Tiga () James Sontag (born 18 September 1974), known simply as Tiga, is a Canadian musician, DJ and record producer of
electronic dance music. He has released three albums, ''
Sexor'', ''
Ciao!'', and ''No Fantasy Required''. ''Sexor'' won the
2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year. Tiga released a selection of compilations in the early 2000s, featuring mixes such as ''American Gigolo'', ''
DJ-Kicks: Tiga'' and, ''Mixed Emotions'', which put him on the map as one of "the world's best mixers". His compilation mix, ''Tiga Non-Stop'', was released in November 2012, and premiered Tiga's latest single "Plush". The mix also features tracks from artists such as
Kindness,
Duke Dumont
Adam George Dyment (born August 1981), better known by his stage name Duke Dumont, is an English DJ and record producer. He is best known for his hit singles " Need U (100%)" " I Got U", " Ocean Drive" and " Won't Look Back" which both reache ...
and
Blawan
Jamie Roberts, better known by his stage name Blawan, is an English DJ and record producer from South Yorkshire. He is best known for his track " Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage?" and his remix of the Radiohead track "Bloom", which a ...
.
Tiga has remixed songs from
The xx
The xx are an English indie rock band from Wandsworth, London, formed in 2005. The band consists of Romy Madley Croft (guitar, vocals), Oliver Sim (bass guitar, vocals), Jamie Smith, also known as Jamie xx (beats, MPC, record production), a ...
,
LCD Soundsystem,
The Kills
The Kills are an English-American rock duo formed by American singer Alison "VV" Mosshart and English guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince. They are signed to Domino Records. Their first four albums, '' Keep On Your Mean Side'', '' No Wow'', ''Mid ...
,
Cabaret Voltaire,
Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters were an American pop rock band formed in 2001. Its members include Jake Shears and Ana Matronic as vocalists, Babydaddy as multi-instrumentalist, Del Marquis as lead guitar/bassist, and Randy Real (who replaced Paddy Boom) ...
,
Peaches
The peach (''Prunus persica'') is a deciduous tree first domesticated and cultivated in Zhejiang province of Eastern China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and others (the glossy-skinned, non-fu ...
,
Moby,
Depeche Mode,
Justice
Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...
,
Friendly Fires
Friendly Fires are an English indie rock band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently signed to XL Recordings. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008, and was announced as one of the shortlisted twelv ...
and
Mylo
Myles MacInnes (born 10 May 1978), better known by his stage name Mylo, is a Scottish electronic musician and record producer. His 2004 album '' Destroy Rock & Roll'' peaked at number 26 in the UK Albums Chart. He is best known for his 2005 si ...
. Along with
Zombie Nation, Tiga is half of
ZZT, and has released material as The Dove, Rainer Werner Bassfinder (with Jesper Dahlbäck), and TGV (with Mateo Murphy). He has also co-produced music with
Soulwax
Soulwax are an electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Centred around brothers David and Stephen Dewaele, other current members include Igor Cavalera and Stefaan Van Leuven. They were first noticed after the release of their album '' Much Against Ev ...
,
James Murphy,
Chilly Gonzales
Jason Charles Beck (born 20 March 1972), professionally known as Chilly Gonzales, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and producer. Currently based in Cologne, Germany, he previously lived for several years in Paris. Gonzales is a musical polymat ...
, Jesper Dahlbäck, and
Matthew Dear
Matthew Dear (born April 4, 1979) is an American electronic music producer and DJ.
History
Texas-born Dear moved to Michigan as a teenager, where he was inspired by the sound of Detroit Techno. Dear met Sam Valenti IV at a party while attendin ...
, who he worked with on "Plush".
As a solo artist, Tiga released "Sunglasses at Night" with Finnish producer
Jori Hulkkonen. The single reached number 25 in the UK Dance Chart. Other successful chart singles include "Pleasure From the Bass", "You Gonna Want Me" featuring
Jake Shears
Jake Shears (born October 3, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the male lead singer of pop-rock band Scissor Sisters.
Early life
Shears was born in Mesa, Arizona, the son of an entrepreneur father and a Baptist moth ...
, and his 2009 release "Shoes", co-produced with Soulwax and Chilly Gonzales.
Tiga was the host of the BBC Radio 6 Music show ''My Name Is Tiga'', and made his acting debut in the 2010 film ''
Ivory Tower
An ivory tower is a metaphorical place—or an atmosphere—where people are happily cut off from the rest of the world in favor of their own pursuits, usually mental and esoteric ones. From the 19th century, it has been used to designate an e ...
''. The film won special mention at the
Locarno International Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, ...
.
Tiga hosts a podcast entitled Last Party On Earth, Season 1 in 2019 featured guests
Annie Mac,
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 ...
,
Carl Cox
Carl Cox (born 29 July 1962) is a British house and techno club DJ, as well as radio DJ and record producer. He is based in Hove, Sussex, England.
Cox has won and been nominated for numerous awards. He has performed at numerous clubs and e ...
.
Personal life
Tiga was born to hippie parents and spent part of his early life in
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
, India. He also attended
Selwyn House School
Selwyn House School (SHS) is an English-language Independent school, independent K-11 boys' school located in Westmount, Quebec. The school was founded in 1908 by Englishman Captain Algernon Lucas and was named in honour of Selwyn College, Cambr ...
in Montreal,
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada.
Career
1990s
In 1990 Tiga and a few friends started throwing small parties and street promotions in Montreal that evolved into a cult following.
Having bought DNA records in 1994, the nightclub SONA was then conceived in Montreal in 1996, with Tiga having a major role to play in the creation of the dance scene at the time.
2000–2003
In 2001, Tiga entered the studio with producer
Zyntherius to record a rendition of
Corey Hart's solo song, "
Sunglasses at Night." The track also made it to number two on the UK Dance Chart, number 23 on the UK National Singles Chart, number one on the MTV Dance Chart for over six weeks and was in the Top 20 on Germany's National Singles Chart. Tiga also performed "Sunglasses at Night" with Zyntherius on Top of the Pops.
Tiga completed remixes for the likes of Martini Bros, Alpinestars, Linda Lamb, Crossover, FC Kahuna,
Cabaret Voltaire, Telepopmusik,
Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings Jr., August 25, 1971) is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electro. Felix is regarded as a member of the second wave of Chicago house
Musical career Early life
Stall ...
, Fischerspooner and
Dannii Minogue in the years that followed the success of "Sunglasses at Night." In 2003, he commanded the attention of the scene with a mix CD for K7's legendary ''
DJ-Kicks'' series.
2006–
In 2006 Tiga released Sexor, Good As Gold/Flexible Skulls would go on to be featured in EA's Need For Speed Carbon, released October of that same year.
2008–2009: ''Ciao!''
The release of Tiga's second album, ''
Ciao!'' took place in 2009.
2010: ''Ivory Tower''
In 2010, Tiga starred in
Adam Traynor's
Ivory Tower
An ivory tower is a metaphorical place—or an atmosphere—where people are happily cut off from the rest of the world in favor of their own pursuits, usually mental and esoteric ones. From the 19th century, it has been used to designate an e ...
, along
Chilly Gonzales
Jason Charles Beck (born 20 March 1972), professionally known as Chilly Gonzales, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and producer. Currently based in Cologne, Germany, he previously lived for several years in Paris. Gonzales is a musical polymat ...
and
Peaches
The peach (''Prunus persica'') is a deciduous tree first domesticated and cultivated in Zhejiang province of Eastern China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and others (the glossy-skinned, non-fu ...
.
2011–2012: ''Party's Over, Earth''
ZZT released their debut album, ''Party's Over, Earth'' on Turbo Recordings in 2011.
Tiga's 2013 song "Plush" (Jacques Lu Cont remix) and "Bugatti" is the radio station Soulwax FM and Los Santos Underground Radio featured in the best-selling video game ''
Grand Theft Auto V''.
2016: No Fantasy Required
In 2017, Tiga released his third album No Fantasy Required on
Ninja Tune.
