Netsky (electronic musician) explained

Netsky
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Birth Name:Boris Daenen
Birth Date:1989 3, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Edegem, Belgium
Years Active:2008–present

Boris Daenen (in Dutch; Flemish ˈboːrɪs ˈdaːnə(n)/; born 22 March 1989), better known by his stage name Netsky,[2] is a Belgian drum and bass producer and musician.[3] The name Netsky is based on the computer virus of the same name.[4]

History

Netsky is an electronic music producer, artist and DJ from Belgium. [5] He started out producing music of the liquid funk style – drum and bass music with many instrumental layers and frequent vocals.[6] High Contrast's 'Gold Digger' remix was a major influence on him.

In late 2009, Netsky signed a recording contract with Hospital Records, the same label as other well known liquid artists such as High Contrast and London Elektricity. He also won a nomination as "Best Upcoming Producer" within just months of his first release at the 2010 Drum & Bass Arena Awards.[7]

Hospital Records released Netsky's self-titled debut album on 31 May 2010. His second album, titled '2, was released on 25 June 2012.[8] The album features three singles and a deluxe edition was later released supported by a fourth single, "We Can Only Live Today (Puppy)".

In 2014, Netsky signed to Epic Records / Sony Music under Ultra Music,[9] but with a special A&R arrangement to continue connections with Hospital Records.[10] His first release with the major was 'Running Low' featuring Beth Ditto in 2014, which hit Number 1 in the charts in Belgium [11] and Number 21 in the UK Dance Chart.

His 2015 single 'Rio' Featuring Digital Farm Animals was released in 2015, reached number 4 in the Belgian charts,[12] Number 29 in the UK Dance Charts and has recently been awarded Silver Status by BPI. The song was featured in the London 2016 New Year's celebrations,[13] and was widely used on coverage throughout the 2016 Rio Olympics with Netsky awarded the honour of being chosen as the musical ambassador to the Belgian Olympic Team. [14] 2015 also saw Netsky awarded the Flemish annual Culture Prize for music - the first time this had been awarded to a DJ and Producer. [15]

In 2016 he released his third studio album '3' via Epic Record / Sony Music and Ultra Music. [16] The album went to number 1 in the Belgian charts and he toured it at shows and festivals around the world culminating in a show at Sportpaleis Arena in his hometown of Antwerp in February 2017. [17]

In 2018 Netsky signed to Republic Records,[18] where he released singles 'Tequila Limonada' Featuring A.Chal, 'Ice Cold'; a collaboration with David Guetta, 'I Don't Even Know You Anymore' Featuring Bazzi and Lil Wayne, 'Snitch' Featuring Aloe Blacc and an EP 'Abbot Kinney' made with super producers Stargate (Rihanna, Jay Z, Coldplay).

In early 2020, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his first album release, Netsky released drum & bass album 'Second Nature' featuring collaborations with Becky Hill, Rudimental, Montell 2099 and Hybrid Minds amongst others via Hospital Records.[19] In 2021 Netsky premiered his 'Glasshouse' show with 2 sold out nights at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. He then went on to bring the Glasshouse to Printworks in London and Lotto Arena in Antwerp in 2022.

In 2022 Netsky signed to Helix Records where he released 'Barricades' Featuring Rita Ora [20] which was added to the A List at BBC Radio 2.

Netsky Live! project

In April 2012, during a Hospitality festival at Brixton Academy, Netsky unveiled his "Netsky LIVE!" project for the first time.[21] Accompanied by a team of live musicians, as well as guest vocalists (of whom have sung on Netsky's catalogue of music), Netsky performs his music as a full band, taking center-stage on keyboards and synthesizers. The band toured the world performing headlining shows around the globe, as well as performing at many international music festivals, such as the Ultra Music Festival in Miami,[22] Coachella Festival,[23] Glastonbury in the UK and Pukkelpop in Belgium.

