Mike Perry (DJ) explained

Mike Perry
Birth Name:Mikael Mats Robert Persson
Birth Date:24 June 1983
Origin:Skövde, Sweden
Years Active:2006–present

Mikael Mats Robert Persson (born 24 June 1983), better known by his stage name Mike Perry, is a Swedish DJ and music producer from Skövde. He is best known for his 2016 single "The Ocean" featuring vocals from Shy Martin, which peaked at number 1 on the Swedish Singles Chart. Other popular songs by Perry include "Inside the Lines", "Stay Young" and "Don't Hide".

Career

2012–2015: Beginnings

In 2007, Perry released "Psycadelic" with Stephan M.[1] In 2012, Perry released "Put Me Up", an electronic dance music production on the Mark Brown label, and released on CR2 Records.[2] [3] This was followed by a collaboration with Cecilia Axeland called "We Don't Sleep in the Night"[4] as well as "Whompin" with Filip Jenven.[5] In 2013, Perry began releasing music in a "big room" style.[6] Also in 2013, Miriam Bryant's "Push & Play" was remixed by Filip Jenven and Mike Perry.[7] Perry released several pieces of music from 2013 to 2016.[8]

2016: Breakthrough with "The Ocean"

After playing a track called "The Ocean",[9] Sony Music Entertainment signed him up to their label.[10] On 15 April 2016 the track was released, featuring vocals from Shy Martin. The song peaked at number 1 on the Swedish Singles Chart, also reaching the Top 10 in Austria, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Switzerland as well as the Top 20 in, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France and Ireland as well as the Top 40 in Italy, New Zealand, Portugal and United Kingdom.[11]

The follow-up single "Inside the Lines" was released on 21 October 2016.[12] The track features vocals by Casso and reached number 19 in Finland and number 25 in Sweden.[13] His third tropical house release in 2016 was the track "Touching You Again".[14] It was produced with newcomers Hot Shade and Jane XØ as well as singer Phoebe Ryan.[15] On 15 May 2017, Perry announced his upcoming single "Hands" featuring American singer Sabrina Carpenter and British boy band The Vamps, which was released later in the month.[16]

Perry released more singles going into 2018 including "California" featuring Hot Shade and Karlyn and "Don't Hide" with Willemijn May, which number 35 and 31 on the Swedish charts respectively.

On 18 January 2019, Perry released "Runaway", peaking #1 position in United States, Chile and Hungary.[17]

In 2019, Perry released the single "Changes" with fellow DJs Ten Times and Dmitri Vangelis and Wyman with vocals from The Companions which reached number 65 in Sweden.

Discography

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
SWE
[18]
AUS
[19]
AUT
[20]
DEN
[21]
GER
[22]
NL
[23]
NOR
[24]
NZ
[25]
SWI
[26]
UK
[27]
2016"The Ocean"
(featuring Shy Martin)
1 11 4 13 5 10 3 32 4 39 rowspan="5"
"Inside the Lines"
(featuring Casso)
25 34 84
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
"Touching You Again"
(with Hot Shade and Jane XØ)
2017"Talk About It"
(with Hot Shade)
40
  • GLF: Platinum
"Body to Body"
(with Imani Williams)
56
  • GLF: Gold
"Hands"
(with The Vamps and Sabrina Carpenter)
70
  • GLF: Gold
Night & Day (Night Edition)
"Stay Young"
(with Tessa)
39
[35]
  • GLF: Platinum
rowspan="32"
2018"Rocksteady"
(with DIMA)
"California"
(with Hot Shade featuring Karlyn)
27
"Don't Hide"[36]
(with Willemijn May)
31
[37]
"Rise & Fall"[38]
(featuring Cathrine Lassen)
"Lighthouse"
(with Hot Shade featuring René Miller)
2019"Runaway"[39]
"Way Too High"[40]
"Closer"[41]
(with Sonic Avenue and Hot Shade featuring Mikayla)
"Changes"[42]
(with Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman and Ten Times featuring The Companions)
65
  • GLF: Platinum
"Moves"
(with Hot Shade and Mika Zibanejad)
"Bloodshot"[43]
(featuring Charlotte Haining)
"All Star"[44]
(with Ten Times and Hot Shade featuring WhoisFiyah)
"One Life"[45]
"Better Than This"[46]
(featuring David Rasmussen)
"Until I Die"
(featuring Joe Buck)
"Dive"
(with Hot Shade and Chris James)
2020"Told You So"
(featuring Orange Villa)
"Paradise"
(with Mangoo and Wanja Janeva)
"Maze"[47]
(with Mangoo featuring Wanja Janeva)
"Coming Home"[48]
(with Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman)
"Midnight Sun"
(featuring Forgét Mej)
"Down the Line"
(featuring Ten Times)
"Crazy"[49]
(featuring Nathaniel)
"By Your Side"[50]
2021"If I Ruled the World"
(featuring Mila Josef)[51]
"Save Me Now"
(featuring Isak Danielson)[52]
"Looking At U"[53]
2022"Late Nights"
2023"Turn Off the Lights"
"Hustler of the Heart"
(with Ryan Edmond)
"On My Body"
(with Bjørnskov & Hot Shade)
"Thieves"
(featuring JXN)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

