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DJ Snake

DJ Snake
DJ Snake in 2020
DJ Snake in 2020
Background information
Birth nameWilliam Sami Étienne Grigahcine
Born (1986-06-13) 13 June 1986 (age 37)
Paris, France
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Years active2000–present
Labels
Websitedjsnake.com

William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French DJ and record producer, first achieving international recognition in 2013 by releasing an instrumentation-oriented single called "Turn Down for What" (with Lil Jon).[2][3][4]

He made his international debut with the singles "Bird Machine" and "Turn Down for What" in 2013.[5][6][7] "Bird Machine" is a collaboration with fellow French musician Alesia. The single was picked up by Mad Decent, a Los Angeles–based record label run by Diplo.

DJ Snake was announced to be working on a collaboration with Diplo, originally slated to debut in 2014; it released in 2015 as the single "Lean On" in collaboration with MØ and Diplo's Major Lazer.[8][9][10] In 2014, DJ Snake was labelled as an "Artist to Watch" by FoxWeekly.[11] He and Dillon Francis were announced as alternating supporting artists for the summer Mothership Tour 2014 with Skrillex.[12] In March 2018, Billboard named DJ Snake as number nine on their 2018 ranking of dance musicians titled Billboard Dance 100.[13][14]

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  4. ^ "On the right track, baby". Time Out. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Dj Snake". TomorrowWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  6. ^ "DJ SNAKE ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES". Stoney Roads. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Imperial ft DJ Snake & Motez". Eventfinder.co.nz. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Dillon Francis & DJ Snake Preview New Track At TomorrowWorld". YourEDM.com. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Watch DJ Snake Drop a New Collaboration with Diplo in Chicago". Do Androids Dance?. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  10. ^ Beauchemin, Molly (2 March 2015). "Diplo's Major Lazer Share New Track "Lean On," Featuring MØ and DJ Snake". Pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  11. ^ "#8. DJ Snake [artist to watch.]". Fox Weekly. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  12. ^ Kevin Rutherford (10 March 2014). "Skrillex Announces Mothership Tour 2014, New Album (Updated)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Billboard Dance 100 Artists of 2018: The Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  14. ^ "The Chainsmokers named top DJs in the world by Billboard". WJBD Radio. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

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