David Guetta has unveiled an exclusive crate digging video exploring formative records that shaped him as a DJ.
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The 15-minute visual sees the French maestro hand-picking a selection of records from his collection and enthusiastically describing their importance to him. Some of the tracks featured include the Masters at Work classic ‘WORK’, which he confesses to being scratched given the amount of times he has played it, seminal Chicago house cut ‘Love Can’t Turn Around’ by Farley Jackmaster Funk and ‘Your Love’ by the late, great Frankie Knuckles. Essential viewing for dance music lovers everywhere.
It follows recent singles ‘redruM’ with Sorana and ‘Permanence’ with MORTEN, and a show-stopping live stream set from the stunning Louvre Abu Dhabi on New Year’s Eve where over 50 million fans tuned in worldwide to watch the unforgettable set.
Receiving no fewer than three nominations this year for the 2022 Brit Awards, Guetta is up for two ‘Song of the Year’ awards, for ‘Remember’ with Becky Hill and ‘Bed’ with Joel Corry and Raye, as well as a ‘Best International Song’ award for ‘Heartbreak Anthem’ with Galantis and Little Mix. Looking ahead, Guetta is set to perform at a slew of suitably high-profile clubs and festivals in the coming weeks, including ULTRA Miami, Brooklyn Mirage, Lollapalooza in Paris, as well as residencies in Las Vegas and Ibiza.
ABOUT DAVID GUETTA:
Musical trailblazer David Guetta is an international icon. Receiving his 10th GRAMMY nomination in 2021 for ‘Hero’, his collaboration with Afrojack, Guetta has also been nominated for 3 Brit Awards, voted the world’s best DJ in the coveted DJ Mag ‘Top 100’ poll and the best electronic artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards, both for the second year running, capping off another incredible year for the dance music visionary.
Maintaining an epic level of quality for his live streams during the pandemic and lockdown, he hosted his iconic United At Home series, a number of unforgettable concerts from Paris’ Louvre Museum, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Icon Brickell in Miami, and atop the Rockefeller Center in New York, raising $2 million in donations for numerous charities. Most recently, Guetta performed an iconic NYE live stream from Abu Dhabi’s Louvre to see in 2022. With clubs and festivals finally open, Guetta is set to perform at the world’s biggest festivals and events this year, performing at Ultra Music Festival in Miami, his residency in Las Vegas, Creamfields festival in the UK, Lollapalooza in France and in his two residencies in Ibiza (Ushuaia and Hi) the whole summer, with many more to be announced.
There was never dull moment on the production front for him during this difficult period either, scoring a global hit with ‘Heartbreak Anthem’ alongside Galantis and Little Mix and other smashes including ‘If You Really Love Me’, ‘Bed’ with Joel Corry, ‘Remember’ with Becky Hill, sending him to #9 most streamed artist on Spotify globally. He also connected with Bebe Rexha, Ty Dolla $ign and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie on ‘Family’ alongside a number of international global stars. Turning his hand to a number of remixes, Guetta dropped an edit of the summer hit ‘Love Tonight’; a 2021 remix of his classic, ‘Memories’ after it unexpectedly went viral on Tik Tok; an official remix of the global Coldplay and BTS smash, ‘My Universe’; and most recently he teamed up with dance legends, Faithless for an official remix of the iconic single ‘God Is A DJ’.
A master creative across genres, Guetta went from strength to strength with his underground-focused Future Rave project alongside Morten. Celebrating 10 years of his massive ‘Titanium’ collaboration with Sia, Guetta released a mind-blowing Future Rave remix, and has just released a new Future Rave anthem, ‘Permanence’. Additionally Guetta returned to his uncompromising Jack Back alias for ‘I’ve Been Missing You’ with Ferreck Dawn and Guz, and ‘Alive’ with Roland Clark and Fancy Inc. Most recently he kicked off the New Year with his latest Jack Back single, ‘Supercycle’ with Citizen Kain and Kiko.
With over 14 billion global streams, 50 million records sold worldwide and two Grammy awards to his name, David Guetta demonstrates time and time again why he is the most cherished electronic artist of our generation.
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