Dave Audé (born Oct 12, 1969) is an American DJ,

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and

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er. He operates his own label Audacious Records, and is known for having more number ones than any other producer on the ''Billboard''

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chart. He has done production for artists such as U2, will.i.am, t.A.T.u.,

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, Madonna,

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, Jennifer Lopez,

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, Olivia Holt,

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and Beyoncé. As an artist, Audé has scored 14 hit singles so far on the ''Billboard'' charts, and an unprecedented 132 No. 1 remixes on the ''Billboard''

chart. In 2016, Audé won a Grammy Award in the Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical category for his remix of " Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and

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. Audé's songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing. He is managed by songwriter and producer Darrell Brown.

Biography

Audé is the older brother of former Major League Baseball player Rich Audé. Audé began his career teaching at the Los Angeles Recording Workshop as a

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instructor at the age of 22. In the 1990s, he began making

house music House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground club culture in the late 1970s, as DJs began altering ...

at Truth, a

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dance club, and formed Lunatic Fringe with the club's owner, Steve Levy. They founded Moonshine Music, a

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, together, and built a studio in

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. Audé began making compilation and remix albums, and as an artist has scored 14 hit singles: 1999's "Floor Filler Tune" (US Dance #20), 2006's "Common Ground" (US Dance #4), 2007's " Make It Last" (with Jessica Sutta) (US Dance #1), Billboard Singles

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2009's "Grass Is Greener" (with Sisely Treasure) (US Dance #1), 2010's "Figure It Out" (US Dance #1) with Isha Coco, a.k.a. Luciana, 2011's "I'm Still Hot" with Luciana (US Dance #1), 2012's "Never Forget" featuring Lena Katina (US Dance #1), 2012's "Something for the Weekend" with Luciana (US Dance #1), " Hold Me" with

(US Dance #1), 2013's "Electricity & Drums (Bad Boy)" with

Akon Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles ...

& Luciana (US Dance #1), 2014's " Take Me Away" with Rokelle (US Dance #1), "Aftermath (Here We Go)" with Andy Bell (US Dance #1), "Hustlin'" with Vassy, Crazibiza (US Dance #1) and "True Original" again with Andy Bell (US Dance #1). Additionally, he has produced 133 #1 US Dance tracks to date. In 2006, Audé founded his own label, Audacious Records in order to release his own tracks. In 2008, he appeared on the TV show '' Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious'' as part of Robin Antin's expert team to help the girls with vocal rehearsals. Audé was also Music Director for

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. In 2010, Audé was nominated for a

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for his remix of Dean Coleman's "I Want You". As of 2015, he has produced for artists such as U2, KoЯn,

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, will.i.am,

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, t.A.T.u.,

, Sting,

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, Lunascape, Madonna, Wanessa,

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, Selena Gomez & the Scene,

, Barbara Mandrell, Jennifer Lopez,

, Ivy Levan, and Beyoncé. In 2016 during the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, Audé received a Grammy for his remix of Mark Ronson and

' hit single " Uptown Funk". In 2022, Audé's remix of

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and

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's duet "

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" was nominated for

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at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

Discography

* ''Audacious Summer Vol. 1'' (2014) * ''Audacious 4'' (2013) * ''Audacious Summer 2011 Sampler'' (2011) * ''Audacious 3'' (2011) * ''2 Audacious'' (2009) * ''Audacious'' (2006)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aude, Dave 1969 births Living people American electronic dance music musicians American house musicians American DJs Record producers from California Remixers Club DJs Electronic dance music DJs Ultra Records artists