Swedish House Mafia To Release Debut Single Next Week
06/24/2010
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Superstar DJ collective Swedish House Mafia will release their debut single "ONE (Your Name)" on June 29th on Astralwerks. Initially released exclusively online via Beatport, "ONE (Your Name)" has emerged to become the hottest underground house track of the summer. With major support coming from Zane Lowe, Pete Tong and Annie Mac, the single's full release which now features the unmistakeable vocals of Pharrell Williams on "ONE (Your Name)" and is expected to catapult the song into the consciousness of the mainstream. The Swedish House Mafia have already developed an enviable reputation for their exhilarating live show & event concepts. They hit the mainstage of Miami's Ultra Music Festival in March to an audience of 60,000 people and recently they returned to London's Brixton Academy for two sold out dates underlining their escalating status as one of 2010's most vital and exciting artists. And their live plans don't end there. They will play the Kinetic Field at the Electric Daisy Carnival this Friday, June 25th in Los Angeles plus Wet Republic in Las Vegas on June 26th as well as host their own tent at Creamfields for the second year running this August. They're also confirmed to soundtrack the summer when they play a sixteen-week residency at Pacha. Last year their awarding winning show, the Dark Forest, opened to record crowds and this year's Masquerade Motel theme is set to immerse the audience with a 360-degree performance where the audience become a part of the show. "ONE (Your Name)" will feature on a highly anticipated album which compiles highlights of each Mafia member's solo work to date. To be released later this summer, the album will also be packaged with a DVD that documents the highlights of their worldwide touring. The documentary was directed by Christian Larson whose work with Jonas �kerlund on high profile acts includes Lady Gaga & Jennifer Lopez. Swedish House Mafia consists of three highly successful individual artists; Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso & Steve Angello each with their own acclaimed independent record labels. Axwell's Axtone is known for hits including "I Found You" and "Watch The Sunrise" as well as remixes for Madonna, Pharrell, Roger Sanchez and The Temper Trap. Steve Angello's scored a global hit with "Show Me Love" (with Laidback Luke), has collaborated with N*E*R*D & Kid Sister as well as releasing his own artist album The Yearbook on his label Size Records. Sebastian Ingrosso is currently producing for Kylie Minogue's new album, his notorious bootleg mix of MGMT's "Kids" was an underground sensation which he followed by co-producing "How Soon Is Now" with David Guetta and recently delivered club hit "Silvia" for Miike Snow (with Dirty South) on his label Refune Records.
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