Brian Cross is a producer, DJ and entrepreneur born in
Barcelona
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,
Spain
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, ...
.
He is known for working with numerous other artists from different music styles including
Armin Van Buuren
Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted '' A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&n ...
,
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his discography spanning Latin pop, pop, dance, reggaeton ...
,
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
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,
Yandel,
Robbie Rivera,
Inna,
Leah Labelle
Leah LaBelle Vladowski (September 8, 1986 – January 31, 2018) was an American singer. She rose to prominence in 2004 as a contestant on the third season of ''American Idol'', placing twelfth in the season finals. In 2007, LaBelle b ...
and many more. He has released on some of the world's biggest
record labels
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including
Armada Music,
Ultra Music, Dirty Dutch, Big Beat Records, In Charge,
Sony Music
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and
A State of Trance. In 2015 he signed with
Ultra Music.
Brian Cross is also the creator of POPSTAR festival in Amnesia
Ibiza featuring artists like
Hardwell
Robbert van de Corput (; born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Hardwell, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted the world's number one DJ by ''DJ Mag'' in 2013 and again in 2014. In 2022, he was ranked at number 43 i ...
,
Avicii
Tim Bergling (; 8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii (, ), was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer. At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first rec ...
,
Cedric Gervais
Cédric DePasquale (, born 7 June 1979), better known by his stage name Cedric Gervais (), is a French DJ, record producer and actor residing in Miami Beach, Florida. In 2013, he produced a remix of Lana Del Rey's " Summertime Sadness", for whic ...
and global pop icons including Pitbull, Nelly Furtado, Inna, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and many more.
In 2014 Brian Cross signed for the summer season with
Ushuaia
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Ibiza and Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza sharing the stage with
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, ...
,
Robin Thicke
Robin Alan Thicke (born March 10, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his 2013 hit single " Blurred Lines", which is one of the best-selling singles of all time. At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, h ...
,
Jason Derulo
Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer and songwriter. ,
Pitbull
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,
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
,
The Prodigy,
Nile Rodgers
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,
Ellie Goulding
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, Placebo and
Icona Pop.
In 2015 Brian Cross signed with SuperMartXé as their weekly resident at the world's biggest club
Privilege Ibiza and for the worldtour of the brand.
The weekly performances included guests like Afrojack, Chuckie, Deniz Koyu, Matthew Koma, Two Tone and the 12-hour non-stop closing party featuring Nervo, Thomas Gold, Glowinthedark and Yves V.
2015 was also the year where Brian Cross performed for the first time at
Tomorrowland Festival in Belgium and Tomorrowworld Festival in Atlanta.
Both performances took place at the V Session Stages with artists like Chuckie, Borgore, Firebeatz, Ftampa, Quintino, R3hab and of course the host of the stage
Yves V
Yves Van Geertsom, known professionally as Yves V () or Eefee, is a Belgian DJ and record producer. In 2019, he was voted in at number 56 in the ''DJ Mag'' Top 100.
Career
Yves V has performed at festivals such as TomorrowWorld, Sensation, ...
.
In May 2016 Brian became the new Head of the Electronic department of
Livenation Spain. He has also signed for another season as headliner for SuperMartXé in
Privilege Ibiza sharing the stage with
Steve Angello
Steven Patrik Josefsson Fragogiannis ( el, Στέφεν Πάτρικ Γιόζεφσον Φραγκόγιαννης; born 22 November 1982), better known by his stage name Steve Angello, is a Greek-Swedish DJ, record producer, remixer and record ...
,
Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to ''Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempor ...
,
Afrojack
Nick Leonardus van de Wall (; born 9 September 1987), better known as Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, music producer and remixer from Spijkenisse, South Holland. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album '' Forget the World' ...
,
Chuckie, Nervo,
Yves V
Yves Van Geertsom, known professionally as Yves V () or Eefee, is a Belgian DJ and record producer. In 2019, he was voted in at number 56 in the ''DJ Mag'' Top 100.
Career
Yves V has performed at festivals such as TomorrowWorld, Sensation, ...
and many more. In April 2016 Brian Cross had his debut at
Tomorrowland Brazil
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and is also confirmed to perform for the second time at
Tomorrowland in Belgium on the V sessions stage.
