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Trouze
Trouze is a Singaporean-American electronic music trio consisting of Declan Ee, Jovany Javier and Tat Tong. The group had a Billboard Dance Top 20 hit in 2016 with the song "Age of Innocence" with Elephante and Damon Sharpe. Biography The idea for Trouze came about in 2014 when the trio first met at a Zedd showcase in Miami and connected artistically over their different musical backgrounds. Based across Singapore and Los Angeles, members of Trouze had very different careers before dance music. Trouze's music draws influences from the group members’ varying cultural and geographical influences. In 2016, Trouze featured on "Age of Innocence" with Elephante and Damon Sharpe, a release on Armada Music that they wrote and provided vocals for. The track peaked at #18 on the Billboard Dance charts and featured remixes by Hellberg, Jenaux and Crankdat. In late 2016, they released their first standalone single "Intersection". They also released "Who Am I" a collaboration with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovany Javier
Jovany Javier; born Jovany Javier Barreto; is a Cuban-American record producer and singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles and Miami. He is a member of multi-platinum songwriter-producers The Swaggernautz, and previously part of the electronic music trio Trouze. He was also a Top 12 male finalist in American Idol Season 10. Early life and American Idol Growing up in Harvey, Louisiana, Javier worked as a shipbuilder before auditioning for American Idol Season 10. After finishing in the Top 12 male finalists, he proceeded to perform at 27 military installations in 12 countries on an Armed Forces Entertainment World Tour, with stops including Japan, Korea, Guam, Australia, and Hawaii. Current career In 2014, Jovany Javier was the featured vocalist on Santana's's "Oye 2014" alongside Pitbull and Ximena Munoz, which was released on the album Corazón. The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, charted at No. 1 on the iTunes album charts in 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Swaggernautz
The Swaggernautz is a songwriting and production duo based in Los Angeles, composed of Singaporean songwriter-producer Tat Tong and American Idol Season 10 alumnus Jovany Javier. Their combined discography has gone 60× platinum, with over 20 #1 hits out of over 60 Top 20 hits worldwide. Early life and history As a child in Singapore, Tong studied piano and composition at Yamaha Music Foundation. In 2001, he accepted a scholarship from the Singapore Armed Forces to study Computer Science at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, and following that, worked in the Republic of Singapore Navy for 6 years before transitioning to a full-time music career in 2011. Growing up in Harvey, Louisiana, Javier worked as a shipbuilder before auditioning for American Idol Season 10 in 2011. After finishing in the Top 12 male finalists, he proceeded to perform at 27 military installations in 12 countries on an Armed Forces Entertainment World Tour, with stops including Japan, Korea, Guam, Australia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tat Tong
Tat Tong; born Tong Hong Tat; is a Singaporean record producer and songwriter who is based in Los Angeles. His discography has gone 80× platinum, with over 20 #1 hits out of over 60 Top 20 hits worldwide, and he is a member of production-writing duo The Swaggernautz with American Idol Season 10 alumnus Jovany Javier. He is presently signed to Universal Music Publishing. Early life Growing up in Singapore, Tong studied piano and composition at Yamaha Music Foundation. In 2001, he accepted a scholarship from the Singapore Armed Forces to study Computer Science at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, and following that, served his scholarship bond in the Republic of Singapore Navy for 6 years before transitioning into a full-time music career in 2011. At Cornell, Tong sang in the Cornell University Glee Club. Current career As a producer-songwriter, Tong's discography spans North America, Central/South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, including artists like Luis Fonsi, Troye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephante
Tim Wu (born November 10, 1989), better known by his stage name Elephante, is an American musician, DJ and music producer based in Los Angeles. Early life Wu was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His parents were born in Taipei, Taiwan and moved to the United States in their 20s. He is based in Los Angeles. He started to play music at an early age and taught himself to play guitar and was trained to play classical piano. He majored in economics at Harvard University. In 2011, he graduated and wanted to involve himself in the music industry as an acoustic singer-songwriter before he moved on to electronic dance music. Wu began using "Elephante" as a stage name because it was a reference to the phrase "elephant in the room" which he described as his unhappiness of working at a corporate job since he wanted to be a musician. Musical style Wu describes his music as melodic electronic music that fuses with various other genres. His preferred genres are big room, progressive house a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Wong
Jonathan Wong Chee-Hynn ( 王梓軒), born June 3, 1986, is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Biography Born in the United States, Jonathan picked up the piano and violin at the age of 6 and began taking a serious interest in dance during his high school years at Milton Academy. Jonathan is trained in various martial arts. Judo (since age 11), Wrestling (varsity team in high school), Hung Kuen (洪拳), Wing Chun (詠春) and San Da (散打) since 2012. Jonathan graduated from Cornell University in 2008, double majoring in Psychology and Dance, where he sang in the Cornell University Glee Club and also was music director and arranger for the university's premiere all-male a cappella group "Last Call". His vocal arrangements and solo performances helped "Last Call" secure numerous national and international awards, while his achievements in dance made him the single recipient of the 2008 Cornell Undergraduate Artist Award. He joined the Hong Kong music indust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon Sharpe
