WHAT IT IS: Born in France, DJ/producer William Grigahcine, aka DJ Snake, has taken not just the festival/EDM scene by storm but has become a true cultural phenom. His worldwide #1 hit, “Turn Down for What,” a collaboration with Lil Jon, was the best-selling electronic music single of 2014. “You Know You Like It,” his collaboration with AlunaGeorge, is currently climbing the charts. It amassed 20m+ combined streams and 10.8m video views on official release. DJ Snake is now working on his major-label debut album, to be released later this year.
ALBUM: TBA
RELEASE DATE: 2015
SINGLE: DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge’s “You Know You Like It”
LIVE: May tour dates in Dubai, Switzerland, Philippines, South Korea, Canada, Las Vegas; festival dates on deck include EDC New York, Lollapalooza
INTERNET: 20.2m combined Spotify streams; 240m combined Vevo views; 13.6m combined Shazam streams; 1.6m Shazams for single (#7 on the Global Dance chart, #3 on the US Top 100); #1 Most Shazammed song of Coachella; #3 was “Lean On”
RADIO: Top 15 at Mainstream and Rhythmic Top 40, one of the fastest moving songs on both charts
PRESS: Rolling Stone, USA Today, Complex, Fader; earned four MTV VMA noms for “Turn Down for What”; won for Best Direction; Grammy nom for Best Music Video for “Turn Down for What”
BOOKING: Alan Gary, Cody Chapman/AM Only
PUBLISHING: BMG Music Publishing
MANAGEMENT: Steve Goncalves/Guess Agency; Daouda Leonard/Mastor Craft
SOCIALS: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram