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Duke Dumont

British DJ and producer (born 1981)

Duke Dumont

British DJ and producer (born 1981)

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nameDuke Dumont
imageDuke Dumont, Lollapalooza 2014 (cropped).jpg
captionDuke Dumont at Lollapalooza 2014
birth_nameAdam George Dyment
birth_date
birth_placeHarrow, London, England
genre{{flatlist
occupationDJ, music producer
instrumentKeyboards
years_active2007–present
label{{flatlist
website
  • House
  • deep house
  • tech house
  • electronic
  • Blasé Boys Club
  • Virgin EMI
  • Defected

Adam George Dyment (born 27 August 1981), better known by his stage name Duke Dumont, is an English DJ and music producer. He is best known for his hit singles "Need U (100%)", "I Got U", "Won't Look Back" and "Ocean Drive", which reached number one, number one, number two and number forty-two on the UK singles chart, respectively. He founded the record label Blasé Boys Club and has also used it as an alias for production. He has remixed a number of songs, including several that have charted in the United Kingdom. In 2014, "Need U (100%)" was nominated for "Best Dance Recording" for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The following year, "I Got U" was nominated in the same category.

Career

2007–2011: Career beginnings

Duke's early career was mentored by Switch (who has produced for Beyoncé, M.I.A. and Santigold) and he made his name remixing pop songs, including Lily Allen's "The Fear", Mystery Jets' "Two Doors Down" and Bat for Lashes' "Daniel".

In March 2007, he released his first EP, the Regality EP for Turbo Recordings which was followed in August 2008 by The Dominion Dubs EP on Dubsided. Duke mixed the 2010 FabricLive.51 compilation album for Fabric.

In 2011, he moved out of London to the Hertfordshire countryside to focus on original material.

2012–2019: Breakthrough

In 2012, Duke released two EPs on Tiga's Turbo Recordings, For Club Play Only Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, which were played on radio by Annie Mac and Fearne Cotton on BBC Radio 1 and Trevor Nelson on BBC Radio 1Xtra. In the same year, he remixed AlunaGeorge's "Your Drums, Your Love" and Santigold's "The Keepers".

On 31 March 2013, Dumont released the single, "Need U (100%)". The song features vocals from Sierra Leonean-born British singer AME. The song has topped the UK singles chart and also charted in Belgium and the Netherlands. The official music video, directed by Ian Robertson and starring Rique, has more than 37 million YouTube views.

On 1 July 2013, Pitchfork premiered Duke Dumont's new album track, "Hold On", featuring vocals from British singer-songwriter MNEK.

On 6 December 2013, Annie Mac premiered Dumont's official single "I Got U". The single was released as the second single from his forthcoming debut studio album in 2014. The single, "I Got U", reached number one on the UK singles chart. The song interpolates the 1998 song "My Love Is Your Love" by American singer Whitney Houston. Dumont was inspired by the song, saying: "It's one of my favourite Whitney songs, especially the later Whitney period. It got to a point [during the recording process] where I thought maybe it might be worth bringing a singer in and changing it but I thought you know what, out of respect as [the track] started off working the song around "My Love Is Your Love", I kept it in."

Duke Dumont at Lollapalooza 2014

In August 2014, Duke Dumont released "Won't Look Back", which reached number two on the UK singles chart.

In February 2015, "I Got U" was nominated for "Best Dance Recording" at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

At the end of July 2015, he released "Ocean Drive", from the EP Blasé Boys Club Pt. 1.

On 15 July 2015, during an interview with Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1, Duke Dumont said that he would be releasing two new singles, "Be Here" and "Worship" from the EP For Club Play Only Pt. 4. It was released by Defected Records on 1 August 2016.

2020: Debut album

Dumont's debut album, Duality, was released on 17 April 2020. In an interview with Billboard, Dumont said he waited so long into his career to release his first album because "it gave me an opportunity to make an album and a body of music that has an emotional impact." He continued, "There's a reason there's strings on a lot of the tracks. That's to give it a sense of longevity. There's a reason why the songs have chords and not just beats and synth lines. You've got to aspire to that long game."

