Sidney V. Samson (born 2 October 1981) is a

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DJ. He is best known for his track,

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, which was released in 2009.

Career

Samson started DJing at the age of 13, focusing on hip hop music before working seriously on

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from 1999. He is a resident DJ at The Matrixx, a major Dutch nightclub and released "Bring That Beat Back" and "It’s All Funked Up" on the digidance and

Spinnin' Records Spinnin' Records is a Dutch electronic music record label founded in 1999 by Eelko van Kooten and Roger de Graaf. In September 2017, Warner Music Group acquired Spinnin' Records for over $100 million. Background Van Kooten is the son of former ...

labels respectively. After collaborating with Gregor Salto, he formed his own record label, Samsobeats, in 2007 (chiusa nel 2011 e sostituta da Rock The House, che a sua volta viene sostituita nel 2021 dalla BassElektro Records). Samson managed to get his debut single "

" to #1 on the

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, #9 on the Australian

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, #2 on the

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, and #2 on the

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. He released his second single "Shut Up and Let It Go" with Lady Bee in February 2010. In 2011 Sidney Samson collaborated with the UK singer/songwriter

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releasing "Set Me On Fire" through

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, followed by "Dynamite" which was released through his own label Rock the Houze with

remixed by

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. Samson frequently collaborates with top industry influencers and has worked on hit tracks, including "

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" by

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, "

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" by

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, "

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" by

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, "

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" by

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and "Hip Hop" by

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. After touring with

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last summer, Sidney is back in the studio, working hard to put out new tracks for his fans. His recent hits include " Change Your Life" with

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and

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, and "Better than Yesterday" with

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. He is also playing at shows around the US, including his huge residency at The Wynn clubs in Las Vegas.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Others

* Emporium (with Tony Cha Cha) (Spinnin') (2009) * Set Me On Fire (with

) (Spinnin') (2011) * Dynamite (with

) (incl.

Remix) (Rock the Houze) (2011) * Filter (Rock the Houze) (2011) * Blasted (Rock the Houze) (2011) * Music Box (Rock the Houze) (2011) * Hold Up (Rock the Houze) (2012) * Something In the Air (featuring Tony Cha Cha) (Spinnin') (2012) * YLB (with Leroy Styles) (Musical Freedom) (2013) * Move (Rock the Houze) (2013) * GO (featuring Gwise) (Rock the Houze) (2013) * Good Time (Dreamfields Anthem 2013) (Rock the Houze) (2013) * Make the Club Go Like (featuring Alvita) (Rock the Houze) (2013) * Thunderbolt (with

Justin Prime Justin Putuhena (born 12 May 1986), better known by his stage name Justin Prime, is a Dutch progressive and electro house DJ and record producer. He is a sound engineer graduate and began his music career in 2001 producing techno and hardstyle ...

) (Spinnin') (2014) * Trojan (Doorn) (2014) * Magic (with Yves V) (Smash The House) (2015) * Guess Who's Back (with Gwise) (Smash The House) (2015) * Kamikaze (with Kura) (Free Download) (2015) * Oohwok On Fleek (featuring Yeshua Alexander) (Artificial Recordings) (2015) * Lit (with Onderkoffer featuring MC Ambush) (Artificial Recordings) (2015) * Through The Fire (with Onderkoffer featuring Ingrid Simons) (Artificial Recordings) (2015) * Firecracker (with Onderkoffer) (Artificial Recordings) (2015) * Whiplash (featuring Far East Movement and Onderkoffer) (Artificial Recordings) (2015) * Ready For Action (featuring MC Roga) (Armada Trice) (2016) * Gangstah (featuring Bobso Architect) (Kingpin Society) (2017) * Enemy of the Hate (featuring ISA and Bobso Architect) (Kingpin Society) (2017) * The Officer (with

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featuring Bobso Architect and Hosai) (Spinnin') (2018) * Thop (with Sjaak) (TopNotch) (2018) * Brut Riddim (with Gregor Salto) alto Sounds(2018)

As featured artist

Remixes

*2019:

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and

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— "We Found Love" (Sidney Samson Remix) *2020: Will Jay — "Nights Like These" (Sidney Samson Remix)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Samson, Sidney 1981 births Living people Dutch DJs Dutch people of Surinamese descent Musicians from Amsterdam