Burns (musician)
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Birth name | Matthew James Burns |
Also known as | Matt Burns |
Born | The Midlands, United Kingdom | 31 October 1985
Genres | EDM, Electro house, Future house, Dance pop |
Occupation(s) | DJ, record producer, songwriter |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | RCA, Fly Eye, Deconstruction, |
Website | www |
Matthew James Burns (born 31 October 1985), better known mononymously as Burns (stylised BURNS), is an English record producer, songwriter, and DJ. His recent writing and production credits include Britney Spears, Liam Payne, Little Mix, Louis Tomlinson, Pitbull, Ellie Goulding, Kacy Hill and others.
Early life
His mother was an artist and painter. His father was a professional heavyweight boxer. Burns began making music at the age of twelve, playing guitar and keyboards before discovering sampling as a teenager. At the age of 15, Burns started producing his own tracks, combining sound hardware from the seventies and eighties with modern music software and samples.[1]
Musical career
BURNS was taken on by Three Six Zero for management. He was then chosen to warm up for every show of deadmau5's U.S. 30-day tour and subsequently joined Calvin Harris on his UK tour.[2] He also released two EPs Turbo and Teknique on 2112 Records.
In 2010, BURNS released "Y.S.L.M (You Stopped Loving Me)" with French artist Fred Falke, also releasing his So Many Nights EP. In 2011, Burns released a track with NT89 entitled "Traffic" and went on to release "Iced Out" on Calvin Harris' Fly Eye label. In 2012, Burns secured a residency at The Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas[3] while playing shows across America. He released "Lies" in September with remixes from Skream, Tiga, Acrobat and Otto Knows. The single entered the BBC Radio 1 playlist at C moving to B one week later and then on to A for 7 consecutive weeks. The track peaked at number 32 in the UK Singles Chart[4] and at number 36 in the Netherlands.
BURNS began his solo residency at OMNIA nightclub in Las Vegas in 2016. In 2017, BURNS was signed by RCA Records. His first release on the label, "Far Gone feat. Johnny Yukon" was released in summer of that year. He followed with a second single "Angel" in April 2018, and also "Hands On Me" which featured Maluma and Rae Sremmurd. "Hands On Me" was the first English-speaking feature for Latin artist Maluma.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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UK [5] |
BEL [6] |
NL [7] | |||||||||||||||
2011 | "Iced Out" | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||
2012 | "Lies" | 32 | 36 | 68 | |||||||||||||
2013 | "Limitless" | — | 134 | — | |||||||||||||
2014 | "Emos" | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
"Flicka" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
2015 | "About U" (BURNS and Tommy Trash) |
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"When I'm Around U" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
2016 | "Near Me" (BURNS and R3hab) |
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"Make It Clap" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
"Beauty Queen" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
"Wave" (featuring Elvis Brown) |
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"Run Things" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
2017 | "Far Gone" (featuring Johnny Yukon) |
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"Low to the Floor" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
2018 | "Angel" | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
"Hands on Me"[8] (featuring Maluma and Rae Sremmurd) |
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"Worst"[9] (featuring Johnny Yukon) |
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"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. |
As featured artist
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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UK [5] | |||
2011 | "Off the Record" (Tinchy Stryder featuring Calvin Harris and Burns) |
24 | Non-album single |
Compilation albums
- 2010 – This Is Burns 001 - European Sex Music - Part 1[10]
Extended plays and other releases
Year | Title |
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2009 | Turbo[11] |
Disko[12] | |
Teknique[13] | |
2010 | Y.S.L.M[14] (with Fred Falke) |
So Many Nights[15] | |
2011 | Traffic[16] (with NT89) |
Midknight / Skeezer[17] | |
Iced Out[18] | |
Fred Falke Part IV[19] |
Remixes
Year | Artist(s) | Title |
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2008 | Buy Now! | "Body Crash" (Burns Remix)[20] |
Kaz James | "We Hold On" (Burns Mix)[21] | |
2009 | Calvin Harris | "I'm Not Alone" (Burns Rework)[22] |
