Swedish House Mafia
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| Swedish House Mafia | |
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 Swedish House Mafia DJ'ing at Pacha Ibiza 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | House |
| Occupations | Disc jockey, music producer |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels | Virgin, EMI |
| Associated acts | Pharell Williams, Tinie Tempah, John Martin, AN21, Laidback Luke, Knife Party, Max Vangeli |
| Website | swedishhousemafia.com |
| Members | |
| Axwell Steve Angello Sebastian Ingrosso |
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Swedish House Mafia is a Swedish house music group consisting of the three disc jockeys and producers, Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008.[1]
Angello & Ingrosso met as children in Stockholm; Axwell was not a member until multiple years later after they contacted him after a chance meeting.
The name "Swedish House Mafia" first appeared on forums and was used to encapsulate the group of producers that were working together in the future. Steve Angello stated, "But we’ve been through everything together. I can always lean on one of their shoulders and they can lean on mine. I can always trust their opinions. When I have a track, they tell me straight away what they think. With Swedish House Mafia, you’re with friends…." [2]
The first production that was released by Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso was "Get Dumb". It was produced with Laidback Luke and released in 2007.[3]
In 2010 the Swedish House Mafia signed a record deal with EMI's Virgin Records. They released their first official single, "One (Your Name)", under the name Swedish House Mafia on Beatport on 26 May 2010, where it achieved international success, charting at #7 in the UK Singles Chart. The next single, "Miami 2 Ibiza", featuring Tinie Tempah, charted at #4 in the UK Chart in September 2010. Both singles were taken from the "Until One" album; a collection of productions and remixes from both Swedish House Mafia and as the group as individuals. It has achieved a BPI Gold Sales award in the United Kingdom.
In 2010, Swedish House Mafia won the "Best Swedish Act" award at the MTV European Ballz awards 2010.[4]
In 2011, Swedish House Mafia released a new single, "Save the World," featuring John Martin on vocals, which charted at #10 in the UK Chart, released in May 2011.[5]
On 23 September 2011, it was confirmed that the group would play at Madison Square Garden in New York City on 16 December 2011 and Milton Keynes Bowl on 14 July 2012.[6]
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[edit] Group members
[edit] Axwell
Axwell placed at #12 on the DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ Poll in 2011. In late 2004, Axwell released a global hit, "Feel the Vibe", which was re-released under Ministry of Sound in 2005 with added vocals from Tara McDonald as "Feel the Vibe ('Til the Morning Comes)". In the spring of 2006, Axwell and Steve Angello, under the Supermode alias, remixed Bronski Beat's "Smalltown Boy", producing "Tell Me Why". In August 2007, Axwell teamed up with performer Max'C to create the track "I Found U", which peaked #6 in the UK Singles Chart. Axwell has been producing remixes for other artists - mixes have included Usher's "Burn" (BMG), Room 5's "Make Luv" (Positiva), Clipse & Faith Evans "Ma, I Don’t Love Her" (RCA), Stonebridge's "Put 'Em High" (Hed Kandi), N*E*R*D's single "Maybe" (Virgin), and more recently Hard-Fi's "Hard to Beat", Deep Dish's "Dreams", Pharrell's "Angel", Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous" and Madonna's "Jump".
[edit] Steve Angello
Steve Angello placed at #23 on the DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ Poll 2011. Steve Angello's claim to fame came when he released his remix of Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams" in late 2004. Since then he has exploded onto the house music scene. In 2007 his eternal club banger, a remix of Robin S "Show Me Love" was released on Data Records. Angello produces under several different aliases. On his own, he has called himself Who's Who and released tracks called "Not So Dirty" and "Sexy Fuck". He often works closely with his childhood friend Sebastian Ingrosso on many projects. Aside from DJing together, they have also produced under the names Buy Now, Fireflies, General Moders, Mode Hookers, Outfunk, and The Sinners. Most recently, they released "Bodycrash" under their Buy Now alias, sampling the 1978 disco hit "Let's All Chant" by the Michael Zager Band. The track was first played by Pete Tong on his Radio 1 show in late 2007. Eventually, the Dirty South remix of the tune leaked out onto the Internet in January 2008. The track has since received a much larger release via Positiva Records, also including the Laidback Luke remix. He has produced with Eric Prydz under the name A&P Project. Also, he has created a track with his friend Axwell under the name Supermongo, later renamed Supermode. They made a cover of an old Bronski Beat track, calling it "Tell Me Why". This was released via Ministry of Sound's Data Records imprint in summer 2006. Steve Angello's productions can mainly be classified as house ("Summer Noize"), progressive ("Yeah"), Tech house ("Partouze") and electro house ("Raining Again"). He also owns his own record label, Size Records. Angello's brother, Antoine Josefsson, is a DJ and a producer who goes by the name AN21. Together they have released the tracks "Valodja", "Flonko" & "Swing N Swoosh".