Netsky Live! members

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsChart positions
BEL (FL)
[24]
NZ
[25]
UK
[26]
Netsky 24
2
  • Released: 25 June 2012
  • Label: Hospital (NHS213)
  • Format: LP, CD, download
1 13 29
3
  • Released: 3 June 2016
  • Label: Hospital (NHS289), Sony / Epic (UK), Ultra (US)
  • Format: LP, CD, download
1 25 109
Second Nature[27]
  • Released: 30 October 2020
  • Label: Hospital
  • Format: LP, CD, download
8 16
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Extended plays

Title! scope="col"
Details
Abbot Kinney[28]

Singles

As lead artist

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
BEL (FL)
AUT
[29]
FRA
[30]
GER
[31]
NL
[32]
UK
UK Dance
[33]
2010"Moving with You"
(featuring Jenna G)
64 Netsky
2012"Give & Take"17 196 302
"Come Alive"10 35 75 150 24
"Love Has Gone"14 93 182 33
"We Can Only Live Today (Puppy)"
(featuring Billie)
8 63
2014"Running Low"
(featuring Beth Ditto)
1 100 80 21
2015"Rio"
(featuring Digital Farm Animals)
4 95 158 29 3
2016"Work It Out"
(featuring Digital Farm Animals)
5 188
"Rio" (Remix)
(featuring Macklemore and Digital Farm Animals)
"Who Knows"
(featuring Paije)
30 3
2017"Here with You"
(with Lost Frequencies)
2 76 Less Is More
2018"Téquila Limonada"
(featuring A.Chal)[35]
18 rowspan="4"
"Ice Cold"[36]
(with David Guetta)
71
2019"I Don't Even Know You Anymore"[37]
(featuring Bazzi and Lil Wayne)
42
"Snitch"[38]
(with Aloe Blacc)
58
2020"I See the Future in Your Eyes"[39] 69 Second Nature
"Mixed Emotions"[40]
(featuring Montell2099)
"Blend"[41]
(with Rudimental featuring Afronaut Zu)
"Let Me Hold You"
(with Hybrid Minds)
12
2021"Hold On"
(featuring Becky Hill)
45
2022"Broken"[42]
(with Montell2099)
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional singles

YearTitlePeak chart
positions
Album
BEL
(FL)

2010"Iron Heart"72Netsky
2013"Without You"rowspan="2"
2014"Can't Speak"
(with Metrik featuring Stealth)
2016"Higher"
(with Jauz)
193
"Forget What You Look Like"
(featuring Lowell)
"TNT"
(featuring Dave 1 from Chromeo)
2022"Barricades"
(with Rita Ora)
44
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes

YearArtistRemixAppears on
2009Miike SnowBlack & Blue (Netsky Remix)Black and Blue (Remixes)
2010Chew LipsKaren (Netsky Remix)Karen
Mutated FormsGlory Days (Never Again) (Netsky Remix)Time to Shine
Underworld
(featuring High Contrast)
Scribble (Netsky Remix)Scribble
PendulumWitchcraft (Netsky Remix)Witchcraft
Swedish House MafiaOne (Netsky Remix)One (Your Name)
Die + Interface
(featuring William Cartwright)
Bright Lights (Netsky Remix)Bright Lights
Plan BThe Recluse (Netsky Remix)The Recluse
New Zealand ShapeshifterThe Touch (Netsky Remix)The System Is a Remix
LeftfieldRelease the Pressure (Netsky Remix)
2011ShameboyStrobot (Netsky Remix)Radar Remixes 01
2 Deluxe
RuskoEveryday (Netsky Remix)Everyday
Jessie JNobody's Perfect (Netsky Remix)Nobody's Perfect (digital EP)
Domino (CD single)
Skream
(featuring Sam Frank)
Anticipate (Netsky Remix)Anticipate
RuskoEveryday (Netsky VIP Remix)Fifteen Years of Hospital Records
2012NetskyLove Has Gone
(Netsky's "Love Must Go On" Refix)
Love Has Gone
MadeonFinale (Netsky Remix)The City
NetskyWanna Die for You
(Metrik and Netsky Rework)
2 Deluxe
2014Ed SheeranDon't (Netsky Remix)
Jack Ü
(featuring Kiesza)
Take Ü There (Netsky Remix)Take Ü There (Remixes)
2017Dua LipaBe The One (Netsky Remix)rowspan="2"
2018EliasFocus (Netsky Remix)
2019Netsky
(featuring Bazzi and Lil Wayne)
I Don't Even Know You Anymore
(Netsky's Powerline Remix)[43]
I Don't Even Know You Anymore (Remixes)
2021Keys N Krates
(featuring Ambré Perkins)
Glitter (Netsky Remix)[44]