Turbo Recordings
Tiga founded Turbo Recordings in Montreal in 1998. The label helped launch his own career,
at the same time as being central in the success of acts such as Chromeo, Proxy and Azari & III. Other names on the label include Jesper Dahlbäck, Gingy & Bordello, Jori Hulkkonen, Duke Dumont, Brodinski, Zdar, D.I.M, Martini Bros, Stu Thousand VI, Boys Noize and Sei A.
Awards and nominations
Antville Music Video Awards
The Antville Music Video Awards are online awards for the best music video and music video directors of the year. They were first awarded in 2005.
, -
, 2005
, "You Gonna Want Me"
, Best Video
,
D&AD Awards
Design and Art Direction
Design and Art Direction (D&AD), formerly known as British Design and Art Direction, is a British educational organisation that was created in 1962 to promote excellence in design and advertising. Its main offices are in Spitalfields in London. I ...
(''D&AD'') is a British educational charity which exists to promote excellence in design and advertising.
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, 2015
, "Bugatti"
, Editing
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DanceStar USA Awards
!Ref.
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, 2004
, ''DJ Kicks''
, Best Compilation
,
,
International Dance Music Awards
The Winter Music Conference (WMC) is a weeklong
electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroa ...
conference, held every March since 1985 in
Miami Beach, Florida, United States.
It is also known as the premiere platform for
electronic dance music. The conference brings together professionals such as artists, DJs,
record label representatives (A&R), producers,
promoters, radio and the media for
seminars and panel discussions.
[ Thousands of attendees attend the Winter Music Conference each year.][
, -
, 2010
, "Shoes"
, Best Electro Track
,
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, rowspan="3" , 2014
, rowspan="2" , "Let's Go Dancing"
, Best Tech House/Techno Track
,
, -
, Best Underground Dance Track
,
, -
, Himself
, Best Techno/Tech House DJ
,
, -
, 2015
, "Bugatti"
, Best Indie Dance Track
,
, -
, 2016
, "Dancing Again"
, Best Tech House/Techno Track
,
Juno Awards
The Juno Awards are presented annually to ]Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music.
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Music Video Production Awards
The MVPA Awards are annually presented by a Los Angeles-based music trade organization to honor the year's best music videos.
, -
, rowspan="2" , 2006
, "You Gonna Want Me" (ft. Jake Shears
Jake Shears (born October 3, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the male lead singer of pop-rock band Scissor Sisters.
Early life
Shears was born in Mesa, Arizona, the son of an entrepreneur father and a Baptist moth ...
)
, rowspan="2" , Best Electronic Video
,
, -
, "Far From Home"
,
Music Video Festival
!Ref.
, -
, 2015
, "Bugatti"
, Best International Video
,
,
UK Music Video Awards
The UK Music Video Awards
The UK Music Video Awards is an annual celebration of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video and moving image for music. The awards began in 2008. There is a wide range of opportunities for UK individuals and companies to ...
is an annual award ceremony founded in 2008 to recognise creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music videos and moving images for music.
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, rowspan="4" , 2015 , , rowspan="4" , "Bugatti" , ,
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, Best Art Direction & Design , ,
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, Best Styling , ,
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, Best Editing , ,
My Name Is Tiga
“My Name is Tiga" is the name of Tiga's BBC Radio 6 show that features unreleased exclusive music and classic dance tracks. Tiga's broadcasting career began with the 90s CKUT terrestrial radio show "The Tiga and Gnat Show."
Last Party On Earth
“Last Party On Earth" is the name of Tiga's podcast which launched in summer 2019 on Apple Music, Soundcloud and Spotify.
* Episode 1: Kölsch
* Episode 2: Gerd Janson
* Episode 3: Annie Mac
* Episode 4: 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 ...
* Episode 5: Carl Cox
Carl Cox (born 29 July 1962) is a British house and techno club DJ, as well as radio DJ and record producer. He is based in Hove, Sussex, England.
Cox has won and been nominated for numerous awards. He has performed at numerous clubs and e ...
* Episode 6: Seth Troxler
Seth Troxler is an American DJ and record producer from Lake Orion, Michigan. His DJ work focuses on house and techno, while he has produced on the Wolf + Lamb, Crosstown Rebels and Circus Company labels, collaborating with artists Art Departmen ...
