Eric Prydz
Encyclopedia
Eric Sheridan Prydz is a Swedish
DJ
and producer
based in London
, United Kingdom
. The pronunciation of his surname is often questioned; it is pronounced "prids", but when under his alias, Pryda, it is pronounced "pride-ah". In October 2011, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, where Prydz placed at #46 .
as he has a fear of flying
. In December 2008, Prydz was forced to cancel several dates in Australia
and New Zealand
after panic attacks prevented him from boarding the outbound flight.
On Armin van Buuren's radio show "A State of Trance" in February 2011, it was announced that Prydz recently became a father.
Academy Arena in London where he played most of his own production, as well as unfinished and upcoming tracks. The second show was at Global Gathering
on July 29th and the third at the Alexandra Palace
on November 26th.
and Twitter
accounts that his album had been completed under the Pryda recordings and slated for a 2011 release.
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Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The pronunciation of his surname is often questioned; it is pronounced "prids", but when under his alias, Pryda, it is pronounced "pride-ah". In October 2011, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, where Prydz placed at #46 .
Personal life
Until recently, Prydz had only played shows in and around EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
as he has a fear of flying
Fear of flying
A fear of flying is a fear of being on an airplane , or other flying vehicle, such as a helicopter, while in flight. It is also sometimes referred to as aerophobia, aviatophobia, aviophobia or pteromerhanophobia....
. In December 2008, Prydz was forced to cancel several dates in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
after panic attacks prevented him from boarding the outbound flight.
On Armin van Buuren's radio show "A State of Trance" in February 2011, it was announced that Prydz recently became a father.
"E.P.I.C." Event
His debut live show called "EPIC" (Eric Prydz in Concert) was held on April 2nd, 2011 at the O2 BrixtonBrixton
Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....
Academy Arena in London where he played most of his own production, as well as unfinished and upcoming tracks. The second show was at Global Gathering
Global Gathering
GlobalGathering is an annual dance music festival by Angel Music Group. Festivals are held in countries such as the UK, Poland, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and feature leading electronica artists from across the globe...
on July 29th and the third at the Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is a building in North London, England. It stands in Alexandra Park, in an area between Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green...
on November 26th.
Albums
Since 2005, Prydz has been working on an artist album. The first version of the album was originally planned for release in 2007, but after complications with the record label, he decided to cancel the release. In late 2009, Prydz told followers on his FacebookFacebook
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and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
accounts that his album had been completed under the Pryda recordings and slated for a 2011 release.
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| UK 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 ... |
BEL (FLA) Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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... |
NL MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
SWI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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| 2004 | "Call on Me Call on Me (Eric Prydz song) "Call on Me" is a song performed by Swedish DJ, producer Eric Prydz. The single received huge sales success and topped several record charts. "Call on Me" is known for its music video, which features several women and a man performing aerobics in a sexually suggestive manner.-Background:"Call on... " |
1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | Non-album singles |
| 2007 | "Proper Education Proper Education "Proper Education" is a remix by the Swedish DJ and producer Eric Prydz. The original song by Pink Floyd, "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II", was remixed to create this song; it has a much more emphasized 4/4 beat than the original song... " |
2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2008 | "Pjanoo Pjanoo "Pjanoo" is a keyboard-based house track by the Swedish DJ and producer Eric Prydz and Australian producer Daniel R Muller. It has received moderate airplay amongst British radio stations, being heavily used by BBC Radio 1 in advertisements for their "Radio 1 Big Weekend" and "Weekend in Ibiza"... " |
2 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 31 | |
| 2011 | "Niton (The Reason) Niton (The Reason) "Niton " is a single by Swedish DJ and producer, Eric Prydz. It was released by digital download on 6 February 2011 on Ministry of Sound. The music video was uploaded to YouTube on 9 December 2010... " |
45 | 75 | — | 66 | — | 82 | — | — | |
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
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| FIN Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
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| 2006 | "Remember" (as Pryda) | 13 | Pryda Vol.1 |
| 2007 | "Genesis" (as Pryda) | 17 | Pryda Vol. 2/Remixes |
Pryda
2004- Human Behaviour / Lesson One
- Spooks / Do It
2005
- Nile / Sucker DJ
- Aftermath / The Gift
2006
- Shadows
- Remember / Frankfurt
2007
- Genesis
- Ironman / Madderferrys
- Muranyi / Balaton
- RYMD / Armed
- Europa / Odyssey
2008
- Evouh / Wakanpi / Rakfunk
2009
- Animal / Miami To Atlanta / Loaded
- Melo / Lift / Reeperbahn
- Waves / Alfon
2010
- Inspiration / RYMD 2010
- Viro / Emos
- M.S.B.O.Y. / The End
- Niton / Vega
- Illusions / Glimma
2011
- Mirage / Juletider / With Me
- 2Night
Cirez D
2004- Control Freak / Hoodpecker
- Deep Inside
- Diamond Girl
2005
- Knockout / Lost Love
- Re-Match / B-Boy
- Teaser
2006
- Mouseville Theme
- Punch Drunk / Copyrat
2007
- Horizons / Tigerstyle
2008
- Läget?
