Dave Spoon
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Dave Spoon (* 1977 in Portsmouth , actually: Simon Neale ) is a British House - DJ and producer .
biography
Simon Neale has been listening to various styles of electronic music since his youth, from synth-pop , to acid house , hardcore and drum and bass . In middle school he came into contact with the synthesizers TB-303 and Juno-60 .
In 2004 his production "21st Century" was released on the Toolroom Records label and received support from DJs such as Pete Tong , Roger Sanchez and Erick Morillo . The follow-up production "Sunrise" was released on the Big Love label by Seamus Haji .
Dave Spoon's breakthrough came in 2006 with "At Night". The song became a huge hit on the dance floor and was played by well-known DJs such as Deep Dish and Tiësto . In the following year, vocals from Lisa Maffia were added to the song and as "Bad Girl (At Night)" it reached number 36 in the British single charts . In 2008, Spoon, along with Sam Obernik and Paul Harris, had another hit in the UK Top 40 with “Baditude”.
From February 2008 to May 2009, Spoon was a regular on the lineup of the weekly radio show In New DJs We Trust on BBC Radio 1 .
Together with Pete Tong, Spoon has already released two productions as Tong & Spoon : "Gas Phase" (2008) and "Muchness" (2010).
Discography
Singles
- 2005: 21st Century
- 2005: Sunrise
- 2006: Outside
- 2006: At Night
- 2007: Bad Girl (At Night) ( feat.Lisa Maffia )
- 2007: Won't Do It Again (Sunrise) (feat.Laura Vane )
- 2007: This Machine ( feat.Penny Foster )
- 2007: Sylo (with Mark Knight )
- 2008: 88
- 2008: Baditude (with Harris & Obernik )
- 2009: Lummox
- 2009: Ghost Train (with DJ Zinc )
- 2010: Music / Recall
Remixes (selection)
- 2005: Haji & Emmanuel - Take Me Away
- 2006: Robbie Rivera - Bizarre Love Triangle
- 2006: Antoine Clamaran - Take Off
- 2006: Tyken feat. Awa - Every Word
- 2007: Paul van Dyk feat. Jessica Sutta - White Lies
- 2007: Robyn with Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat
- 2007: DONS - Big Fun
- 2007: Radio Agenda - San Francisco
- 2007: Dizzee Rascal - Flex
- 2008: Pet Shop Boys - Integral
- 2008: James Blunt - 1973
- 2008: Alphabeat - Boyfriend
- 2008: The Presets - Talk Like That
- 2008: Madonna - Give It 2 Me
- 2009: Killa Kela - Built Like An Amplifier
- 2009: Chase & Status feat. Kano - Against All Odds
- 2009: The Ting Tings - Fruit Machine
- 2009: Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend
- 2009: VV Brown - Game Over
- 2009: Mr Hudson - White Lies
- 2009: Beyoncé - Sweet Dreams
- 2010: Audio Bullys - Only Man
Web links
- Official website
- Dave Spoon at Discogs (English)
- Dave Spoon at Myspace
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart sources: UK1 UK2
- ↑ BBC Radio 1 Programs - In New DJs We Trust . Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ↑ Tong & Spoon at Discogs (English)
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| SURNAME | Spoon, Dave |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neale, Simon (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British DJ and music producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portsmouth |