''DJ Magazine''. Music career At the age of 18, Quintino was discovered by Dutch DJ Laidback Luke, who assisted him developing a career. His breakthrough followed in 2011 with his remix of stairs hit "Rap Das Armas" in the Netherlands, and the release of Epic. That same year Quintino co-produced the Afrojack track "Selecta". In 2013 he worked with DJs Tiësto and Alvaro to produce the anthem of Ultra Music Festival. In August, he launched his radio show on Radio SupersoniQ international station SiriusXM's Electric Area. In 2014, Quintino produced tracks like "Go Hard", "Slammer", "Fatality", "Genesis" and a remix of R3hab & Trevor Guthrie's hit "Soundwave". In 2014 Quintino performed on larger stages, growing from a support ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky Romero
Nick Rotteveel (; born January 6, 1989), professionally known as Nicky Romero or Monocule, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer from Amerongen, Utrecht Province. He has worked with, and received support from DJs, such as Tiësto, Fedde le Grand, Sander van Doorn, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Armand van Helden, Avicii and Hardwell. He currently ranks at number 26 on '' DJ Mag''s annual Top 100 DJs poll. He is known for his viral hit song "Toulouse". Early life Nick Rotteveel was born and raised in Amerongen, the Netherlands. He moved to Kingston, Ontario, Canada for a year, and later moved back to the Netherlands to continue his education where he did his final semesters in France. Career Romero signed to Once Records and released the tracks "Privilege" and "Qwerty". It was followed by the track "Funktion One" was released, which was mixed by Azucar (from Madskillz and Gregor Salto) and later added "Hear My Sound". In 2009 he remixed Tony Cha Cha's track "Get on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mightyfools
Mightyfools were a Dutch DJ, rapper and production duo formed in 2008, comprising Jelle Keizer and Andy Samin. The duo had three successful productions in 2013: "Footrocker", "Put Em Up" and "Go", respectively released through Revealed Recordings, DOORN Records and Wall Recordings. The project was discontinued in 2018, shortly after Andy Samin left the project in the winter of 2017 due to problems connected with depression. After the retirement, Keizer was appointed the A&R of Barong Family. Keizer has continued his career as DJ and house producer under his own name since June 2018. On the 31st of december 2022, Jelle Keizer shared a story of the Mightyfools stating "Hello 2023". Achievements Mightyfools were supported by Laidback Luke, Don Diablo, Hardwell and Fedde Le Grand, the group occurred on major international festivals such as the Amsterdam Dance Event. Discography Extended plays Other EPs * Feel Good EP (Dim Mak, 2013) * The Legacy EP (Klash, 2018) Singles Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Hawkins (musician)
Mike Hawkins (born Mikkel Kauczki Cox on in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Danish DJ and record producer. Throughout his career, he has performed in several countries including Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United States. Hawkins has played with a number of other well-known DJs as well, including Trentemøller, Sébastien Léger, Ferry Corsten and Marcus Schössow. He has gained support in its releases from Sander van Doorn (whose label, Doorn Records, he has also published on), Ferry Corsten, Faithless, Erick Morillo, Fedde le Grand, Abel Ramos and others. In 2010, Hawkins worked frequently with ''DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJs Marcus Schössow and Daniel Kandi. In 2011, he released tracks on the labels Virgin/EMI and Sony Music, among others. In January 2016, he announced his departure from Spinnin' Records on social networks, along with Julian Jordan. He joined Armada Music soon after. Background Mikkel Kauczki Cox was born on 22 May 1991 in Aarhus, Denmark, where he was raised durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
