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Monsta (band)
I See Monstas (often stylised I See MONSTAS, and previously called MONSTA) are a British electronic music group. The group was formed in 2012 and consists of producers Rocky and Rufio (also known collectively as Pegasus) as well as singer Bryn Christopher (also known as Skaar). The trio have officially remixed Labrinth ("Last Time (Labrinth song), Last Time"), Zedd (musician), Zedd ("Spectrum (Zedd song), Spectrum"), and Tinie Tempah ("Trampoline (Tinie Tempah song), Trampoline") among others. They have also produced for Ellie Goulding the songs "Figure 8 (song), Figure 8" and "Ritual" from her second studio album ''Halcyon (album), Halcyon''. As Monsta, they released an Monsta (EP), eponymous EP on Skrillex's label Owsla on 23 October 2012. In 2013 they signed the original tracks from the EP ("Holdin' On", "Messiah" and "Where Did I Go?") to Polydor Records. They released the ''Messiah'' EP with remixes from Dirty South (musician), Dirty South and Jon Gooch, Feed Me on 2 June 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinie Tempah
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (born 7 November 1988), better known by his stage name Tinie (formerly Tinie Tempah), is a British rapper and singer. He has been signed to Parlophone since 2009, now a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. He created his own entertainment company Disturbing London in 2006, along with his Dumi Oburota. After releasing a number of mixtapes, he released his debut album, ''Disc-Overy'', in October 2010. Preceded by two British number-one singles, "Pass Out (song), Pass Out" and "Written in the Stars (Tinie Tempah song), Written in the Stars", the album charted at number one and was certified Music recording sales certification, Platinum the next year. In February 2011, he won two 2011 BRIT Awards, Brit Awards for Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Single. In November 2013, he released his second album, entitled ''Demonstration (Tinie Tempah album), Demonstration''. Preceded by top ten singles "Trampoline (Tinie Tempah song), Trampoline" and "Chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zedd
Anton Zaslavski (; born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (), is a German record producer and DJ. His stage name, Zedd, was derived from ''zed'', the Z#Name and pronunciation, English pronunciation, barring American English, for the first letter of his surname. Raised in Kaiserslautern, Zedd rose to mainstream success with his 2012 single "Clarity (Zedd song), Clarity" (featuring Foxes (singer), Foxes), which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and won Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, Best Dance Recording at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, 56th Grammy Awards. It served as the third single for his Clarity (Zedd album), debut studio album of the same name (2012), of which its deluxe edition spawned the US top 20 single "Stay the Night (Zedd song), Stay the Night" (featuring Hayley Williams). Zedd's second studio album, ''True Colors (Zedd album), True Colors'' (2015), was supported by his third ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top 20 sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spectrum (song)
"Spectrum" is a song by Russian–German electronic music producer Zedd. It features the vocals from American singer Matthew Koma. It was released as a single on June 4, 2012, and serves as the second single from Zedd's debut studio album ''Clarity''. It was written by Koma and Zedd. An extended play of the track – featuring remixes by Armin van Buuren, Arty, Deniz Koyu, as well as Congorock – was released on July 31, 2012. It also features a track titled "Human" (a collaboration with Nicky Romero), which was also released as a single on July 31, 2012. TVXQ's Yunho, Super Junior's Donghae and Eunhyuk, EXO's Kai and Lay and SHINee's Taemin and Minho under the project name S.M. The Performance released a Korean version, featuring the vocals of Taemin, Donghae and Yunho. This version was released on December 30, 2012 by S.M. Entertainment and the proceeds were given to charity. There is also a Japanese remix, which features English vocals by Hatsune Miku, made by the Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self Assemble
''Self Assemble'' is the second studio album by British electronic musician Mat Zo. It was released on his own record label Mad Zoo, on 25 March 2016. It acts as the follow-up to his debut album ''Damage Control'' (2013), and consists of tracks with multiple genres including electro house, dubstep, and funk. The record was initially stated by Mat Zo to be his last electronic album before retiring in 2016 due to conflicts within the electronic dance music scene, before changing his mind on the matter a year later. The record received positive reception from critics who deemed it as a more refined and mature improvement compared to his previous album. Background In an interview with Billboard in February 2016, Matan Zohar revealed that ''Self Assemble'' could potentially be his last electronic album, calling it "sort of my last send-off before I go and do other things in life." This decision came from his frustration towards the electronic dance music industry, whose music "doesn't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mat Zo
