Armada Deep
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 Thomas Ingamells (born 24 October 1982), better known by his stage name Tom Staar, is an English DJ and record producer. Biography Many of his singles remain for several consecutive weeks in the top 100 on downloading platform Beatport, inclu ... * Youngr Awards and nominations ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and the third-largest in the global music industry, after Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME). Formerly part of Time Warner (now Warner Bros. Discovery), WMG was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange from 2005 until 2011, when it announced its privatization and sale to Access Industries. It later had its second IPO on Nasdaq in 2020, once again becoming a public company. With a multibillion-dollar annual turnover, WMG employs more than 3,500 people and has operations in more than 50 countries throughout the world. The company owns and operates some of the largest and most successful labels in the world, including Elektra Records, Reprise Records, Warner Records, Parlophone Records (formerly owned by EMI), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arty (musician)
Artem Stolyarov ( rus, Артём Столяро́в; born 28 September 1989), known professionally as Arty (stylized as ΛRTY) and Alpha 9, is a Russian DJ, musician and producer. He has collaborated with Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, BT, Paul van Dyk, Mat Zo, OneRepublic and Matisse & Sadko. His debut album, '' Glorious'' (2015), peaked at number 14 on the US Dance/Electronic Albums charts. Early life At the age of eight years old, Arty's grandmother insisted that he should attend music school, from which he successfully graduated aged just fourteen. After that he considered applying for music college, but eventually decided against it, as the chance of becoming a professional pianist was really small and because he no longer enjoyed playing. Instead he learned to use FL Studio sequencer, and his love of video games and electronics led to his keen interest in production equipment. Eventually, he began to be influenced by artists such as The Prodigy, The Chemical Brot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Loud Luxury
Loud Luxury are a Canadian music production and DJ duo consisting of Andrew Fedyk and Joe Depace and currently based in Los Angeles. In 2017, they released a remix of the Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa single "Scared to Be Lonely", which gained them recognition. History The duo was formed when Fedyk and Depace, who met at school, collaborated. Going to a Porter Robinson concert, they became inspired with the way Robinson had connected with the crowd. In December 2016, they released the song "See It Again". In 2017, they remixed Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa's song "Scared to Be Lonely", which was included on the remix EP. They released an original single titled "Body" through Armin van Buuren's record label Armada Music. The song, which features vocalist Brando, debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart at number 49, selling 20,000 downloads and gaining over 40,000,000 streams. On February 17, 2017, Loud Luxury collaborated with deep house musician Ryan Shephard ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kidnap Kid
Matthew 'Matt' Rupert Lancaster Relton, known professionally as Kidnap, formerly known as Kidnap Kid, is an English electronic dance music record producer and DJ from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. He was awarded iTunes US's 'Best Electronic Song of 2012' for his track "Vehl".(2012)Kidnap Kid, Stack House, 2012, retrieved 2013-07-15 Relton was educated at Silverdale School in Sheffield before completing a degree in politics and crime at the University of Leeds.Morejon, Ryan (2011)Chatting: Kidnap Kid", Industry Standard, 10 July 2011, retrieved 2013-07-15 Since early 2016, Relton has been releasing music through his own record label 'Birds That Fly'. In 2017, Relton was nominated at the Electronic Music Awards for Record of the Year for "ABA" with Lane 8. He also performed at the 2017 Electronic Music Awards show. In 2017, he changed his artist name from Kidnap Kid to Kidnap. Discography Studio albums * ''Grow'' (2019), Armada Music Armada Music is a Dutch independent re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kevin Saunderson
Kevin Maurice Saunderson (born September 5, 1964) is an American electronic dance music Dj and record producer. He is famous for being a member of a trio, along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May, who came to be known as The Belleville Three, who is often credited to being among the pioneers and originators of techno: in particular this act helped define Detroit techno, the earliest style of this music genre. Born in New York, at the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, where at Belleville High School he befriended the other members of the trio. Early life Kevin Maurice Saunderson was born on September 5, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York. He spent the early years of his life in Brooklyn before moving at around age 10 to Belleville, Michigan, a rural town 30 miles from Detroit. Saunderson first met future Techno pioneer Derrick May when the two were fourteen. May had decided not to pay Saunderson after losing a bet and, one day at school, Saunderson pu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Janieck Devy
Janieck van de Polder (; born ), better known by his stage name Janieck Devy or just the mononym Janieck, is a Dutch singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Pluk in the 2004 film ''Tow Truck Pluck'' and the single "Reality" by Lost Frequencies, in which he took the melody, guitar, vocals and lyrics into account. Early life Van de Polder was born on 24 June 1994 in Noordwijk, Netherlands. He learned to play the guitar while waiting for the film set and wrote melodies and lyrics for his friends band Lost Fox, as well as made his own songs. At the age of 14, he wrote his first song he ever recorded titled "A Better Man". Career Acting Van de Polder began acting at the age of ten and his first starring role was a titular role in the 2004 movie ''Tow Truck Pluck''. Afterwards, he appeared in the 2006 movie ''Crusade in Jeans'' as Pepin. His next role was Punkjongen in the 2009 movie ''My Queen Karo''. He also played in television series like ''Van S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Inner City (band)
