Joshua Kiekegaard Grant Steele (born 15 January 1989), known professionally as Flux Pavilion, is an English EDM producer, DJ, singer-songwriter and label owner. He started performing in 2008. Flux Pavilion has headlined three US tours, two UK tours, and several festival DJ sets, including

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, and EDC Vegas. He has performed live with

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, Foreign Beggars and Chiddy Bang. Flux Pavilion says he draws inspiration from

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and Rusko.

Career

2009–2010

Steele and his childhood friend, Doctor P, co-founded Circus Records in 2009 backed by D&B pioneer DJ Swan-E and Earl Falconer of

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. He released '' Lines In Wax'' in 2010 with the song "I Can't Stop" which would find various adaptations in pop culture. Chiddy Bang recorded a freestyle to the song, appearing on his '' Peanut Butter and Swelly'' mixtape. The track " Who Gon Stop Me" by

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and

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on their collaborative album '' Watch the Throne'' samples the track. "I Can't Stop" was used in the viral

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campaign, the video game ''SSX'', the trailer for the 2013 film ''Rush'', and the 2013 film ''The Great Gatsby''.

2011–2012

In 2011, Flux Pavilion produced the single "Bass Cannon", which peaked at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart, and was placed on the Radio 1 A-List. Flux Pavilion and Doctor P released the 2011

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''Circus One,'' where he contributed four tracks. In December 2011, Steele was nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll, as one of two independent artists on the longlist. Steele also sang on multiple tracks for himself and other artists, including "Voscillate", "Starlight", and "The Scientist".

2013

On 28 January 2013, Flux Pavilion released '' Blow the Roof'' which generally received critical favorability. The song "Double Edge" from the EP is featured in the 2012 video game '' Need for Speed: Most Wanted''. Steele released ''Freeway'' on 11 November 2013 featuring

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and Turin Brakes with the song "Gold Love" including vocals from Rosie Oddie.

2014–present

In September 2014, Steele was asked by

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to remix the Star Wars Rebels theme to advertise the series. In 2015, Flux Pavilion released his debut studio album, ''Tesla''. In 2021, he released his second studio album ''.wav''.

Discography

* '' Tesla ''(2015) * '' .wav ''(2021)

Awards and nominations

References

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