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Tons Of Friends
''Tons of Friends'' is the debut album by Italian electronic duo Crookers. It was released on March 8, 2010 on Southern Fried Records. Many of the songs feature collaborations, including Kid Cudi, Soulwax, Kelis, will.i.am, Róisín Murphy, Miike Snow and many more. The song "Royal T" featuring Róisín Murphy was featured on Season 7 of ''So You Think You Can Dance''. Track listing Italian Version: #"Festa Festa" (feat. Fabri Fibra Fabrizio Tarducci (born 17 October 1976), known professionally as Fabri Fibra, is an Italian rapper. In his career he has sold more than 2.3 million certified copies. Biography Tarducci was born in Senigallia, Italy. He became interested in m ... and Dargen D'Amico) #"Luce" (feat. Samuel Romano) References External links Crookers WebsiteTons Of Friends on Itunes UKTons Of Friends on AmazonSouthern Fried Records Website {{Authority control 2010 albums Crookers albums Southern Fried Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crookers
Crookers is the musical project of Italian DJ and producer Francesco "Phra" Barbaglia. Crookers was originally a duo consisting of Phra and fellow producer Bot, who worked together from 2003 to 2012. When the two artists met, both were trying to branch out of their genre and explore dance music. Their first collaboration worked. Phra said, "It felt natural to team up, seeing that we had the same musical tastes... which isn't that easy here in Milan." On October 19, 2012, it was announced that Bot had left the group to pursue a new direction and that Phra would carry on the Crookers name as a solo project. Since then, Phra has produced the song "Ghetto Guetta" under the Crookers alias; the song was published on Phra's own label Ciao Recs under licence to the Be Yourself Catalog as well as Owsla. Phra has released singles from his forthcoming 'Sixteen Chapel' album. 'Heavy' followed 'Ghetto Guetta' as the second single off the album. There were remixes from Hybrid Theory, Dono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So You Think You Can Dance (U
''So You Think You Can Dance'' is a franchise of reality television shows in which contestants compete in dance. The first series of the franchise, created by '' Idols'' producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe, premiered in July 2005 and has broadcast seventeen seasons since. Adaptations of the show began airing in other countries in late 2005 and to date 30 localized adaptations have been produced, representing 41 countries and comprising more than ninety individual seasons. Format Although each varies in the particulars of its format and presentation, all shows in the ''So You Think You Can Dance'' franchise share a premise of placing dancers-—who come from a wide variety of dance backgrounds and are often amateur or semi-professional in experience—-in a competition which requires them to adapt to multiple styles of dance. As the competition progresses, a combination of judge decisions and at-home-viewer votes determine which dancers will advance in the competition fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dargen D'Amico
Jacopo D'Amico (born November 27, 1980), known by his stage name Dargen D'Amico (), is an Italian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and disc jockey. He started his career in 1997, as member of the rap group Sacre Scuole, with Gué Pequeno and Jake La Furia. In 2001, after releasing their first album (''3 MC's al cubo''), the group disbanded due to quarrels between him and Jake La Furia. After the experience with Sacre Scuole, Dargen D'Amico went on a solo career by releasing in 2006 the debut album ''Musica senza musicisti'', published by Giada Mesi, an independent record label he founded. In more than 15 years of career he produced a total of 10 albums, covering various themes and genres, and he collaborated with many Italian musicians, singers and rappers of various genre. He mentions Franco Battiato, Enzo Jannacci and Lucio Dalla as his biggest influences. In 2012, he make a duet with Max Pezzali in a rap version of ''Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno'', in the same albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day 'n' Nite
"Day 'n' Nite" is the debut single by American rapper Kid Cudi. The song was written and produced by Cudi alongside his longtime collaborator and friend, Brooklyn-based producer Dot da Genius. It was issued as Cudi's commercial debut single on February 5, 2008, but had initially been released on Cudi's MySpace page and later featured on several music blogs in November 2007. The single, which was included on his breakout mixtape ''A Kid Named Cudi'' (2008), also serves as the lead single from his debut studio album ''Man on the Moon: The End of Day'' (2009). The song has since been RIAA certification, certified diamond (10x platinum) in the United States. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was ranked at number 15 on the "Best 25 Songs of 2009" list by ''Rolling Stone'' and also ranked at number seven on ''Complex (magazine), Complex''s "100 Best Songs of The Complex Decade". Background As a young man, Cudi moved from his ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Burgess (artist)
Timothy Allan Burgess (born 30 May 1967) is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Charlatans. Early life Burgess was born in Worsley, Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ..., but grew up in Moulton, Cheshire, where he moved when he was five. He went to Leftwich High School. He left school at sixteen, and worked for the ICI overseas distribution department at Runcorn. Career The Charlatans Burgess was initially the lead singer in The Electric Crayons (named after the Psychedelic rock, psychedelic compilation album ''The Electric Crayon Set'', released on the Bam-Caruso record label), who released one single, "Hip Shake Junkie". Burgess then joined the Charlatans, who were largely influenced by acid house, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major Lazer
