The Aston Shuffle is the name of Australian electronic music producer and DJ Vance Musgrove. They were initially a group until Mikah Freeman left in 2021, with Musgrove continuing on as a solo artist. In addition to DJ gigs and a recording career, the group hosted a weekly radio show on the ABC's

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on Friday nights called ''Friday Night Shuffle''.

Biography

They rose to prominence with several remixes in 2006–2007 of

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's "The Whistler", Rocket Men's "Candy" and

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's "Carry Me Away", and released their debut single "For Everyone" in 2007 through the

Ministry of Sound Australia Ministry of Sound Australia is the Australian subsidiary label of Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd, currently operating out of the offices of Sony Music Entertainment Australia. In its previous separate incarnation known as Ministry of Sou ...

's label Hussle Records, which was featured on the Ministry of Sound 2008 Annual. Their music was regularly featured on Ministry compilations, with remixes of

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's "Baby",

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's "24 Hours" (featured on ''

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'') and dance/alternative hip-hop smash hit " Dance wiv Me" from

Dizzee Rascal Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British MC and rapper. A pioneer of grime music, his work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bassline, British hip hop, and R&B. D ...

and Calvin Harris. They also released their second single "Stomp Yo Shoes" that year working with

Tommie Sunshine Tommie Sunshine (born Thomas Lorello; March 26, 1971) is a record producer, remixer, DJ and songwriter of electronic music from Chicago currently living in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for creating dance remixes to popular rock and alternativ ...

, and worked on their first compilation album for Ministry of Sound Australia, ''Mashed Four''. In 2009, the duo mixed the second disc of Ministry's ''Clubber's Guide to 2009'', which also premiered their third single "Do You Want More". To close out a successful 2009, they were voted the number 3 DJs in Australia in the

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inthemix50 and mixed disc 2 of ''The 2010 Annual'' for Ministry of Sound, which peaked at number 1 on the iTunes albums chart. They were voted the #1 DJs of inthemix50 in 2010, the same year they launched their Friday Night Shuffle radio show. Their debut album ''Seventeen Past Midnight'' was released on 15 April 2011 and received a four-star review in ''

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''. Their track "Your Love" featured Eden Boucher of

Lovers Electric Lovers Electric are an Australian husband-and-wife pop music duo formed in Adelaide in 2005 by Eden Boucher on lead vocals, toy piano, stylophone and casio synthesiser; and David Turley on guitar, bass guitar, keyboards and vocals. History ...

on vocals, the first of two such collaborations. In 2012 a remix of their song "Won't Get Lost" by fellow Australian producer

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was released as "Sunrise (Won’t Get Lost)". It held the #1 spot on

Beatport Beatport is an American electronic music-oriented online music store owned by LiveStyle. The company is based in Denver, Los Angeles, and Berlin. Beatport is oriented primarily towards DJs, selling full songs as well as resources that can be u ...

's chart for three consecutive weeks and was played by DJs such as

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, Tiesto,

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and

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. On 2 February 2013, they supported Swedish House Mafia on their "One Last Tour" shows in Sydney and Melbourne. "Won't Get Lost" was also remixed by

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and

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. On 28 March 2014, the duo released their second studio album, ''Photographs''. It featured the gold-selling single "Tear It Down," which was co-written with Amanda Ghost and nominated for an APRA Award in the category of Best Dance Work. The album also featured vocals from

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, Elizabeth Rose, Lila Gold, Alice Katz from

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, and

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. In 2015, ''The Aston Shuffle Spotify Sessions'', a live recording taken from one of the shows on their ''Photographs'' album tour, was released. In 2016, they released the tracks "High with You", "Only 1" and "Make a Wrong Thing Right" on The Magician's Potion Records. The tracks were played by

Pete Tong Peter Michael Tong, (born 30 July 1960) is an English disc jockey who works for BBC Radio 1. He is the host of programmes such as ''Essential Mix'' and ''Essential Selection'' on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio stre ...

Oliver Heldens Olivier J. L. Heldens (born 1 February 1995) is a Dutch DJ and electronic music producer from Rotterdam. He is regarded as a pioneer of the future house genre, propelling it to international attention and scoring numerous chart successes, includ ...

and

Martin Solveig Martin Laurent Picandet (; born 22 September 1976), better known by his stage name Martin Solveig (), is a French DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer. He hosts a weekly radio show called ''C'est La Vie'' on radio stations worldwide, incl ...

