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Gigamesh
Matthew Thomas Masurka (born May 12, 1983), better known by his stage name Gigamesh, is a Minneapolis-based American three-time multi-platinum selling music producer and DJ. Gigamesh is most recognized for having produced Mike Posner's multiplatinum selling track " Cooler Than Me" as well as for his remix of Foster the People's single " Pumped Up Kicks" (which currently has over 172 million plays on YouTube). Prior to launching his solo career, Masurka was also involved in two other collaborative projects, Discotech and Señor Stereo, both alongside DJs Danny Daze and Joe Maz. Gigamesh releases include an EP on Kitsuné and a single and two EPs oOurLabel International. In the spring of 2013, he released the single, "Enjoy", on New York City-based house label Nurvous Records. Touring internationally, he has performed in Asia, Australia, Europe and across North America. Discography EPs and Singles * When You're Dancing ft. Induce - Single (2011) (OurLabel Intl) * Gigamesh - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Induce (musician)
Ryan Smith, better known by his stage name Induce, is an American, Los Angeles-based DJ, record producer, singer, and writer.Induce's ''Wonderful Sound'' Posits Itself Halfway Between Himself and You Abel Folgar, ''Broward/Palm Beach New Times,'' Sep. 7 2012 He works in a variety of musical genres, particularly hip hop, rap, and soul. Biography Ryan was born and grew up in[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Penelopes
The Penelopes (or ) are a French indie pop/ electronic band from Paris, consisting of Axel Basquiat and Vincent T. They have recently relocated to London. Though the band is a duo (Axel being the composer, singer and bass player while Vincent on production, engineering and keyboards), they have additional musicians on bass and drums for live performances. The Penelopes are also remixers, producers, and DJ. History Early years The Penelopes’ danceable indie-pop style developed from a rare creative partnership and longstanding friendship. The duo had known each other since they were children in Northern Paris, discovering music throughout teenage years, listening to bands like Cocteau Twins, New Order and The Cure. In an interview with the Daily Star the band said, "we grew up in a very cosmopolitan but poor suburb. The area was like Manchester. It was rainy and industrial, which might explains why we love dark British music so much". In juxtaposition to this, they told Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citizens!
Citizens! are an English indie rock band from London, formed in the summer of 2010. The band consists of Tom Burke (vocals), Thom Rhoades (guitar), Martyn Richmond (bass), Lawrence Diamond (keyboards) and Mike Evans (drums). Their debut album ''Here We Are'' was released by Kitsuné on 28 May 2012 in the UK / Europe and on 9 October 2012 in North America. Lawrence James Diamond is the son of singer/songwriter Jim Diamond. History Formation The band formed in the summer of 2010, when Mike, Tom and Lawrence, previously of Official Secrets Act, sat together at a rather disappointing house party, listening to music. The three of them met Martyn through a mutual friend, and Thom later, after an old friend of the band suggested him to them. The reason they started the band was to make "amazing, imaginative pop music". Their bold statement about pop music is that "pop is not a dirty word, it’s a holy one!" They named the band after a headline on a Gotham City newspaper in a Batm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Maz
Joseph Masurka (born September 29) better known as Joe Maz, is a producer & DJ. Joe Maz has produced official remixes for Adele'','' Coldplay & Beyoncé, Kanye West, Major Lazer & Dua Lipa and Flo Rida. In 2022, Maz's remix of Masked Wolf - Astronaut in the Ocean was voted #1 of the year at the Electronic Dance Music Awards, he was also nominated for Remixer of the Year. In 2017, he was voted Remixer of the Year at Summer Sessions in Atlantic City, with the legendary Nile Rodgers presenting the award. In 2018, he was again nominated for Remixer of the Year at Summer Session In 2019, Joe won Remix of the Year in the rap category at the Remix Awards in Miami History Prior to launching his solo career, Joe was also involved in two other collaborative projects, DiscoTech and Señor Stereo, both alongside DJ's Danny Daze and Gigamesh. In 2008, he joined DJ AM's agency Deckstar. Musical career In 2016, his single "No Good" reached #14 on the Billboard Dance Chart and he joined the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Fighters
Crystal Fighters are an English-Spanish electronic music band, formed in 2007, in London, England, and in Navarre, Spain. Their debut album, ''Star of Love'', was released in October 2010 in the UK and was released in the US through Atlantic Records in April 2012. Their second album entitled '' Cave Rave'' was released on 27 May 2013 and their third, ''Everything Is My Family'' was released on 21 October 2016. Their latest album titled ''Gaia & Friends'' was released on 1 March 2019. Career Formation and early years Crystal Fighters consists of Sebastian Pringle (lead vocals, guitar), Gilbert Vierich (electronics, guitars, txalaparta, percussion), Graham Dickson (guitar/txalaparta), Laure Stockley (vocals) and Mimi Borrelli (vocals). Pringle, Vierich, and Dickson began making music under various guises before being joined by Laure Stockley and Mimi Borelli. The band added Andrea Marongiu as their drummer in September 2010 at the Isle of Wight's Festival. The group took their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladyhawke (musician)
Phillipa Margaret "Pip" Brown (born 13 July 1979), better known by her stage name Ladyhawke, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She took her stage name from Richard Donner's 1985 film '' Ladyhawke''. Brown was part of the Wellington-based band Two Lane Blacktop (2001–2003), before moving to Australia where, in 2004, she formed the art rock band Teenager with Nick Littlemore of Pnau. In 2007 she moved to London, afterwards relocating to Los Angeles around 2013, and then subsequently relocating back to her native New Zealand after the release of her third album, Wild Things. Brown's debut solo album, '' Ladyhawke'', was released on 22 September 2008 through Modular Recordings, and topped the RIANZ Albums Chart. It spawned five singles of which " My Delirium" was the most successful. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, Ladyhawke won Breakthrough Artist in both album and single categories. Brown's second solo album, ''Anxiety'', was released in May 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grouplove
