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Avicii Birth name Tim Bergling Also known as Tim Berg
Tom HangsBorn 8 September 1989 Origin Stockholm, Sweden Genres House, electro house Occupations Electronic musician, DJ, record producer Years active 2008–present Labels Strike Recordings, Joia Records, Vicious Vinyl, Ministry of Sound Website avicii.com Tim Bergling (born 8 September 1989), known professionally as Avicii, Tim Berg and Tom Hangs, is a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer.[1] His single "Bromance" (recorded under the pseudonym Tim Berg) has charted in the top 20 on the national single charts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and his native Sweden. A lyricized version titled "Seek Bromance" was released shortly thereafter, charting on the UK Singles Chart and reaching number one on the international Beatport chart. Other singles include "Levels" (sampling the song "Something's Got a Hold On Me" by Etta James), "Fade Into Darkness" (sampling the song "Perpetuum Mobile" by Penguin Cafe Orchestra,), "My Feelings for You" (sampling the song "My Feelings For You" by Cassius), "Street Dancer,"Ridvan" among others. Currently he is releasing music under the Ministry of Sound label. He ranked 6th in the 2011 Top 100 DJ poll.
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Personal background
Avicii was born on 8 September 1989 in Stockholm, Sweden. His birth name is Tim Bergling, while he is known professionally as Avicii, Tim Berg, and Tom Hangs.[2] Explaining how he got the name 'Avicii', Bergling states: "Well, I was picking a name for my MySpace page and I had maybe 6 other options, but they were all taken. Then I remembered a friend of mine telling me about 'Avici', which is the lowest level of Buddhist hell."
Professional background
Avicii emerged in the music industry in 2008, when he was 18 years old, compiling a remix of the theme song to the Commodore 64 video game Lazy Jones. This led to his first release on Strike Recordings, entitled "Lazy Lace."
In 2010, Avicii released a collaboration with fellow Swedish DJ John Dahlbäck, titled "Don't Hold Back." He is additionally working on projects with internationally-recognized DJs Tiësto and Sebastian Ingrosso.[2] While his work is primarily electronic synthetic tracks, EMI released a vocal version of his track "Bromance," titled "Seek Bromance."[3]
In October 2010, Avicii signed with the European A&R team with EMI Music Publishing. Based in London and New York, EMI is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the "big four" record companies and a member of the RIAA.
Influences
Avicii's influences include Laidback Luke, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, Axwell, Eric Prydz, Ste Kirwan, and Daft Punk.
"I’ve always been into music and growing up with older siblings. I’ve also had loads of different influences when it comes to my music taste. There are loads of other people that have influenced me but I think the biggest inspirations I’ve had aside from my manager has been the Swedish House Mafia guys and Eric Prydz, they were the ones who first got me into house!" Avicii - April 2011[4]
His first big track, "Manman," was released on Pete Tong's label, Bedroom Bedlam, after winning Pete Tong's Fast Trax with 70 percent of the votes.
Avicii also credits veteran dj Phil Courtney who first met with Avicii in 2002 while touring in Sweden. Although the two are still in contact, Courtney has ruled out any collaboration in the near future.
Touring
In 2010, Avicii embarked on his first world tour, primarily encompassing North America and Western Europe.[2][5]
In North America, he played at Palace in Guelph, Ontario, The Guelph Concert Theatre in Guelph, Ontario, Club Glow in Washington, D.C.; SET and Nikki Beach in Miami; Club Pacha in New York; Electric Zoo Festival at Randall's Island in New York; Ultra Music Festival in Miami; Electric Daisy Carnival at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; Ruby Skye in San Francisco; Vision Night Club in Chicago; The Guvernment in Toronto; Beta[disambiguation needed
] in Waterloo, Ontario; Stages in Kingston, Ontario; Muzique in Montreal; Club Mansion in London, Ontario, The Majestic in Madison, Wisconsin, Congress Theater in Chicago, Illinois,Wet Republic's Daylife in Las Vegas and The Edmonton Event Center in Edmonton, among other locations.[6]European cities and venues include Space in Ibiza; Monaco International Clubbing Show at Grimaldi Forum in Monaco; Fabulous Festival in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands; Ms Connexion in Mannheim; Aquarius Zrće in Novalja; La Dune in Toulouse; Illusions at Festivalpark Complex in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; AF-Borgen in, Sweden; and Mach 1 in Nuremberg.[6]
Several of his concerts have been recorded for Sirius XM Radio's Trance and Progressive House channel. On 23 October 2010, in support of his world tour, Avicii presented his work in an exclusive hour-long set on Channel 52 of the Electric Area on Sirius XM Radio.[7]
The largest crowd Avicii has played for to date was on the main stage at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas on June 26, 2011. He also headlined at the 2011 Inox Festival in Toulouse, France.
Avicii also played at Tara's in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on July 8, 2011, at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on July 9, 2011, Governors Island, NYC on July 17, 2011 and at Tomorrowland in Boom, Belgium on July 23, 2011.
