The Aston Shuffle Explained

The Aston Shuffle
Background:person
Origin:Canberra, Australia
Genre:House, alternative dance
Years Active:2006 - present
Label:Ministry of Sound Australia (2007-2011), EMI Music Australia, Axtone, Independent, Potion Records
Current Members:Vance Musgrove
Past Members:Mikah Freeman
Ross McGrath

The Aston Shuffle is the name of Australian electronic music producer and DJ Vance Musgrove. They were initially a group until Mikah Freeman left in 2021, with Musgrove continuing on as a solo artist. In addition to DJ gigs and a recording career, the group hosted a weekly radio show on the ABC's Triple J on Friday nights called Friday Night Shuffle.[1] [2]

Biography

They rose to prominence with several remixes in 2006–2007 of Claude VonStroke's "The Whistler", Rocket Men's "Candy" and Chris Lake's "Carry Me Away", and released their debut single "For Everyone" in 2007 through the Ministry of Sound Australia's label Hussle Records, which was featured on the Ministry of Sound 2008 Annual.

Their music was regularly featured on Ministry compilations, with remixes of Pnau's "Baby", Terry Poison's "24 Hours" (featured on So You Think You Can Dance) and dance/alternative hip-hop smash hit "Dance wiv Me" from Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris. They also released their second single "Stomp Yo Shoes" that year working with Tommie Sunshine, and worked on their first compilation album for Ministry of Sound Australia, Mashed Four.

In 2009, the duo mixed the second disc of Ministry's Clubber's Guide to 2009, which also premiered their third single "Do You Want More". To close out a successful 2009, they were voted the number 3 DJs in Australia in the Sony inthemix50[3] and mixed disc 2 of The 2010 Annual for Ministry of Sound, which peaked at number 1 on the iTunes albums chart. They were voted the #1 DJs of inthemix50 in 2010, the same year they launched their Friday Night Shuffle radio show.

Their debut album Seventeen Past Midnight was released on 15 April 2011 and received a four-star review in Rolling Stone. Their track "Your Love" featured Eden Boucher of Lovers Electric on vocals, the first of two such collaborations. In 2012 a remix of their song "Won't Get Lost" by fellow Australian producer Tommy Trash was released as "Sunrise (Won't Get Lost)". It held the #1 spot on Beatport's chart for three consecutive weeks and was played by DJs such as David Guetta, Tiesto, Hardwell and Swedish House Mafia. On 2 February 2013, they supported Swedish House Mafia on their "One Last Tour" shows in Sydney and Melbourne. "Won't Get Lost" was also remixed by Rüfüs Du Sol and Flume. On 28 March 2014, the duo released their second studio album, Photographs. It featured the gold-selling single "Tear It Down," which was co-written with Amanda Ghost and nominated for an APRA Award in the category of Best Dance Work. The album also featured vocals from Mayer Hawthorne, Joel Compass, Kaelyn Behr, Elizabeth Rose, Lila Gold, Alice Katz from Youngblood Hawke, and Will Heard.[4] In 2015, The Aston Shuffle Spotify Sessions, a live recording taken from one of the shows on their Photographs album tour, was released.

In 2016, they released the tracks "High with You", "Only 1" and "Make a Wrong Thing Right" on The Magician's Potion Records. The tracks were played by Pete Tong, Oliver Heldens and Martin Solveig. That year they also supported The Magician on a run of US and European tour dates.

In 2016 Grammy-Award winning R&B singer Maxwell asked The Aston Shuffle to remix his song "All the Ways Love Can Feel" from his album blackSUMMERS'night (2016). The remix was released that year by Columbia Records.

In 2017, they performed at Belgium's Tomorrowland and Hï Ibiza and released a number of singles, including two new tracks on Potion Records, "Pass You By" and "Alpha Love", and a collaboration with LO'99, "Birthman".

Also in 2017, they launched Only 100s, a monthly mix series that showcases their absolute favourite tracks of the month. The duo have also done events under the Only 100s name, with a 2017 tour of Australia featuring UK acts TCTS and Icarus and a 2018 event in New York, where Vance has been based since 2015.

From 2017–2018 they toured internationally, then played 10 Australian cities in May 2018 on their "ID Tour" showcasing some of their new and upcoming material.[5] In 2018 they were again invited to perform at Tomorrowland, alongside Pete Tong, Claptone, MK, and The Magician.

