Valentino Khan (born February 15, 1987) is an American DJ and producer born and raised in

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. He is best known for releasing material through

Diplo Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer, a member of the supergroup LSD with ...

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and

Steve Aoki Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (, ; born November 30, 1977), best known as Steve Aoki, is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive.

. His singles "Deep Down Low" and "Make Some Noise" peaked at number one and fifty respectively on the "''Billboard'' Twitter Emerging Artists" chart.

Career

2012: Beginnings

He started his career as a hip-hop producer making music for artists like T.I.,

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and

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. In 2012, some of his remixes were released officially. Most notably, his remix of Gent & Jawns' song "Holler" which was released through Diplo's record label

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. He collaborated with Will Bailey for a song, "Rukus" and produced

.'s single "Play For Keeps" from the album '' Strange Clouds''. He also co-produced

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's 2013 single "

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". Musically, he is

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-oriented.

2013: Homage

On June 5, 2013, he released a song "Fahrenheit" for free as homage to old school electro.

2014: ''In Khan We Trust''

His debut extended play, ''In Khan We Trust'' was released on July 22, 2014, via

Owsla Owsla (stylized in all caps) is an American record label and creative collective. It was founded by Skrillex, Tim Smith, Kathryn Frazier, and Clayton Blaha in 2011. Skrillex announced the label on August 17, 2011. The label's first release was ...

, featuring its first single "Make Some Noise".

2015: "Deep Down Low"

On April 20, 2015, Khan collaborated with

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to release "MFU" as a single. On August 11, 2015, "Deep Down Low" was released as a single. It featured on OWSLA's ''Spring Compilation'' album and was described as a genre pioneer. The song was regarded the 'most popular song among DJs' in 2015 and was featured in Tomorrowland's 2015 compilation album titled ''The Secret Kingdom Of Melodia''. Musically, the song incorporates elements of

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and jungle terror and is often considered " hard house". A music video for the song was released. A remixes extended play of the song was released.

2016: "Tropicana" and "Slam Dunk"

He collaborated with

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to release the song "Tropicana". On July 29, 2016, he collaborated with

to release the song "Slam Dunk". It featured vocalist Kstylis. He recognized

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and

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as his preferred female collaboration choices. Both tracks were released on OWSLA.

2017: "Bullseye", "Pump" and "Gold"

On April 7, 2017, he later collaborated with Anna Lunoe and

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for the single "Bullseye" via Skrillex's record label OWSLA. On May 26, 2017, Khan released "Pump" as a single via

and

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which gained widespread popularity due recurring ads on social media platforms of the game

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that samples this track. On October 20, 2017, Khan released "Gold" on OWSLA.

2021

On August 21, 2021, Khan was the first DJ to perform at the

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pay per view,

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2022

Khan is also the first DJ to perform at the

premium live event

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. He will perform on both nights, April 2-3.

Discography

Extended plays

Charted singles

Singles

;2021 * "Your Body" (with

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) pinnin' Records ;2020 * "Anything" (with

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)

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* "Everybodysgonnawannadancewithme" (featuring Sophie Black)

* "Division"

* "Deathproof"

* "Obsession" (with Ship Wrek)

;2019 * "Flip the Switch" (with Chris Lorenzo)

* "Better" (with

featuring Roxanna)

* "JustYourSoul" (with

)

* "Pony"

* "Novocaine" (with

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)

;2018 * "Feel Your Love"

* "Lick It" pinnin` Records

Remixes

2012 *

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– Psycho Theme (Valentino Khan Remix) 2013 *

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– "Control Movement" (Valentino Khan Remix) *

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– "C'Mon Let Me Ride" (Valentino Khan Remix) *

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featuring Paul McCartney & Youth – "Out Of Sight" (Valentino Khan Remix) 2014 * Dog Blood – "Middle Finger Pt. 2" (Valentino Khan Remix) *

– "Recess" (Valentino Khan Remix) * M.I.A. – "YALA" (Bro Safari & Valentino Khan Remix) 2015 *

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– "When We Were Young" (Valentino Khan Remix) *

featuring

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and Elliphant – "TTU (Too Turnt Up)" (Valentino Khan Remix) *

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– "On My Way" (Valentino Khan Remix) * Zeds Dead – "Hadouken" (Valentino Khan Remix) * Yellow Claw – "Run Away" (Valentino Khan Remix) 2018 *

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and

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– " One Kiss" (Valentino Khan Remix) *

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and

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featuring Zhavia Ward – " Welcome to the Party" (Valentino Khan Remix) *

– "Good Enough" (Valentino Khan Remix) *

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and

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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– " Mad Love" (Valentino Khan Remix) *

RL Grime Henry Alfred Steinway (born February 8, 1991), better known by his stage name RL Grime, (previously known as Clockwork) is an American record producer and DJ. RL Grime specializes in trap and bass music and is a member of the Los Angeles electron ...

featuring Anna Lunoe – "Pressure" (Valentino Khan Remix) 2020 *

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- " Kick It" (Valentino Khan Remix) *

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featuring Susan Diaz and Victor Cardenas - "Volar" (Valentino Khan Remix) *

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- "Trust Nobody" (Valentino Khan Remix) 2022 *

feat. Aleyna Tilki - Real Love (Valentino Khan Remix)

Production credits

Music videos

References

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