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Crookers are an Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

DJ/production duo (Bot and Phra) who have worked together since 2003. When the two artists met, both were trying to branch out of their genre and explore dance music. Their first collaboration worked. Phra said "It felt natural to team up, seeing that we had the same musical tastes… which isn’t that easy here in Milan".

Biography

Bot took up the guitar at an early age, later moving onto synths, turntables and sequencers. Phra had already started DJing by age 11, when he was introduced to the Italian hip hop

Italian hip hop

The rap was born in Italy between the years 80 and 90, first of all just evolved as a form of expression, based loosely on the copy of rappers Americans.The first real Italian rapper was Kaos One and his Radical Stuff, but rap in English....

scene.

Their first international release was on Berlin's Man Recordings (Funk Mundial #3), for which Crookers contributed various remixes. Later they released three EPs in 2008 (“Knobbers”, “Mad Kidz” and "E.P.istola" all exclusively containing original tracks). Their debut album, Tons of Friends
Tons of Friends (Crookers album)
Tons of Friends is the debut album by Italian electronic duo Crookers. It was released on March 8, 2010 on Southern Fried Records. Many of the songs feature collaborations, including Kid Cudi, Soulwax, Kelis, will.i.am, Róisín Murphy, Miike Snow and many more.The song "Royal T" featuring Róisín...

, was released in 2010.

Their remix of Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi

Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi , better known by his stage name Kid Cudi , sometimes stylized KiD CuDi, is an American rapper, singer and actor. He first gained major attention after the release of his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi. In 2009, his single "Day 'n' Nite" reached the top five of the...

's Day'N'Nite

Day 'n' Nite

"Day 'n' Nite" is the debut single by alternative hip hop artist Kid Cudi. It was produced by Dot da Genius and released February 2008 as a single, but was leaked in December 2007 and was featured by many blogs in mid-November 2008...

entered the UK singles chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

at number 2 and is featured on the game Midnight Club: Los Angeles

Midnight Club: Los Angeles

Midnight Club: Los Angeles is the fourth video game in the Midnight Club series of racing video games, not including Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix. It was officially announced for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on January 11, 2008 by Rockstar Games. The game was developed by Rockstar San Diego...

.

Crookers work with producer/remixer Sketch Iz Dead on many of their tracks.

In 2009 they DJed the in-game radio station ElectroChoc in the game Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony is the second of the two episodic expansion packs available to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC versions of Grand Theft Auto IV, which was developed by Rockstar North and first released for the Xbox 360 on 29 October 2009. It was then released for both...

, which is based around the nightclub scene of Liberty City

Liberty City (Grand Theft Auto)

Liberty City is a fictional city in Rockstar Games' video games series Grand Theft Auto, based primarily on several major cities including New York City...

.

In November 2010 the duo signed a deal with Interscope Records

Interscope Records

Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...

, and they released their new single "We Love Animals" under the label as their first single of their upcoming second studio album.

In May 2011, Crookers released their latest EP "Dr Gonzo" on iTunes

ITunes

iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

and Beatport

Beatport

Beatport is an online music store specializing in electronic dance music and culture. Beatport is a privately held company owned and operated by Beatport LLC and based in Denver, Colorado.-History:...

. The EP features Savage Skulls, Neoteric, and Wax Motif and has been described as a return to their original style. A second EP, titled, "The Gonzo Anthem" is scheduled for release on the 27th June.

Albums

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!Release Date
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|Tons of Friends
Tons of Friends (Crookers album)
Tons of Friends is the debut album by Italian electronic duo Crookers. It was released on March 8, 2010 on Southern Fried Records. Many of the songs feature collaborations, including Kid Cudi, Soulwax, Kelis, will.i.am, Róisín Murphy, Miike Snow and many more.The song "Royal T" featuring Róisín...

|8 March 2010
|Southern Fried Records

Southern Fried Records

Southern Fried Records is a London-based independent electronic dance music record label founded and owned by Norman Cook, better known by his stage name, Fatboy Slim...

/ 3ème Bureau
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|Dr Gonzo
| 27 October 2011
|Mad Decent

Mad Decent

__FORCETOC__Mad Decent is the name of the Philadelphia via Los Angeles based record label spearheaded by Thomas Wesley Pentz, who's better known as Diplo, the Grammy-nominated producer of M.I.A’s “Paper Planes”, and one half of the collaborative music project Major Lazer...

