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Sophie Francis
Sophie Bongers (born ), better known by her stage name Sophie Francis, is a Dutch record producer, DJ and musician. Biography Early life Sophie was born on 2 December 1998 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands but she used to live in St Francis Bay, South Africa, for a big part of her childhood. She moved to Sint-Oedenrode, Netherlands later with her parents. From an early age, she had an interest in music. By the age of 9, she started playing piano and singing along to many songs. At the age of 14, she had to do a school project at the International School of Eindhoven (ISE) where she should develop a new skill during 9 months, and being so much into the music, she got inspired to do something with it for this project. Besides that, she also wanted to do something with people. When doing research she found a video of a DJ playing a live set who had a great connection with the crowd. As she loved the vibe and was amazed by how one person can transfer his energy to an entire crowd with m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival (UMF) is an annual outdoor electronic music Music festival, festival that takes place in March in Miami, Florida. The festival was founded in 1999 by Russell Faibisch and Alex Omes. It was first held on Miami Beach, but besides a tenure at Museum Park (Miami), Bicentennial Park, and briefly being held at Virginia Key in 2019, it has primarily been held at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. It was a two-day festival from 1998 to 2010. Since 2011, Ultra has taken place across three days (Friday through Sunday) during the month of March. In 2012, it had a record attendance, of 155,000 people at the Ultra Main Stage. In 2013, the festival took place across two consecutive weekends to celebrate its 15th anniversary, with a combined attendance of 330,000 people. In 2014, the festival returned to its original single-weekend format, selling out pre-sale tickets in under five minutes. The city of Miami has estimated that since 2012, Ultra has "generated approximately $ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
SLAM! (radio Station)
SLAM! (Sound Lifestyle And More, stylized as ►SLAM! and previously SLAM!FM) is a Dutch commercial national radio station that plays current-based rhythmic and dance hits. SLAM! has a strong commitment in breaking new dance music. The playlist and presentation serves as a combination of 538 and 3FM. The station is broadcasting in the Netherlands and can be received via FM in the Randstad, Internet (worldwide) and cable. The broadcasting building and studios of SLAM! are located in Naarden, North Holland. In 2012, it was announced that SLAM! has the largest market share among the country's young people (16.8%). It is a sister station of 100% NL, Radio Veronica and Sublime. In 2016, SLAM! was reported to have a 0% market share for the 65-or-more age group. Carlo de Boer, SLAM!’s General Manager, then argued that SLAM! listeners were 30 years old in average, and that this market share "distinguished" SLAM! from other radio stations. History The radio station started in the mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Radio 538
Radio 538 () is a Dutch commercial radio station established in Hilversum, Netherlands, in 1992. It is the second-most listened to radio station in the Netherlands. The name “Radio 538” refers to the wavelength on which Radio Veronica broadcast in the 1970s. The station is owned by Talpa Network. Radio 538 plays a variety of music from the 1980s to the present, including dance, R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, R&B, pop, and rock. The music selection is primarily based on the Dutch Top 40 chart. During morning and drive times, the station features more talk-intensive programming. History Radio 538 was established in 1992 as the successor to Sky Hitradio, a sister station of Sky Radio that operated from July to December 11, 1992. It was initiated by a group of former Radio Veronica employees, led by Lee Harding, Lex Harding. The station began broadcasting on December 11, 1992, from a villa in Bussum. The name “Radio 538” refers to the wavelength (538m: 557 kHz) on which Radio Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Martin Garrix
Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix (or Ytram and GRX), is a Dutch Republic, Dutch DJ and record producer who was ranked number one on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—2016, 2017, and 2018. He is best known for his singles "Animals (Martin Garrix song), Animals", "In the Name of Love (Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha song), In the Name of Love", and "Scared to Be Lonely". Garrix has performed at music festivals such as Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland (festival), Tomorrowland, and Creamfields. In 2014, he headlined the first edition of Ultra South Africa, making this his first major festival. In the same year, he became the youngest DJ to headline 2014 Ultra Music Festival at the age of 17. He was a resident DJ at Spain's Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel#Hï Ibiza, Hï Ibiza (2017) and Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel, Ushuaïa Ibiza (2016 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nervo (DJs)
Nervo (stylised as NERVO) are an Australian DJ duo comprising twin sisters Olivia and Miriam Nervo (born 18 February 1982). After signing with Sony/ATV Music Publishing at 18 years of age, the sisters pursued careers as songwriting partners. In 2008, they signed with Fredrik Olsson (music executive), Fredrik Olsson and his Swedish music publishing company Razor Boy Music Publishing, which led to co-writing the Grammy Award-winning single, "When Love Takes Over", performed by David Guetta and Kelly Rowland. Early life The Nervo twins were born in Ivanhoe, Victoria, Ivanhoe, Melbourne on the night of 18 February 1982. In 2012, the twins told a reporter that they "almost have the same birthday", but in 2021 they said they share a birthday. Olivia was born first.Olivia Nervo: "...We almost have the same birthday." ''Windy City Times'': "Who was born first?" Olivia Nervo: "I was first." Their parents were Flaviana Benedetti and Garry Nervo, who had established a dental practice toget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Steve Aoki