[edit] Sebastian Ingrosso
Sebastian Ingrosso is ranked at #26 in 2011 on DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ list, and won the award for the highest new entry into the chart in 2009, a record beaten only by Deadmau5 into the 2008 Top 100 DJ list at #11. In 2009, Sebastian Ingrosso saw the releases of Laktos, Kidsos, Echo Vibes and Meich (with Dirty South) on his own imprint Refune, "How Soon Is Now" (featuring Julie McKnight with David Guetta and Dirty South) and the vocal stormer House anthem "Leave the World Behind" together with Axwell, Steve Angello and Laidback Luke, with Deborah Cox on vocals. He has co-written and coproduced the track "Cupid Boy" on the Kylie Minogue album Aphrodite along with Magnus Lidehäll, Nick Clow and Luciana Caporaso. Ingrosso has also produced tracks for Lazee ("Rock Away") and Kid Sister ("Right Hand Hi" with Steve Angello). Remixed artists during the years includes Justin Timberlake, Moby, Röyksopp, Hard-Fi and Deep Dish. In 2011 Sebastian Ingrosso released his late summer anthem "Calling" featuring Alesso, which reached #2 on Beatport's Top 10.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| BEL [7] |
DEN [8] |
FRA [9] |
NLD [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] |
US [14] |
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| Until One |
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6 | 31 | 66 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 139 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
[edit] Live albums
| Title | Album details | ||||||||||||
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| One Night Stand |
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[edit] Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| AUS [18] |
AUT [19] |
BEL [7] |
DEN [8] |
IRE [20] |
NLD [21] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [22] |
US Dance [23][24] |
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| "Get Dumb"[A] (with Laidback Luke) |
2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Leave the World Behind"[B] (with Laidback Luke featuring Deborah Cox) |
2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | 40 | Until One | |
| "One"[C] | 2010 | 82 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | ||
| "Miami 2 Ibiza" (with Tinie Tempah) |
31 | 36 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 1 | |||
| "Save the World" | 2011 | 82 | 31 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 9 | 1 |
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One Night Stand |
| "Antidote" (with Knife Party) |
— | — | 39 | — | 45 | 49 | 26 | 70 | 4 | 9 [30] |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Notes
- A Credited to Axwell, Angello, Ingrosso, Laidback Luke.
- B Credited to Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Angello, Laidback Luke featuring Deborah Cox.
- C The version that charted in United Kingdom, Ireland, and Netherlands was "One (Your Name)" featuring Pharrell.
[edit] Collaborations between members
- 2005 Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso "Together" (feat. Michael Feiner)
- 2005 Eric Prydz and Steve Angello "Woz Not Woz"
- 2006 Axwell and Steve Angello present Supermode "Tell Me Why"
- 2006 Axwell and Eric Prydz present Axer "123 / 321"
- 2007 Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello present Buy Now "For Sale"
- 2007 Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso "It's True" (vs. Salem Al Fakir)
- 2008 Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello "Partouze"
- 2008 Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello present Buy Now "Bodycrash"
[edit] Documentary
On November 29, 2010 Swedish House Mafia released their first DVD documentary called Take One.[31] The movie was filmed over the course of 2 years, 253 gigs and 15 countries by director Christian Larson & Henrik Hanson. Larson commented on Take One by saying "It's not narrated at all. It's just sequences of them and it's made into a story. It's all chronological. It's just me following them around and they become characters in their own film. It all happened pretty naturally. It was pretty easy because they are all such strong characters, all three of them." [32] The documentary starts with Swedish House Mafia in the studio with Laidback Luke working on "Leave the World Behind" and concludes at Ultra Music Festival in 2010 premiering their hit "One" .
| Preceded by Agnes |
Winner of MTV Europe Music Awards for best Swedish Act 2010 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
[edit] References
- ^ Official website
- ^ ATM Artists - Official Management Bio Page
- ^ Discogs.com Release Page
- ^ Swedish House Mafia is the biggest Swedish MTV act 2010!