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|Bust 'Em Up EP
| 10 April 2011
|Southern Fried Records

Southern Fried Records

Southern Fried Records is a London-based independent electronic dance music record label founded and owned by Norman Cook, better known by his stage name, Fatboy Slim...

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|The Gonzo Anthem EP
| 1 July 2011
|Southern Fried Records

Southern Fried Records

Southern Fried Records is a London-based independent electronic dance music record label founded and owned by Norman Cook, better known by his stage name, Fatboy Slim...

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Singles

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UK

UK Singles Chart

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IRE

Irish Singles Chart

The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

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DEN

Tracklisten

Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl...

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GER

Media Control Charts

The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

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BEL

Ultratop 50

Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...

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AUS

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

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NZ

Recording Industry Association of New Zealand

The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...

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JAP

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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EU

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|rowspan="4" |2009
|align="left"|"Put Your Hands On Me" (featuring Kardinal Offishall

Kardinal Offishall

Jason D. Harrow , better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall , is a Canadian rapper and record producer. He is often credited as Canada's "hip-hop ambassador", and is best known for his distinctive reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip-hop.-Life and career:Harrow was born in...

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|rowspan="5"|Tons Of Friends
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|align="left"|"No Security" (featuring Kelis

Kelis

Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...

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|align="left"|"What Up Y'all" (featuring Izza Kizza

Izza Kizza

Izza Kizza is an American hip-hop musician, rapper and MC, currently signed to Timbaland's Mosley Music Group label...

Miike Snow

Miike Snow is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt.-Early years:Miike Snow was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden....

Róisín Murphy

Róisín Marie Murphy is an Irish singer-songwriter and record producer, known for her electronic style.Murphy first came to note as part of the electronic music duo Moloko. Her partner in the band was then-boyfriend Mark Brydon. After the two ended their romantic relationship, Murphy released her...

EPs

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!width="40"|Year
!Title
!Format
!Label
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|align="center" valign="top"|2006
|valign="top"|"End 2 End"
|align="center" valign="top"|12"
|valign="top"|P-House / 3ème Bureau
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|2007
|valign="top"|"Funk Mundial"
|align="center" valign="top"|12"
|valign="top"|Man Recordings
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|2008
|valign="top"|"Knobbers"
|align="center" valign="top"|12"
|valign="top"|Southern Fried Records

Southern Fried Records

Southern Fried Records is a London-based independent electronic dance music record label founded and owned by Norman Cook, better known by his stage name, Fatboy Slim...

Mad Decent

Remixes

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!Artist
!Title
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|align="left"|2006
|AC/DC

AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...

|"Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck (song)

"Thunderstruck" is the first song on the 1990 AC/DC album The Razors Edge.The song peaked at No. 5 on U.S. the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. It was released as a single in Germany, Australia, and Japan. The song is said to be inspired by lead guitarist Angus Young's hair-raising experience...

"
|-
|rowspan=8|2007
|Adam Sky Vs Mark Stewart

Mark Stewart

Mark Stewart is the name of:*Mark Stewart , British musician, founding member and vocalist of The Pop Group*Mark Stewart , New York City based multi-instrumentalist who has worked as a guitarist e.g...

Armand Van Helden

Armand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...

Bonde do Rolê

Bonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...

Timbaland

Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....

|"The Way I Are

The Way I Are

"The Way I Are" is a song by Timbaland, released as the second single from his second album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value. The song is known in part for its incorrect grammar. The song samples "Push it", a 1987 hit by group Salt-n-Pepa, and features R&B singer Keri Hilson and uncredited vocals...

"
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|Wiley

Wiley (rapper)

Richard Kylea Cowie , better known by his stage name Wiley is a prolific British music producer, MC and recording artist, and rapper with roots from Trinidad...

|"Summertime

Summertime (Wiley song)

"Summertime" is the second single of Wiley's album See Cleer Now, it was released on October 13, 2008. It samples Daft Punk's song, "Aerodynamic".-Music video:...

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|Don Rimini
|"Let Me Back Up"
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|Chromeo

Chromeo

Chromeo is an electrofunk duo formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2004.-History:Chromeo is composed of P-Thugg on keyboards, synthesizers, and talk box, and Dave 1 on guitar and lead vocals...

|"Fancy Footwork

Fancy Footwork

Fancy Footwork is the second album by Canadian electronic/dance pop group Chromeo. It was released on June 19, 2007. Fancy Footwork spawned three singles, "Fancy Footwork", "Tenderoni", and "Bonafied Lovin'", all released on Turbo Recordings. A double CD deluxe edition was released on July 9, 2008...

"
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|The Secret Handshake

The Secret Handshake

The Secret Handshake is the electronica/soul musical project of self-taught musician Luis Dubuc. Dubuc sings and plays all instruments on the band's studio albums, including guitar, synthesizer, piano, percussion, and sound effects which he creates on his computer.He has a new musical project, a...

Moby

Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...

|"I Love to Move in Here

I Love to Move in Here

"I Love to Move in Here" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, released as the second single from his 2008 album Last Night. It features Grandmaster Caz on vocals....

"
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|The Bumblebeez
|"Dr. Love"
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|Cazals

Cazals (band)

Cazals was a six-piece Indie rock band from London, England. Formed in 2003, in East London, they since toured with Babyshambles and Daft Punk. In 2007, they signed to French label Kitsuné Music. Their debut album What Of Our Future was released in June, 2008...

The Outhere Brothers

The Outhere Brothers are an American hip-hop duo from Chicago, Illinois, consisting of lyricist Keith "Malik" Mayberry and producer/remixer Lamar Mahone....

|"Enjoy"
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|Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...

Kid Cudi

|"Day 'n' Nite

Day 'n' Nite

"
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|U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...

|"Get on Your Boots

Get on Your Boots

"Get On Your Boots" is a song by Irish rock band U2 and the sixth track from their 2009 album No Line on the Horizon. The song was released as the album's first single on 23 January 2009. The physical format was released on 16 February...

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|Britney Spears

Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

|"If U Seek Amy

If U Seek Amy

"If U Seek Amy" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her sixth studio album, Circus. It was released on March 13, 2009 by Jive Records as the third single of the album, and was chosen by a poll on Spears's official website. "If U Seek Amy" was co-written and produced by Max...

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|Miike Snow

Miike Snow

|"Animal

Animal

Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...

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|Fever Ray
|"Seven

Seven (Fever Ray song)

"Seven" is the fourth single from Swedish recording artist Fever Ray's self-titled debut album, Fever Ray .-Music video:The music video for "Seven" features a wolfman and Fever Ray in makeup that makes her look elderly...

"
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|Proxy
|"Raven"
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|rowspan=7|2010
|Lady Gaga

Lady GaGa

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...

|"Telephone

Telephone (song)

"Telephone" is a song written and performed by Lady Gaga. It was released from her third extended play and second major release The Fame Monster . The song, featuring American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, was written by Gaga and Rodney Jerkins...

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|Dennis Ferrer

Dennis Ferrer

Dennis Ferrer is a New York-based DJ, producer and remixer. He currently resides in Union City, New Jersey. A veteran of soulful house music production, Dennis has worked with the likes of Masters at Work , Little Louie Vega, the Martinez Brothers and many other notable New York producers and DJs...

|"Hey Hey

Hey Hey

"Hey Hey" is the lead track from Swami's 2007 album, Equalize.The song features vocals by Harlem-based R'n'B singer Boostylz, guest Punjabi vocalist Romesh Chohan, and was produced by DJ Swami....

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|N.E.R.D
|"Hot-n-Fun"
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|Two Door Cinema Club

Two Door Cinema Club

Two Door Cinema Club are an indie rock band from Bangor and Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed in 2007, the band is composed of band members: Sam Halliday , Alex Trimble and Kevin Baird...

|"Something Good Can Work"
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|Faithless

Faithless

Faithless were a British electronica band consisting of Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo. The group is best known for their dance songs . Faithless recorded six albums. During their career they sold over 15 million records worldwide...

|"Tweak your nipple"
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|Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi

|"Embrace the Martian"
|-
|Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams

Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...

|"Difficult for Weirdos"
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Music videos

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!Year
!width="250" width="245"|Song
!width="143"|Director(s)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009
|"Put Your Hands On Me"
|rowspan="1"|Jonnie Malachi
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|"No Security"
|rowspan="1"|Mattias Erik Johansson and Henrik Qvarnström
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010
|"Remedy"
|Paul Kamuf
|-
|"Festa Festa"
|rowspan="1"|Danxzen
|-
|}

External links

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