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), "Feels So Good" (as heard exclusively in the

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), "Breathe (Again)" and "Feel The Night"; earlier songs include "Drunk", which was used in commercials for

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; "Sweet and Vicious", which was used on The Hills; and "

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", a cover of a song by

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. In addition to being the sole songwriter and producer for that band, he is a touring DJ as well as being an in-demand producer, remixer and songwriter formerly under contract with Razor and Tie Music Publishing for whom he has cowritten songs for artists including

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and

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, as well as the song "If That's Love" (co-written with Jesse Owen Astin and

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), which was featured on the ''

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'' episode, " Show Stopper". He was also a co-founder of the now defunct

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Disco Workout. Luxxury's 2012 full-length album "The Last Seduction" was released on Manimal Vinyl and featured songs about his friends

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and

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. The album received strong reviews and made it to several "best of 2012" lists, including that of Duran Duran's John Taylor. In 2013 he began releasing a series of unofficial remixes called "LUXXURY Edits" using "(mostly) only original multitrack stems" for a number of famous songs including

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' "

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", Duran Duran's "

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" and many more. As a result of the attention received he began to get commissioned remix work from artists including Greg Wilson,

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, and others. A series of original singles moving away from "the synths and Moroder-y stuff from my earlier records" to "1979-style Rhodes piano, funky bass, vintage sounding beats and dreamy floaty vocals: Bee Gees meets Todd Terje" was announced in late 2015; the first single "Take it Slow" premiered on January 19, 2016, followed by a number of singles in a similarly vintage funk/disco vein. As a DJ, Robin performs a mix of live, on-the-fly remixes and sings his original material, often accompanied by one or more other musicians. Sometimes this includes a full live band, with whom he has performed opening for Giorgio Moroder, Escort and The Juan Maclean, including a performance on

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Luxxury discography

* ''Just Like It Was Before (feat. Jill Lamoureux)'' (2021) Boogie Angst Records * ''Let's Stay Together'' (2021) Nolita Records * ''Don't Give Up (I Believe in You)'' (2021) Nolita Records * ''Set Me Free'' (2020) Nolita Records * ''It's Not Funny'' (2019) Nolita Records * ''Change Yr Mind (ft. Adeline)'' (2019) Kitsuné * ''Another Lifetime'' with Scavenger Hunt (2019) Nolita Records/

AWAL AWAL (an initialism of Artists Without a Label) is a British music distribution company owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The company serves as an alternative to the traditional music label deal, offering deal structures to artists and independ ...

* ''i wanna be EVERYTHING'' (2018) Nolita Records * ''Keep it Together'' with

Kraak & Smaak Kraak & Smaak () is a musical production trio from the town of Leiden, Netherlands, consisting of Oscar de Jong, Mark Kneppers and Wim Plug. The three began recording in 2003. Their first album, titled ''Boogie Angst'', was released in the UK ...

(2018) Future Disco * ''Be Good 2 Me'' (EP) (2018) Nolita Records * ''Pleasure!'' (single) (2017) Nolita Records * ''I Need You'' (single) (2017) Nolita Records * ''Feel The Night'' (single) (2017) Nolita Records * ''How to be Good'' (EP) (2016) Nolita Records * ''Breathe'' (single) (2016) Eskimo Recordings * ''What Do Ya Really Want'' (single) (2016) Plant Music * ''Hold On/Take it Slow'' (EP) (2016) Deep&Disco * ''Luxxury Edits Vol. 1'' (2014) Exxpensive Sounding Music * ''The Last Seduction'' (2012)

Manimal Vinyl Manimal Vinyl is a Los Angeles-based record label founded in 2006 by film/TV producer, composer and former fashion editor Paul Gebser-Beahan. History The label was started out of Beahan's living room in late 2006 in the historical Hancock Park ...

* ''Sweet and Vicious: The Remixes'' (2007) Nolita Records * ''Rock and Roll (is Evil)'' (2006)

Razor & Tie Razor & Tie was an American entertainment company that consisted of a record label and a music publishing company. It was established in 1990 by Craig Balsam and Cliff Chenfeld. Based in New York City (with additional offices in Los Angeles an ...

/Nolita Records * ''The Dirty Girls (Need Love Too) EP'' (2004) Nolita Records * ''The Drunk EP'' (2004) Nolita Records

Remixes & Re-edits

* Matti Charlton - ''A Rocket Ship To The Moon (LUXXURY Vocal Edit Remix)'' (2021) *

Goldroom Josh Legg, known professionally as Goldroom, is an American electronic musician. Background and career Legg grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts and studied psychology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He and classmate Kyl ...

- ''Guess I'm Jaded (LUXXURY Remix)'' (2020) *

Gavin Turek Gavin Turek is a singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress from Los Angeles, California. Life and career Gavin released her first solo EP titled ''“Good Look for You”'' via her own label Madame Gold Records. The EP garnered attention and prais ...

- ''Whitney'' (LUXXURY remix)'' (2019) * The Ramona Flowers - ''Strangers'' (LUXXURY remix)'' (2018) *

Hall & Oates Daryl Hall and John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two ...

- '' Maneater'' (LUXXURY edit) (2017) * The Ramona Flowers - ''If You Remember'' (LUXXURY remix) (2017) * Terrace - ''Tribeca'' (LUXXURY remix) (2017) * New Order - '' Blue Monday'' (LUXXURY edit) (2016) *

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

- ''

Rock With You "Rock with You" was written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones. It was first offered to Karen Carpenter, while she was working on her first solo album, but she turned it down. It was released on November 3, 1979, by Epic Records as ...

'' (LUXXURY edit) (2016) * Valida - ''Stars'' (LUXXURY remix) (2016) *

- ''

HandClap A clap is the percussive sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, as in the body parts of humans or animals. Humans clap with the palms of their hands, often quickly and repeatedly to express appreciation or approval (see applause), ...

'' (LUXXURY remix) (2016) * Antenna Happy - ''Body'' (LUXXURY edit) (2016) *

Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult ( ; sometimes abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American rock band formed on Long Island in Stony Brook, New York, in 1967, and best known for the singles "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "Burnin' for You", and "Godzilla". The band h ...

- ''

(Don't Fear) The Reaper "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" is a song by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult from the band's 1976 album '' Agents of Fortune.'' The song, written and sung by lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, deals with eternal love and the inevitab ...

'' (LUXXURY edit) (2016) *

Petula Clark Petula Sally Olwen Clark, CBE (born 15 November 1932) is an English singer, actress, and composer. She has one of the longest serving careers of a British singer, spanning more than seven decades. Clark's professional career began during the ...

- '' I'm Not In Love'' (LUXXURY edit) (2015) *

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...

- ''

Whole Lotta Love "Whole Lotta Love" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is the opening track on the band's second album, '' Led Zeppelin II'', and was released as a single in 1969 in several countries; as with other Led Zeppelin songs, no single was ...

'' (LUXXURY edit) (2015) *

- ''

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'' (LUXXURY Remix) (2015) * Greg Wilson - ''Summer Came My Way'' (LUXXURY Remix) (2015) *

The Doors The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial and influential rock acts ...

- ''

Riders on the Storm "Riders on the Storm" is a song by American rock band the Doors. It was released in June 1971, as the second single from '' L.A. Woman'', their sixth studio album and the last with lead singer Jim Morrison. The song reached number 14 on the U.S ...

'' (LUXXURY edit) (2015) * Donna Summer - '' Bad Girls'' (LUXXURY edit) (2015) * The Controversy - ''Two Voices'' (LUXXURY Remix) (2015) * Slow Knights - ''Candy Sugar Rush'' (LUXXURY Remix) (2015) *

Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talki ...

- '' Once in a Lifetime'' (LUXXURY edit) (2015) *

Kiss A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...

- '' I Was Made for Loving You'' (LUXXURY edit) (2015) * Duran Duran – ''Girls on Film'' (LUXXURY edit) (2014) * Blondie – ''Rapture'' (LUXXURY edit) (2014) *

– ''Hotel California'' (LUXXURY edit) (2014) *

The Clash The Clash were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 who were key players in the original wave of British punk rock. Billed as "The Only Band That Matters", they also contributed to the and new wave movements that emerged in the w ...