* Episode 7: Four Tet
Kieran Hebden (born September 1977), known as Four Tet, is an English electronic musician. He came to prominence as a member of the post-rock band Fridge before establishing himself as a solo artist with charting UK albums such as '' Rounds'' ...
* Episode 8: Boys Noize
Alexander Ridha (born 22 August 1982), better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a Berlin-based German-Iraqi electronic music record producer, songwriter, and DJ. It is similar to the name of Ridha's label, Boysnoize Records, which he esta ...
* Episode 9: Erol Alkan
Erol Alkan (born 30 May 1974) is an English DJ and producer of Turkish Cypriot descent. He grew up in Archway in North London.
Career
DJ and club promoter
In 1993, Erol Alkan started DJing in various indie nightclubs in London. His fir ...
* Episode 10: Miss Kittin
Caroline Hervé (born 1973), known professionally as Miss Kittin, is a French electronic music producer, DJ, singer, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked ...
* Episode 11: Benji B
Benjamin Benstead, known professionally as Benji B, is a British DJ, radio presenter, and record producer. A longtime BBC Radio producer and presenter, he has presented a weekly show on BBC Radio 1 since 2010 that highlights an eclectic mix of h ...
* Episode 12: Richard Russell
* Episode 13: 2manydjs
Soulwax are an electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Centred around brothers David and Stephen Dewaele, other current members include Igor Cavalera and Stefaan Van Leuven. They were first noticed after the release of their album ''Much Against Eve ...
* Episode 14: Chilly Gonzales
Jason Charles Beck (born 20 March 1972), professionally known as Chilly Gonzales, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and producer. Currently based in Cologne, Germany, he previously lived for several years in Paris. Gonzales is a musical polymat ...
* Episode 15: Trevor Jackson
* Episode 16: Nick Rhodes
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Discography
Albums
* '' Sexor'' (2006)
* '' Ciao!'' (2009)
* ''No Fantasy Required'' (2016)
DJ mix compilations
* ''Montreal Mix Sessions Vol. 1'' (1998)
* ''Mixed Emotions: Montreal Mix Sessions Vol. 5'' (2000)
* '' American Gigolo'' (2001)
* '' DJ-Kicks: Tiga'' (2002)
* ''INTHEMIX.05'' (2005)
* ''Tiga: Non Stop'' (2012)
Singles
* "Sunglasses at Night" (2001), with Jori Hulkkonen, as Tiga & Zyntherius ( UK #25)
* "TGV EP" (2002), as TGV, with Mateo Murphy
* "DJ-Kicks Promo" (2002), with Mateo Murphy
* "Running out of Time EP" (2003), as TGV, with Mateo Murphy
* "Hot in Herre" (2003), with Mateo Murphy and Jake Shears
Jake Shears (born October 3, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the male lead singer of pop-rock band Scissor Sisters.
Early life
Shears was born in Mesa, Arizona, the son of an entrepreneur father and a Baptist moth ...
, (UK #46)
* "Burning Down" (2003), with Richard X
Richard Philips, better known by his stage name Richard X, is a British songwriter and music producer. Gaining attention as a pioneer of the bootleg craze, Richard X has earned success as a producer and remixer. He has helmed hit singles for arti ...
* "Pleasure from the Bass" (2004), with Jesper Dahlbäck, (UK #57)
* "Louder than a Bomb" (2005), with Jesper Dahlbäck
* "You Gonna Want Me" (2005), with Soulwax
Soulwax are an electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Centred around brothers David and Stephen Dewaele, other current members include Igor Cavalera and Stefaan Van Leuven. They were first noticed after the release of their album '' Much Against Ev ...
and Jake Shears, (UK No. 64, AUS #65)
* "Good as Gold" (2005), with Soulwax
* "Far From Home" (2006), (UK No. 65, AUS #69)
* "3 Weeks" (2006), with remixes by Jesper Dahlbäck, Booka Shade
Booka Shade is a German house duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene. They have released 7 studio albums including Memento (2004) Movements (2006), The Sun & The ...
and Troy Pierce
* "Move My Body" (2006) including the original Only4Erol mix and a Boys Noize remix.