Other releases

YearTitle
2007"Psychadelic"
(with Stephan M featuring Vanity)
"Arctic Sweep"
(vs. Dreas)
2012"Put Me Up"
"We Don't Sleep in the Night"
(with Cecilia Axeland)
"Whompin"
(with Filip Jenven)
"Train"
(with Kastenholt & Dee featuring Maegan Cottone)
2016"Touching You Again"
(with Hot Shade featuring Jane XØ)

Remixes

YearTitleOriginal artist(s)
2007"Fuckin' Voices" (with Stephan M)Distorded
"Give Some Love" (with Stephan M)Antoine Clamaran & Mario Ochoa
(featuring Lulu Hughes)
2012"Champion"Clement Marfo & The Frontline
"Looking for Love"Nilson & The 8th Note
(featuring Fenja)
2013"Last Day On Earth"Michael Woods
"You Give Me Life"NARK
(featuring Neil Ormandy)
"Push Play" (with Filip Jenven)Miriam Bryant
"Last Soul on Earth" (with Filip Jenven)
"All Night" (with Filip Jenven)Icona Pop
2015"Carry You Home" (with Filip Jenven)Zara Larsson
2017"Perfect"Ed Sheeran
"Cold" (with Hot Shade)Maroon 5

Awards and nominations

Awards
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2017P3 Guld Song Of The Year Nominated [54]
2017Song Of The Year Nominated [55]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Psycadelic" von Mike Perry auf Apple Music. iTunes. 17 September 2007 .
  2. Danny Golpanian: "Mike Perry - Put Me Up". Dancing Astronaut
  3. Dan Carter: "Mike Perry - Put Me Up" . Beat My Day
  4. Danny Golpanian: "Mike Perry & Cecilia Axeland – We Don't Sleep In The Night (Original Mix)". Get Lifted Tonight
  5. Web site: MIKE PERRY @ BÅNKEN. www.facebook.com.
  6. https://www.housebloggen.no/musikk/release-icona-pop-night-remixes/ "Release: Icona Pop All Night Remixes"
  7. https://themostunrealbeats.com/2013/04/26/house-push-play-filip-jenven-mike-perry-remix-by-miriam-bryant/ "PUSH PLAY (FILIP JENVEN & MIKE PERRY REMIX) BY MIRIAM BRYANT"
  8. http://www.bptoptracker.com/artist/mike-perry/20866/tracks "Beatport Release Statistics"
  9. http://www.dasding.de/musik/Mike-Perry-Interview-mit-Basti/-/id=286/nid=286/did=1176124/dw9ngk/ "Mike Perry: Wer ist der Typ mit dem Sommerhit 'The Ocean'?"
  10. Matt Ogle: "Spotify Is Perfecting the Art of the Playlist". Bloomberg
  11. https://acharts.co/song/99721 "The Ocean"
  12. Tim Tabens: "Nachfolger vom Megahit "The Ocean": Mjusikvideo » Mike Perry feat. Casso - Inside The Lines". Dance-Charts (German)
  13. https://acharts.co/song/102738 "Inside the Lines"
  14. bigFM Staff: "Mike Perry Steht Mit Der Single "Touching You Again" In Den Startlöchern" (German)
  15. Web site: Hot Shade / Mike Perry / Jane XØ - Touching You Again - hitparade.ch. Steffen. Hung. hitparade.ch.
  16. News: Mike Perry Announces 'Hands' Featuring The Vamps and Sabrina Carpenter - CelebMix. Craig. Nicola. 15 May 2017. CelebMix. 16 May 2017. en-GB.
  17. Web site: Runaway. 4 October 2020. www.top-charts.com. en.
  18. Web site: Discography Mike Perry. Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 20 August 2016.
  19. Web site: Discography Mike Perry. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 20 August 2016.
  20. Web site: Discographie Mike Perry. Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 20 August 2016.
  21. Web site: Discography Mike Perry. Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 20 August 2016.
  22. Web site: Discographie Mike Perry. German Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 20 August 2016.
  23. Web site: Discografie Mike Perry. Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 20 August 2016.
