Dzeko & Torres was a Canadian production and DJ duo based in

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. Their style was a combination of

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and electro, with influences from

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, Lazy Rich,

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, and Alesso.

History

2007 - 2010

Luis Torres and Julian Dzeko met on an online forum for all-age club events in Toronto. Torres was working as a graphic designer and photographer, while Dzeko was promoting events. Both men learned to mix using

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, with Torres, who taught piano before leaning to produce, also handling keyboards. They started DJing together and co-producing original material; in 2008, they released their single "Confronted" on DJ Chuckie’s ''Dirty Dutch Digital Vol. 4''. Their song "Again" was remixed by Joe Ghost in 2010. Dzeko & Torres6

2012 & ''Hey'' EP

By January 2012, they had opened for a number of major touring DJs in the Greater Toronto Area, such as

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, Michael Woods and

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. In early 2012 they released an unofficial remix of

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‘s "

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, which reached No. 1 on

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. Also in 2012, the duo released a remix of

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" on

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. By late 2012, their tracks had been played on shows such as

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’s '' Club Life'' and

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’s '' Planet Perfecto''. They also premiered an unreleased track, "Togi," on

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's radio show ''Radio DJ Mix''. Their track "Hey" premiered on

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2012''. Aoki then asked the duo to create a full EP, and that led to the three-track ''Hey'', released on December 18, 2012 on

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. The EP's track "Buppy" first appeared on blogs in late fall of 2012; the third track was "Check This Out", and the EP received favourable reviews. In December 2012, they signed to the

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booking agency, and released an official remix of "

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" by Animal Kingdom. In January 2013 the duo appeared in the web series The Aoki Files. By the end of 2012 the band had toured in both Europe and throughout North America. In 2013, they played at The BPM Festival, the

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and the

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. Other gigs in 2013 included the Chasing Summer Festival, the Electric Zoo Festival in New York City,

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, and

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2013—2016

In 2013, Dzeko & Torres released their collaborative single "Togi", with Crossways, on

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. In April 2014 they were working with

's Musical Freedom label, releasing several singles. In 2014 a music video for the Tiësto and Dzeko & Torres Remix of " Anywhere For You" by John Martin was released on

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. The video shows scenes from John Martin's original video along with added footage of the DJs in action and lyrics. In February 2014 they returned to

to release their remix of

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' "Bassline Kickin'". They continued to tour as of July 2014, performing at the Annual Summer White Party in

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. In 2016, Dzeko and Torres announced that they would be halting their partnership to focus on their solo careers. In August 2020 however, Torres released his first single as a solo artist titled "Come Down" featuring Mkla.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Remixes

2010 * Alternative Reality and Christian Planes featuring Crystal – "I Gotta Have Your Love" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) 2011 * Jus Jack featuring Black Dogs – "Can't Wait" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Yug featuring SoJay – "Doin'" (Dzeko & Torres 'What Are We' Remix)" 2012 * Chuckie – "Who Is Ready To Jump" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Animal Kingdom – "Strange Attractor" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Chuckie featuring

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– "Breaking Up" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) 2013 *

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featuring Rob Roy – "

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" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Capital Cities – " Safe And Sound" (Dzeko & Torres 'Digital Dreamin' Remix) *

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– "

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" (Dzeko & Torres 'Sunset' Remix) 2014 *

– "Bassline Kickin'" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * John Martin – " Anywhere For You'' (

vs. Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Oh Honey – " Be Okay" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) *

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– " Hideaway" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) *

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– "My Life" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * ZHU – " Faded" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) *

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– " Surrender" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) 2015 *

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featuring Shy Girls – "All We Need" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) *

Zedd Anton Zaslavski (russian: Антон Заславский; born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (), is a Russian-born German DJ, record producer, and songwriter. Zedd grew up and began his musical journey in Kaiserslautern, G ...

featuring

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– " I Want You To Know" (Dzeko & Torres vs.

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Remix) *

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featuring

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– " Firestone" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) *

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– "Fire Under My Feet" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) *

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– "

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" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) 2016 * Bright Lights featuring

3LAU Justin David Blau (born January 9, 1991), better known by his stage name 3LAU (pronounced "Blau"), is an American DJ and electronic dance music producer. Raised in New York and Las Vegas, 3LAU left Washington University in St. Louis, where he s ...

– "Runaway" (Dzeko & Torres Remix) * Disco Killerz and Liquid Todd featuring

Jimmy Gnecco James Francis Gnecco III (born September 30, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist who makes music both under his name and the moniker Ours. Gnecco is known for his multi-octave vocal range and singing style, often d ...

– "Stellar" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dzeko and Torres discography Discographies of Canadian artists Electronic music discographies Canadian dance music groups Canadian electronic music groups Canadian musical duos Musical groups from Toronto Musical groups established in 2007 2007 establishments in Ontario Musical groups disestablished in 2016 2016 disestablishments in Ontario Canadian DJs Progressive house musicians Monstercat artists Electronic dance music duos