Powerplay week 48
I knew it was you
Tungevaag & Lovespeake
DJ Producer Martin Tungevåg a.k.a. Tungevaag is from Norway and has been active as a DJ in the dance music business since 2014 when he signed a label deal with German label Kontor Records.
In 2014 he scored his first big hit: 'Wicked wonderland', followed by 'Play' (2015), 'Samsara' (2015) ft. Emila, 'All for love' (2018), 'Dance' (2019) ft. CLMD, 'Bad boy' (2018) ft. Raaban & Luana Kiara, 'Miss you' (2020) ft. Sick Individuals & Marf, 'Paper planes' (2021) ft. Lucas & Steve.
His latest release is a collaboration with Lovespeake entitled 'I knew it was you'.
Lovespeake (Alex Pavelich) was successful as a lead singer in a Norwegian rock band and later went solo. As a songwriter he has become successful with tracks like: 'Ritual' (Alan Walker), 'Save my life' (David Guetta), 'Falling in love (Don Diablo), 'Over you' (Kshmr), 'Dopamine' (Purple Disco Machine).
Sieb Kroeske // LAYZER
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Powerplay week 47
‘Freedom’
Alle Farben
Alle Farben is one of Germany's most successful DJ-producers. He's playing more than 150 live shows per year and performs at the biggest festivals including Tomorrowland, Parookaville, Lollapalooza, Sziget, Airbeat One.
In addition, he has many successful releases, including 'Alright' ft. Kiddo (2021), 'Fading' (2019), 'Walk away' ft. James Blunt (2019), 'Only thing we know' ft. YouNotUs & Kelvin Jones (2018), “Little Hollywood” (2017), “She moves” (2018), “Supergirl” (2015).
The latest release from Berlin-based Alle Farben (Frans Zimmer) is entitled 'Freedom' and is more than a contagious club & radio earworm.
Sieb Kroeske // LAYZER
Powerplay week 46
‘Lose you’
Cheat Codes & Jimmie Allen
LA based trio Cheat Codes, consists of Kevin Ford, Trevor Dahl and Matthew Russell. They debuted in 2015 and had collaborations with a.o. Chainsmokers, Kris Kross Amsterdam, Dante Klein and Demi Lovato.
It gave them hits such as "No Promises" ft. Demi Lovato (2017), 'Sex' ft. Kris Kross Amsterdam (2016), 'Let me hold you' ft. Dante Klein (2016), 'Shed a light' ft. Robin Schulz & David Guetta (2016), 'Pretty girl' ft. Maggie Lindemann & Cade (2017), 'Sober' ft. Nicky Romero (2017), 'Feels great' ft. Fett Wap & CVBZ (2017), 'I love it' ft. DVBBS (2018), 'Only you' ft. Little Mix (2018), Who's Got Your Love? Daniel Blume (2019), 'Live forever' ft. Liam Payne (2019), 'On my life' (2020), 'Stay' ft. Bryce Vine' (2020), 'Hate you + love you' ft. AJ Mitchell (2021), 'Lean on me' ft. Tinashe (2021), and so they score at least one or two huge hits every year.
Their latest collaboration 'Lose you' is with singer-songwriter Jimmie Allen (known for his hit song 'Best shot') and this collaboration promises to be successful as well.
Sieb Kroeske // LAYZER
Powerplay week 45
‘Rewind’
Dante Klein
Dutch DJ-producer Donny de Soet a.k.a. Dante Klein is best known for his collaboration with the American trio Cheat Codes with the track "Let Me Hold You" in 2016. It became a worldwide hit.
He has been active in the dance music business for almost eight years now and performs worldwide at festivals, clubs and other dance events.
With Milow he scored the hit 'Feels like home'. He also collaborated on 'Harder' ft. Hailz (2017), with Cat Carpenters ft. Cimo Fränkel on 'The way I Love you' (2018) and with Jordiz & Megan Brands on 'Life' (2020).
Dante Klein's latest release is called 'Rewind' and was launched November 3rd on his own label Garden Party records.
Sieb Kroeske // LAYZER
Powerplay week 44
‘Gone ( da da da)'
Imanbek & Jay Sean
The big break for Imanbek (from Kazakhstan and 20 years young) came with his incomparable remix of 'Roses' in 2019 for Saint Jhn.
Other successes with own tracks include 'Belly dancer' ft. BYOR, 'Sweet dreams' with Alan Walker (2021), 'Dancing on dangerous' ft. Sean Paul & Sofia Reyes (2021), 'Goodbye' ft. Goodboys (2021), 'Big' ft. Rita Ora, David Guetta & Gunna (2021), 'Too Much' ft. Marshmello & Usher (2020), and in 2019 'Roses' ft. Saint Jhn with over 1.6 billion streams.
Sieb Kroeske // LAYZER