  24. Web site: Discography Mike Perry. Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 20 August 2016.
  25. Web site: Discography Mike Perry. New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 20 August 2016.
  26. Web site: Discographie Mike Perry. Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 20 August 2016.
  27. Web site: Artist Search > Mike Perry. Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com/. 20 August 2016.
  28. Sweden. Mike Perry. artist. 6 March 2023.
  29. Australia. single. 2016. 6 March 2023.
  30. United Kingdom. Mike Perry. 6 March 2023.
  31. Germany. Mike Perry. 6 March 2023.
  32. Austria. Mike Perry. 6 March 2023.
  33. Denmark. single. Mike Perry feat. Shy Martin. The Ocean. 11279. 6 March 2023.
  34. New Zealand. single. Mike Perry feat. Shy Martin. The Ocean. 4289. 6 March 2023.
  35. Web site: Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan. 28 October 2017.
  36. Web site: Don't Hide - Single by Mike Perry & Willemijn May on Apple Music . . 29 June 2018 . 1 July 2018.
  37. Web site: Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan. 3 August 2018.
  38. Web site: Rise & Fall (feat. Cathrine Lassen) - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music . . 12 October 2018 . 17 October 2018.
  39. Web site: Runaway - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music . . 18 January 2019 . 23 January 2019.
  40. Web site: Way Too High - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music . . 15 February 2019 . 23 February 2019.
  41. Web site: Closer (feat. Mikayla) - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 22 March 2019 . 27 March 2019.
  42. Web site: Changes (feat. The Companions) - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 12 April 2019 . 20 April 2019.
  43. Web site: Bloodshot (feat. Charlotte Haining) - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 25 July 2019.
  44. Web site: All Star (feat. whoisFIYAH) - Single by Mike Perry, Ten Times on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 8 September 2019.
  45. Web site: One Life - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music. iTunes Store. 27 September 2019.
  46. Web site: Better Than This - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music. iTunes Store. 2 November 2019.
  47. Web site: Maze (feat. Wanja Janeva) - Single by Mike Perry & Mangoo on Apple Music . Apple Music . 27 April 2020.
  48. Web site: Coming Home - Single by Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman & Mike Perry on Apple Music . Apple Music . 26 May 2020.
  49. Web site: Crazy (feat. Nathaniel) - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music . Apple Music . 29 July 2020.
  50. Web site: By Your Side - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music . Apple Music . 4 October 2020.
  51. Web site: If I Ruled the World - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music . Apple Music. 2 April 2021 . 4 September 2021.
  52. Web site: Save Me Now - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music . Apple Music. 3 September 2021 . 4 September 2021.
  53. Web site: Looking At U - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music . Apple Music . 13 January 2022.
  54. News: Här är artisterna som är nominerade till P3 Guld 2017 - Pressinformation. Sveriges. Radio. Sveriges Radio . 28 November 2016 .
  55. Web site: Laleh har flest nomineringar inför Grammisgalan. 15 December 2016 .