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The instinctive
diversity of his music
means his releases are
as comfortable achieving
commercial success up
the charts as they are
rocking clubs in more
underground settings.
Tracks such as ‘Pump up
the Jam’, his cover of
Michael Jackson’s ‘Earth
Song’ and more recently
his chart damaging remix
of ‘Together – Hardcore
Uproar’, have earned him
extended support from
the likes of Radio 1
Drive time and MTV,
whilst more club focused
releases like ‘You Used
To Hold Me featuring
Terri B!’ and ‘Breath
Into Me’ be seen in the
playlists of anyone from
David Guetta and Bob
Sinclar to Erick Morillo
and Steve Angello.
The media spot has never
been far from sight
either with strong
backing coming from
dance publications such
as DJ Magazine
(various), IDJ (UK),
Deejay (Spain), DJ Times
(US) and Tilllate
Magazine (UK) all noting
his work, whilst
magazines OnlyforDJs
(France), Raveline
(Germany) and Ape
(Netherlands) magazine
have all given him front
page coverage in recent
times.
In 2008 he was voted “#2
Best foreign producer”
and “#2 Best DJ “ by the
readers of French
clubbing bible
OnlyforDJs, ahead of
artists like Deadmau5,
Armin van Buuren, Eric
Prydz and Calvin Harris.
Other accolades include
‘Pump up the Jam’ being
voted by Mixmag in 2005
as the “2nd best tune of
the year”, sandwiched
between Mylo ‘In My Arm’
and Audio Bullys ‘Bang
Booty’, and more
recently his single ‘Big
Fun’ being voted for by
DJ Magazine (2008) under
the 25 best cover
versions of all time.
His recent compilation
for In Bed with Space,
alongside resident Paul
Lomax, was regarded by
critics as the series
best mix to-date and saw
D.O.N.S. compile and mix
CD2 of the summer album
installment, featuring
his own material, as
well as music from Roger
Sanchez, Kid Massive,
Lissat & Voltaxx and
Soul Avengerz. To
support the album’s
release he performed on
a number of tour dates
which included the
legendary terrace at
Space Ibiza, The
Honeyclub and
Gatecrasher in the UK.
With the demand for his
music becoming thirstier
than ever, the
Hamburg-dwelling DJ has
been on an epic
excursion around the
globe taking in America,
Asia, Australia, Russia
and South America, as
well as new cities in
other well-trod
territories for. The
list of clubs is also
impressive with
regularly performances
at places such as Cocoon
Club (Frankfurt), Pacha
(London), Red Light
(Paris), Gatecrasher
(UK), Space (Warsaw),
Matter (London) and
Grodan Club (Stockholm),
as well as events such
as Miami Winter
Conference, Dance4Life @
SeeMe Bulgaria,
Dance4Life @ ADE
Amsterdam, Castle Dance
in Russia, Summadayze in
Australia, Barcelona
Summer Week, LA Love
Festival and supporting
Tiësto @ Olympia World
in Austria.
Additionally fans of the
D.O.N.S. sound can catch
him charming the crowds
with his unique ‘live’
show featuring house
diva Terri B! who,
ranked by many as one of
the “best voices in
house”, is the voice of
the world club smash
‘Soul Heaven’, ‘Bang
That Box’ with Roger
Sanchez and former lead
singer of 2Eivissa ‘Get
Down’ (Avant Garde).
Besides his heavy DJ and
busy production schedule
he still finds time to
have a hands-on
approaching managing one
of the EDM scenes most
exciting and
forward-thinking labels;
Kingdom Kome Cuts
Records. He is also an
active international
ambassador for HIV/AIDs
charity Dance4Life; a
role he shares alongside
artists such as Tiesto
and Fedde Le Grand.
With his debut artist
album schedule for
summer 2010, a reedit of
his world wide smash
single ‘Drop The Gun’,
new singles such as
D.O.N.S. & Shahin feat.
Seany B (voice of TV
Rocks #1 smash ‘Flaunt
It’) and ‘D.O.N.S. feat.
Terri B! – Keep On
Singing’, plus a handful
of productions lined up
for imprints in Sony,
Toolroom and Azuli, on
top of remixes for the
likes of David Vendetta,
The Real McCoy and Booty
Luv, 2010 is set to see
another sizzling year
for the D.O.N.S. |
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