Sonny Fodera with Armand Van Helden

Who they are

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  Sonny Fodera

  London, United Kingdom · 4 bookings since Jun 2024

  “With over 50+ million streams on Spotify & Apple Music, Sonny has established himself as one of the most in-demand acts in the industry.”

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  With over 50+ million streams on Spotify & Apple Music, Sonny has established himself as one of the most in-demand acts in the industry. “One of the biggest draws in house” - Mixmag His masterful mixing in the booth and renowned DJ sets have lead to sold out tours in the UK and N.America, including a headline show at Tobacco Dock in London, Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, The Shrine in LA & Avant Gardner in NYC, whilst also holding down a summer residency at Ibiza Rocks. Sonny tirelessly travels the globe playing shows and countless major festival performances including Coachella, EDC Vegas, Tomorrowland and WMC Miami to name a few. His standout remixes and original material have achieved more than a dozen top tens in the Beatport charts, proving that he is very much shaping the landscape for fans and DJs alike. 2019 saw Sonny release his 4th studio LP ‘RISE’ via his own Solotoko imprint, as well as a remix of Calvin Harris’ ‘Promises’ which caught global attention with a remarkable 10 million streams and his latest collaboration with MK ‘One Night’ which is currently dominating the airwaves! Unquestionably, Sonny is one of dance music’s fastest growing acts and will continue rise heading throughout 2020 and beyond.
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  Their RA profile lists Defected Records, Cajual Records, Drop Music, Suara and 1 more.

  Recently at Knockdown Center, Brooklyn Mirage · often with BIJOU, Sam Blacky, HVNLEE, none of them here that night

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  Armand Van Helden

  New York City · 3 bookings since Oct 2023

  “Until he began branching out in 1996 with a barrage of album productions and remix classics (several of which were heard by more people than the originals), Armand Van Helden was one of the best-kept secrets in house music, recording for such labels as Strictly Rhythm, Henry St., Logic and ZYX.”

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  Until he began branching out in 1996 with a barrage of album productions and remix classics (several of which were heard by more people than the originals), Armand Van Helden was one of the best-kept secrets in house music, recording for such labels as Strictly Rhythm, Henry St., Logic and ZYX. Afterwards, he became one of the top names in dance music altogether. As one in the steady progression of top in-house producers for Strictly Rhythm during the early '90s, Van Helden joined such names as Todd Terry, Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez, Masters at Work and George Morel to record scores of club hits. By the late '90s, a clutch of crucial remixes and several albums made Van Helden's name as one of the most popular producers around. Van Helden spent time in Holland, Turkey and Italy while growing up the son of an Air Force man, and listened to music from an early age. He bought a drum machine at the age of 13 and began DJing two years later, mostly hip-hop and freestyle. Based in Boston while attending college, Van Helden proceeded to moonlight as a DJ; though he settled into a legal-review job after graduation, he quit his job in 1991 to begin working on production for the remix service X-Mix Productions (founded by his future manager, Neil Pettricone). Van Helden also owned a residency at Boston's Loft, and soon made it into one of the most popular nightclubs in the city. After playing one of his production demos for the dance A&R guru Gladys Pizarro in 1992, Van Helden released his proper debut single, Deep Creed's "Stay on My Mind," for Nervous Records. Later that year, Van Helden released "Move It to the Left" by Sultans of Swing, his first single for the premiere American dance label Strictly Rhythm. Though a moderate club hit, the single was eclipsed by another Strictly Rhythm offering, 1994's "Witch Doktor." It became a dancefloor hit around the world and introduced him to a larger club audience. Although he had remixed Deee-Lite, Jimmy Somerville, New Order, Deep Forest and Faithless, a reworked version of Tori Amos' "Professional Widow" hit the clubs with the same impact as his "Witchdoktor" single. During 1996-97, Van Helden became the name for forward-thinking pop artists to recruit for remixing duty from the Rolling Stones, Janet Jackson and Puff Daddy to Sneaker Pimps, C.J. Bolland and Daft Punk. His own-name singles productions continued unabated, with hits like "Cha Cha" and "The Funk Phenomena," plus the release of his first album, Old School Junkies. Following a 1997 Greatest Hits retrospective, Van Helden returned to his old-school rap roots with the party breakbeat album, Sampleslayer...Enter the Meatmarket. The 2 Future 4 U EP followed in 1998, and in mid-2000 Van Helden returned with Killing Puritans.
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  Their RA profile lists Defected Records, Housesession Records, Magnetic Recordings and Dim Mak.

  Recently at 99 Scott Ave, NOIR NY · often with die Beats, Bernau, Birgit und Bier, none of them here that night

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  LOVRA

  Berlin, Germany · 5 bookings since Nov 2023

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  Their RA profile lists Kontor and Get Twisted Records.

  Recently at The Brooklyn Monarch, The Woodshop, Webster Hall · often with Prismode, Fixie Fate, Solvane, none of them here that night