Netsky (musician)
Boris Daenen (Dutch: [ˈboːrɪs ˈdaːnə(n)]; born 24 March 1989), better known by his stage name Netsky (/ˈnɛt.skaɪ/ net-SKY),[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]
Netsky | |
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_2008.jpg) Netsky in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Boris Daenen |
| Born | 22 March 1989[1] Edegem, Belgium |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | netskymusic |
HistoryEdit
Netsky produces music of the liquid funk style – drum and bass music with many instrumental layers and frequent vocals.[5] 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 Drum + Bass Arena Awards.[citation needed]
Hospital Records released Netsky's self-titled debut album on 31 May 2010. His second album, titled 2, was released on 25 June 2012.[6] The album features three singles and a deluxe edition was later released supported by a fourth single, "We Can Only Live Today (Puppy)".[citation needed]
His 2015 single "Rio" featured in the London 2016 New Year's celebrations.[citation needed]
Netsky Live! projectEdit
In April 2012, during a Hospitality festival at Brixton Academy, Netsky unveiled his "Netsky LIVE!" project for the first time.[7] 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 now tours the world performing headlining shows around the globe, as well as performing at many international electronic music festivals, such as the Ultra Music Festival in the United States.
- Netsky Live! members
- Netsky - Keyboards, synths, bandleader (2012–present)
- BABL - Keyboards, synths (2012–present)
- Michael Schack - Drums (2012–present)
- Script MC - MC (2012–present)
- Diane Charlemagne - Vocals (2012-2015†)
- Billie - Vocals (2012–present)
DiscographyEdit
Studio albumsEdit
| Title | Details | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FL) [8] |
NZ [9] |
UK [10] | ||
| Netsky |
|
24 | — | — |
| 2 |
|
1 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 |
|
1 | 25 | 109 |
Extended playsEdit
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Abbot Kinney[11] |
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SinglesEdit
As lead artistEdit
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FL) [8] |
AUT [12] |
FRA [13] |
GER [14] |
NL [15] |
UK [10] |
UK Dance [16] | |||||||
| 2010 | "Moving with You" (featuring Jenna G) |
64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Netsky | ||||
| 2012 | "Give & Take" | 17 | — | — | — | — | 196 | 30 | 2 | ||||
| "Come Alive" | 10 | 35 | — | 75 | — | 150 | 24 | ||||||
| "Love Has Gone" | 14 | — | — | — | 93 | 182 | 33 | ||||||
| "We Can Only Live Today (Puppy)"[A] (featuring Billie) |
8 | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2014 | "Running Low" (featuring Beth Ditto) |
1 | — | — | 100 | — | 80 | 21 | Non-album single | ||||
| 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) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Who Knows" (featuring Paije) |
30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2017 | "Here with You" (with Lost Frequencies) |
2 | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | |||||
| 2018 | "Téquila Limonada" (featuring A.Chal)[17] |
18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||
| "Ice Cold"[18] (with David Guetta) |
71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2019 | "I Don't Even Know You Anymore"[19] (featuring Bazzi and Lil Wayne) |
42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Snitch"[20] (with Aloe Blacc) |
58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
As featured artistEdit
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FL) [8] |
UK [10] |
UK Dance [16] | |||||||||||
| 2011 | "Tonight" (Danny Byrd featuring Netsky) |
75 | 91 | 11 | Rave Digger | ||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singlesEdit
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FL) [8] | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | "Iron Heart" | 72 | Netsky | ||||||||||
| 2013 | "Without You" | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| 2014 | "Can't Speak" (with Metrik featuring Stealth) |
— | |||||||||||
| 2016 | "Higher" (with Jauz) |
19 | 3 | ||||||||||
| "Forget What You Look Like" (featuring Lowell) |
— | ||||||||||||
| "TNT" (featuring Dave 1 from Chromeo) |
— | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
RemixesEdit
| Year | Artist | Remix | Appears on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Miike Snow | Black & Blue (Netsky Remix) | Black and Blue (Remixes) |
| 2010 | Chew Lips | Karen (Netsky Remix) | Karen |
| Mutated Forms | Glory Days (Never Again) (Netsky Remix) | Time to Shine | |
| Underworld (featuring High Contrast) |
Scribble (Netsky Remix) | Scribble | |
| Pendulum | Witchcraft (Netsky Remix) | Witchcraft | |
| Swedish House Mafia | One (Netsky Remix) | One (Your Name) | |
| Die + Interface (featuring William Cartwright) |
Bright Lights (Netsky Remix) | Bright Lights | |
| Plan B | The Recluse (Netsky Remix) | The Recluse | |
| New Zealand Shapeshifter | The Touch (Netsky Remix) | The System Is a Remix | |
| Leftfield | Release the Pressure (Netsky Remix) | N/A | |
| 2011 | Shameboy | Strobot (Netsky Remix) | Radar Remixes 01 2 Deluxe |
| Rusko | Everyday (Netsky Remix) | Everyday | |
| Jessie J | Nobody's Perfect (Netsky Remix) | Nobody's Perfect (digital EP) Domino (CD single) | |
| Skream (featuring Sam Frank) |
Anticipate (Netsky Remix) | Anticipate | |