Grouplove (often typeset as GROUPLOVE) is an American alternative rock band that was formed in 2009 by Hannah Hooper (lead vocals, keyboards), Christian Zucconi (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Sean Gadd (bass), Andrew Wessen (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Ryan Rabin (drums). Rabin produced their debut EP, '' Grouplove'', which was originally released independently, and was later re-released by Canvasback/Atlantic with a bonus track and their hit song, " Colours". They are also known for their single " Tongue Tied". Their debut album, '' Never Trust a Happy Song'', was also produced by Rabin and was released worldwide on September 13, 2011. As of 2021, Grouplove has released five studio albums and two EPs. History Formation (2009–10) Grouplove formed out of a friendship among the five members of the band. Hooper met Zucconi on the Lower East Side of Manhattan after hearing music from his former band ALOKE. Despite having just met, Hooper invited Zucconi to an artist residency i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy B
Kathleen Anne Brien (born 8 May 1989), better known as Katy B, is an English singer and songwriter. She released her debut studio album, '' On a Mission'', in 2011, which spawned two top five hits, " Katy on a Mission" and " Lights On". In 2014 she released her second studio album, '' Little Red'', which produced her third top five hit, " Crying for No Reason". Her third, and most recent, studio album, ''Honey'', was released in 2016. Early life Kathleen Anne Brien was born on 8 May 1989, in Peckham, London, where she attended at Lyndhurst Primary School, Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College, and the BRIT School. Katy also attended at the Glenlyn Academy in South London, where she took dance classes. Katy's father (David O'Brien) was a member of the Les Humphries Singers, who represented Germany at Eurovision 1976, with the song "Sing Sang Song". Katy B possesses a soprano vocal range. Career 2007–2012: ''On a Mission'' Katy has guested on many tracks, both before and du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, the site now includes releases in all genres on all formats. After the database was opened to contributions from the public, rock music began to become the most prevalent genre listed. , Discogs contains over 15.7 million releases, by over 8.3 million artists, across over 1.9 million labels, contributed from over 644,000 contributor user accounts – with these figures constantly growing as users continually add previously unlisted releases to the site over time. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc. and located in Portland, Oregon, United States. History The discogs.com domain name was registered in August 2000, and Discogs itself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theophilus London
Theophilus Musa London (born February 23, 1987) is an American rapper and singer. A frequent collaborator of Kanye West, London was a producer on the 2022 album Donda 2 and was featured on West's 2015 single "All Day" which was nominated for several awards including two Grammys. London has worked in the fashion industry, conducting fashion campaigns for designers like Karl Lagerfeld, Virgil Abloh, and Gucci. He has designed shoes for companies including Cole Haan and modelling for Tommy Hilfiger. Early life and education London was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago and later moved to New York City, specifically Flatbush, Brooklyn. He then moved to Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania where he attended his junior and senior years of high school. He graduated in 2006 from Pocono Mountain East High School in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania. London grew up around Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Jamaican diasporas, going to local halls to learn the newest dances from Jamaica. He bought bootleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Win Win
Win or WIN may refer to: * A victory Arts and entertainment Film * ''Win!'', a 2016 American film Literature * ''Win'' (Coben novel), a 2121 novel by Harlan Coben * WIN (pacifist magazine), published by the War Resisters League * WIN (wrestling magazine), American high school and college amateur wrestling publication Music * Win (band), a Scottish band * "Win" (song), by Jay Rock * "Win", a song by Brian McKnight from the album ''Gold'' * "Win", a song by David Bowie from the album ''Young Americans'' * "Win", a song by Stefflon Don and DJ Khaled from the mixtape '' Secure'' * Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), a coalition of independent music bodies, see Independent record label#Worldwide Independent Network (WIN)) Television and radio * DWNU or Win Radio, a Filipino radio station * Win FM, an Indian radio station * WIN Television, an Australian television network ** WIN Corporation, the owner of WIN Television ** WIN News, the news service for WIN Television ** WIN ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deee-Lite
Deee-Lite was an American house and dance music group formed in New York City. The group's best-known single is " Groove Is in the Heart", which was released in 1990 from their debut studio album ''World Clique'' (1990), and was a top-ten hit in multiple countries. In December 2016, ''Billboard'' ranked them as the 55th most successful dance artists of all time. In 2018, the Netflix series ''Big Mouth'' released a Planned Parenthood- and Deee-Lite-themed episode—it is noteworthy Kier has been a longtime abortion rights advocate. History 1986-1989: Background and early history The band began in 1986 as a duo in New York City with Lady Miss Kier (born Kierin Magenta Kirby) primarily on vocals and Supa DJ Dmitry (born in Ukraine as Dmitry Brill) as the DJ, and then became a trio when Korean-Japanese Jungle DJ Towa Tei joined the group in 1988. Initially, Kier and Dmitry performed their songs monthly in numerous downtown NYC nightclubs from 1986 onwards. In 1987, Kier bought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