Other releases

2009
2010

Guest appearances

2009
2010
2011
2014
2015

References

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Netsky's Twitter.
  2. Web site: [Hypeon.Tv] - Netsky - Beach Break Live 2012 Interview]. . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/uIxlwCu8878 . 2021-12-15 . live. 29 December 2018. Event occurs at 0:21
  3. Web site: Netsky with contract . Drum And Bass . 12 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100819194633/http://drumandbass.me.uk/home/item/52-netsky-with-contract/ . 19 August 2010 .
  4. Web site: Netsky Interview . YouTube . 12 March 2011.
  5. Web site: Computer Music . 2019-06-13 . Netsky: "I wanted to make catchy pop songs, but I also wanted to move away from straight-up 4/4" . 2022-10-20 . MusicRadar . en.
  6. Web site: Features " Issue 15 " 10 Essential Drum & Bass Artists for 2010 Part 1 . Example Magazine . 12 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101214113431/http://examplemagazine.com/features/post/202/10-Essential-Drum-%26-Bass-Artists-for-2010-Part-1 . 14 December 2010 .
  7. Web site: History » Drum&BassArena Awards (2010 section) . Drum&BassArena Awards History . en-GB . 2020-05-24.
  8. Hospital Podcast 109. Netsky's second feature length album was released at the end of June 2012, on Hospital Records.
  9. Web site: Drum N Bass No More: Why Netsky Wants To Be EDM's Next Superstar . 2014-08-25 . Vice . en . 2020-05-24.
  10. Web site: Netsky: "'Selling out' means not taking risks" . Perrigo . Billy . 2016-01-12 . UKF . en-US . 2020-05-24.
  11. Web site: Netsky feat. Beth Ditto - Running Low - ultratop.be . 2022-10-20 . www.ultratop.be.
  12. Web site: Netsky - Rio - ultratop.be . 2022-10-20 . www.ultratop.be.
  13. Web site: BBC One - New Year's Eve Fireworks, 2015/2016 . 2022-10-20 . BBC . en-GB.
  14. Web site: Nicolson . Barry . 2016-09-01 . Gold Standard Partying: NME Meets Netsky, The Artist Behind The BBC Olympics Anthem . 2022-10-20 . NME . en-GB.
  15. Web site: McNally . Paul . 2015-11-25 . 'Our country is strong in electronic music': Flemish culture prize awarded to Netsky . 2022-10-20 . The Bulletin . en.
  16. Web site: Netsky Announces New Album 3, Sh"res "Forget What You Look"Like" . 2022-10-20 . The FADER . en.
  17. Web site: Netsky volgend jaar naar het Sportpaleis . 2022-10-20 . StuBru . nl.
  18. Web site: 2018-08-10 . Netsky signs deal with Republic Records . 2022-10-20 . Music Business Worldwide . en-US.
  19. Web site: Mullins . About the Author / Ellie . 2020-10-30 . Netsky goes back to his roots with new album 'Second Nature': Listen . 2022-10-20 . We Rave You . en-US.
  20. Web site: Interviews . Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & . 2022-06-27 . Rita Ora Links With Netsky On New Single 'Barricades' . 2022-10-20 . Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews . en-GB.
  21. Web site: Netsky LIVE! Hospitality at Brixton Academy 6th April 2012. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/CrHT8RlMC2Q . 2021-12-15 . live. .
  22. Web site: 1001Tracklists . Netsky @ Live Stage, Ultra Music Festival Miami, United States 2015-03-29 . 2022-10-20 . 1001Tracklists . en-US.
  23. Web site: Netsky Setlist at Coachella Festival 2014 . 2022-10-20 . setlist.fm . en.
  24. Web site: Belgium (Flanders) Charts > Netsky. nl. ultratop.be/nl Hung Medien.
  25. Web site: New Zealand Charts > Netsky. charts.nz/ Hung Medien.
  26. Peak positions for albums & singles in the United Kingdom:
  27. Web site: Scilippa . Phil . 2 October 2020 . Netsky on new album Second Nature, his return to Hospital Records, and more [Interview] ]. https://web.archive.org/web/20201110132224/https://edm.com/interviews/netsky-second-nature-album-interview . 10 November 2020 . 10 November 2020 . EDM.com.
  28. Web site: Netsky thrills with end-of-year Abbot Kinney EP . Dexter . Robyn . 15 December 2018 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20181219054151/https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/12/netsky-thrills-end-year-abbot-kinney-ep/ . 19 December 2018 . 19 December 2018.
  29. Web site: Austrian Charts > Netsky. austriancharts.at/ Hung Medien.
  30. Web site: French Charts > Netsky. lescharts.nl. 29 March 2013.
  31. Web site: German Charts > Netsky. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821155303/http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Netsky&country=de. dead. 21 August 2014. charts.de/ Hung Medien.
  32. Web site: Dutch Charts > Netsky. dutchcharts.nl. 12 November 2012.
  33. Peak positions for singles on the UK Dance Chart:
  34. United Kingdom. Netsky. 21 July 2022.
  35. Netsky Celebrates Republic/Casablanca Signing With 'Tequila Limonada': Exclusive . Bein . Kat . 9 August 2018 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180810001530/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8469433/netsky-republic-casablanca-tequila-limonada-a-chal . 10 August 2018 . 11 August 2018.
  36. Web site: Premiere: Netsky links with David Guetta for fiery 'Ice Cold' . Dexter . Robyn . 11 October 2018 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20181012063331/https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/10/premiere-netsky-david-guetta-ice-cold/ . 12 October 2018 . 12 October 2018.
  37. Web site: Netsky enlists Bazzi and Lil Wayne for newest release, 'I Don't Even Know You Anymore' . Sweeney . Farrell . 19 February 2019 . Dancing Astronaut . https://web.archive.org/web/20190220054628/https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/02/netsky-enlists-bazzi-lil-wayne-newest-release-dont-even-know-anymore/ . 20 February 2019 . 20 February 2019.
  38. Web site: Netsky and Aloe Blacc's 'Snitch' captures a perfectly complementary collaborative balance . Krinsky . Alexander . 27 July 2019 . Dancing Astronaut . https://web.archive.org/web/20190728040121/https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/07/netsky-and-aloe-blaccs-snitch-captures-a-perfectly-complementary-collaborative-balance/ . 28 July 2019 . 6 August 2019.
  39. Web site: Netsky releases uplifting drum 'n' bass number, 'I See The Future In Your Eyes' . Scruggs . Rugby . 4 April 2020 . Dancing Astronaut . https://web.archive.org/web/20200412031202/https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/04/netsky-releases-uplifting-drum-n-bass-number-i-see-the-future-in-your-eyes/ . 12 April 2020 . 12 April 2020.
  40. Web site: Meadow . Matthew . 21 August 2020 . Netsky drops long-awaited single 'Mixed Emotions', reveals album release date, tracklist . https://web.archive.org/web/20200829151553/https://www.youredm.com/2020/08/21/netsky-drops-long-awaited-single-mixed-emotions-reveals-album-release-date-tracklist/ . 29 August 2020 . 29 August 2020 . Your EDM.
  41. Web site: Meadow . Matthew . 2 October 2020 . Netsky drops newest album single featuring Rudimental, 'Blend' . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023165607/https://www.youredm.com/2020/10/02/netsky-drops-newest-album-single-featuring-rudimental-blend/ . 23 October 2020 . 24 October 2020 . Your EDM.
  42. Web site: Schriewer . Megan . 24 February 2022 . Netsky and Montell2099 partner for 'Broken' via 541 (N.E.W.S) . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227163321/https://dancingastronaut.com/2022/02/netsky-and-montell2099-partner-for-broken-via-541-n-e-w-s/ . 27 February 2022 . 30 March 2022 . Dancing Astronaut.
  43. Web site: Netsky releases invigorating remix pack for 'I Don't Even Know You Anymore' . Stack . Chris . 19 March 2019 . Dancing Astronaut . https://web.archive.org/web/20190320132249/https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/03/netsky-releases-invigorating-remix-pack-dont-even-know-anymore/ . 20 March 2019 . 20 March 2019.
  44. Web site: Glitter (feat. Ambré Perkins) [Netsky Remix] - Single by Keys N Krates on Apple Music ]. Apple Music . 27 February 2021.