The Toxic Avenger | "Toxic Is Dead" (Burns Remix)[23] | |
Filthy Dukes | "Messages" (Burns Terradome Remix)[24] | |
Empire of the Sun | "We Are the People" (Burns Remix)[25] | |
2010 | The Aston Shuffle | "Your Love" (Burns Remix)[26] |
Gossip | "Heavy Cross" (Burns Remix)[27] | |
Hurts | "Better Than Love" (European Sex Version) | |
2011 | Nelly Furtado | "Night Is Young" (Dub Mix) |
2012 | Marina and the Diamonds | "Primadonna" (SFCTR Remix)[28] |
2012 | Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch | "Sweet Nothing" (Burns Remix)[29] |
Lana Del Rey | "National Anthem" (SFCTR Remix)[30] | |
Charli XCX | "You (Ha Ha Ha)" (Burns Violet Cloud Version)[31] | |
2013 | Iggy Azalea | "Work" (Burns Purple Rain Version)[32] |
2014 | Calvin Harris featuring John Newman | "Blame" (BURNS Remix) |
2016 | Rihanna featuring Drake | "Work" (BURNS' Late Night Rollin Remix) |
2018 | Khalid, Ty Dolla $ign, 6LACK | "OTW" (BURNS Version) [33] |
Productions
Year | Track | Artist | Album |
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2010 | "Intro" | Kelis | Flesh Tone |
2012 | "Amen" | Foreign Beggars | The Uprising |
2013 | "Midas Touch" | Ellie Goulding | Halcyon Days |
"All the Things" (with Calvin Harris) (featuring Inna) | Pitbull | Meltdown | |
2016 | "Reminds Me" | Noonie Bao | TBA |
"Make Me..." (featuring G-Eazy) | Britney Spears | Glory | |
2017 | "Just Like You" | Louis Tomlinson | TBA |
"Dear Lover" | Little Mix | Glory Days (Platinum Edition) | |
2018 | "First Time" (featuring French Montana) | Liam Payne | First Time |
References
- ^ "Biography of Burns". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Kane, Kirsty. "Meet Burns, Deadmau5' support DJ". Beatport. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "2012 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive 29th December 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ a b Peak positions in the UK:
- For all except noted: "BURNS > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
- For "Off the Record": "Chart Archive > November 19, 2011". Official Charts Company. 19 November 2011.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Burns". Belgium Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Burns". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Maiki, Salvatore (20 April 2018). "BURNS, Maluma and Rae Sremmurd join forces for "Hands On Me"". The Fader. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Worst (feat. Johnny Yukon) - Single by BURNS on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "THIS IS BURNS 001- EUROPEAN SEX MUSIC - DIGITAL EDITION". Beatport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Discogs. "Burns (4) – Turbo EP". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Disko". Pure Connect. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Discogs. "Burns (4) – Teknique EP". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Discogs. "Burns (4) And Fred Falke – Y.S.L.M. (You Stopped Loving Me)". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Discogs. "Burns (4) – So Many Nights". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Discogs. "Burns (4) & NT89 – Traffic". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "MIDKNIGHT / SKEEZER". Beatport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Discogs. "Burns (4) – Iced Out". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Fred Falke – Part IV (2011)". New Album Releases. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Discogs. "Buy Now – Bodycrash Remixes". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "WE HOLD ON". Beatport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "I'm Not Alone". Rhapsody. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Toxic Is Dead (Burns Remix)". Amazon. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "MESSAGES". Beatport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "WE ARE THE PEOPLE". Beatport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "YOUR LOVE". Beatport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Gossip* – Heavy Cross Burns Remixes". Discogs. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Margaret. "MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS -PRIMADONNA (BURNS SFCTR REMIX)". Noise You Should Hear. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch) [Remixes] - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "National Anthem (Burns'SFTCR Remix) (4:00)". Last fm ltd. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Charli XCX – You (Ha Ha Ha) (BURNS' Violet Cloud Remix)". The Music Ninja. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Iggy Azalea – Work (BURNS Purple Rain Version) [Explicit]". iTunes. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ "Khalid - OTW (feat. 6LACk and Ty Dolla $ign [BURNS Version]". iTunes. Retrieved 27 August 2018.