* "Lower State of Consciousness" (2007) as ZZT with Zombie Nation, including Justice
Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...
remix.
* "Mind Dimension" (2008) (featuring special guest Jori Hulkkonen)
* "The Worm" (2008), as ZZT with Zombie Nation
* "Shoes" (2009) (featuring special guests Soulwax & Gonzales)
* "What You Need" (2009)
* "Beep Beep Beep" (2009)
* "Sex 'O Clock" (2010)
* "ZZafrika" (2010), as ZZT with Zombie Nation
* "Hands Up" (2010), as Massimo Massivi with Jesper Dahlbäck
* "Girl at a Party with Siren" (2011), as The Dove with Jesper Dahlbäck
* "Vulkan Alarm!" (2011), as ZZT with Zombie Nation
* "Partys Over Los Angeles" (2011), as ZZT with Zombie Nation
* "Plush" (2012)
* "Let's Go Dancing" (2013), with Audion
The Audion was an electronic detecting or amplifying vacuum tube invented by American electrical engineer Lee de Forest in 1906.De Forest patented a number of variations of his detector tubes starting in 1906. The patent that most clearly covers ...
* "Fever" (2014), with Audion
The Audion was an electronic detecting or amplifying vacuum tube invented by American electrical engineer Lee de Forest in 1906.De Forest patented a number of variations of his detector tubes starting in 1906. The patent that most clearly covers ...
* "Bugatti" (2014)
* "Bugatti" (Remix featuring Pusha T
Terrence LeVarr Thornton (born May 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Pusha T, is an American rapper, songwriter and record executive. He rose to prominence as one-half of the hip hop duo Clipse, which was mainly active from 1994 to 201 ...
) (2014)
* "Don't Break My Heart" (2015)
* "Planet E" (2016)
* "Woke" (2017)
*'Stay Cool" (2018)
*"HAL" with Kolsch (2018)
*"Blessed EP Part 1" with The Martinez Brothers
The Martinez Brothers are a duo of disc jockeys, music producers, and remixers from The Bronx, New York known for their long-term residencies at clubs in Ibiza. In 2014 they were named as DJs of the year by ''Mixmag'', who wrote that "no other DJ ...
plus "Blessed / Cleopatra Remixes" featuring remixes from Virgil Abloh
Virgil Abloh (; September 30, 1980 – November 28, 2021) was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur. He was the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection beginning in 2018, and was given increased creative responsibilitie ...
and Ricardo Villalobos
Ricardo Villalobos (born 6 August 1970) is a Chilean-born German electronic music producer and DJ. He is well known for his work in the minimal techno and microhouse genres, and is one of the most significant figures in today's minimal techno s ...
(2018/2019)
Remixes
* Bran Van 3000
Bran Van 3000 (also known as BV3) is a Canadian alternative rock and hip hop collective from Montreal, Quebec. Founded by James Di Salvio and E.P. Bergen, they collaborated on a number of songs with Stéphane Moraille, Sara Johnston, Steve "Liqui ...
– "Drinking in L.A." (Tiga, Mateo and Delage's Sinking in LA Dub)
* Märtini Brös. – "Flash" (Tiga's Acid Flashback mix)
* Komma 8 Komma 1 – "Popmusic" (TGV Vocal mix)
* The Devils – "Come Alive" (Tiga Swears Lies Remix)
* LCD Soundsystem – "Beat Connection" (Tiga Edit)
* FC Kahuna – "Machine Says Yes" (Tiga's Unreleased Mix)
* Felix Da Housecat
Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings Jr., August 25, 1971) is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electro. Felix is regarded as a member of the second wave of Chicago house
Musical career Early life
Stall ...
featuring Miss Kittin
Caroline Hervé (born 1973), known professionally as Miss Kittin, is a French electronic music producer, DJ, singer, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked ...
