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Ultra Music
Ultra Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, which is a subsidiary of Sony Music Group. Company history Established in 1995 in New York City by Patrick Moxey, a former executive of PolyGram and Virgin Records, Ultra Records is home to various electronic music artists such as Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, deadmau5, and Tiësto. In 1999, Ultra Records commenced litigation with the upstart Ultra Music Festival. Ultra Records demanded that Ultra Music Festival limit its use of the name Ultra to Florida. In 2012, after Ultra Records adopted a new logo and started using the name Ultra Music, the dispute resulted in a two-week jury trial in federal court in the Southern District of New York between Ultra Records and Ultra Music Festival (known formally as Ultra Enterprises, Inc.) that was resolved by an out of court settlement. In 2013, Ultra entered a global partnership with Sony Music. In December 2021, Sony Music fully acquir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival (UMF) is an annual outdoor electronic music Music festival, festival that takes place in March in Miami, Florida. The festival was founded in 1999 by Russell Faibisch and Alex Omes. It was first held on Miami Beach, but besides a tenure at Museum Park (Miami), Bicentennial Park, and briefly being held at Virginia Key in 2019, it has primarily been held at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. It was a two-day festival from 1998 to 2010. Since 2011, Ultra has taken place across three days (Friday through Sunday) during the month of March. In 2012, it had a record attendance, of 155,000 people at the Ultra Main Stage. In 2013, the festival took place across two consecutive weekends to celebrate its 15th anniversary, with a combined attendance of 330,000 people. In 2014, the festival returned to its original single-weekend format, selling out pre-sale tickets in under five minutes. The city of Miami has estimated that since 2012, Ultra has "generated approximately $ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ultra may refer to: Science and technology * Ultra (cryptography), the codename for cryptographic intelligence obtained from signal traffic in World War II * Adobe Ultra, a vector-keying application * Sun Ultra series, a brand of computer workstations and servers * ULTRA (machine translation system), a machine translation system Music * Ultra (British band), an English pop band * Ultra Music Festival, an annual electronic festival in Miami, Florida * Ultra Worldwide, a series of annual electronic music festivals each called Ultra * Ultra, a collaboration between two members of hip hop group Ultramagnetic MCs, who released the album ''Big Time'' * Ultra (music), a post-punk movement in the Netherlands * Ultra house, a music place in Handen, Sweden * Ultra Records, a record label Albums and songs * ''Ultra'' (Depeche Mode album), 1997 * ''Ultra'' (Laura Põldvere album), 2009 * ''Ultra'' (Ultra album), 1999 * ''Ultra'' (Zomby album), 2016 * ''Ultra'', by Mickey Kojak, 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Club
Adventure Club is a Canadian electronic dance music duo composed of Christian Srigley and Leighton James, based out of Montreal, Quebec. The duo began as a hardcore punk, hardcore pop punk, pop-punk band before venturing into electronic dance music in 2011. They are best known for their remixes of "Lullabies" by Yuna (singer), Yuna and "Crave You" from Flight Facilities. The duo's debut album ''Red // Blue'' was released on 2 December 2016. History The duo formed while attending high school in Montreal as a hardcore punk, hardcore pop punk, pop-punk band, but later decided to move on to electronic dance music after getting bored with the pop-punk sound and finding success with a dubstep remix of "Daisy" by American alternative rock, alternative-rock Brand New (band), Brand New. The remix climbed the charts on Hype Machine, a website that gathers popular songs from music blogs, which convinced them to make a change to producing EDM. Some of the major influences to their sound in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basshunter
Jonas Erik Altberg (; born 22 December 1984), known professionally as Basshunter, is a Swedish singer, record producer, songwriter and DJ. As indicated by his stage name, Basshunter is known for bass-heavy Eurodance music. Born and raised in Halmstad he moved to Malmö in 2006. As a young teen, Basshunter sang in a choir his mother ran. He started producing music at the age of 17, and later he started performing in local venues in his early career. In 2006, he self-released " Boten Anna" for free download a few months before he signed with labels Extensive Music and Warner Music Sweden and began commercial releases. His 2007 song " Now You're Gone" featuring Bazzheadz is based on Bazzheadz's "Now You're Gone" which uses the melody of "Boten Anna" with entirely different lyrics. Basshunter has recorded five studio albums: '' The Bassmachine'' (2004), '' LOL'' (2006), '' Now You're Gone – The Album'' (2008), '' Bass Generation'' (2009), and '' Calling Time'' (2013). In additio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx are an English electronic music duo consisting of Felix Buxton (born 30 April 1970) and Simon Ratcliffe (born 28 November 1969). The pair got their name from the regular club night they held in Brixton, London, UK. They first rose to popularity in the underground house scene of the mid-1990s, but would go on to find international chart success and win Best Dance Act at both the 2002 and 2004 BRIT Awards. Some of their most successful singles are " Red Alert", " Rendez-Vu", "Romeo", " Where's Your Head At", " Do Your Thing", and " Good Luck". History Background Felix Buxton's father The Rev Derek Major Buxton (4 February 1931 – 17 March 2022) was a Leicestershire vicar, who was ordained on Sunday 18 December 1960 in Leicester Cathedral. His father was originally from Leigh, Staffordshire, the second son of James Buxton, who died in 1969. In the early 1960s, his father was the assistant Anglican chaplain of the University of Leicester, moving to Ibstock in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axwell