Avicii performed on September 7, 2011 at Brock University in St. Catharines, Canada. On September 11, he performed in Syracuse, NY as part of the annual fall concert series Juice Jam. London, Ontario as part of the O-Week celebration for The University of Western Ontario. On September 12, he performed at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany, New York to a crowd of mostly University at Albany students. On September 15, he played a private concert for students of McGill University in Montreal. On October 15, he will be performing in Slovenia, Ljubljana at the INTERNATIONAL FOAM FESTIVAL with David Morales and Ian Carey. October 22, 2011 Avicii performs at Bert's Warehouse in Detroit, Michigan. On October 28, he preformed at Petco Park in San Diego, CA. On October 29, 2011 Avicii will perform at Pic-a-Chic farm in Bloomington, Indiana as part of a Halloween and Indiana University Homecoming celebration.[8][9] Avicii will also be at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ on October 29, 2011.
Avicii was at GLO NIGHTCLUB in Westbury NY on September 30, 2011.
Avicii played a one hour House music set at Studio 54 during the club's One Night Only reopening on October 18, 2011, a promotional night for Sirius XM Radio.
Avicii will be performing on Penn State University's University Park campus at the Bryce Jordan Center on November 17, 2011.
Avicii will be in Durham, NH, performing at the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore Center on November 19, 2011. Olik from Berlin, host of WUNH's "Eurotrash," will be opening.
Avicii will be touring Asia during December playing in the world famous Dragon-i VIP club December 9, 2011.
Discography
Singles
Song Year Peak chart positions Certifications SWE AUT BEL DEN IRE NLD NOR SWI UK UK
Dance"Ridvan" 2010 — — — — — 30 — — — — "Seek Bromance" 13 53 1 5 49 2 4 13 13 3 "My Feelings for You" (with Sebastien Drums) 37 34 — — — 24 — 40 46 4 "Fade Into Darkness" 2011 4 — — — — 27 — — 196 33 "Levels" 6 7 5 3 3 3 4 12 — — "Blessed" (as Tom Hangs with Shermanology) — — — — — 9 — — — — "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. Collaborations
Song Year Peak chart positions Album AUT IRE UK US Dance "Collide" (with Leona Lewis) 2011 29 3 4 1 Glassheart "Sunshine" (with David Guetta) - - - - Nothing But the Beat Other charted songs
Song Year Peak chart positions NL "Street Dancer" 2011 67 "Penguin" 92 Remixes
Year Song Original Artist 2008 "Set Me Free" (Avicii Remix) Phonat 2009 "Escape Me" (Avicii's Remix At Night) Tiesto ft. CC Sheffield "Holiday" (Avicii Remix) Dizzee Rascal ft. Chrome "New New New" (Avicii Meets Yellow Remix) Bob Sinclar "One Love" (Avicii Remix) David Guetta ft. Estelle "Remedy" (Avicii Remix) Little Boots 2010 "Bromance" (Avicii Arena Mix) Tim Berg (himself) "Can't Fight This Feeling" (Avicii Universe Mix) Junior Caldera ft. Sophie Ellis-Bextor "Cookies with a Smile" (Avicii Remix) Dada Life "Gettin' Over You" (Avicii Vocal Mix) David Guetta ft. Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO "Hang with Me" (Avicii Exclusive Club Mix) Robyn "I Feel Love" (Avicii's Forgotten Mix) Rhythm Masters & MYNC ft. Wynter Gordon "I Like It" (Avicii Remix) Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull "Make My Heart" (Avicii's Replacer Remix) Toni Braxton "Rapture" (Avicii New Generation Mix) Nadia Ali 2011 "Derezzed" (Avicii Remix) Daft Punk "Drowning" (Avicii Unnamed Mix) Armin Van Buuren ft. Laura V "Blessed" (Avicii Edit) Tom Hangs (Avicii alias) feat. Shermanology "Enough Is Enough" (Ash & Avicii 'Hype Machine' Remix) Ash "Dropzone" (Avicii Remix) Michael Woods "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" (Avicii 'Tour' Remix) Coldplay "Dancing In My Head" (Avicii 'Been Cursed' Mix) Avicii vs Eric Turner References
- ^ "AVICII: Biography". The DJ List. http://thedjlist.com/djs/AVICII/bio/. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ a b c Bobby Gladd (2010-08-14). "20-year-old prodigy DJ/producer Avicii headlines in Las Vegas - Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010 | 12:05 a.m.". Las Vegas Sun. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/aug/14/20-year-old-prodigy-djproducer-avicii-headlines-la/. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ Otter, Charlotte (2010-10-18). "EMI Publishing signs Avicii". Music Week. http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1042944&c=1. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Exclusive: Avicii / Tim Berg Interview | Maxumi Magazine | Maxumi Magazine". Maxumi.co.uk. http://www.maxumi.co.uk/2011/04/13/exclusive-avicii-tim-berg-interview/. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Avicii Tour Dates 2011 — Avicii Concert Dates and Tickets". Songkick. http://www.songkick.com/artists/3117626-avicii. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ a b "RA: Avicii tour dates". Residentadvisor.net. 2010-11-05. http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/avicii/dates. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
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- ^ http://BounceMusicFestival.com/
- ^ http://www.busu.net/oweek/wednesday_concert.php
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auSINGLEaccreds2011.htm.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina - 2010". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/certifications.asp?year=2010.
- ^ "Danish single certifications – Tim Berg – Seek Bromance". IFPI Denmark. http://www.hitlisterne.dk/default.asp?w=3&y=2011&list=t40.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2011" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/.
External links
- Official website
- (French) Interview Avicii - Actualites Electroniques
- (English) Interview Avicii - Actualites Electroniques
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