Steve Angello
Encyclopedia
Steve Angello is a Greek
-Swedish
DJ, producer
, and record label
owner. He is part of a three person group dubbed the Swedish House Mafia
.
, in the club life of Stockholm, together with his best friend Sebastian Ingrosso
.
"Sweet Dreams" in late 2004. Since then he has exploded onto the house music scene. In 2007 his eternal club banger, a remix of Robin S "Show Me Love" was released on Data Records.
Angello produces under several different aliases. On his own, he has called himself Who's Who and released tracks called "Not So Dirty" and "Sexy Fuck". He often works closely with his childhood friend Sebastian Ingrosso
on many projects. Aside from DJing together, they have also produced under the names Buy Now, Fireflies, General Moders, Mode Hookers, Outfunk, and The Sinners. Most recently, they released "Bodycrash" under their Buy Now alias, sampling the 1978 disco hit "Let's All Chant" by the Michael Zager Band. The track was first played by Pete Tong on his Radio 1 show in late 2007. Eventually, the Dirty South remix of the tune leaked out onto the Internet in January 2008. The track has since received a much larger release via Positiva Records
, also including the Laidback Luke remix.
He has produced with Eric Prydz
under the name A&P Project. Also, he has created a track with his friend Axwell
under the name Supermongo, later renamed Supermode. They made a cover of an old Bronski Beat track, calling it "Tell Me Why". This was released via Ministry of Sound's Data Records imprint in summer 2006.
Steve Angello's productions can mainly be classified as house
("Summer Noize"), progressive ("Yeah"), Tech house
("Partouze") and electro house ("Raining Again"). He also owns his own record label, Size Records.
Angello's brother, Antoine Josefsson, is a DJ and a producer who goes by the name AN21. Together they have released the tracks "Valodja", "Flonko" & "Swing N Swoosh".
, Sweden
. Through Size he has released singles such as Gypsy, Isabel and Flonko to name a few. Size also represents artists such as Funkagenda, Max Vangeli, Third Party, Kim Fai, Veerus, Thomas Gold and Maxie Devine.
.
The couple expecting another child in April 2012.
under the title "Steve Angello – How To Fake Your Fans". The video contained footage of Steve Angello playing from the CDJ with no headphones on, which suggests that Angello had been playing pre-recorded sets. The video was removed days later due to copyright infringement. Angello responded to the video via Twitter, stating that his lighting and fx team needed time to sync the "firework show" at the end of Angello's performance. Thus, Angello was required to play a pre-recorded "medley mix" in order to sync the music with the "firework show." However the pre-recorded part of the set was only the last 11minutes Angello noted for a grand finale. Other sources who have seen the video and reputable DJs noted the CDJ was flashing red, meaning that certain track is coming to an end. If Angello's entire set was pre-recorded the CDJ could not possibly recognize the ending of a track in the middle of a recorded set.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
-Swedish
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, 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...
, and record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
owner. He is part of a three person group dubbed the Swedish House Mafia
Swedish House Mafia
Swedish House Mafia is a Swedish House Music group consisting of the three disc jockeys and producers; Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008....
.
Background
Angello was born to a Greek father and Swedish mother in Athens, Greece. His father was killed when Steve was a teenager. Raised in Stockholm, Sweden, he found a himself submerged in the world of music that he so loved and came to cherish. He started out as a Turntablist, fusing hip-hop, breakbeats and 70's classics but later moved onto House musicHouse music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
, in the club life of Stockholm, together with his best friend Sebastian Ingrosso
Sebastian Ingrosso
Sebastian Ingrosso is a Swedish DJ and producer of Italian descent. Born in Grahamstown, South Africa but raised in Solna, Sweden. Sebastian spent his teenage years in his fathers studio learning how to make music, with his first official remix released on Mega Records in 1999...
.
Production
Steve Angello's claim to fame came when he released his remix of EurythmicsEurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
"Sweet Dreams" in late 2004. Since then he has exploded onto the house music scene. In 2007 his eternal club banger, a remix of Robin S "Show Me Love" was released on Data Records.
Angello produces under several different aliases. On his own, he has called himself Who's Who and released tracks called "Not So Dirty" and "Sexy Fuck". He often works closely with his childhood friend Sebastian Ingrosso
Sebastian Ingrosso
Sebastian Ingrosso is a Swedish DJ and producer of Italian descent. Born in Grahamstown, South Africa but raised in Solna, Sweden. Sebastian spent his teenage years in his fathers studio learning how to make music, with his first official remix released on Mega Records in 1999...
on many projects. Aside from DJing together, they have also produced under the names Buy Now, Fireflies, General Moders, Mode Hookers, Outfunk, and The Sinners. Most recently, they released "Bodycrash" under their Buy Now alias, sampling the 1978 disco hit "Let's All Chant" by the Michael Zager Band. The track was first played by Pete Tong on his Radio 1 show in late 2007. Eventually, the Dirty South remix of the tune leaked out onto the Internet in January 2008. The track has since received a much larger release via Positiva Records
Positiva Records
Positiva Records is a subsidiary of EMI Records and is one of the biggest dance music labels in the UK. The record label was set up in 1993, by Nick Halkes, who previously ran XL Recordings . Its headquarters are at the EMI offices in Brook Green in West London, where it is currently the only large...
, also including the Laidback Luke remix.
He has produced with Eric Prydz
Eric Prydz
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"...
under the name A&P Project. Also, he has created a track with his friend Axwell
Axwell
Axwell 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...
under the name Supermongo, later renamed Supermode. They made a cover of an old Bronski Beat track, calling it "Tell Me Why". This was released via Ministry of Sound's Data Records imprint in summer 2006.
Steve Angello's productions can mainly be classified as house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
("Summer Noize"), progressive ("Yeah"), Tech house
Tech house
Tech house is a subgenre of house music that mixes elements of minimal techno into simple, 4-to-4 beats found in soulful deep house. The genre came to prominence in the late-1990s atmosphere of American clubs as soul influenced Detroit-style techno that also borrowed elements from house before...
("Partouze") and electro house ("Raining Again"). He also owns his own record label, Size Records.
Angello's brother, Antoine Josefsson, is a DJ and a producer who goes by the name AN21. Together they have released the tracks "Valodja", "Flonko" & "Swing N Swoosh".
Size Records
As well as releasing tracks through Subliminal, Data Records, Cr2 and Refune, Steve Angello is owner and founder of Size Records based in StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
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....
. Through Size he has released singles such as Gypsy, Isabel and Flonko to name a few. Size also represents artists such as Funkagenda, Max Vangeli, Third Party, Kim Fai, Veerus, Thomas Gold and Maxie Devine.
Personal life
Steve Angello is engaged to Swedish model and TV personality Isabel Adrian and they have a daughter, Monday-Lily, born in 2010. He currently resides part-time in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
The couple expecting another child in April 2012.
Controversy
On 8 August 2011, a video of Steve Angello's set at the Dutch EDM festival was uploaded to YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
under the title "Steve Angello – How To Fake Your Fans". The video contained footage of Steve Angello playing from the CDJ with no headphones on, which suggests that Angello had been playing pre-recorded sets. The video was removed days later due to copyright infringement. Angello responded to the video via Twitter, stating that his lighting and fx team needed time to sync the "firework show" at the end of Angello's performance. Thus, Angello was required to play a pre-recorded "medley mix" in order to sync the music with the "firework show." However the pre-recorded part of the set was only the last 11minutes Angello noted for a grand finale. Other sources who have seen the video and reputable DJs noted the CDJ was flashing red, meaning that certain track is coming to an end. If Angello's entire set was pre-recorded the CDJ could not possibly recognize the ending of a track in the middle of a recorded set.
DJ mix albums
- Ibiza 4AM (2005) with Sebastian IngrossoSebastian IngrossoSebastian Ingrosso is a Swedish DJ and producer of Italian descent. Born in Grahamstown, South Africa but raised in Solna, Sweden. Sebastian spent his teenage years in his fathers studio learning how to make music, with his first official remix released on Mega Records in 1999...
- Stadium Electro (2007)
- Sessions (2009)
- The Yearbook (2009)
- Size Matters (2010) Mixed With AN21
Singles
- 2011 Steve Angello & Alex Metric - Open Your Eyes
- 2010 Steve Angello - Rave 'N' Roll
- 2010 Steve Angello - KNASUntil OneNOTE: * on track 4, Swedish House Mafia are credited as Axwell, Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso-Chart performance:-Release history:...
- 2009 Steve Angello & AN21 - ValodjaUntil OneNOTE: * on track 4, Swedish House Mafia are credited as Axwell, Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso-Chart performance:-Release history:...
- 2009 Steve Angello - TivoliUntil OneNOTE: * on track 4, Swedish House Mafia are credited as Axwell, Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso-Chart performance:-Release history:...
- 2009 Steve Angello - MondayUntil OneNOTE: * on track 4, Swedish House Mafia are credited as Axwell, Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso-Chart performance:-Release history:...
- 2009 Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, Laidback Luke Feat. Deborah Cox - Leave the World BehindLeave the World Behind"Leave the World Behind" is a progressive house song by the Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello and Laidback Luke. It features Canadian singer Deborah Cox.-Chart performance:...
- 2009 Steve Angello - Isabel
- 2009 Steve Angello & AN21 - Flonko
- 2009 Steve Angello - Alpha Baguera
- 2009 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke featuring Robin S. - "Show Me LoveShow Me LoveShow Me Love may refer to:* Show Me Love , English distribution title for the Swedish film Fucking Åmål* "Show Me Love" * "Show Me Love" , featured in the Swedish film of the same name* "Show Me Love" Show Me Love may refer to:* Show Me Love (film), English distribution title for the Swedish film...
" UK #11 - 2009 Steve Angello - La Candela Viva
- 2009 Steve Angello - Rolling
- 2009 Mescal Kid - Do You Want It ?
- 2008 Mescal Kid - Magic
- 2008 Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso - Partouze
- 2008 Buy Now! - Body Crash (with Sebastian IngrossoSebastian IngrossoSebastian Ingrosso is a Swedish DJ and producer of Italian descent. Born in Grahamstown, South Africa but raised in Solna, Sweden. Sebastian spent his teenage years in his fathers studio learning how to make music, with his first official remix released on Mega Records in 1999...
) - 2008 Steve Angello - Gypsy
- 2008 Who's Who?- Klack
- 2008 Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso- 555
- 2007 Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso - Umbrella
- 2007 Steve Angello - Sansation
- 2007 Axwell, Angello, Ingrosso & Laidback Luke - Get Dumb
- 2007 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke - Be
- 2006 Steve Angello - Teasing Mr. Charlie / Straight
- 2006 Supermode - Tell Me Why (with 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...
) - 2006 Who's Who? - Sexy F**k
- 2006 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke - Otherwize Then
- 2005 Buy Now - For Sale (with Sebastian IngrossoSebastian IngrossoSebastian Ingrosso is a Swedish DJ and producer of Italian descent. Born in Grahamstown, South Africa but raised in Solna, Sweden. Sebastian spent his teenage years in his fathers studio learning how to make music, with his first official remix released on Mega Records in 1999...
) - 2005 Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso- 82-83
- 2005 Fuzzy Hair vs. Steve Angello - In Beat
- 2005 Who's Who ?- Lipstick
- 2005 Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso- Yeah
- 2005 Who's Who ?- Copycat
- 2005 Who's Who?- Not So Dirty
- 2005 Steve Angello- Euro
- 2005 Steve Angello- Acid
- 2004 Eric Prydz & Steve Angello - Woz Not Woz
- 2004 Steve Angello - The Look (I Feel Sexy)
- 2004 Steve Angello & Dave Armstrong - Groove In You
- 2004 General Moders (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso)- Touch The Sky
- 2004 Mode Hookers (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso)- Swing Me Daddy
- 2004 Steve Angello- Humanity 2 Men
- 2004 Steve Angello- Summer Noize
- 2004 Steve Angello- The Rain
- 2004 Steve Angello- Tribal Inc.
- 2004 Steve Angello- Sansation
- 2004 Steve Angello- Funked
- 2004 Steve Angello- Wear It Out
- 2004 Steve Angello- Yourself
- 2004 Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso- Yo Yo Kidz
- 2004 Steve Angello- Only Man
- 2003 Steve Angello - Voices
- 2003 The Sinners (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso)- Under Pressure
- 2003 The Sinners (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso)- Sad Girls
- 2003 The Sinners (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso)- Keep On Pressing
- 2003 The Sinners (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso)- One Feeling
- 2003 Steve Angello- Fresh Coffee
- 2003 Steve Angello- Oche
- 2003 Steve Angello- Close 2 Pleasure
- 2003 Steve Angello- Player
- 2003 Steve Angello- Push Em' Up
- 2003 A&P Project (Steve Angello & Eric Prydz)- Sunrize
- 2003 Steve Angello- Dirty Pleasure
- 2003 Steve Angello- Rhythm Style
- 2003 Steve Angello- Young as Funk
- 2003 Outfunk (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso)- Lost In Music
- 2002 Outfunk (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso)- Echo Vibes
- 2001 Outfunk (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso)- I Am The One
- 2001 Outfunk (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso)- All I Can Take
- 2001 Outfunk (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso)-Bumper
Remixes
- 2011 Nero - Me & You (Steve Angello Remix)
- 2011 Nari & Milani - Kendo (Steve Angello Edit)
- 2011 Tim Mason - The Moment (Steve Angello Edit)
- 2010 Congorock - Babylon (Steve Angello Edit)
- 2010 PendulumPendulum (band)Pendulum is an Australian drum and bass and electronic rock band founded in 2002 in Perth by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen, and Paul Harding.Swire and McGrillen were members of the rock band known as Xygen. After hearing Konflict's "Messiah" at a club, they were inspired to enter into the drum and...
- The IslandThe Island (Pendulum song)The Island is the third single from Australian drum and bass/electronica band Pendulum to be released from their third studio album, Immersion. It was released on 19 September 2010. "The Island" is a song split into two parts; "Dawn" and "Dusk", with "Dawn" receiving the majority of radio airplay...
(Steve Angello, AN21 & Max Vangeli Remix) - 2010 Magnetic ManMagnetic ManMagnetic Man is an electronic music project consisting of dubstep producers and DJs, Benga, Skream and Artwork. The trio first met in the late 1990s at the Big Apple Records store in Croydon, England. They perform using three computers, one playing drum samples, one playing basses and the third...
- Perfect StrangerPerfect Stranger (song)"Perfect Stranger" is a song by live electronic music project Magnetic Man featuring English singer-songwriter Katy B. It is the second single to be released from their debut album Magnetic Man, although it can also be found on Katy B's debut album On a Mission...
(Steve Angello Remix) - 2010 Cheryl Cole feat. Will.i.am - 3 Words3 Words (song)"3 Words" is a song by British recording artist Cheryl Cole. The song is both the opening and title song from debut studio album. It was released in the UK and Ireland on December 21, 2009 by Fascination Records and later in 2010 by Universal Music, sometimes serving as the lead single for 3 Words...
(Steve Angello Remix) - 2010 Junior Sanchez, Alexander Technique - Where You Are (feat. Shawnee Taylor) (Steve Angello Edit)
- 2009 Christian Smith & John Selway - Move!
- 2009 Kim Fai - P.O.V
- 2008 Flash Brothers - Palmito (Steve Angello RMX)
- 2008 Tocadisco - Da Fuckin' Noize (Steve Angello Remix)
- 2007 Robbie Rivera - One Eye Shut (Angello & Ingrosso Remix)
- 2007 Hard-Fi - Suburban Knights (Angello & Ingrosso Remix)
- 2007 Fergie - London Bridge
- 2007 Robyn With Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat (Steve Angello Dub)
- 2006 Laidback Luke Feat. Stephen Granville - Hypnotize (Steve Angello Remix)
- 2006 Ultra DJ's - Me & U (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso Edit)
- 2006 Justin Timberlake - My Love (Angello & Ingrosso Remix)
- 2006 Innersphere Aka Shinedoe - Phunk (Steve Angello Re-Edit)
- 2005 In-N-Out - EQ-Lizer (Angello & Ingrosso Remix)
- 2005 Alex Neri - Housetrack
- 2005 MBG & SDS - New Jack
- 2005 Steve Lawler - That Sound (Angello & Ingrosso Remix)
- 2005 Robbie Rivera & StoneBridge - One Eye Shut (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso Remix)
- 2005 Naughty Queen - Famous & Rich (Angello & Ingrosso Remix)
- 2005 Moby - Raining Again
- 2005 Sahara - Everytime I Feel It (Steve Angello Remix)
- 2005 Roman Flügel - Geht's Noch?
- 2005 Deep Dish - Say Hello (Angello & Ingrosso Remix)
- 2005 Röyksopp - 49 Percent (Angello & Ingrosso Remix)
- 2005 DJ Rooster & Sammy Peralta - Shake It (Steve Angello Mix)
- 2005 Full Blown - Some Kinda Freak (Who's Who Re-edit)
- 2005 Armand Van Helden Feat. Tekitha Presents Sahara - Everytime I Feel It
- 2004 Benjamin Bates - Whole (The Steve Angello Mixes)
- 2004 Eric Prydz - Call On Me (Angello & Ingrosso Remix)
- 2004 Phase 2 - Voodoo Love
- 2004 Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Steve Angello Remix)
- 2004 Room 5 - U Got Me
- 2004 Mohito - Slip Away
- 2004 Touché - She's At The Club / The Body Clap
- 2004 DJ Rooster & Sammy Peralta - Shake It
- 2004 DJ Luccio - No Fear
- 2004 DJ Flex And Sandy W - Love For You (Angello & Ingrosso Remix)
- 2004 Magnolia - It's All Vain (Steve Angello Remix)
- 2004 Deepgroove - Electrik / Diva (In My House)
- 2003 Gadjo - So Many Times
- 2003 Arcade Mode - Your Love (Angello & Ingrosso Remix)
- 2003 StoneBridge - Put 'Em High (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso Remix)
- 2003 Aerosol Feat. Anne Murillo - Let The Music Play