Third Party (stylised Third ≡ Party) is a British
progressive house
Progressive house is a subgenre of house music. The progressive house style emerged in the early 1990s. It initially developed in the United Kingdom as a natural progression of American and European house music of the late 1980s.Gerard, Morgan; ...
DJ duo consisting of Jonnie Macaire and Harry Bass, based in
Essex
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, London.
They are best known for their single "Everyday Of My Life" and the collaboration "
Lions in the Wild
"Lions in the Wild" is a song recorded by Dutch DJ and record producer Martin Garrix and British DJ and production duo Third Party (DJs), Third Party. It features the uncredited vocals of British singer Max McElligott, formerly of the group Wolf G ...
" with Dutch DJ
Martin Garrix
Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram and GRX, is a Dutch disc jockey and music producer who was ranked number one on '' DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—20 ...
. They began their musical career as producers by releasing singles and remixes.
Career
The duo met at school and via their mutual interest in music production, they formed Third Party. They pursued further musical education at a music technical college for a year, funding themselves with part-time jobs. They later performed as DJs at local clubs in London while continuing studio production.
In 2012, Third Party released three singles – "Lights" 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 ...
, "Feel" with Cicada and "Thank You". In 2014, they released "Everyday of My Life" as a single. They founded Release Records, their own record label in 2015, in partnership with
Armada Music.
Third Party's single "Alive" served as the label's first release. On 27 May 2016, they released "
Lions in the Wild
"Lions in the Wild" is a song recorded by Dutch DJ and record producer Martin Garrix and British DJ and production duo Third Party (DJs), Third Party. It features the uncredited vocals of British singer Max McElligott, formerly of the group Wolf G ...
" with
Martin Garrix
Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram and GRX, is a Dutch disc jockey and music producer who was ranked number one on '' DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—20 ...
. Their debut studio album "Hope", featuring eleven songs was released on 24 February 2017. They began working on the album from late 2015. They are
resident DJs at
Ministry of Sound
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J ...
club.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Remixes

2011
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Emeli Sande featuring Naughty Boy – "Daddy" (Third Party Remix)
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Tiesto – ''What Can We Do (A Deeper Love)'' (Third Party Remix)
2012
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Sultan + Ned Shepard
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and Thomas Sagstad featuring Dirty Vegas – "Somebody to Love" (Third Party Remix)
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Wynter Gordon
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– "Still Getting Younger" (Third Party Remix)
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Swedish House Mafia
Swedish House Mafia (SHM) is a Swedish house music supergroup consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008, were placed at number ten on the '' DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJ Poll 2011, and have bee ...
- "
Save The World" (Third Party Remix)
2013
*
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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– "Otherside" (Third Party Remix)
2014
*
Sigma
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– "
Nobody to Love" (Third Party Remix)
2015
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Kygo featuring
Conrad Sewell – "
Firestone" (Third Party Private Remix)
2016
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Corey James and Will K – "Another Storm" (Third Party Unlocked Mix)
2017
* Third Party – "Everyday of My Life" (VIP Mix)
2020
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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 ...
featuring Cimo Fränkel – "All Comes Down" (Third Party Remix)
Notes
References
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DJs from London
English house music duos
Musical groups from London
Progressive house musicians
Stmpd Rcrds artists
Electronic dance music DJs
DJ duos