Anton Powers is an English DJ, music industry executive, record producer, and radio presenter. He is best known for his 2015 song "
Alone No More" (a collaboration with DJ
Philip George) and his 2017 song "
Baby
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" (feat.
Pixie Lott
Victoria Louise Lott (born 12 January 1991), better known by her stage name Pixie Lott, is an English singer and songwriter. Her debut album, '' Turn It Up'', released in September 2009, reached number six on the UK Albums Chart and sold ov ...
). He is also a founder of the remix group
Cahill.
Career
Hailing from
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
, Powers began his career in 2001 manning a slot on
Juice FM
Capital Liverpool is an Independent Local Radio station serving Liverpool, England. It is owned and operated by Global , before moving onto
Radio City 96.7 in 2011 and
Capital FM in 2015. In the interim, he formed the group
Cahill (named after
Everton FC
Everton Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Liverpool that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club was a founder member of the Football League in 1888 and has comp ...
player
Tim Cahill
Timothy Filiga Cahill (; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "his a ...
) with Scott Rosser and Tim Condran. Cahill had a series of releases including "
Trippin' on You" (UK #25), "Crush on You", and "Sex Shooter". They became well known for their remixes and were commissioned to remix for
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
,
Rihanna,
Kylie Minogue,
Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Scherzinger (; born Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente, June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, one of the best-selling g ...
,
Ellie Goulding,
Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress and producer. Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004). As a teenager, she rose to prominence for starring a ...
,
Olly Murs
Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television presenter. He was runner-up on the sixth series of '' The X Factor'' in 2009 and was subsequently signed to RCA Records and Sony Music in the United Kingdom ...
, and
Mariah Carey.
Powers has performed internationally at events such as
Creamfields
Creamfields is an electronic dance music festival series founded and organised by British club promoter Cream, with its UK edition taking place on August Bank Holiday weekend, with a number of international editions held across various territ ...
,
Tomorrowland
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,
Amnesia,
Ruby Skye, and
Zero Gravity
Weightlessness is the complete or near-complete absence of the sensation of weight. It is also termed zero gravity, zero G-force, or zero-G.
Weight is a measurement of the force on an object at rest in a relatively strong gravitational f ...
. He was voted Liverpool DJ of the Year by the ''
Liverpool Echo
The ''Liverpool Echo'' is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales – a subsidiary company of Reach plc and is based in St Paul's Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is published Monday to Sunday, and is Liver ...
'' in 2009, 2010, and 2012, and was named the same in 2013 by
Liverpool City Council. He also runs the A&R for record label
3 Beat Productions
3 Beat Productions is a British independent record label founded by Jon Barlow in 1989.
History
3 Beat Music was founded as a dance music record shop in 1989 by Jon Barlow, Dave Nicholl, Phil Southall and later joined by Phil Beddard and Hywel ...
, which includes acts such as
Sigma,
Kungs
Valentin Brunel (; born 17 December 1996), better known by his stage name Kungs (), is a French DJ, record producer and musician. A native of Toulon, he released his first album ''Layers'' in 2016 after success with " This Girl", a collaboration ...
,
Fuse ODG
Nana Richard Abiona (born 2 December 1988), better known by his stage name Fuse ODG, is a British singer, songwriter and rapper. He is best known for his singles "Antenna" and " Dangerous Love", and for featuring on Major Lazer's " Light It Up ...
,
Philip George, and
Pixie Lott
Victoria Louise Lott (born 12 January 1991), better known by her stage name Pixie Lott, is an English singer and songwriter. Her debut album, '' Turn It Up'', released in September 2009, reached number six on the UK Albums Chart and sold ov ...
. He was responsible for their signing and the release of a number of hit singles.
In 2015, Powers collaborated with fellow DJ
Philip George on his debut single "
Alone No More", which peaked at No. 4 on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
. It was awarded
gold
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status in the UK in April 2017.
In 2016, Powers released his second single, "Love You Better". His third single, "
Baby
An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings. ''Infant'' (from the Latin word ''infans'', meaning 'unable to speak' or 'speechless') is a formal or specialised synonym for the common term ''baby''. The terms may also be used to ...
", featuring Pixie Lott, had its first live performance on the final of the
sixth series of ''
The Voice
The Voice may refer to:
Fictional entities
* The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics
* The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe
* The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...
'' on 1 April 2017. The song peaked at No. 97 on the UK Singles Chart. Later that year, Powers was a guest presenter of ''
The Playlist
''The Playlist'' is a British children's entertainment and music series presented by guest presenters, produced by Strawberry Blond TV for CBBC and first aired on 22 April 2017 and ended on 12 March 2022. The first series was narrated by Sco ...
'' alongside Lott. His fourth single, "Heart for Sale", was released on 23 February 2018.
In 2022, while working at Warner Music UK, Powers picked up the rights to "
Afraid to Feel
"Afraid to Feel" is a song by British duo LF System. The mix was created in 2019 and picked up for full release on 2 May 2022, by Warner Music UK. The single rose to popularity in June 2022 and spent eight consecutive weeks at number one in the U ...
" by British duo
LF System
LF System are a Scottish production duo consisting of Conor Larkman and Sean Finnigan. They are from West Lothian and previously worked as a roofer and petrol station worker.
They topped the UK Singles Chart in July 2022 with " Afraid to Feel", ...
and "B.O.T.A (Badddest Of Them All)" by
Eliza Rose
Eliza Rose (born 28 November 1991) is an English DJ, music producer and singer.
Born in the East End of London, Rose grew up in Dalston and began working at the Flashback record shop when she was 14 years old. A fan of soul and jazz music, she s ...
and Interplanetary Criminal, with these two tracks taking the Top 2 positions on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 of 25 August 2022.
Discography
Singles
References
External links
Anton Powers Soundcloud
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English DJs
English record producers
Remixers
Musicians from Liverpool
DJs from Liverpool
English radio DJs
English radio presenters
English house musicians
Living people
1989 births
Electronic dance music DJs
Spinnin' Records artists
3 Beat Records artists