. That year they also supported The Magician on a run of US and European tour dates. In 2016 Grammy-Award winning R&B singer Maxwell asked The Aston Shuffle to remix his song "All the Ways Love Can Feel" from his album '' blackSUMMERS’night'' (2016). The remix was released that year by Columbia Records. In 2017, they performed at Belgium's

Tomorrowland Tomorrowland is one of the many themed lands featured at all of the Magic Kingdom styled Disney theme parks around the world owned or licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Each version of the land is different and features numerous attractions t ...

and Hï Ibiza and released a number of singles, including two new tracks on Potion Records, "Pass You By" and "Alpha Love", and a collaboration with LO’99, "Birthman". Also in 2017, they launched Only 100s, a monthly mix series that showcases their absolute favourite tracks of the month. The duo have also done events under the Only 100s name, with a 2017 tour of Australia featuring UK acts

TCTS Sam O'Neill, known by his stage name TCTS, is an English DJ and record producer from Manchester. He is signed to Chase & Status' record label, MTA. O'Neill is best known for his 2014 song "Games", which reached number 29 on the UK Dance Chart. ...

and Icarus and a 2018 event in New York, where Vance has been based since 2015. From 2017–2018 they toured internationally, then played 10 Australian cities in May 2018 on their "ID Tour" showcasing some of their new and upcoming material. In 2018 they were again invited to perform at Tomorrowland, alongside

Claptone Claptone is a German DJ and producer duo which specializes in house and tech house genres. They are recognizable by their plague doctor-style golden masks, which serve to intrigue the public as well as keeping their identities hidden. It was wid ...

, MK, and The Magician. On 16 July 2021, Mikah Freeman announced his departure from the group, with The Aston Shuffle continuing on as a solo project.

Awards

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. , - , AIR Awards of 2011 , ''Seventeen Past Midnight'' , Best Independent Dance/Electronic Album , , -

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Remixes

Avicii Tim Bergling (; 8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii (, ), was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer. At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first re ...

- "Broken Arrows" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

Azari & III Azari & III (pronounced "Azari and Third") was a Canadian music group, formed in 2008, which performed house, electronic and dance music. They released their self-titled debut album in 2011 and earned recognition on the dance music scene with the ...

- "Reckless With Your Love" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) odular*

Bunny Lake Bunny Lake was an Austrian electropop band from Vienna, formed in 2004. The band's name was inspired by Austrian director Otto Preminger's film ''Bunny Lake Is Missing'' (1965). History Bunny Lake was founded in 2004 by singer Christian Fuchs and ...

– "Into the Future" (The Aston Shuffle Remix)

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*C-Jay & D-19 featuring Michelle Chirers – "Nether Cutter" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

– "Carry Me Away" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) ervous*

– "The Whistler" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) irty Bird*

Datarock Datarock is a Norwegian electronic rock band. The band, known for wearing red jumpsuits, formed in 2000. Original personnel were Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O'Brien, who soon hired Tom Mæland. O'Brien and Mæland later left the band, ...

– " Amarillion" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) ettwerk*Dave Robertson – "My Yellow Self" (Knights of The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

featuring Calvin Harris & Chrome – " Dance wiv Me" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) inistry of Sound*

Dom Dolla Dominic Matheson, better known by his stage name Dom Dolla, is an Australian house music producer. He has been nominated twice for the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release; in 2017 for "Be Randy", with Torren Foot and in 2019, for the song " Take ...

- "You" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

Elliphant Ellinor Miranda Salome Olovsdotter (born 8 October 1985), known professionally as Elliphant, is a Swedish singer, rapper and songwriter. Her sound was initially created together with the Swedish production duo Jungle, which consists of Tim Den� ...

featuring

Skrillex Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ and music producer. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he joined the post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead si ...

- "Spoon Me" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

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– "DNA" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) MI* Fatboy Slim - "Sunset ird of Prey (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

Fitz and the Tantrums Fitz and the Tantrums are an American indie pop and neo soul band from Los Angeles, California, that formed in 2008. The band consists of Michael Fitzpatrick (lead vocals), Noelle Scaggs (co-lead vocals and percussion), James King (saxophone, ...

– "The Walker" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) tlantic*Full Mental Slackers – "Auto Riot" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

Grafton Primary Grafton Primary is an Australian electro-noir band from Sydney.

– "All Stars" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

Green Velvet Curtis Alan Jones (born April 26, 1968), better known by his stage name Green Velvet, is an American singer, record producer and DJ. He is also known as Cajmere, Geo Vogt, Half Pint, Curan Stone, and Gino Vittori. Early life Curtis Alan Jones wa ...

