Alex Metric
Alex Drury (born 31st December 1981), known professionally as Alex Metric, is a British musician, DJ and producer. At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, he won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for producing the Silk City and Dua Lipa song "Electricity". Biography Alex Metric has released numerous EPs as a solo artist, and singles as a member of Metroplane and Kuu. He has remixed artists such as Daft Punk, N.E.R.D., Foals, La Roux, Pet Shop Boys, Phoenix, Gorillaz Depeche Mode and Bloc Party as well as working as a producer for acts such as Silk City, Dua Lipa, Avicii, Snow Patrol, Muse, Charli XCX, The Infadels and Adam Freeland. Discography Compilation albums * ''Open Your Eyes (Remixes & Productions)'' (2011) Singles and EPs * ''Whatshewants'' - EP (2007) * ''Deadly on a Mission'' - EP (2008) * ''In Your Machine'' - EP (2008) * ''The Head Straight'' - EP (2009) * ''It Starts'' - EP (2009) * ''It Starts (Remixes)'' - EP (2009) * "Open Your Eyes" (2011 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Spring Awakening (festival)
Spring Awakening Music Festival (SAMF) was an annual Electronic dance music, electronic dance music (EDM) festival held in Chicago. The festival started at a theater in 2008, moved to Soldier Field in 2012–2015, and to Addams/Medill Park in 2016–2018. In 2019, the festival moved to the Sears Centre Arena, Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was not held in 2020, and the 2021 event was held in October at Addams/Medill Park. The 2022 festival was scheduled to be held at the United Center on July 8–10, but was subsequently cancelled. History Spring Awakening was founded as a concert series in 2008. The event eventually outgrew the theater, and in 2012 SAMF was turned into a two-day outdoor music festival at Soldier Field by the Chicago-based promoting agency React Presents. In 2013, Spring Awakening Music Festival expanded to three days with over 90,000 people in attendance. SAMF has traditionally been held either the seco ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daft Punk
Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement, combining house music, funk, disco, techno, Rock music, rock and synth-pop. They are regarded as one of the most influential acts in electronic dance music. Daft Punk formed after their previous group, the indie rock band Darlin', disbanded. They were managed from 1996 to 2008 by Pedro Winter, the head of Ed Banger Records. Their debut album, ''Homework (Daft Punk album), Homework'', was released by Virgin Records in 1997 to positive reviews, backed by the singles "Around the World (Daft Punk song), Around the World" and "Da Funk". From 1999, Daft Punk assumed robot personas for public appearances, with helmets, outfits and gloves to disguise their identities. They made few media appearances. Daft Punk's second album, ''Discovery (Daft Punk album), Discovery'' (2001), earned acc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stuart Price
Stuart David Price (born 9 September 1977) is an English electronic musician, DJ, songwriter, and record producer. His acts include his own band Zoot Woman (with Adam Blake (musician), Adam Blake and Johnny Blake (musician), Johnny Blake), Les Rythmes Digitales (, literally "The Digital Rhythms"), Paper Faces, Man with Guitar, Thin White Duke (not to be confused with The Thin White Duke, David Bowie's earlier persona of the same name), and the parodic French moniker Jacques Lu Cont (though he actually grew up in Reading, Berkshire, Reading, England). Price is known for his work with artists including Madonna, Dua Lipa, The Killers, New Order (band), New Order, Kylie Minogue, DMA's, Example (musician), Example, Take That, Missy Elliott, Scissor Sisters, Pet Shop Boys, Brandon Flowers, Gwen Stefani, Seal (musician), Seal, Keane (band), Keane, Jessie Ware, Frankmusik, Halsey (singer), Halsey, Hard-Fi, Hurts (duo), Hurts, Everything Everything, Rina Sawayama, Darin (singer), Dari ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adam Freeland
Adam Freeland (born 7 August 1973) is an English record producer and DJ. He is also the owner and creative director of the record label Marine Parade, which has released material by artists including Evil Nine, ILS, Alex Metric and Jape. Born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, he first began DJing in 1991, originally mixing deep house and later drum and bass. After becoming an in-demand DJ around Britain, he released his first mix album ''Coastal Breaks'' (1996) and formed the electronic music duo Tsunami One with Kevin Beber. From 1999 to 2001, Freeland hosted a show on Friday night on London's Kiss 100 FM. In 2000, he released his debut studio album, ''Now & Them''. Freeland is also one third of the Acid. The band consists of Californian producer, composer, professor of music technology Steve Nalepa and the Australian, Los Angeles based artist, RY X. On 14 April 2013, the band released their debut self-titled EP, along with a video for the track "Basic Inst ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Infadels
Infadels were a London-based indie-electro band signed to the Wall of Sound record label. Infadels were founded in 2003 by Alex Bruford (drums), Matt Gooderson (guitar, programming) and Bnann Watts (vocals), who were joined shortly afterwards by Dead at Thirty founder Richie Vernon (live keys) and Wag Marshall-Page (Bass). Their debut album, '' We Are Not the Infadels'', was produced by Jagz Kooner and released in January 2006. A second album, the Martin "Youth" Glover produced '' Universe In Reverse'', was released in June 2008. Their third album, ''The Future of the Gravity Boy'', was released digitally on 19 March, and physically on 9 June 2012. History The band released two singles, "Leave Your Body" and "Can't Get Enough"/"Murder That Sound", on their own record label, Dead at Thirty. The band sent a copy of "Leave Your Body" to John Peel who played it on his Radio 1 show, while "Can't Get Enough" which reached No. 43 on the UK charts. They won awards for "Best Live Ac ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charli XCX
Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is a British singer and songwriter. She began posting songs on Myspace in 2008 before entering the London rave scene. Signing a recording contract with Asylum Records in 2010, Charli XCX released a series of singles and mixtapes in the early 2010s. In 2012, she was featured on "I Love It (Icona Pop song), I Love It" by Swedish duo Icona Pop, which became her first number-one song in the UK and received global success. Her debut studio album, ''True Romance (Charli XCX album), True Romance'' (2013), was released to positive reviews but failed to meet commercial expectations. In 2014, Charli XCX was featured on Iggy Azalea's single "Fancy (Iggy Azalea song), Fancy", which became her most streamed song and one of the year's List of best-selling singles of 2014 in the United States, best-selling singles worldwide. The same year, she released "Boom Clap", which became her first solo top-ten single in t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Muse (band)
Muse are an English Rock music, rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of Matt Bellamy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion). Muse released their debut album, ''Showbiz (Muse album), Showbiz'', in 1999, showcasing Bellamy's falsetto and a melancholic alternative rock style. Their second album, ''Origin of Symmetry'' (2001), incorporated wider instrumentation and Romantic music, romantic classical influences and earned them a reputation for energetic live performances. ''Absolution (album), Absolution'' (2003) saw further classical influence, with strings on tracks such as "Butterflies and Hurricanes", and was the first of seven consecutive Lists of UK Albums Chart number ones, UK number-one albums. ''Black Holes and Revelations'' (2006) incorporated Electronic music, electronic and Pop music, pop elements, displayed in singles such as "Supermassive Black Hole (song ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish–Scottish Rock music, rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland, consisting of Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar), Nathan Connolly (guitar, backing vocals), and Johnny McDaid (piano, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals); Lightbody is the band's sole remaining original member. After briefly using the name Polarbear, releasing the Extended play, EP ''Starfighter Pilot'' (1997) and losing Morrison as a member, the band became Snow Patrol in 1997 and added Jonny Quinn to the lineup as drummer. Their first two studio albums, ''Songs for Polarbears'' (1998) and ''When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up'' (2001), released by independent record label Jeepster Records, were commercially unsuccessful. The band signed to Polydor Records, in 2002 and Connolly joined as lead guitarist. Their major-label debut album, ''Final Straw'', was released the following year. "Run (Snow Patrol song), Run", the record's biggest hit, saw the band rise to national ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Avicii
Tim Bergling (8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. At age 16, he began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first record deal. He rose to prominence in 2011 with his single " Levels". His debut studio album, ''True'' (2013), blended electronic music with elements of multiple genres and received generally positive reviews. It peaked in the top 10 in more than 15 countries and topped international charts; the lead single, " Wake Me Up", topped most music markets in Europe and reached number four in the United States. In 2015, Bergling released his second studio album, '' Stories'', and in 2017 he released an extended play, '' Avīci (01)''. His catalog also included the singles " I Could Be the One" with Nicky Romero, " You Make Me", " X You", " Hey Brother", " Addicted to You", " The Days", " The Nights", " Waiting for Love", " Without You", " Lonely Together" and "SOS". ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band that was formed in London, England, London in 1999 by co-founders Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler) and Russell Lissack (lead guitar). Their first four albums all featured Gordon Moakes (bass, keyboards) and Matt Tong (drums), who have since left the band. Their current lineup also contains Louise Bartle (drums, percussion) and Harry Deacon (bass, synthesizers). Their brand of music, whilst rooted in rock, retains elements of other genres such as electronica and house music. Upon their formation at the 1999 Reading and Leeds Festivals, Reading Festival by Okereke and Lissack, the band went through a variety of names before settling on Bloc Party in 2003. Moakes joined the band after answering an advert in ''NME'' magazine, while Tong was picked via an audition. Bloc Party got their break by giving BBC Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq and Franz Ferdinand (band), Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos a copy of their demo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz are an English virtual band created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett in London, England in 1998. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Russel Hobbs (drums). Their universe is presented in media such as music videos, interviews, comic strips and short cartoons. Gorillaz's music has featured collaborations with a wide range of musicians and featured artists, with Albarn as the only permanent musical contributor. With Gorillaz, Albarn departed from the distinct Britpop sound of his band Blur (band), Blur, exploring a variety of musical styles including hip hop, electronic music, electronic and world music. The band's 2001 debut album, ''Gorillaz (album), Gorillaz'', which features dub music, dub, Latin music, Latin and Punk rock, punk influences, went BPI certification, triple platinum in the UK and Music recording certification#IFPI certification ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Phoenix (French Band)
Phoenix is a French band from Versailles, formed in 1995. Their line-up, which has remained unchanged since their formation, comprises Thomas Mars (lead vocals, drums, percussion), Deck d'Arcy (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), Christian Mazzalai (guitar, backing vocals) and Laurent Brancowitz (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals). Thomas Hedlund has been the band's session and live drummer since 2005. The band's sound has been primarily described as indie pop, synth-pop, pop rock, and new wave. They have released seven studio albums, to date, with their fourth album, '' Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix'', becoming a major breakthrough success in 2009. Featuring the singles " 1901" and " Lisztomania", the album won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. With the release of the band's fifth album, '' Bankrupt!'' (2013), the band headlined Coachella and Primavera Sound. The album was a commercial success, debuting at number 3 on the French Albums Chart and number 4 on the '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |