Bad Royale is an American DJ/production group consisting of Carlos Montes, Bruce Karlsson, Kevin Wild and Elias Ghosn.
Karlsson was also a member of the electronic duo
Norin & Rad.
Career
Bad Royale was formed on the summit of a mountain in
Southern California
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.
They noted that
Major Lazer
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inspired them to start the project.
Known for collaborating with
Diplo
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,
Steve Aoki
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Skrillex
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, Bad Royale have performed at notable dance music festivals such as
Ultra
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,
Electric Zoo
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,
Tomorrowland
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and
Life In Color
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. They started a record label named Rude Mood.
In 2015, Bad Royale and Diplo remixed "
Look At My Dab
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", a song by hip-hop group
Migos
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.
On May 6, 2016, Bad Royale's
EP ''Immutable Timeline'', which features the single "Bun It Up", was released.
In December 2016, they collaborated with Major Lazer to release the single "My Number". Their remix of VICE's song "Steady 1234" which features singer
Jasmine Thompson
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and rapper Skizzy Mars, released via
Atlantic Records
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.
On January 20, 2017,
Anjunabeats
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partnered with Mad Decent to release three of Bad Royale's covers of
Above & Beyond's songs such as "We're All We Need" and "Fly Me to New York", as singles. In May 2017, they signed with
Polydor Records
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.
On May 5, 2017, their single "All I Can Do", a collaboration with Silver which was written by Jamie Hartman, was released via Polydor Records. Former member of the group Maor Levi left to pursue his own solo endeavors in 2017, leaving the group as a trio.
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
Promotional singles
As featured artist
Remixes
* Major Lazer featuring Elephant Man and Opal – "Wind Up" (Bad Royale Bootleg)
* Major Lazer featuring Ms. Thing – "When You Hear The Bassline" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Silento – "Watch Me" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Wale – "The Girls On Drugs" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Snails featuring Big Ali – "King is Back" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Galantis – "Gold Dust" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Alison Wonderland – "Run" (Bad Royale Remix)
* TWRK – "Helicopter" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Future Fambo – "Bloodclaute Song" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Steve Aoki, NERVO and Tony Junior – "Lightning Strikes" (Bad Royale Remix)
* WE CHIEF – "Fresh Lemonade" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Migos – "Look At My Dab" (Diplo and Bad Royale Remix)
* Shaggy featuring Pitbull and
Gene Noble
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– "Only Love" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Major Lazer featuring Ellie Goulding and Tarrus Riley – "Powerful" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Hailee Steinfeld – "Love Myself" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Travis Scott – "Antidote" (Bad Royale Remix)
* DJ Mustard featuring Travis Scott – "Whole Lotta Lovin'" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Rihanna featuring Drake – "Work" (Bad Royale Remix)
* The Chainsmokers – "Inside Out" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Lizzo – "Good As Hell" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Steve Aoki and BOEHM featuring WALK THE MOON – "Back 2 U" (Steve Aoki and Bad Royale Remix)
* Gente de Zona – "Algo Contigo" (Bad Royale Remix)
* VICE – "Steady 1234" (Bad Royale Remix)
* DJ Snake featuring Yellow Claw – "Ocho Cinco" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Marvay – "Know The Face" (Bad Royale Dubplate Remix)
* Steve Aoki and Louis Tomlinson – "Just Hold On" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Ultimate Rejects – "Full Extreme" (Walshy Fire, Bad Royale and DJ Puffy Remix)
* Balkan Beat Box – "Chin Chin" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Matoma and MAGIC! featuring D.R.A.M. – "Girl At Coachella" (Bad Royale Remix)
* A R I Z O N A – "Electric Touch" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Black Shadow featuring Rupee – "Tipsy" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Skip Marley – "Calm Down" (Bad Royale Remix)
* Skrillex and Team EZY featuring NJOMZA – "Pretty Bye Bye" (Bad Royale Remix)
*
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featuring
Tinashe
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- "
Slumber Party
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" (Bad Royale Remix)
References
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American electronic music groups
Musical groups from California
American DJs
Dancehall musicians
Polydor Records artists
Mad Decent artists