– " Madame Hollywood" (Tiga's Mister Hollywood Version)
* FPU – "Ocean Drive" (Tiga's White Linen Vox)
* Cabaret Voltaire – "Nag Nag Nag" (Tiga & Zyntherius Radio mix)
* Alpinestars – "Snow Patrol" (Tiga TGV Disco Patrol dub)
* Dannii Minogue – "Put The Needle On It" (Tiga's Cookies Dub Edit)
* Linda Lamb
Linda Lamb is an American singer and musician of European descent, who has worked with Vitalic and Nina Hagen; she is known for her underground hit "Hot Room".
Career
Linda Lamb was born in Woodstock, New York, United States. As a teenager, La ...
– "Hot Room" (Tiga remix)
* FPU – "Race Car" (TGV Join The Race Remix) / (TGV Dub)
* Alexkid – "Come With Me" (Tiga vs Etoy Acideathravefuckinglive mix)
* Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters were an American pop rock band formed in 2001. Its members include Jake Shears and Ana Matronic as vocalists, Babydaddy as multi-instrumentalist, Del Marquis as lead guitar/bassist, and Randy Real (who replaced Paddy Boom) ...
– "Comfortably Numb
"Comfortably Numb" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd from their eleventh album, ''The Wall'' (1979). It was released as a single in 1980, with " Hey You" as the B-side. The music was composed by guitarist David Gilmour. The lyrics were ...
" (Tiga remix) / (Tiga Dub)
* Märtini Brös. – "Flash" (Tiga's Unholy Trinity Mix)
* Télépopmusik
Télépopmusik is a French electronic music trio, composed of Fabrice Dumont (bassist of the pop band Autour de Lucie), Stephan Haeri (also known as "2 square" for his solo projects), and Christophe Hetier (also known as "DJ Antipop").
Histor ...
– "Breathe" (TGV Remix)
* The Neon Judgement
The Neon Judgement is a Belgian new wave band, formed in Leuven in 1981 by Dirk Da Davo (born Dirk Timmermans, keyboards/vocalist) and TB Frank (born Frank Vloeberghs, guitarist/vocalist). They have often been cited, alongside fellow Belgian ban ...
– "TV Treated" (Tiga's Recovered Vox) / (Tiga's Dub for Ivan)
* Crossover
Crossover may refer to:
Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
– "Phostographt" (Tiga's Revenge)
* Märtini Brös. – "Big and Dirty" (Tiga Remix)
* Peaches
The peach (''Prunus persica'') is a deciduous tree first domesticated and cultivated in Zhejiang province of Eastern China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and others (the glossy-skinned, non-fu ...
– "Shake Yer Dix
"Shake Yer Dix" is an electroclash song written and produced by Peaches, and featuring Mignon. The song was originally released as part of a double limited vinyl A-side along with the song " Operate". The song was later remixed by Tiga and rer ...
" (Tiga's Where Were You in '92 Remix) / (Tiga's Where Were You in '92 Instrumental mix)
* Seelenluft
Beat Solèr, (born 8 July 1971) better known by his stage name Seelenluft, is a Swiss record producer of electronic music.
Career
Seelenluft is Beat Soler from Zürich. He has been playing music since he was seven. He made a number of records ...
– "I Can See Clearly Now" (Tiga Remix)
* Drama Society feat. Turner – "Crying Hero" (Tiga Remix)
* 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 ...
feat. Robert Smith – "Da Hype" (Tiga remix)
* Drinking Electricity – "Breakout" (Tiga edit)
* La Oreja de Van Gogh – "Bonustrack" (Tiga's Vocal Mix)
* Soulwax
Soulwax are an electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Centred around brothers David and Stephen Dewaele, other current members include Igor Cavalera and Stefaan Van Leuven. They were first noticed after the release of their album '' Much Against Ev ...
– "E Talking" (Tiga's Disco Drama remix)
* Tomas Andersson – "Washing Up" (Tiga's Na Na Na Na Na Remix)
* Zdar – "Don't U Want" (Tiga remix)
* LCD Soundsystem – "Tribulations" (Tiga's Out of the Trance Closet mix)
* The Kills
The Kills are an English-American rock duo formed by American singer Alison "VV" Mosshart and English guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince. They are signed to Domino Records. Their first four albums, '' Keep On Your Mean Side'', '' No Wow'', ''Mid ...