- ''

Rock The Casbah "Rock the Casbah" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash, released in 1982. The song was released as the second single from their fifth album, ''Combat Rock''. It reached number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the US (t ...

'' (LUXXURY edit) (2013) * Fleetwood Mac – ''Rhiannon'' (LUXXURY edit) (2013) *

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

– ''Golden Years'' (LUXXURY edit) (2013) * Bee Gees – ''Night Fever'' (LUXXURY edit) (2013) *

Simon and Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s, and their biggest hits—including the electric remix of " ...

– ''The Sound of Silence'' (LUXXURY edit) (2013) * Foreigner – ''Urgent'' (LUXXURY edit) (2013) * Madonna – ''Vogue'' (LUXXURY edit) (2013) * Daisy O'Dell – ''Never'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2013) *

Louise Burns Louise Burns is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Formerly a member of the band Lillix, she released her debut album as a solo artist, ''Mellow Drama'', on April 5, 2011, on Light Organ Records. The album was longlisted for the 2011 Polaris Music Pr ...

– ''Paper Cup'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2013) * Fleetwood Mac – ''Rhiannon'' (Luxxury Re-edit) (2012) *

Trust Trust often refers to: * Trust (social science), confidence in or dependence on a person or quality It may also refer to: Business and law * Trust law, a body of law under which one person holds property for the benefit of another * Trust (bus ...

– ''Dressed for Space'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2012) * Cameras – ''June'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2012) *

Austra Austra is an island on the border between Trøndelag and Nordland counties in Norway. The island is shared between the municipalities of Bindal, Leka, and Nærøysund Nærøysund is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is locat ...

– ''Spellwork'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2011) * The Child – ''Boomerang'' (Baron von Luxxury Totally Goth Remix) (2011) * Cocteau Twins – ''Lazy Calm'' (Luxxury Re-edit) (2010) *

Health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

– ''Eat Flesh'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2010) * The Burning Hotels – ''Stuck in the Middle'' (Baron von Luxxury Controls Everything Remix) (2009) *

Del Marquis Del Marquis (born Derek Gruen on August 31, 1977) is an American musician and the lead guitarist for the American group Scissor Sisters. He is also the creator and producer of the American group Slow Knights. Scissor Sisters Born in New York Ci ...

– ''Runaround'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2009) *

The Secret Handshake Luis Alberto Dubuc Jr. (born January 28, 1985) is an American DJ, musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and former drummer from Dallas, Texas. He was a member of The Secret Handshake and Of Legends. He is currently the man behind Myster ...

– ''All For You'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2009) *

– ''

Meddle ''Meddle'' is the sixth studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd, released by Harvest Records. The album was produced between the band's touring commitments, from January to August 1971 at a series of locations around London, including EM ...

'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2008) *

Glass Candy Glass Candy is an American electronic music duo from Portland, Oregon, formed in 1996 by vocalist Ida No and producer and multi-instrumentalist Johnny Jewel. The band is part of the Italians Do It Better label. While the band's early work blends ...

– ''I Always Say Yes'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2008) * Sunny Day Sets Fire – ''Brainless'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2008) * Robots in Disguise – '' The Sex Has Made Me Stupid'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2008) * Robots in Disguise – '' We're in the Music Biz'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2008) *

Marianne Faithfull Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single " As Tears Go By" and became one of the lead female artists during the British I ...

– ''Broken English'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2008) * Dirty Sanchez – ''Really Rich Italian Satanists'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2008) * CSS – ''A La La'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2007) * Scissors for Lefty – ''Ghetto Ways'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2007) * Luxxury – ''Drunk'' (Lovesick Vocoders at Night Remix) (2007) *

Hilary Duff Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including seven Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, four Teen Choice Awards and two Young Artist Awards. She began her acti ...

– ''Stranger'' (Baron von Luxxury Remix) (2007)

References

External links

Luxxury Web siteDiscogs entry for Luxxury'Luxxury at Razor and Tie PublishingInterview with Baron von Luxxury at Pulse RadioSF Gate
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