Shandro Jahangier (born 19 February 1992), better known by his stage name Sandro Silva, is a Dutch DJ and

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. He is known for his broad, energetic sound combined with a musical depth acquired by his years of piano study. He is also best known for his two collaborations with Hungarian DJ duo SaberZ, Omerta and Russian Roulette. Jahangier produced the song Epic with

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, which is considered to be the first

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track ever created.

Biography and career

Shandro Jahangier was born on February 19, 1992 in

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, Netherlands. Jahangier started his career in 2009 at the age of 17. Through DJ and music producer

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's coaching and support, he was able to develop his DJ and producing skills at such a rapid pace. His release, ''Prom Night'' was featured as an Essential Choice on Pete Tong’s BBC radio show. He has released his own tracks on (

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's) Dimmak Records, (Laidback Luke's)

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, Musical Freedom, Newstate Records and his song with

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, "Get Lower" was released in 2011 through

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. His track, Epic, featuring

, became a major hit and is widely considered as the first big room house track ever created. The song reached the top of the dance-charts worldwide, including the Netherlands, Jahangier's hometown, where it peaked at the top of the

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and the

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. In addition to working on his own projects, Jahangier is a skilled remixer, remixing for the likes of

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, Laidback Luke and

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. He has played in clubs and festivals including EDC Las Vegas, LIV Miami, Creamfields Liverpool, Ministry of Sound London, Privilege and Ushuaia Ibiza.

Discography

Extended plays

Charting Singles

Singles

List is not exhaustive below: * 2010: "Yearbook" onfidence (Spinnin')* 2010: "Only You" pinnin Records* 2010: "Paranoia" pinnin Records* 2010: "Prom Night" ixmash Records* 2011: "Resurrection" ew State Music* 2011: "Get Lower" (featuring

) ( Big Beat Records) * 2011: " Epic" (with

) usical Freedom* 2012: "Mach 5" ew State Music* 2012: "Gladiator" (with Oliver Twizt) ixmash Records* 2012: "Core" ysteria Recs* 2013: "Libra" ltra Records* 2013: "Let Go Tonight" (with Jack Miz) * 2013: "Puna" pinnin' Records* 2013: "Payback" evealed Recordings* 2014: "Miraj" (with Junkie Kid) OORN (Spinnin')* 2014: "Throne" ly Eye Records* 2014: "Chasing Dreams" (with D.O.D.) ixmash* 2014: "Symphony" (with Arston) evealed Recordings* 2014: "200K" ree* 2014: "P.L.U.R." rmada Music* 2015: "Firestarter" rmada Music* 2015: "Aftermath" (with

) pinnin' Records* 2015: "Someone Like U" (with Dirtcaps featuring

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) rmada Music* 2015: "Vandals" (with

Thomas Newson Tommy Verkuijlen (born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands ), better known by his stage name Thomas Newson, is a Dutch DJ and record producer. Biography In 2012, he signed his first record "Delta" with OXYGEN Records. His single Flute, released ...

) mash The House* 2015: "BYOS (Bring Your Own Speakers)" (with

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) rmada Music* 2015: "Hell of a Night" (with GTA (Good Times Ahead)) arner Music* 2015: "HooYa" (with (S)haan) rmada Music* 2016: "Takeover" (with Arston) evealed Recordings* 2016: "Spartan" ainstage Music* 2016: "Breaking Walls" (featuring Rochelle) rmada Music* 2016: "Stay Inside" (featuring Kepler) rmada Music* 2017: "That Girl" (with Badd Dimes and F1rstman) evealed Recordings* 2017: "Second Life" (with Richy George) evealed Recordings* 2018: "Running Back" evealed Recordings* 2018: "Show Me" (with

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) nterstellar* 2019: "Story of a Violin" (with Broz Rodriguez & Calixto) mash The House* 2019: "Harder" (with Dimaro) mash The House* 2019: "Omerta" (with SaberZ) ave Culture* 2019: "Activate" (with Max Adrian and Meikle) evealed Recordings* 2019: "Genesis" (with Max Adrian and Rion) elf-released* 2019: "Baile" (with Michael Prado) mash The House* 2020: "Raise Your Flag" elf-released* 2020: "Wizards of the Beats" (with W&W and Zafrir) ave Culture* 2020: "Raveolution" (with Graham Bell) ave Culture* 2020: "X" (with Reggio) evealed Recordings* 2020: "Lost In <3" elf-released* 2020: "Raver Dome" (with 3 Are Legend and

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) mash The House* 2020: "Russian Roulette" (with SaberZ) ave Culture* 2020: "Royal" (with Kevu) ave Culture* 2020: "Ibiza 7AM" ave Culture* 2021: "Heaven & Hell" (with Axmo) ave Culture* 2021: "Outta Control" (with Jaxx & Vega) ave Culture* 2021: "Forever" ave Culture* 2021: "This Is Our Legacy" (with W&W and

) ave Culture* 2021: "Risk It All" ave Culture* 2021: "Founding Fathers" (with Olly James) ave Cultureref>

Remixes

* 2010: Yolanda Be Cool - "We No Speak Americano" (Sandro Silva Remix) ontor Records*2011: Yasmeen and Damisn - "Rise" (Sandro Silva Remix) trictly Rhythm Records* 2011: Angger Dimas and Christian Luke - "Chiquila" (Sandro Silva Remix) icious Recordings* 2011:

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and

featuring

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- "Turbulence" (Sandro Silva Remix) ixmash Records* 2012:

David Guetta Pierre David Guetta ( , ; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and music producer. He has over 10 million album and 65 million single sales globally, with more than 10 billion streams. In 2011, 2020 and 2021, Guetta was voted the number one D ...

featuring

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- "

She Wolf (Falling to Pieces) "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" is a song by French DJ and music producer David Guetta, featuring vocals from Australian singer Sia. It was released as the lead single from the re-release of ''Nothing But the Beat'', ''Nothing But the Beat 2.0'' a ...

" (Sandro Silva Remix)

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* 2012:

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- "How We Do (Party)" (Sandro Silva Remix) * 2012: Sandro Silva and Oliver Twizt - "Gladiator" (Sandro Silva Remix) ixmash Records* 2012: Drop The Lime - "Darkness" (Sandro Silva Remix) ltra Records* 2013: Dirtyrockers - "Shockwave" (Sandro Silva Remix) ig Boss Records* 2013: D.O.D - "Break" (Sandro Silva Remix) * 2013: DJ Pauly D - "Back to Love" (featuring

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) (Sandro Silva Remix) -Note Records* 2014: Gia and X-Vertigo - "Bombs" (Sandro Silva Remix) -Vertigo Attack!* 2016: Vigel - "Bounce to the Rhythm" (Sandro Silva Edit) rmada Trice

References

Notes

* A Did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked on the Dance Bubbling Under chart.

Sources

External links

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Beatport
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