– "Shake & Pop" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

Grum Graeme Shepherd (born 7 May 1986), better known by his stage name Grum, is a Scottish electronic musician and producer. Career Grum's debut album, ''Heartbeats'', was released on 17 May 2010. It has been compared to Daft Punk's ''Discovery' ...

– "Can't Shake This Feeling" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) eartbeats*James Harcourt – Gaila Melon (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *Joe Goddard featuring Valentina - "Gabriel" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) reco Roman / DFA*

Junior Jack Vito Lucente (; born 31 August 1971), known by his stage name Junior Jack, is an Italian house music producer and DJ based in Belgium. Biography In the early years, Vito Lucente produced several acid house and Eurodance projects, mostly in ...

- "E-Samba" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

Kissy Sell Out Kissy Sell Out (born Thomas Bisdee on 18 June 1984 in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England) is a British/Canadian DJ, producer, graphic designer, label manager of San City High Records and Stepper Man, part-time astrophysicist and science column ...

– "Garden Friends" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *Les Gillettes - "Pompeii" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

London Grammar London Grammar are an English indie pop band formed in Nottingham in 2009. The band consists of Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic “Dot” Major. Their debut extended play, '' Metal & Dust'', was released in February 2013 by Metal & Dust R ...

– "Wasting My Young Years" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) inistry of Sound*

Lost Valentinos Lost Valentinos are a band from Sydney, Australia. They released two EPs under the band name The Valentinos but changed their name in mid-2007 to Lost Valentinos due to the threat of legal action by soul artists from the 1950s, Bobby Womack ...

– "Nightmoves" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) tcetc*Lostep – "Villain" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

The Magician (musician) Stephen Fasano, better known by his stage name The Magician, is a Belgian DJ and record producer from Brussels, in Belgium. He is best known for his 2011 remix of Lykke Li's "I Follow Rivers", his single Sunlight feat. Years & Years and 2014 re ...

- "SHY" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *Malente – "Killer Applikation" (The Aston Shuffle Badonkadonk Remix) oonbootique*Malente vs. Azzido Da Bass – "They're Killin' It" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) im Mak* Maxwell - "All The Ways Love Can Feel" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) * N.A.S.A featuring

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Lykke Li Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born 18 March 1986), known as Lykke Li (), is a Swedish singer. Her music often blends elements of indie pop, dream pop and Electronic music, electronic. Her debut studio album, ''Youth Novels'', was released in 2008 ...

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" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *The Nu Coalition – "Born for the Nightlife" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) * Owl Eyes – "Golden Lies" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

– " Baby" (The Aston Shuffle Just Whoah Remix) tcetc*Pompeii – "Les Gilettes" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) itsuné*

The Presets The Presets are an Australian electronic music duo of Julian Hamilton (vocals, keyboards) and Kim Moyes (drums, keyboards). Formed in 2003 and signed to Modular Records, The Presets released two EPs ('' Blow Up'', '' Girl and the Sea'') in a ...

– "Goodbye Future" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) odular*

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– "Hot Summer" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *Rocket Men – "Candy" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) * Shena – "Electrosexual" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) *

Sneaky Sound System Sneaky Sound System is an Australian dance music group formed in late 2001 by Angus McDonald on guitar, MC Double D (Daimon Downey) on vocoder and vocals, Damien Hesse (DJ) and Nick Broadhurst on saxophone. They were joined in 2004 by Connie M ...

- "We Love" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) odular* The Subs – "Don't Stop" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) * Tensnake featuring Fiora - "Automatic" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) rmada Musicref> *

– "24 Hours" (The Aston Shuffle A-Bomb Remix) *

The Knocks The Knocks is an American electronic music duo consisting of Ben "B-Roc" Ruttner and James "JPatt" Patterson. They have released 3 full length albums Big Beat Records, Neon Gold">Big Beat Records (American record label)">Big Beat Records, Neon ...

featuring

St. Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerin ...

- "Modern Hearts" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) nterscope*Tronik Youth – "Disko Suks" (The Aston Shuffle Remix)

Remix EPs

Compilations

*''Mashed Four'' (2008, Ministry of Sound) – Disc 2 of 2 *''Clubber's Guide to 2009'' (2009, Ministry of Sound) – Disc 2 of 3 *''The 2010 Annual'' (2009, Ministry of Sound) – Disc 2 of 3 *''Destroy'' (2010, Ministry of Sound) – Disc 1 of 2

References

External links

Official website

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