In 2017 Brian Cross performed for the third time on Tomorrowland in Belgium and returned to Amnesia Ibiza as weekly guest on the new event Black Out which hosted guests like Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Hardwell, Nicky Romero and many more.
Discography
;Studio albums
* Darkness To Light (2016)
* Popstar - The Album (2013)
;Singles
*
Futuristic Polar Bears and Brian Cross - Ravers Unite // Generation Smash (2021)
* Chuckie, Brian Cross, and Luis Roca featuring New Black Light Machine - Make Me Feel // Dirty Dutch (2017)
* Brian Cross featuring Carlinhos Brown - Magalenha // sono Music (Armada) (2017)
* Brian Cross featuring JV - Gonna Be Yours // Universal Music (2017)
* Brian Cross featuring
Lali - Firestarter // Sony Music (2016)
* Brian Cross featuring Miguel Bosé - Hielo // Sony Music (2016)
* Brian Cross featuring Yandel - Baile y Pasion // Sony Music (2016)
* Brian Cross and 2Maniaks - Fat Beat // Dirty Dutch (2016)
* Brian Cross featuring Vein, IAMCHINO and Two Tone - Faces and Lighters // Sony Music (2016)
* Brian Cross featuring Angelika Vee - "Unbreakable" (Heren Remix) //
Ultra Music (2015)
* Brian Cross featuring Angelika Vee - "Unbreakable" //
Ultra Music (2015)
*
Edurne
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featuring Brian Cross - "
Amanecer" //
Sony Music
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(2015)
*
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his discography spanning Latin pop, pop, dance, reggaeton ...
featuring Brian Cross - "
Disparo al Corazón" (Remix)//
Sony Music
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(2015)
* Marco V and Brian Cross - "Squeezed" //
Ultra Music (2015)
* Brian Cross and 2Maniaks - "Take Me" //
Ultra Music (2015)
* Brian Cross featuring Daniel Gidlund - "Soldier" //
Sony Music
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(2013)
* Brian Cross featuring
Leah LaBelle
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- "Shotgun" //
Sony Music
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(2013)
* Brian Cross featuring
Inna - "Boom Boom" //
Sony Music
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(2013)
* Brian Cross featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor - "Save Myself" //
Sony Music
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(2013)
* Brian Cross featuring Daniel Gidlund - "Together"
Sony Music
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(2012)
* Brian Cross featuring Recardo Patrick - "Why Don't you" //
Sony Music
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(2011)
* Brian Cross featuring
Monica Naranjo
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People
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*Monica (singer) (born 1980), American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, ...
- "Dream Alive" -
Sony Music
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* Brian Cross featuring Keneida - Waiting // "In Charge - Be Yourself" (2009)
* Brian Cross - "4U" //
Armada Music (2008)
;Remixes
* TINI - Great Escape (Brian Cross remix) //
Universal Music
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(2016)
* Nervo featuring Child of Lov - People Grinnin' (Brian Cross remix) // Big Beat Records (2016)
* Alx Veliz - "Danzing Kizomba" (Brian Cross Remix - Spanish version) //
Universal Music
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(2016)
* Alx Veliz - "Danzing Kizomba" (Brian Cross Remix - English version) //
Universal Music
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(2016)
*
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his discography spanning Latin pop, pop, dance, reggaeton ...
- "
La Mordidita
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" (Brian Cross remix) //
Sony Music
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(2015)
*
Ricky Martin
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- "
Vida" (Brian Cross remix) //
Sony Music
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(2014)
* Innocence - "Jeopardy" (Brian Cross remix) //
Sony Music
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*
David Bisbal
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He has since released five studio albums, all of w ...
- "Esclavo De Sus Besos" (Brian Cross Remix) //
Universal Music
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* Marco V - "Solitary Confinement" (Brian Cross remix) // In Charge - Be Yourself (2009)
* Robbie Rivera - "Back To Zero" (Brian Cross remix) // In Charge - Be Yourself (2008)
* Marco V - "Dudak" (Brian Cross remix) // In Charge - Be Yourself (2008)
* Robbie Rivera - "Float Away" (Brian Cross remix) //
Ultra Music (2007)
* Elastika - "Rush" (Brian Cross remix) //
Armada Music (2007)
* Armin Van Buuren - "Burned with desire" (Brian Cross remix) //
Armada Music (2004)
Mixes
* KU Music Radio Show #65 w/ Brian Cross
* Glowinthedark - Lightstate #31 w/ Brian Cross
* Amnesia Ibiza DJ Sessions Vol 1 - mixed by Marco V and Brian Cross
* Amnesia Ibiza DJ Sessions Vol 2 - mixed by Marco V and Brian Cross
* Amnesia Ibiza DJ Sessions Vol 3 - mixed by Tocadisco and Brian Cross
* Amnesia Ibiza DJ Sessions Vol 4 - mixed by Benny Benassi and Brian Cross
* Amnesia Ibiza DJ Sessions Vol 5 - mixed by Seb Fontaine and Brian Cross
* Amnesia Ibiza DJ Sessions Vol 6 - mixed by Brian Cross and Michael Woods
* Amnesia Ibiza DJ Sessions Vol 7 - mixed by Brian Cross and Hardwell
Radio Shows
;Brian Cross Radio show
Every weekend Brian Cross hosts his weekly radio show in the Spanish national radio station
Europa FM. In 2016/2017 his weekly guest artists are
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta ( , ; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and music producer. He has over 10 million album and 65 million single sales globally, with more than 10 billion streams. In 2011, 2020 and 2021, Guetta was voted the number one D ...
Armin Van Buuren
Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted '' A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&n ...
,
Hardwell
Robbert van de Corput (; born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Hardwell, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted the world's number one DJ by ''DJ Mag'' in 2013 and again in 2014. In 2022, he was ranked at number 43 i ...
,
Yves V
Yves Van Geertsom, known professionally as Yves V () or Eefee, is a Belgian DJ and record producer. In 2019, he was voted in at number 56 in the ''DJ Mag'' Top 100.
Career
Yves V has performed at festivals such as TomorrowWorld, Sensation, ...
,
Chuckie,
W&W and
Nervo. In 2014/2015 his weekly guests were
Steve Aoki
Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (, ; born November 30, 1977), best known as Steve Aoki, is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive. and
Yves V
Yves Van Geertsom, known professionally as Yves V () or Eefee, is a Belgian DJ and record producer. In 2019, he was voted in at number 56 in the ''DJ Mag'' Top 100.
Career
Yves V has performed at festivals such as TomorrowWorld, Sensation, ...
. Other guests included
Nervo, Chuckie,
Vinai,
Dannic,
Borgore
Yosef Asaf Borger ( he, יוסף אסף בורגר; born 20 October 1987), known professionally as Borgore, is an Israeli EDM producer, DJ, singer-songwriter and rapper. He is the founder of the label Buygore Records.
Biography
Yosef Asaf ...
,
Firebeatz
Firebeatz is a Dutch DJ and music production duo consisting of Tim Benjamin Smulders (; born 14 August 1985) and Jurre van Doeselaar (; born 7 July 1987). The duo formed in Tilburg in 2008, and gained fame in the EDM scene through their dance f ...
, Quintino,
Dyro and AN21.
;Brian Cross presents Ultra Radio
From 2014 till 2016 Brian Cross was the official host of the weekly Ultra Radio Show in Spanish.
Every week he hosted different guest on the show including
Steve Aoki
Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (, ; born November 30, 1977), best known as Steve Aoki, is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive. ,
Kygo
Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (born 11 September 1991), known professionally as Kygo (), is a Norwegian DJ and music producer. He garnered international attention with his December 2013 remix of the track " I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran and his December 20 ...
,
Nervo,
Paul Van Dyk
Matthias Paul (; born 16 December 1971), known professionally as Paul van Dyk () is a German DJ, record producer and musician. One of the first true renowned DJs, van Dyk was the first artist to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the newly a ...
,
Mako, Dank and many more.
The show is broadcast on various radio stations all over the world, on Soundcloud
and
Mixcloud
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In April 2018, Mixcloud announced that it raised ...
References
External links
*
Brian Cross Beatport Profile
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Spanish DJs
Living people
1986 births