Damon Sharpe, born Damon Jared Reinagle, is an American record producer, songwriter, DJ and recording artist who works in Los Angeles. He first reached notability as a member of Guys Next Door. He has since contributed to various albums that have cumulatively sold over 40 million copies and have been streamed over 2 billion times. He has over 80 million streams as a solo artist and 800k monthly streams on Spotify. Current career Sharpe is active in Los Angeles. He is signed to Armada Music and has worked with various contemporary artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, Pitbull, Alesso, Kylie Minogue, Anastacia, Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child, Flo Rida, New Boyz, Monica, Charlie Wilson, NKOTB, Nelly, A1, Ginuwine, Amerie, 98 Degrees, American Idol's Kimberley Locke and Justin Guarini, Natalie Cole, Corbin Bleu, Korean and Japanese artists Got7, 2PM, SF9, BoA, SHINee, Da-ice, Kangta, Laboum, Kim Jae-joong, Ai, W-inds, T-ara, Kumi Koda, B1A4, Fairies and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project 46
Project 46 is a Canadian DJ/producer duo made up of Thomas Shaw and Ryan Henderson. They are best known for their tracks "Last Chance" with Kaskade, "Collide" with Laidback Luke and "Reasons" featuring Andrew Allen. Biography Early life Henderson was born in Waterloo, Ontario, and Shaw in Vancouver, where they both still reside. Growing up, Shaw was always involved in the arts, taking part in piano lessons, choir training, and school theatre, while also finding time to teach himself the guitar and drums. Though originally interested in Alternative music, Shaw was later introduced to dance music and FL Studio by a friend, which the pair use for production to this day. Before joining Project 46 Shaw worked at a local Costco while majoring in computer science at a local university. Henderson grew up listening to Euro-style music like Alice DJ, and grew his passion for dance music through working events. Prior to teaming up with Shaw, Henderson ran two successful nightclubs in Wate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Feldt
Sammy Boeddha Renders (born 1 August 1993), better known by his stage name Sam Feldt, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and entrepreneur. Career Musical career In 2015, he released a remake of Robin S.' " Show Me Love". The track was released by Spinnin' Records and Polydor. It became an instant hit, peaking at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the 21st position on the Dutch Top 40.Nederlandse dj Sam Feldt verovert de wereld , 21 July 2015 In Australia, "Show Me Love" was certified gold. In Belgium, Feldt's track reached 15 and 13 on [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armada Music
Armada Music is a Dutch independent record label that specialises in releasing electronic dance music. The name Armada derives from the first two letters of the founders' first names: Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron and David Lewis. Signed artists Artists currently signed by Armada Music include: * Andrew Rayel * Armin van Buuren * Arty * Audien * Bob Sinclar * Brando * Cedric Gervais * Chicane * D.O.D * Eelke Kleijn * Ferry Corsten * Goldfish * Inner City * Janieck * Kevin Saunderson * Kidnap * Loud Luxury * Mark Sixma * MistaJam * Morgan Page * Orjan Nilsen * R Plus * Shapov * Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano * Super8 & Tab * Tempo Giusto * Tensnake * Themba * Tom Staar * Youngr Awards and nominations As of December 2015, the label had won the "Best Global Record Label" award for five years in a row at the International Dance Music Awards (IDMA's). Armada received two nominations at the 2014 IDMAs. The Academy of Electronic Music, a joint venture between Armada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coco Lee
Coco Lee (; born Ferren Lee, 17 January 1975) is a Hong Kong-American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. Lee's career began in Hong Kong and then expanded to Taiwan. Her single, "Do You Want My Love" also entered the US music charts. Her first full-length English-language album was ''Just No Other Way'' (1999) . At the Oscars, she performed the Best Original Song nominated, "A Love Before Time" from the movie ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''. Early life Lee was born in Hong Kong, she is the youngest of three children and was born to a Chinese Indonesian father and a Hongkong Cantonese mother. She has two elder sisters, Nancy, who was her manager before, and Carol. Her father died before she was born. When she was 9 years old, her mother brought Lee and her sisters to live in San Francisco. She attended Presidio Middle School and Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School, both in San Francisco. The summer after graduating from high school, she was offered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Van Dyk
Matthias Paul (; born 16 December 1971), known professionally as Paul van Dyk () is a German DJ, record producer and musician. One of the first true renowned DJs, van Dyk was the first artist to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic album for his 2003 release '' Reflections''. He was named the World's number one DJ in both 2005 and 2006, something few DJs have ever achieved. He was the first ever DJ to be named number one by ''Mixmag'' in 2005. By 2008, he had sold over 3 million albums worldwide. A trance producer starting in the early 1990s, van Dyk quickly achieved popularity with his remix of "Love Stimulation" by Humate on the record label MFS in 1993 and with his hit single " For an Angel". Van Dyk is an avid trance lover to this day. He indicated in an interview that he ended up giving himself the Belgian-sounding stage name Paul van Dyk, because he used to incorporate many Belgian dance records into his DJ sets in the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanness Wu
Vanness Wu (; born August 7, 1978) is a Taiwanese-American singer and actor. He is a member of the Taiwanese boyband F4 and the Korean Mandopop duo Kangta & Vanness. Early life Wu was born in Santa Monica, California. He learned to breakdance as a teenager and competed in numerous dance competitions throughout the 90s. Career Early career with F4 Wu starred as Mei Zuo (美作), one of the F4 members, in the Taiwanese drama series ''Meteor Garden'' and its sequel, ''Meteor Garden II''. At the conclusion of the series, they continued to perform together and released three studio albums as the boy band F4. In 2002, Wu became the second F4 member, after Vic Chou, to release his debut solo album, ''Body Will Sing.'' The track, "I Hate Myself" is listed at number 95 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart for 2002. The album was awarded as one of the "Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year" at the 2002 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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