Inner City is an American electronic music group that formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1987. The group was originally composed of the record producer and composer Kevin Saunderson and the Chicago, Illinois, vocalist Paris Grey. Saunderson is renowned as one of the Belleville Three—along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May—high school friends who later originated the Detroit techno sound. In February 2018, ''Billboard'' magazine ranked them as the 69th most successful dance artists of all-time. Musical career Inner City topped the US Billboard dance chart five times, and had nine top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart. The group is best known for its early dancefloor-pop music crossover tracks " Big Fun" (UK #8, US Dance #1) and "Good Life" (UK #4, US Dance #1). Other hits include "Do You Love What You Feel" (UK #16, US Dance #1) and "Whatcha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" (UK #12, US Dance #8). The music videos to these songs received significant airplay throughout the world. Later w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Goldfish (band)
Goldfish is an electronic duo originating from Cape Town, South Africa, consisting of Dominic Peters and David Poole. They create dance music containing elements of house, pop, jazz and African music. The band has released a number of albums, including Late Night People, '' Perceptions of Pacha'' and '' Get Busy Living''. They were named "Best Pop" at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2014. History Founding and early years Dominic Peters and David Poole founded GoldFish in Cape Town, South Africa. The two jazz musicians had first met while studying music at college. After the 2006 release of their debut album ''Caught in the Loop,'' the group went on to open for artists such as Fatboy Slim, Mr Scruff, Audio Bullys, Stereo MC's. Basement Jaxx, Faithless, Paul van Dyk, and Pete Tong. GoldFish was nominated for the Best Alternative category at the first MTV Africa Music Awards 2008 but did not win. They released their album '' Perceptions of Pacha'' on 29 August 2008. In 2009, they se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ferry Corsten
Ferry Corsten (; born 4 December 1973) is a Dutch disc jockey, record producer and remixer from Rotterdam. He is well known for producing many pioneering trance tracks during the 1990s–2000s under his numerous aliases, including System F, Moonman, Pulp Victim and Gouryella. In recent years, he has shifted to a broader electronic music style, playing everything from progressive house to uplifting trance; and hosts his own weekly radio show, ''Resonation Radio''. Corsten routinely plays at events and festivals all over the world including Electric Daisy Carnival, Tomorrowland (festival), Tomorrowland, and many others, and has been consistently ranked among ''DJ Mag'''s Top 100 DJs poll, having placed at rank 5 in 2004 and 2005, 6 in 2006 and 2008; and most recently at 53 for 2020. Career Early years Ferry Corsten was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. As a child, he would listen to a Dutch radio show called "The Soulshow", which played different selections of electronic music includ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eelke Kleijn
Eelke van Kleijn (born June 11, 1983) is a Dutch producer and DJ hailing from Rotterdam. He is known mostly for his electronic dance music. Nowadays he produces music for other media, such as television series, commercials, movie trailers and animations. In his early career (between 2003 and 2005), he mainly produced electronic records as M.I.D.O.R. & Six4Eight, and he was responsible for some of the DJ Precision releases and remixes. His first release as Eelke Kleijn was "4.5 Billion Years" in 2003 on Segment Records. From 2005 onwards, he solely released music under his own name. His breakthrough came in 2006 when Nick Warren used the track "8 Bit Era" for his ''Global Underground: Paris'' compilation. As a result, Eelke released his first artist album ''Naturally Artificial'' on Global Underground in 2007. He remixed artists such as John Legend, Goldfish (band), Dave Seaman, Way Out West, Hybrid, Sander Kleinenberg and Nadia Ali. In 2010, Eelke released his second artist ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chicane (musician)
Nicholas Bracegirdle (born 28 February 1971), known professionally as Chicane, is an English musician, composer, songwriter, and record producer. Among his works are singles " Offshore", an Ibiza trance anthem included in many compilations in both chill-out and dance versions; "Saltwater", which featured vocals by Clannad member Máire Brennan, and the UK number-one hit " Don't Give Up", featuring vocals by Bryan Adams, which also became a top ten hit on singles charts across Europe and Australia. ''Far from the Maddening Crowds'', Chicane's debut studio album from 1997, is still considered a seminal release among the trance music community, and his second studio album, 2000's '' Behind the Sun'', was certified gold in the UK. In 2007, after the hindrance of an ultimately unreleased album ('' Easy to Assemble'') in the intervening time, the third artist album ''Somersault'' was released on Bracegirdle's independent record label, followed shortly after by a tenth anniversary re- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cedric Gervais
Cédric DePasquale (, born 7 June 1979), better known by his stage name Cedric Gervais (), is a French DJ, record producer and actor residing in Miami Beach, Florida. In 2013, he produced a remix of Lana Del Rey's " Summertime Sadness", for which he won a Grammy Award. Life and career Gervais was born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. He was a resident DJ at Paris's Le Queen club. In 1998, he moved to South Beach in Miami Beach. He was 19 years old when he left for Miami, and gained residencies at Crobar (now Cameo) and Nikki Beach, before taking over as DJ at the Club Space Terrace. His first single, "Burning", was released with Ultra Records through their sublabel You. In 2006, his debut album ''The Experiment'', featured the single "Spirit in My Life", also on Ultra Records. His production credits include working with Lenny Kravitz, Deep Dish, Steve Lawler, and Rachel Star. His single "Mauri's Dream", from 2009, was Pete Tong's Essential Tune of the Week three weeks in a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |