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, and

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History

2007 - 2010

Luis Torres and Julian Dzeko met on an online forum for all-age club events in Toronto. Torres was working as a graphic designer and photographer, while Dzeko was promoting events. Both men learned to mix using

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, with Torres, who taught piano before leaning to produce, also handling keyboards. They started DJing together and co-producing original material; in 2008, they released their single "Confronted" on DJ Chuckie’s ''Dirty Dutch Digital Vol. 4''. Their song "Again" was remixed by Joe Ghost in 2010. Dzeko & Torres6

2012 & ''Hey'' EP

By January 2012, they had opened for a number of major touring DJs in the Greater Toronto Area, such as

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, Hardwell,

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, Erick Morillo, Michael Woods and

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. In early 2012 they released an unofficial remix of

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, which reached No. 1 on

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. Also in 2012, the duo released a remix of Trey Songz " Heart Attack" on

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. By late 2012, their tracks had been played on shows such as Tiësto’s ''

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'' and Paul Oakenfold’s '' Planet Perfecto''. They also premiered an unreleased track, "Togi," on David Guetta's radio show ''Radio DJ Mix''. Their track "Hey" premiered on

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's BBC Radio 1 '' Essential Mix 2012''. Aoki then asked the duo to create a full EP, and that led to the three-track ''Hey'', released on December 18, 2012 on Dim Mak Records. The EP's track "Buppy" first appeared on blogs in late fall of 2012; the third track was "Check This Out", and the EP received favourable reviews. In December 2012, they signed to the

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booking agency, and released an official remix of "

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" by Animal Kingdom. In January 2013 the duo appeared in the web series The Aoki Files. By the end of 2012 the band had toured in both Europe and throughout North America. In 2013, they played at The BPM Festival, the Ultra Music Festival and the

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. Other gigs in 2013 included the Chasing Summer Festival, the

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in New York City,

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, and Tomorrowland.

2013—2016

In 2013, Dzeko & Torres released their collaborative single "Togi", with Crossways, on Monstercat. In April 2014 they were working with Tiësto's Musical Freedom label, releasing several singles. In 2014 a music video for the Tiësto and Dzeko & Torres Remix of " Anywhere For You" by

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was released on YouTube. The video shows scenes from John Martin's original video along with added footage of the DJs in action and lyrics. In February 2014 they returned to Monstercat to release their remix of Pegboard Nerds' "Bassline Kickin'". They continued to tour as of July 2014, performing at the Annual Summer White Party in Salt Lake City. In 2016, Dzeko and Torres announced that they would be halting their partnership to focus on their solo careers. In August 2020 however, Torres released his first single as a solo artist titled "Come Down" featuring Mkla.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Remixes

2010 * Alternative Reality and Christian Planes featuring Crystal – "I Gotta Have Your Love" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) 2011 * Jus Jack featuring Black Dogs – "Can't Wait" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Yug featuring SoJay – "Doin'" (Dzeko & Torres 'What Are We' Remix)" 2012 * Chuckie – "Who Is Ready To Jump" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Animal Kingdom – "Strange Attractor" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Chuckie featuring

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– "Breaking Up" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) 2013 *

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featuring Rob Roy – " Ooh" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Capital Cities – " Safe And Sound" (Dzeko & Torres 'Digital Dreamin' Remix) *

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– "

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" (Dzeko & Torres 'Sunset' Remix) 2014 * Pegboard Nerds – "Bassline Kickin'" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) *

– " Anywhere For You'' ( Tiësto vs. Dzeko & Torres Remix) *

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" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Kiesza – " Hideaway" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) *

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– "My Life" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * ZHU – " Faded" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Cash Cash – " Surrender" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) 2015 *

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featuring

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– "All We Need" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Zedd featuring Selena Gomez – " I Want You To Know" (Dzeko & Torres vs. Maestro Harrell Remix) * Kygo featuring Conrad Sewell – " Firestone" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Leona Lewis – "Fire Under My Feet" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * The Weeknd – " Can't Feel My Face" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) 2016 *

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featuring

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– "Runaway" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Disco Killerz and Liquid Todd featuring

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– "Stellar" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dzeko and Torres discography Discographies of Canadian artists Electronic music discographies Canadian dance music groups Canadian electronic music groups Canadian musical duos Musical groups from Toronto Musical groups established in 2007 2007 establishments in Ontario Musical groups disestablished in 2016 2016 disestablishments in Ontario Canadian DJs Progressive house musicians Monstercat artists Electronic dance music duos