On 16 July 2021, Mikah Freeman announced his departure from the group, with The Aston Shuffle continuing on as a solo project.[6]

Awards

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.|-| 2011[7] [8] |Seventeen Past Midnight | Best Independent Dance/Electronic Album| |-

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[9]
Seventeen Past Midnight[10]
  • Released: 15 April 2011
  • Label: Downright Music/Ministry of Sound Australia
  • Format: CD, digital download
45
Photographs[11]
  • Released: 28 March 2014
  • Label: EMI Music Australia
  • Format: CD, digital download
12

Singles

SingleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[12] [13]
BEL (Fl)
[14]
"For Everyone"2007rowspan="3"
"Stomp Yo Shoes"
(featuring Tommie Sunshine)
2008
"Do You Want More"
(featuring Danimal Kingdom)
2009
"I Wanna See You"2010Seventeen Past Midnight
"Your Love"67
"Start Again"
(featuring Lovers Electric)
2011
"Drop"
"Sunrise (Won't Get Lost)"
(vs. Tommy Trash)
2012122
"Can't Stop Now"
(featuring Kaelyn Behr)
Photographs
"Comfortable"
(featuring Will Heard)
2013
"Tear It Down"50
"Back & Forth"
(featuring Elizabeth Rose)
2014
"Never Take It Away"
(featuring Mayer Hawthorne)
"Don't Let Go"
(featuring Max Marshall)
2015rowspan="16"
"High With You"
"Only 1"
(featuring Nathaniel S Lewis)
2016
"Make a Wrong Thing Right"
(featuring Micah Powell)
"Penetrate"
"Pass You By"2017
"Birthman"
(featuring LO'99)
"Alpha Love"
(featuring Alex Mills)
"Everything I Got"2018
"Stay"[15]
(with Fabich featuring Dana Williams)
2019
"Now or Never"[16]
"Back to Me"[17]
(with TCTS featuring Blush'ko)
"Care a Little Less"[18]
"Clouds"[19] 2021
"Enough for You"
(featuring Liz Jai)[20]
"Bucantini"[21]
"―" denotes a release that did not chart.

Remixes

Compilations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography. IMO Records.co.uk. 2013-02-08.
  2. Web site: Farewell to the Friday Night Shuffle!. 19 August 2021.
  3. Web site: The Aston Shuffle - Act. Inthemix.com.au. 2013-02-08. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120925033224/http://www.inthemix.com.au/50/2009/results/djs-10-2/. 25 September 2012. dmy-all.
  4. http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a550811/the-aston-shuffle-announce-new-album-photographs/, "The Aston Shuffle Announce Massive National Tour"
  5. Stephanie Soteriou, "The Aston Shuffle announce new album Photographs", Digital Spy, 12 February 2014, retrieved 16 July 2018
  6. The Aston Shuffle, "Mikah announces his decision to leave", Facebook, 16 July 2021
  7. Web site: Independent Music Awards Nominees Announced. tonedeaf. 13 September 2011. 19 August 2020.
  8. Web site: History Wins. Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 18 August 2020.
  9. Web site: The Aston Shuffle discography . Hung Medien . australian-charts.com . 11 November 2014.
  10. Web site: Seventeen Past Midnight by The Aston Shuffle. iTunes Store (Australia). January 2011. Apple. 11 November 2014.
  11. Web site: Photographs by The Aston Shuffle. iTunes Store (Australia). January 2014. Apple. 11 November 2014.
  12. Web site: The Aston Shuffle singles discography . australian-charts.com . 11 June 2019.
  13. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf. 19.
  14. Web site: The Aston Shuffle. ultratop.be (Dutch). 11 June 2019.
  15. Web site: Stay (feat. Dana Williams) - Single by The Aston Shuffle & Fabich on Apple Music . . 18 January 2019 . 27 January 2019.
  16. Web site: Now Or Never - Single by The Aston Shuffle on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 15 March 2019 . 19 March 2019.
  17. Web site: Back To Me (feat. Blush'ko) - Single by The Aston Shuffle on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 2 May 2019.
  18. Web site: Care a Little Less - Single by The Aston Shuffle on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 18 October 2019 . 2 November 2019.
  19. Web site: Clouds - Single by The Aston Shuffle . Spotify . 27 January 2021 . 16 February 2021.
  20. Web site: Enough for You - Single by The Aston Shuffle on Apple Music . Apple Music. 9 July 2021. 2 October 2021.
  21. Web site: Bucantini - Single by The Aston Shuffle on Apple Music . Apple Music. 1 October 2021. 2 October 2021.
  22. Web site: Automatic (feat. Fiora) [The Aston Shuffle Remix] - Single by Tensnake on Apple Music ]. Apple Music . 5 June 2020 . 25 June 2020.