Major Lazer is an American electronic dance music and DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. They were founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving after three years in 2011. He was then replaced by both Jillionaire and Walshy Fire. In June 2019, Jillionaire left the group and was replaced by Ape Drums. Their music spans numerous genres, mixing reggae with dancehall, ReggaeEDM, reggaeton, soca, house and moombahton. Major Lazer has released four full-length albums: '' Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do'' in 2009, '' Free the Universe'' in 2013, '' Peace Is the Mission'' in 2015, and '' Music Is the Weapon'' in 2020. They have also released six EPs, including ''Apocalypse Soon'' in March 2014, which featured vocal contributions from Pharrell Williams and Sean Paul, and '' Know No Better'' in 2017, which featured appearances from Camila Cabello, Quavo, Travis Scott, and J Balvin, among others. Major Lazer has also n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steed Lord
Steed Lord is an Icelandic electronic house trio from Reykjavík, Iceland. The group is made up of three members, Svala, Mega, and Demo. Music career Inception Before the group was formed, singer/songwriter Svala Björgvinsdóttir had become a household name in the Icelandic music scene after releasing her 2001 album, ''The Real Me''. A year after she had stopped performing, she was given a house beat as a birthday present from a friend and this beat evolved into the band's first song; "You". The band would then write and record their second song ''Dirty Mutha'', a week after releasing ''You''. Touring Starting in 2006, they played shows in their native Reykjavík, and soon after they were being booked to perform over Europe and North America. They have played in Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghislain Poirier
Ghislain Poirier, often known simply as Poirier, is a Canadian DJ/producer from Montreal who is signed to the Ninja Tune record label. He has, however, also worked with other labels such as Chocolate Industries, Rebondir, Shockout, Musique Large, Intr_version and 12k. His work mainly consists of original instrumental mixes and mixes featuring Montreal hip hop MCs including Omnikrom, Face-T and Séba. He also has collaborated with Beans, TTC, Lotek HiFi and Nik Myo. He is noted for popular remixes of tracks of rock and hip hop artists such as Les Georges Leningrad, Clipse, Editors, Bonde do Rolê, Kid Sister, Pierre Lapointe, DJ Champion and Lady Sovereign. Though he has worked in many different genres of electronic music, he is known for his eclectic taste in music and appreciation of tropical bass sounds. Career Early work From 1995 until 2000, Poirier was involved in campus community radio at CISM-FM (Université de Montréal). During this time he had a radio show ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Ribatski
Marina Evelyn Vello Ribatski (born November 25, 1984), also known as Marina Gasolina, Marina Ribatski and MC Marina Vello, is a Brazilian singer and the former MC/Singer/Songwriter for Brazilian Funk Carioca band Bonde do Rolê. She decided to leave the band in December 2007 due to problems within the band. Her musical influences include Hole. She was formerly a literature student at the Federal University of Paraná. Life and career After playing in several punk bands during her teenage years, Marina founded and fronted Domino-signed, Brazilian baile funk band Bonde Do Rolê. After touring the world for two years straight, they released their debut album '' With Lasers'' in 2007, which was produced by Diplo, DJ Chernobyl and Radioclit. The album was an international success, and one of its songs, "Solta o Frango", was used in a Nokia advertisement, on the series ''Ugly Betty'' and was also featured on the soundtrack of the Electronic Arts game ''FIFA 08''. Marina then left the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Very Best (band)
The Very Best is a collaboration between London-based DJ and production duo Radioclit and Esau Mwamwaya, a singer from Lilongwe, Malawi. Their music has been described as an Afro-Western mix of dance, hip hop, pop, and the traditional music of Malawi. History Esau Mwamwaya was born in Mzuzu, Malawi, but grew up in the capital, Lilongwe, where he played drums in various bands. He played with numerous artists, including Masaka Band and Evison Matafale. In 1999 he moved to London and while running a second-hand furniture shop in Clapton, East London, Esau sold a bicycle to the producer from the band Radioclit, Etienne Tron. Radioclit's studio was on the same street as Esau's shop, and eventually, Esau became friends with both Tron and Johan Karlberg aka Radioclit. In 2008, the three men worked together to create a project known as "The Very Best," releasing a critically lauded free mixtape through the label GREEN OWL. The mixtape features samples and collaborations with other in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelle
Yelle is a French electronic band founded by lead singer and namesake Yelle (Julie Budet) and GrandMarnier (Jean-François Perrier). A third member, Tepr (Tanguy Destable), joined the band before the recording of their debut album. Yelle and GrandMarnier began working on music together in 2000. The band came to prominence when it posted an early version of the song " Je veux te voir" on MySpace in September 2005, which later reached the top five in France. The success of the song on MySpace attracted the attention of a record label, which set them to work on their debut album, '' Pop Up'', which was released in 2007. The group's second album, '' Safari Disco Club'', was released in 2011, their third, '' Complètement fou'', in 2014, and their fourth, '' L'Ère du Verseau'' in 2020. They have enjoyed a significant following overseas in non-French-speaking countries as well. They toured internationally in support of each of their album releases and have played at Coachella three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
