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,
Quebec
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, Canada, formed in 2014. Members Soké (real name Zacharie Raymond) and KNY Factory (real name Yannick Rastogi) are producers, songwriters and remixers. They are currently signed to
Universal Music Canada
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According to the UMG official website, the main labels are Abbey Road Studios, Capitol Music Group, Decca Records, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Gra ...
as partners under their independently owned label 31 East. The duo is best known for their single " Answerphone", which reached number five on the UK Singles Chart on 25 May 2018, as well as their 2022 song "Flowers Need Rain" with Preston Pablo, which became a top 10 hit in Canada.
Banx & Ranx's debut track "Lit" was released in March 2017. It was followed by their second single "Time Bomb" (featuring
Lady Leshurr
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) in May 2017.
Their work with other artists has included two remixes for
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, production and co-writing on
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musician
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's track "Window Seat"; and production and co-writing credits on
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Latin Grammy Award
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s). After their partnership with
Universal Music Canada
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in 2022, they began to produce for the newest generation of Canadian pop talent, including Rêve, Preston Pablo, Zach Zoya, and Sofia Camara. Their pop-EDM track "Headphones" with Rêve peaked at number 49 in Canada, while their mellow house/EDM track "Flowers Need Rain" with Preston Pablo was a Canadian top-10 hit, peaking at number 9. Both songs charted on the
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year-end chart for 2022, at numbers 97 and 32, respectively.
They received a
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nomination for Sean Paul's album '' Scorcha'' and three
Juno Award
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, March 11, 2023.
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
Songwriting and production credits
Notes
#^ Soké & KNY Factory received individual writing credits for this song.