- ^ Swedish House Mafia back to Save The World!
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b "ultratop.be - Discography Swedish House Mafia". Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Swedish+House+Mafia. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ a b "swedishcharts.com - Discography Swedish House Mafia". Hitlisten. Hung Medien. http://danishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Swedish+House+Mafia. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "lescharts.com - Discography Swedish House Mafia". French Albums Chart. Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Swedish+House+Mafia. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Discography Swedish House Mafia". MegaCharts. Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Swedish+House+Mafia. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ a b "swedishcharts.com - Discography Swedish House Mafia". Sverigetopplistan. Hung Medien. http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Swedish+House+Mafia. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ a b "hitparade.ch - Discography Swedish House Mafia". Swiss Music Charts. Hung Medien. http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Swedish+House+Mafia. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "2010-11-06 Top 40 Compilation Albums Archive {{|}} Official Charts". UK Compilation Chart. The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/4/2010-11-06/. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia Album & Song Chart History". Billboard 200 for Swedish House Mafia. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/swedish-house-mafia/chart-history/1002276. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ "UNTIL ONE - 24 Track Compilation Album : OUT NOW!". Swedishhousemafia.com. http://www.swedishhousemafia.com/untilone/. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Swedish House Mafia" and select "Search by: Keyword", with the other two set to "All"). British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ "One Night Stand: the Live Albu: Swedish House Mafia: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. http://www.amazon.de/One-Night-Stand-Live-Albu/dp/B005VOMWQU/r. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ Peak positions in Australia:
- For "One" and "Miami 2 Ibiza": "australian-charts.com - Discography Swedish House Mafia". ARIA Charts. Hung Medien. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Swedish+House+Mafia.
- For "Save the World": "Chartifacts - Week: May 30, 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. June 2, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5z8Tbu7ll.
- ^ "Discographie Swedish House Mafia - austriancharts.at". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Swedish+House+Mafia. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "irish-charts.com - Discography Swedish House Mafia". Irish Singles Chart. Hung Medien. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Swedish+House+Mafia. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ Peak positions in the Netherlands:
- For "One": "Top 40". Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. September 4, 2010. http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=36&jaar=2010&maand=9&pos=1. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- For "Miami 2 Ibiza": "Top 40". Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. October 16, 2010. http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=42&jaar=2010&maand=10&pos=10. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- For "Save the World": "Top 40". Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. August 13, 2011. http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=33&jaar=2011&maand=8&pos=6. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- For "Antidote": "Dutch Charts - Week Ending: January 7, 2012". Dutch Charts. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?year=2012&date=20120107&cat=s. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA | Artist". UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/swedish%20house%20mafia/. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia Album & Song Chart History". Hot Dance Club Songs for Swedish House Mafia. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/swedish-house-mafia/chart-history/1002276?f=359&g=Singles. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. August 6, 2011. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/dance-club-play-songs?chartDate=2011-08-06. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ "Ultratop - Gold + Platinum Singles - 2011". ultratop. 2012-01-28. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/certifications.asp?year=2011.
- ^ "Certificeringer | ifpi.dk" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. http://ifpi.dk/?q=certificeringer&page=7. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ a b Certifications in Sweden:
- For "One": "Veckolista Singlar - Vecka 29, 22 juli 2011" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. GLF. 22 Juli 2011. http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=41&dfom=20110713&newi=0&mode=list. Retrieved 22 Juli 2011.
- For "Save the World": "Veckolista Singlar - Vecka 41, 23 November 2011". Sverigetopplistan. GLF. November 23, 2011. http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=41&dfom=20111123&newi=0&mode=list. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ ARIA Certifications 2011 Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ BPI Certifications Search Engine Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Dance/Club Play Songs". Hot Dance Club Songs. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/dance-club-play-songs?order=gainer. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ NYC Nightlife Blog
- ^ MTV Interview
[edit] External links
- Swedish House Mafia's channel on YouTube
- Swedish House Mafia on Myspace
- Swedish House Mafia on Twitter
- Swedish House Mafia on Facebook
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