Axel Christofer Hedfors (; born 18 December 1977), better known by his stage name Axwell, is a Swedish DJ, record producer, remixer and owner of Axtone Records. He is a member of Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello. He is a two-time DJ Awards winner, and in 2013 he was placed 19th on the ''DJ Magazine'' Top 100 DJ Poll. Early life Axwell's interest in music appeared at an early age, having taught himself to play the drums by age nine. Four years later, the 13-year-old exchanged his drums for a computer so he could create each element of his music independently. In his teenage years he attended Fäladsgården Elementary School. Axwell released limited copies of a techno/hard trance EP on vinyl under the name ''OXL'' in 1995. During his teenage years, he was also active in the tracking music scene under the moniker ''Quazar'', releasing acid techno tracks made with FastTracker 2 and NoiseTracker. Musical career 1995–2003: Career beginnings Axwell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Millz
Austin Christopher Miller, known professionally as Austin Millz is an American DJ, producer, and songwriter. He is best known for his remix, “Feeling Good - Austin Millz Remix” and his single “Bad Behavior” which features Remi Wolf. His 2023 EP, "breathwork’ collaborates with Alina Baraz, Sabrina Claudio, and Justine Skye. Early life Millz was born and raised in Harlem, New York. He is of Puerto Rican descent. Musical career Millz discovering his love for music while in high school. He played a lot of video games until he found the music software FruityLoops and started creating samples and beats. By 2016, he was in the DJ Booth performing all over New York. Eventually, he DJ’d Beyonce’s ''Homecoming'' Coachella performances and made his debut for Boiler Room NYC in 2023. In 2018, Millz was nominated at the Global Spin Awards for Breakthrough DJ of the Year, Regional Club DJ of the Year (Northeast), and Regional Open Format Club DJ of the Year (Northeast). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annet Artani
Annette Denise Stamatelatos (born 6 September 1976), better known by her stage name Annet Artani (Αννέτ Αρτάνη in Greek), is a Greek-American singer and songwriter. She is best known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song " Why Angels Cry", as well as co-writing the worldwide hit "Everytime" with Britney Spears. Artani was signed to Ultra Records and her debut single "Alive" was released in March 2009. Early life Artani was born Annette Denise Stamatelatos in Flushing, New York to Gregory and Julia Stamatelatos. Her family originates from the village of Karavados on the island of Kefalonia, Greece. She is named after her maternal grandmother, Anneta, and she chose to use her paternal grandmother's first name, Artani, in her stage name, as a dedication to both of them. While in the US she uses the name "Annette", she was advised to spell it "Annet" in Europe to avoid being called ''Annet-Te''. She graduated from Queens College and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anabel Englund
Anabel Englund (born September 1, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ from Southern California. She is best known for her collaborative work with electronic and house music artists such as Hot Natured and MK. Her debut album, ''Messing with Magic'', was released in December 2020, with a deluxe edition releasing a few months later. It consisted of a compilation of all the singles released by Englund throughout that year under Ultra Music and AREA10, and featured "So Hot", "Picture Us", "Underwater" and "Waiting for You" which reached number one on U.S. dance radio. Early life Born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles to a musical family, her father is American actor and singer Morgan Englund, her grandfather was the director-producer George Englund and her grandmother, Academy Award-winning actress Cloris Leachman. Her great-grandmother Mabel Albertson and Mabel's famous brother, Jack Albertson, were also actors and came from a Jewish family. Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amin Golestan
Amin Golestan (Born as Amin Golestan Parast, 5 June 1988 in Dubai, UAE) is a New York based DJ, and music producer. He was voted the number one DJ in 2008 and 2009 in the Middle East and Asia, and was the featured artist on the 2010 DJ Magazine Middle East cover. Golestan also runs the label Relocate Records. Biography Amin Golestan was born in Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ... and grew up surrounded by international DJs on the Dubai music scene. After apprenticing for some of the world's preeminent talent, Amin began to DJ in Dubai. Singles * 2009 Amin Golestan, Marco G – Dagobert * 2009 Amin Golestan, Xaver – Let's Do It Again * 2010 Amin Golestan, Marco G – Sanctuary * 2010 Amin Golestan, Marco G – Deadpool * 2012 Nima Nesta featuring Mednas � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyssa Reid
Alyssa Ashley Reid (born March 15, 1993) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her career began in 2008 on '' The Next Star''. She rose to fame in 2011, following the release of her single " Alone Again". From 2018-2020, she released music under the name ASHS. Early life Reid was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised in Brampton, Ontario. Her family moved around Canada often. Reid stated that it gave her the life experience she needed to enter the music industry. She is of Irish, Ukrainian and Greek heritage. She wrote her first song at the age of 7 and started vocal lessons at the age of 9. From then on, she has continued to develop her voice into what has become a singular vocal style. She went to St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Performing Arts School from grades 9 to 11, and then attended Chinguacousy Secondary School through to graduation. Career 2010–2011: Career beginnings and ''The Game'' Reid was soon discovered by writer, producer, and Wax Records co-founder Jamie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Baraz
Alina Baraz (born September 24, 1993) is an American singer. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she began her professional musical career in 2013 when she released "Roses Dipped in Gold". In 2015, Baraz and electronic producer Galimatias released a collaborative EP together titled '' Urban Flora'' through Ultra Music after discovering each other's work online. The EP was met with positive reception and streaming success. Baraz released her first solo EP, ''The Color of You,'' in 2018. In April 2020, Baraz released her debut studio album, ''It Was Divine''. Early life Alina Baraz was born on September 24, 1993, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Russian- Ukrainian parents. She was the first child in her family born in United States. Growing up, her parents raised her on classical music, and on her own, she became interested in '90s music and singers such as Adele, Amy Winehouse and Corinne Bailey Rae. She began singing at a young age in her gospel choir. At age 19, she decided to mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
