I See Monstas (often stylised I See MONSTAS, and previously called MONSTA), are a British
electronic music
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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
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(also known as Skaar). The trio have officially remixed
Labrinth
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("
Last Time"),
Zedd
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Spectrum
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"), and
Tinie Tempah
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") among others. They have also produced for
Ellie Goulding
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the songs "
Figure 8" and "Ritual" from her second studio album ''
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''.
As Monsta, they released an
eponymous EP on
Skrillex
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's label
Owsla
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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
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. They released the ''Messiah'' EP with remixes from
Dirty South and
Feed Me on 2 June 2013 through Polydor. Their next single "Evolution" was released on 3 October 2013 shortly after their name change to I See Monstas, and an extended play featuring "Evolution" and three more tracks was released on 18 October 2013.
Discography
Extended plays
* ''
Monsta'' (2012)
* ''Evolution'' (2013)
Singles
Remixes
*
Spectrum
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(by
Zedd
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featuring
Mathew Koma) (2012)
* Circles (by I See Monstas) (2014)
*
Hanging On
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(by
Ellie Goulding
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) (2014)
*
Wasted Love (by
Steve Angello
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) (2014)
* All Over the World (by
Above & Beyond featuring
Alex Vargas) (2015)
References
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English electronic music groups
British musical trios
Polydor Records artists
Interscope Records artists
Owsla artists
Monstercat artists