Brass Knuckles is an electronic dance music trio originating from Miami, consisting of Danny D'Brito, Tony Livadas, and Anthony Pisano.

Musical career

Formation

Danny and Tony originally played together in a band in the early 2000s before connecting with Anthony in 2009.

2008-2012

After producing music together for two years, including two song placements on Jagged Edge’s album which featured

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, they finally came together and created Brass Knuckles in 2010. In 2011, the group released their single "Lie to You" on

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. Global touring followed the release, bringing them to Asia and Europe. This leg of touring included a variety of dates in Croatia, as well as an opening set in front of 10,000 people supporting genre legend

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. In 2012, having attracted attention of major labels, they signed with

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and released their first single with them, "Bad Habits". "Bad Habits" peaked at #27 on ''Billboard'' Club Play Charts and #45 on ''Billboard'' Dance Charts, and was featured on Ultra Music 14 and Ultra/Wynn Presents XS Las Vegas Sessions: Vol. 2. At

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2013, well-known electronic groups

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and

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played “Bad Habits” in their live DJ sets in Miami;

playing it both weekends. The music video for "Bad Habits", released in November 2012, sparked debate, as it included footage dealing with heavier issues such as drug usage and extreme violence. ''

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'' interviewed the trio later on, and revealed the background story behind the true message of the video.

2013-present

Early in 2013, Brass Knuckles released "Hurricane", an additional

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exclusive peaking at No. 24 on the Electro/House Charts. Their next single "As Long As I’m Alive" and debut EP will be released on Ultra, due out in summer 2013. 2013 had already seen a good number of music festivals for the DJ trio, including

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, Life In Color, Sunset Music Festival, and Ultra Europe. This will also be the third year in a row that their increasingly popular original party series "The Electrik Circus" will be held in Miami.

Discography

Singles

* "Closure" (Brass Knuckles & David Solano) (2010) * "Lie To You" (2011) * "Bad Habits" (2012) #45 on ''Billboard'' Dance Charts and #27 on ''Billboard'' Club Play Charts ** Remixed by: *** DJ BL3ND *** DotExe *** David Solano and Leewise ***

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of Discotech *** Twinz Beatz *** The Renegades * "Hurricane" (Feat. Emir Duru) (2013) #24 on

House Electro Tracks * "As Long As I'm Alive" (Feat. John Ryan) (2013) ** Remixed by: *** Starkillers *** Greg Cerrone

Upcoming releases

* "More Than One" (Feat. Kay) (2013) * "Its Too Late" (Feat. Hayley Gene) (2013) * "Sun Was Shining" (Feat. Jody Brock) (2013)

Remixes

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– "F*** You" *

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– "Somebody That I Used To Know" *

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– "Posse" * Le Youth – "Cool" * Mt. Eden – "Airwalker" *

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- "This Kiss" *

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– "Land of Confusion"

References

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External links

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Brass Knuckles - Croatia Tour Recap 6.31.2011 - 7.11.2011

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