Matan Zohar ( ; born 30 April 1990), better known by his stage name Mat Zo, is a British DJ and electronic music producer. Zohar released his debut album, '' Damage Control'', via the Anjunabeats and Astralwerks labels on 5 November 2013. His second studio album, '' Self Assemble'', was released on 25 March 2016 under his own Mad Zoo label. Early life The son of artist Israel Zohar, and half-brother of Israeli singer Alma Zohar, Matan Zohar was born in London on 30 April 1990 and lived in Ohio until the age of eleven before returning to his birthland. He was raised by his mother, Wendy Caron Zohar, a professional violinist who nurtured Matan's early love of and inclination toward music. His father, who was a Kazakhstan-born painter, gifted him a guitar at the age of eight which eventually shifted to him forming musical bands and playing with drums and bass. Zohar began to explore electronic music in his teens by self-learning music production with Logic Pro and taking inspirat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Gooch
Jonathan Barry Gooch (born 22 August 1984 in Hertfordshire, England), more commonly known by his stage names Feed Me, Spor and seventh stitch, is a British drum and bass, dubstep and electro house producer and DJ. He is currently managed by Three Six Zero Group. Biography Jonathan Gooch first went by the name Spor when he started music production. After a successful partnership with Renegade Hardware and Barcode Recordings, and releases with Teebee's Subtitles Recordings, in 2006, Spor and long-term friend Chris Renegade launched Lifted Music and signed music from producers such as Apex (musician), Apex, Evol Intent, Ewun and Phace. On 24 February 2010, Spor released his second double EP, ''Conquerors and Commoners'', on the Lifted Music label. In an interview with K Magazine, he said the title was inspired from a quote by Harlan Ellison. The album was well received by drum and bass fans, with two of the tracks from the album ("Halogen" and "Kingdom") being played on Andy C's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty South (musician)
Dragan Roganović ( sr-Cyrl, Драган Рогановић, ; born 15 November 1978), better known by his stage name Dirty South is a Serbian-Australian DJ, record producer and remixer based in Melbourne. Biography Born in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia, now Serbia, Dirty South's producing career developed in tandem with his DJing career. He got his start at the age of 13 after he relocated to Melbourne, Australia, where he currently resides. Influenced by everything around him, the artist started improvising with his old NEC Hi-Fi and mixing with the tape decks, and then started making bootlegs and mashups, which eventually led to getting a computer, software, and keyboard that resulted in his first official production in 2004 as Dirty South. He used his family computer to create remixes and mashups of other artists' tracks and distributed them worldwide, which caught the attention of Australian Vicious Vinyl records, who signed him in 2005. Since then, the Australian-based DJ has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skrillex
Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ, record producer, musician, singer. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he began his career in 2004 as the lead vocalist of the post-hardcore band From First to Last. He recorded their first two studio albums with the band, ''Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount'' (2004) and ''Heroine (From First to Last album), Heroine'' (2006), before leaving to pursue a solo career in 2007. He began his first tour as a solo artist in late 2007. After recruiting a new band lineup, Moore joined the Alternative Press Tour to support bands such as All Time Low and the Rocket Summer, and appeared on the cover of ''Alternative Press (music magazine), Alternative Press''s annual "100 Bands You Need to Know" issue. After releasing the extended play ''Gypsyhook'' (2009), Moore was scheduled to record his debut studio album, ''Bells'', with producer Noah Shain. Although its release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsta (EP)
''Monsta'' is the debut extended play (EP) by the British band Monsta (band), MONSTA. It was released on 23 October 2012 through Owsla. The EP spawned a single, "Messiah", which entered the UK Singles Chart at number 154. "Holdin' On" climbed the UK Singles Chart to number 48, due to strong sales of the Skrillex and Nero (band), Nero remix. It also peaked at number ten on UK Dance Chart and number three the UK Indie Chart. Critical response ''Vibe (magazine), Vibe'' noted that "Messiah" was "brimming [with] raw energy while a grinding bass rhythm chugs along in the background with an overlay of powerfully deep vocals". ''Mixmag'' commented that the Skrillex and Nero (band), Nero remix "should boost the production outfit further into the EDM stratosphere". ''Dancing Astronaut'' praised the release, commenting that "listeners can hear the power behind Skaar’s silky androgynous voice" and "adding the sounds of Skaar’s gritty soulful voice prove dubstep does not have to be the clic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halcyon (album)
''Halcyon'' is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding, released on 5 October 2012 by Polydor Records. The album was recorded between 2011 and 2012, during promotion for her debut album, '' Lights'' (2010). Goulding worked with several producers on the album, including Jim Eliot, Starsmith, Billboard, Justin Parker, Monsta, Madeon and Mike Spencer, in addition to collaborating with artists such as Tinie Tempah and Calvin Harris. ''Halcyon'' received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Goulding's more aggressive showcase of her voice and the album's bold production. The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, selling 33,425 copies in its first week. In January 2014, it topped the UK Albums Chart and gave Goulding her second number-one album. ''Halcyon'' also debuted at number nine on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States, while reaching number one in Ireland, the top five in New Zealand, and the top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
