DJ Zki & Dobre

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DJ Zki & Dobre, namely René ter Horst (DJ Zki) and Gaston Steenkist (Dobre), are Dutch DJs and music producers . The duo is known by several other artist names, under which they were able to land several hits within Europe and also one hit in the USA. Since 2009 there have only been publications under the pseudonym Chocolate Puma.

List of pseudonyms

  • The Good Men / The Goodmen (1992-1995)
  • Fresh Tunes (1992-1996)
  • René Et Gaston (1992–1999)
  • DJ Zki & Dobre (since 1992)
  • Mechanical Soul Saloon (1993–1995)
  • Gossip! (1993-2000)
  • Tomba Vira (1993-2002)
  • Jark Prongo (1993-2008)
  • Bombers (1994)
  • Basco (1994-2000)
  • Collin Bros (1995)
  • Mpari (1995)
  • Stainless (1998)
  • DJ Manta (1999-2001)
  • Riva (1999-2009)
  • Chocolate Puma (since 2000)
  • Glen Masters (2001)
  • Rhythmkillaz (2001)

Career

Gaston Steenkist comes from Amsterdam and René ter Horst from Haarlem . The two started working together in 1991. In the same year the two founded the Fresh Fruit music label. They publish their productions under various pseudonyms (see above). In 1995 the two left the Fresh Fruit label and founded Pssst Music.

The duo released the single Give It Up in 1992 under the name The Good Men, initially only in the Netherlands , which was placed in the local hit parade in March 1993 and reached number six. Thereupon the song became an international success, rose in August of that year in the top 20 of the German and the top 5 of the British charts , later also in the charts of Switzerland and the USA .

In addition to the project's only hit in 1994, the songs Damn Woman and Huh! on the only The Good Men album Father in the Bathroom . The last release as The Good Men was the 1995 single Elektika . However, the two protagonists continued to work together.

In 1998 Horst and Steenkist released the single Movin 'Thru Your System under the pseudonym Jark Prongo. The single received support from Sasha , who published it on the Global Underground compilation . It eventually reached number 58 in the UK singles charts. Her debut album Thru Your System was released under the same pseudonym in 2000 .

In 2000, the single I Wanna Be U was released under the pseudonym Chocolate Puma. The song was in the UK singles charts for 9 weeks in 2001 and reached number 6. In 2001 they also released the single Stringer as Riva. Dannii Minogue was asked to be a guest singer for this song . Under the title Who Do You Love Now? (Stringer) the piece hit the charts in several countries. He was in the UK singles charts for a total of 15 weeks and came in at number 3.

The two are also sought-after remix artists who have produced for iiO , Britney Spears , Armin van Buuren and David Guetta , among others .

Discography

Albums

  • 1994: The Goodmen - Father in the Bathroom
  • 2000: Jark Prongo - Thru Your System

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US NL NL BEF BE F
The Good Men
1993 Give It Up
Father in the Bathroom 		DE17 (19 weeks)
DE 		- CH33 (8 weeks)
CH 		UK5
silver
silver

(19 weeks)UK 		US71 (14 weeks)
US 		NL6 (13 weeks)
NL 		BE F18 (12 weeks)
BE F
gossip
1993 Oh boy - - - - - NL13 (6 weeks)
NL 		-
Jark Prongo
1999 Movin 'Thru Your System,
Thru Your System 		- - - UK58 (1 week)
UK 		- - -
2003 Sacred Cycles / Movin 'Thru Your System - - - UK90 (1 week)
UK 		- - -
Double A single with Pete Lazonby
DJ Manta
1999 Holding On - - - UK47 (2 weeks)
UK 		- - -
Rhythmkillaz
2001 Wack Ass MF - - - UK32 (7 weeks)
UK 		- - -
Tomba Vira
2001 The Sound Of: Oh Yeah - - - UK51 (2 weeks)
UK 		- - -
Riva
2001 Who Do You Love Now? (Stringer) DE14 (11 weeks)
DE 		AT21 (13 weeks)
AT 		CH35 (11 weeks)
CH 		UK3 (16 weeks)
UK 		- NL19 (7 weeks)
NL 		BE F10 (13 weeks)
BE F
Chocolate Puma
2001 I wanna be you - - - UK6 (11 weeks)
UK 		- - -
2006 Always & Forever - - - UK43 (5 weeks)
UK 		- - -
2014 Step Back - - - - - NL30th
gold
gold

(4 weeks)NL 		-
feat. Kris Kiss

More singles

  • 1992: Give It Up (as The Goodmen)
  • 1993: Oh Boy (as gossip!)
  • 1994: Damn Woman (as The Goodmen)
  • 1995: Huh! (as The Goodmen)
  • 1995: Elektika (as The Goodmen)
  • 1998: Movin 'Thru Your System (as Jark Prongo)
  • 1999: Pitchcontrol / Keep On (as Riva)
  • 1999: Hexaperalla / Don't U Hide (as Riva)
  • 1999: Shake It (as Jark Prongo)
  • 1999: Holding On (as DJ Manta)
  • 2000: I Wanna Be U (as Chocolate Puma)
  • 2000: The Sound Of: Oh Yeah! (as Tomba Vira)
  • 2001: Stringer (as Riva)
  • 2001: Who Do You Love Now? (Stringer) (feat. Dannii Minogue )
  • 2001: The Hunter (as Riva)
  • 2001: Rocket Base (as Jark Prongo)
  • 2001: Wack Ass MF (as Rhythmkillaz)
  • 2002: Time Is the Healer (as Riva)
  • 2002: It's Something (as Tomba Vira)
  • 2004: Morning Dust (as Riva)
  • 2004: A Star Is Born (as Chocolate Puma feat.David Goncalves )
  • 2006: Lunar (as Riva)
  • 2006: Always and Forever (as Chocolate Puma)
  • 2009: For How Long (as Riva)
  • 2009: Only Love Can Save Me (as Chocolate Puma feat.Shermanology )
  • 2010: Back Home (as Chocolate Puma feat. Colonel Red )
  • 2014: Step Back (as Chocolate Puma feat. Kris Kiss )
  • 2015: Popatron (as Chocolate Puma)
  • 2016: Listen To The Talk (as Chocolate Puma)
  • 2016: Space Sheep (as Chocolate Puma with Oliver Heldens )

Remixes (selection)

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  1. ↑ Chart sources The Good Men : DE CH UK US NL BEF
  2. ↑ Chart sources gossip! : NL
  3. ↑ Chart sources Jark Prongo : UK
  4. ↑ Chart sources DJ Manta : UK
  5. ↑ Chart sources Rhythmkillaz : UK
  6. ↑ Chart sources Tomba Vira : UK
  7. ↑ Chart sources Riva : DE AT CH UK NL BEF
  8. ↑ Chart sources Chocolate Puma : UK NL
  9. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK NL

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