- Stockholm Marathon / The Journey
2009
- The Tunnel / Raptor
- On Off / Fast Forward
2010
- Glow / On Off (Sébastien LégerSébastien LégerSébastien Léger is a French house DJ and producer. Currently ranked 138 on The DJ List, his singles "Hit Girl", "Hypnotized" and "Aqualight" have become hit dance singles played in clubs across Europe.-Style and history:...
Remix) - Bauerpost / Glow (In the Dark Dub)
- The Tumble / Exit
2011
- Full Stop
- Tomorrow / Sirtos Madness (with Acki Kokotos)
- Mokba
- Tear S**t Up [upcoming]
Remixes
2002- Outfunk – Echo Vibes (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Star Alliance – PVC (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Par-T-One – I'm So Crazy (Eric Prydz Remix)
2003
- Harry's Afro Hut – C'mon Lady (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Outfunk – Lost in Music (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Steve Angello – Voices (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Snap! vs. Motivo – The Power of Bhangra (Eric Prydz Remix)
- M Factor – Come Together (Eric Prydz Remix)
- The Attic – Destiny (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Futureshock – Pride's Paranoia (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Oliver Lieb Presents: Smoked – Metropolis (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Pet Shop BoysPet Shop BoysPet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
– Miracles (Eric Prydz Remix) - Aloud – Sex & Sun (Eric Prydz Remix)
2004
- Duran DuranDuran DuranDuran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
– Reach Up for the Sunrise (Eric Prydz Remix) - ShapeshiftersShapeshifters (band)The Shapeshifters are Simon Marlin and Max Reich, a house music production duo based in London, England. They have a recording contract with Defected Records, and were previously signed to Positiva...
– Lola's Theme (Eric Prydz Remix) - Mutiny & Lorraine Cato – Holding On (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Alter EgoAlter Ego (band)Alter Ego is a German acid house music group, comprising Roman Flügel and Jörn Elling Wuttke. They achieved notability in 2004 with their track "Rocker", which became one of the year's defining dance anthems, especially in Europe, and getting played on rotation amongst the most popular electroclash...
– Rocker (Eric Prydz Remix)
2005
- AxwellAxwellAxwell is a DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner from Sweden. He is part of a three person group dubbed the Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello...
– Feel the Vibe (Eric Prydz Remix) - Howard Jones – And Do You Feel Scared? (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Eric Prydz & Adeva – In & Out (Eric Prydz Remix)
2006
- Switch – A Bit Patchy (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Paolo Mojo – 1983 (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Michael Jackson – Thriller (Eric Prydz Remix)
- *NSYNC - It's Gonna Be Me (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Duran Duran – Nice (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Double 99 – R.I.P. Groove (Cirez D Remix)
- Inner City – Good Life (Eric Prydz Edit)
2007
- Sven VäthSven VäthSven Väth is a Frankfurt-based DJ who has produced an extensive range of work since his career began in 1982. From 1985, he was part of the band OFF which released the hit "Electrica Salsa" in 1986...
– The Beauty and the Beast (Eric Prydz Remix)
2008
- Christian Smith & John Selway – Total Departure (Cirez D Remix)
- Jim Rivers & Paolo Mojo – Ron Hardy Said (Eric Prydz Remix)
2009
- Sébastien Léger – The People (Eric Prydz Remix)
- Calvin HarrisCalvin HarrisCalvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"...
– FlashbackFlashback (Calvin Harris song)Flashback is a song by Scottish electropop musician Calvin Harris taken from his second studio album Ready for the Weekend. The song was released in the UK on 2 November 2009. The song also features vocals from Ayah Marar.-Release and promotion:...
(Eric Prydz Remix)
2010
- FaithlessFaithlessFaithless 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...
- Not Going Home (Eric Prydz Remix) - Felix Da HousecatFelix da HousecatFelix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....
- Thee Anthem (Eric Prydz Remix)
2011
- Depeche ModeDepeche ModeDepeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
- Never Let Me Down AgainNever Let Me Down Again"Never Let Me Down Again" is Depeche Mode's nineteenth UK single, released on August 24, 1987, and the second single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses. A relatively moderate hit in the UK, at #22, it was a smash in West Germany, where it hit #2, and a Top 10 success in several other...
(Eric Prydz Remix) - Depeche ModeDepeche ModeDepeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
- Personal JesusPersonal Jesus"Personal Jesus" is Depeche Mode's 23rd UK single, released on August 29, 1989, and the first single from the album Violator. The single reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100...
(Eric Prydz Remix) - DigitalismDigitalism (band)Digitalism is a German electro house duo founded in 2004 in Hamburg and consisting of Jens "Jence" Moelle and İsmail "Isi" Tüfekçi. They are signed to French label Kitsuné Music, and have released four singles to date: "Idealistic", "Zdarlight", "Jupiter Room", and "Pogo"...
- Circles (Eric Prydz Remix) - Guy J & Henry Saiz - Meridian (Pryda Remix)