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsUK
SCO
DualityUnion
9977
——
"—" denotes album did not chart in that territory.

Extended plays

TitleEP detailsRegalityThe Dominion DubsFor Club Play Only Pt. 1For Club Play Only Pt. 2For Club Play Only Pt. 3EP1Blasé Boys Club Pt. 1For Club Play Only Pt. 4For Club Play Only Pt. 7

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUK
AUS
DEN
FRA
GER
IRE
NL
NZ
SCO
Peak positions for singles in Scotland:US
Dance
Club
"Need U (100%)"
(featuring AME)"I Got U"
(featuring Jax Jones)"Won't Look Back""The Giver (Reprise)""Ocean Drive""Be Here""Real Life"
(with Gorgon City featuring Naations)"Inhale"
(featuring Ebenezer)"Runway""Red Light Green Light"
(featuring Shaun Ross)"The Power"
(with Zak Abel)"Therapy""Love Song""Let Me Go"
(with Ry X){{Cite weburl=https://www.edmtunes.com/2020/04/duke-dumont-let-me-go/title=Duke Dumont – 'Let Me Go'"Nightcrawler"
(featuring Say Lou Lou)"The Chant""Losing Control"
(featuring Nathan Nicholson)"Something on My Mind"
(with Purple Disco Machine and Nothing but Thieves)"Energy""Ain't Giving Up"
(featuring Clementine Douglas)"All My Life"
(with Panama)"Your Loving""I Need You Now"
201314031—432718—11
20141173635221452921EP1
237—180413641—31
201532———————211
425—68—563214271Duality and Blasé Boys Club Pt. 1
2016——————————For Club Play Only Pt. 4
201731————70——31—Escape
2018——————————
—————————55For Club Play Only Pt. 5
2019——————————For Club Play Only Pt. 6
————————741Duality
2020————————451
——————————
date=4 April 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413064233/https://www.edmtunes.com/2020/04/duke-dumont-let-me-go/archive-date=13 April 2020access-date=13 April 2020author=Carlos Gonzalez, Juan}}——————————
——————————
2023——————————Union
——————————
——————————Paradise
2024——————————Union
——————————
——————————
2025——————————
——————————
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or were not released.

Notes

Production credits

SongYearArtistAlbum"Every Day Is a Holiday""Swish Swish"
(featuring Nicki Minaj)
2015Katy Perry
2017Witness

Remixes

YearTitleArtist(s)"Yes Yes Y'all""We Run This""The Deacon""Run It""Bathroom Gurgle""Off Da Hook""Daniel""The Fear""Because of You""Epicentro""The Drop"
(Duke Dumont's Move Like A Bullet Train Remix)"The Drop"
(Duke Dumont's Thudding Like Elmer Remix)"Dollar Sign""Two Doors Down""Elephant & Castle""Party's Over Los Angeles""Let There Be Light""Everything Goes My Way"
(Jesse Rose and Duke Dumont Re-Dub)"Black Sands""When I See You Again""Smell the Vibe""Keep It 1000""The Keepers"
(Duke Dumont's Pour Hommes Remix)"The Keepers"
(Duke Dumont's Pour Femmes Remix)"Your Drums, Your Love""Falling""Here"
(as Blasé Boys Club)"Need U (100%)"
(as Blasé Boys Club)"Hold On"
(as Blasé Boys Club)"Dim All the Lights""Love Sublime""I Can't Lose""Real Joy""The Man"
2006Mekon
Missy Elliott
2008Idiotproof
EPMD
Late of the Pier
Jesse Garcia
2009Bat for Lashes
Lily Allen
Skunk Anansie
2010Babe Terror
LA Riots
2011Gucci Mane
Mystery Jets
Yes Wizard
ZZT
Justice
2012Metronomy
Bonobo
Canyons
Beardyman
Sinden
Santigold
AlunaGeorge
2013Haim
Syron
Duke Dumont
Donna Summer
2014Tensnake featuring Nile Rodgers and Fiora
2015Mark Ronson featuring Keyone Starr
Fono
2017The Killers