Steven Hiroyuki Aoki ( , ; born November 30, 1977) is an American DJ and record producer. In 2012, Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest-grossing electronic dance music artist in North America from tours. In 2024, Gold House recognized him as one of the Most Impactful Asians. He has collaborated with artists such as will.i.am, Alan Walker, Afrojack, LMFAO, Tini, Linkin Park, AGNEZ MO, Iggy Azalea, Grandson, Lil Jon, Blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, Laidback Luke, BTS, Monsta X, (G)I-dle, Louis Tomlinson, Backstreet Boys, Rise Against, Vini Vici, Lauren Jauregui, and Fall Out Boy and is known for his remixes of artists such as Kid Cudi. Aoki has released seven studio albums to date, including several ''Billboard''-charting albums. His debut studio album '' Wonderland'' was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album in 2013. In 2019, Aoki published a memoir, ''Blue: The Color of Noise''. He is the founder of the Steve Aoki Charitable Fund, which raises mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (river), Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities, third-most populated municipality in the country, with 825,948 inhabitants. The urban area of Valencia has 1.5 million people while the metropolitan region has 2.5 million. Valencia was founded as a Roman Republic, Roman colony in 138 BC as '. As an autonomous city in late antiquity, its militarization followed the onset of the threat posed by the Spania, Byzantine presence to the South, together with effective integration to the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo in the late 6th century. Al-Andalus, Islamic rule and acculturation ensued in the 8th century, together with the introduction of new irrigation syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
SoundCloud
SoundCloud is a German audio streaming service owned and operated by SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG. The service enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming services in the world and is available in 190 countries and territories. The service has more than 76 million active monthly users and over 200 million audio tracks as of November 2021. SoundCloud offers both free and paid memberships on the platform, available for mobile, desktop and Xbox devices. SoundCloud has evolved from a traditional online streaming platform to an entertainment company. History SoundCloud was established in Berlin on August 27, 2007, by Swedish sound designer Alexander Ljung and Swedish electronic musician Eric Wahlforss; SoundCloud's website was launched on October 17, 2008. It was originally intended to allow musicians to collaborate by facilitating the sharing and discussion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Quintino (DJ)
Quinten van den Berg (; born ), known professionally as Quintino, is a Dutch DJ and record producer. Notable releases include a remix of "Rap das Armas," "Selecta," "Go Hard," and "Fatality." In 2019 he was named #25 of the Top 100 DJs list put out by ''DJ Magazine''. Music career At the age of 18, Quintino was discovered by Dutch DJ Laidback Luke, who assisted in developing his career. His breakthrough followed in 2011 with his remix of stairs hit "Rap Das Armas" in the Netherlands, and the release of Epic. That same year Quintino co-produced the Afrojack track "Selecta." In 2013 he worked with DJs Tiësto and Alvaro to produce the anthem of Ultra Music Festival. In August, he launched his radio show on Radio SupersoniQ international station SiriusXM's Electric Area. In 2014, Quintino produced tracks like "Go Hard," "Slammer," "Fatality," "Genesis," and a remix of R3hab & Trevor Guthrie's hit "Soundwave." In 2014 Quintino performed on larger stages, growing from a support ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ummet Ozcan
Ummet Ozcan (born 16 August 1982) is a Dutch DJ and producer of Turkish origin, specializing in the techno genre. Life and career Ummet Ozcan is the son of Turkish parents; he was born and grew up in the Netherlands. He says that his Turkish background only unconsciously and barely recognizably influences his music, but he still considers Turkey as his country. His releases signed to Spinnin' Records are supported by DJs like Sander van Doorn, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Calvin Harris and Hardwell. Özcan is also known for his softsynth and soundbank design for well established music software houses like Rob Papen (Albino, Predator) and for hardware units such as the Access Virus. His hits include "TimeWave Zero" and "Arcadia" on Doorn Records and "Shamballa" on Reset Records, all sublabels of Spinnin' Records. In his early years, Özcan produced techno-influenced trance music for release under Reset Records. After nearly five years, Ummet's production shifted focus toward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Christian (musician)
John Dirne (born 14 September 1981), better known by his stage name John Christian, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and musician. He has been active since 2012 and is a former student of the Dutch Academy of Music. He was unveiled in January 2013 with his remix of " I Could be the One" which entered the top 100 established by Beatport. He founded his label Freeway Recordings in November 2015. Discography Charted singles Singles * 2013: ''Flight 643'' * 2013: ''Gunshot'' * 2014: ''Speed Of Light'' (with Sem Thomasson) * 2014: ''Pinball'' (with Shermanology and Oliver Rosa) * 2014: ''Samba'' (with Klauss Goulart) * 2015: ''Collage'' (with Arin Tone and Corey James) * 2015: ''What'' * 2015: ''Down'' (with Volt & State) * 2015: ''Brothers'' (featuring Eric Lumiere) * 2015: ''Hit 'M Like This'' (with Jacky Greco) * 2016: ''Flux'' (with Mantrastic) * 2016: ''Infinity 2016 (Tribute)'' (with Arin Tone) * 2016: ''Glance To The Future'' (with TripL featuring Jessy Katz) * 2016: ''House Of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