– "The Good Ones" (Tiga Remix)
* Mylo
Myles MacInnes (born 10 May 1978), better known by his stage name Mylo, is a Scottish electronic musician and record producer. His 2004 album '' Destroy Rock & Roll'' peaked at number 26 in the UK Albums Chart. He is best known for his 2005 si ...
– "Muscle Car" (Tiga remix)
* Depeche Mode – "Shake The Disease" (Tiga Remix)
* Moby – "Where You End" (Tiga's All That I Need Is To Be Sampled mix) / (Tiga's All That I Need Is To Be Dubbed mix)
* Depeche Mode – "Suffer Well" (Tiga Remix)
* Pet Shop Boys – "Minimal" (Tiga's M-I-N-I-M-A-L Remix) / (Tiga's M-I-N-I-M-A-L Dub)
* Coldcut
Coldcut are an English electronic music duo composed of Matt Black and Jonathan More. Credited as pioneers for pop sampling in the 1980s, Coldcut are also considered the first stars of UK electronic dance music due to their innovative style, ...
ft. Robert Owens – "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" (Tiga Mix)
* The Killers
The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After going through a number of short-term bass players and drummers in t ...
– "Bones
A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, a ...
'' (Tiga Mix)
* Alter Ego – "Gary" (Tiga's Italia 90 Mix)
* Fever Ray – "Triangle Walks" (Tiga's 1-2-3-4 Remix)
* Miike Snow
Miike Snow (pronounced "Mike Snow") is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Bloodshy & Avant and American singer Andrew Wyatt. The band is often represented by a silhouette image of a jackalope. In their ...
– "Black & Blue" (Tiga Remix)
* The Prodigy – "Thunder" (Tiga Remix)
* Boys Noize
Alexander Ridha (born 22 August 1982), better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a Berlin-based German-Iraqi electronic music record producer, songwriter, and DJ. It is similar to the name of Ridha's label, Boysnoize Records, which he esta ...
– "Transmission" (Tiga Remix)
* Jamie Lidell
Jamie Alexander Lidderdale (born 18 September 1973, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England), known professionally as Jamie Lidell, is an English musician, soul singer and podcast host living in Nashville, Tennessee. Lidell was formerly a part of ...
– "I Wanna Be Your Telephone" (Tiga's Party Like It's 1990 Remix)
* The xx
The xx are an English indie rock band from Wandsworth, London, formed in 2005. The band consists of Romy Madley Croft (guitar, vocals), Oliver Sim (bass guitar, vocals), Jamie Smith, also known as Jamie xx (beats, MPC, record production), a ...
– "Shelter" (Tiga Remix)
* LCD Soundsystem – "I Can Change" (Tiga Remix)
* Friendly Fires
Friendly Fires are an English indie rock band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently signed to XL Recordings. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008, and was announced as one of the shortlisted twelv ...
– "Blue Cassette" (Tiga 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)" (Tiga Remix)
* Footprintz – "Dangers of the Mouth" (Tiga Remix)
* Justice
Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...
– "Canon" (Tiga Remix)
* Iggy Azalea
Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 7 June 1990), known professionally as Iggy Azalea (), is an Australian rapper. At the age of 16, Azalea moved from Australia to the United States in order to pursue a career in music. Azalea earned public recognitio ...
– " Black Widow (feat. Rita Ora)" (Tiga Remix)
* Disclosure
Disclosure may refer to:
Arts and media
* ''Disclosure'' (The Gathering album), 2012
*Disclosure (band), a UK-based garage/electronic duo
* ''Disclosure'' (novel), 1994 novel written by Michael Crichton
** ''Disclosure'' (1994 film), an American ...
– " Magnets (feat. Lorde)" (Tiga Remix)
Filmography
References
External links
Tiga's official website
Official website for Turbo Recordings
Official Tiga YouTube channel
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Tiga Interview
May 2006
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Canadian DJs
Canadian house musicians
Canadian techno musicians
Club DJs
Counter Records artists
Electroclash
Electronic dance music DJs
Living people
Remixers
1974 births
Musicians from Montreal
Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year winners
Love Da Records artists