References

References

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  2. (1 April 2013). "London's Duke Dumont on moving beyond remixes...". FACT Mag.
  3. "56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees". Grammy.org.
  4. (28 April 2011). "Exclusive Duke Dumont Mix".
  5. Mac, Annie. "Music Played 16/11/2012".
  6. (22 February 2013). "Duke Dumont featuring AME – Need U (100%) (Official Video) – YouTube". YouTube.
  7. Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Duke Dumont "Hold On" [featuring MNEK]". Pitchfork Media.
  8. "Duke Dumont featuring MNEK - Hold On by Duke Dumont - Hear the world's sounds". SoundCloud.
  9. (6 December 2013). "Duke Dumont – I Got U (Annie Mac Special Delivery Radio Rip)". YouTube.
  10. Crossan, Jamie. (23 March 2014). "Duke Dumont tops Official UK Singles Chart with 'I Got U'".
  11. (19 March 2014). "Duke Dumont Kept Original Whitney Sample 'Out of Respect'". MTV News UK.
  12. "57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners and Nominees".
  13. (31 July 2015). "Duke Dumont embraces the 80s on "Ocean Drive" - EARMILK". EARMILK.
  14. "Review: Duke Dumont - For Club Play Only Part 4". Resident Advisor.
  15. Bein, Kat. (17 April 2020). "Duke Dumont Interview on New Album 'Duality'".
  16. (9 May 2025). "Duke Dumont Unveils "Your Loving" and Announces New Album ''Union''".
  17. "iTunes - Music - Regality - EP by Duke Dumont". iTunes.
  18. (August 2008). "iTunes - Music - The Dominion Dubs - EP by Duke Dumont". iTunes.
  19. "Duke Dumont — For Club Play Only Pt.1 [Turbo Recordings] :: Beatport".
  20. "Duke Dumont — For Club Play Only Pt.2 [Turbo Recordings] :: Beatport".
  21. (30 July 2015). "Duke Dumont announces Blasé Boys Club EP series, shares "Ocean Drive"". [[Pitchfork Media]].
  22. "''For Club Play Only Part 4''".
  23. Masim, Austria. (21 May 2021). "Duke Dumont releases steaming two-track ''For Club Play Only, Pt. 7'' EP".
  24. (13 April 2013). "Duke Dumont {{!}} full Official Chart History". [[Official Charts Company]].
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  36. "Gold & Platinum - Duke Dumont".
  37. "Ocean Drive".
  38. {{cite certification
  39. "Ocean Drive".
  40. (28 September 2018). "Runway (For Club Play Only, Pt. 5) – Single by Duke Dumont on Apple Music".
  41. (11 March 2019). "NZ Hot Singles Chart". [[Recorded Music NZ]].
  42. {{cite certification
  43. (9 August 2019). "The Power – Single by Duke Dumont & Zak Abel".
  44. (19 August 2019). "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ.
  45. (17 January 2020). "Therapy – Single by Duke Dumont".
  46. Rose, Mitchell. (12 March 2020). "Duke Dumont shares 'Love Song' ahead of debut album". Dancing Astronaut.
  47. Harris, Emily. (17 April 2020). "Duke Dumont and Say Lou Lou, 'Nightcrawler' – Single Review". GSG Media.
  48. (5 May 2023). "Duke Dumont returns with new release 'The Chant' + tour .".
  49. (14 July 2023). "Duke Dumont Recruits Nathan Nicholson For 'Losing Control'".
  50. (8 September 2023). "Meaning of Something On My Mind by Purple Disco Machine, Duke Dumont & Nothing But Thieves".
  51. "Deutsche Single Trend Charts Category: Single". Deutsche Single Trend Charts.
  52. "Dutch Single Tip 30/09/2023".
  53. (15 November 2024). "All My Life".
  54. "Fono - Real Joy (Duke Dumont Re-Edit)". [[SoundCloud]].
  55. "The Man (Duke Dumont Remix)".
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