| Rusko | Everyday (Netsky VIP Remix) | Fifteen Years of Hospital Records | |
| 2012 | Netsky | Love Has Gone (Netsky's "Love Must Go On" Refix) |
Love Has Gone |
| Madeon | Finale (Netsky Remix) | The City | |
| Netsky | Wanna Die for You (Metrik and Netsky Rework) |
2 Deluxe | |
| 2014 | Ed Sheeran | Don't (Netsky Remix) | N/A |
| Jack Ü (featuring Kiesza) |
Take Ü There (Netsky Remix) | Take Ü There (Remixes) | |
| 2017 | Dua Lipa | Be The One (Netsky Remix) | N/A |
| 2018 | Elias | Focus (Netsky Remix) | |
| 2019 | Netsky (featuring Bazzi and Lil Wayne) |
I Don't Even Know You Anymore (Netsky's Powerline Remix)[21] |
I Don't Even Know You Anymore (Remixes) |
Other releasesEdit
- 2009
- Crystal Clear & Netsky – "King of the Stars" [Liq-weed Ganja Recordings]
- Netsky – "Starlight" / "Young and Foolish" [Allsorts]
- Netsky – "Lost in This World" (b/w "Life" by KG) [Talkin Beatz]
- Netsky – "Prisma" / "Tomorrow's Another Day" [Liq-weed Ganja Recordings]
- Netsky – "Hold on to Love" (b/w "Generations (S.P.Y Remix)" by BCee) [Future Retro]
- Netsky – "Everyday" / "Come Back Home" [Liq-weed Ganja Recordings]
- 2010
- Netsky – "I Refuse" / "Midnight Express" [Spearhead Records]
- Netsky – "Eyes Closed" / "Smile" [Allsorts]
- Netsky – "I Refuse (Shock One Remix)" / "Hold on To Love (Cyantific Remix)" [Spearhead Records]
- Netsky – "Your Way" / "Daydreaming" [Radar Records]
- Mutated Forms & Netsky featuring Sofia Rubina – "Windows" [Allsorts]
Guest appearancesEdit
- 2009
- Strength in Numbers EP (by Crystal Clear) – Netsky – "Come Back Home" [Frontline Records]
- 2010
- Hospital Mix.Eight (mixed by Logistics) – Netsky – "Memory Lane" [Hospital Records]
- This is Drum + Bass (presented by Hospitality) – Netsky – "Smile" [Hospital Records]
- Sick Music 2 – Netsky – "Memory Lane" [Hospital Records]
- Drum & Bass Arena Anthology – Netsky – "I Refuse" [Hospital Records]
- 2011
- Fifteen Years of Hospital Records – Netsky – "Secret Agent" [Hospital Records]
- 2014
- Hospital: We Are 18 – Netsky – "Love Life" [Hospital Records]
- 2015
- Fast Soul Music – Netsky – "Memory Lane" [Hospital Records]
ReferencesEdit
NotesEdit
SourcesEdit
- ^ "Netsky's Twitter".
- ^ "[Hypeon.Tv] - Netsky - Beach Break Live 2012 Interview". Retrieved 29 December 2018. Event occurs at 0:21
- ^ "Netsky with contract". Drum And Bass. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "Netsky Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "Features " Issue 15 " 10 Essential Drum & Bass Artists for 2010 Part 1". Example Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ Hospital Podcast 109. Netsky's second feature length album was released at the end of June 2012, on Hospital Records.
- ^ "Netsky LIVE! Hospitality at Brixton Academy 6th April 2012".
- ^ a b c d "Belgium (Flanders) Charts > Netsky" (in Dutch). ultratop.be/nl Hung Medien.
- ^ "New Zealand Charts > Netsky". charts.nz/ Hung Medien.
- ^ a b c Peak positions for albums & singles in the United Kingdom:
- For all except where noted: "The Official Charts Company – Netsky (musician)". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013.
- For "Give & Take": "New Chart Entries > January 28, 2012". Zobbel.de. 28 January 2012.
- For "Come Alive": "New Chart Entries > June 2, 2012". Zobbel.de. 2 June 2012.
- For "Love Has Gone": "New Chart Entries > July 7, 2012". Zobbel.de. 7 July 2012.
- For "Rio": "New Chart Entries > September 26, 2015". Zobbel.de. 26 September 2015.
- For "Work It Out": "New Chart Entries > January 30, 2016". Zobbel.de. 30 January 2016.
- ^ Dexter, Robyn (15 December 2018). "Netsky thrills with end-of-year Abbot Kinney EP". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Austrian Charts > Netsky". austriancharts.at/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "French Charts > Netsky". lescharts.nl. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "German Charts > Netsky". charts.de/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "Dutch Charts > Netsky". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ a b Peak positions for singles on the UK Dance Chart:
- For "Tonight": "Chart Archive > 19 February 2011 >". Official Charts Company.
- For "Give & Take": "Chart Archive > 28 January 2012 >". Official Charts Company.
- For "Come Alive": "Chart Archive > 2 June 2012 >". Official Charts Company.
- For "Love Has Gone": "Chart Archive > 7 July 2012 >". Official Charts Company.
- For "Running Low": "Chart Archive > 16 August 2014 >". Official Charts Company.
- For "Rio": "Chart Archive > 15 October 2015 >". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Bein, Kat (9 August 2018). "Netsky Celebrates Republic/Casablanca Signing With 'Tequila Limonada': Exclusive". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ Dexter, Robyn (11 October 2018). "Premiere: Netsky links with David Guetta for fiery 'Ice Cold'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Sweeney, Farrell (19 February 2019). "Netsky enlists Bazzi and Lil Wayne for newest release, 'I Don't Even Know You Anymore'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ Krinsky, Alexander (27 July 2019). "Netsky and Aloe Blacc's 'Snitch' captures a perfectly complementary collaborative balance". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Stack, Chris (19 March 2019). "Netsky releases invigorating remix pack for 'I Don't Even Know You Anymore'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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