Duke Dumont

Duke Dumont
Duke Dumont at Lollapalooza 2014
Duke Dumont at Lollapalooza 2014
Background information
Birth nameAdam George Dyment
BornAugust 1981 (age 42)
Harrow, London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)DJ, music producer
Years active2007–present
Labels
Websitedukedumont.com

Adam George Dyment (born 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 both reached number one and number two on the UK Singles Chart respectively. He founded the record label called Blasé Boys Club and has also used it as an alias for production. He has remixed a number of songs, including several which have charted in the United Kingdom. In 2014, "Need U (100%)", was nominated for "Best Dance Recording" for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. Next 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., 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 A*M*E. 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 over 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 Duke 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, samples the song, "My Love Is Your Love". Dumont was inspired by the original recording of the song by Whitney Houston, 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

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
Duality 99

Extended plays

Title EP details
Regality
  • Released: 18 July 2007
  • Label: Turbo
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
The Dominion Dubs
  • Released: 1 August 2008
  • Label: Dubsided
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
For Club Play Only Pt. 1
  • Released: 21 May 2012
  • Label: Turbo
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
For Club Play Only Pt. 2
  • Released: 17 September 2012
  • Label: Turbo
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
For Club Play Only Pt. 3
  • Released: 28 July 2014
  • Label: Turbo
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
EP1
  • Released: 16 September 2014
  • Label: Virgin EMI
  • Formats: Digital download
Blasé Boys Club Pt. 1
  • Released: 2 October 2015
  • Label: Virgin EMI
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
For Club Play Only Pt. 4
  • Released: 5 August 2016
  • Label: Virgin EMI
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
For Club Play Only Pt. 7
  • Released: 21 May 2021
  • Label: Virgin EMI
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
AUS
DEN
FRA
GER
IRE
NL
NZ
SCO
US
Dance
Club

"Need U (100%)"
(featuring A*M*E)
2013 1 40 31 43 27 18 1 1 Non-album single
"I Got U"
(featuring Jax Jones)
2014 1 17 36 35 22 1 45 29 2 1
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • FIMI: Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold
EP1
"Won't Look Back" 2 37 180 41 36 41 3 1
  • BPI: Gold
"The Giver (Reprise)" 2015 32 21 1
  • BPI: Gold
"Ocean Drive" 42 5 68 56 32 14 27 1
  • BPI: Platinum
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • RIAA: Gold
Duality and Blasé Boys Club Pt. 1
"Be Here" 2016 For Club Play Only Pt. 4
"Real Life"
(with Gorgon City featuring Naations)
2017 31 70 31
  • BPI: Gold
Escape
"Inhale"
(featuring Ebenezer)
2018 Non-album single
"Runway" 55 For Club Play Only Pt. 5
"Red Light Green Light"
(featuring Shaun Ross)
2019
  • ARIA: Gold
For Club Play Only Pt. 6
"The Power"
(with Zak Abel)
74 1 Duality
"Therapy" 2020 45 1
"Love Song"
"Let Me Go"
(with Ry X)
"Nightcrawler"
(featuring Say Lou Lou)
"The Chant" 2023 TBA
"Losing Control"
(featuring Nathan Nicholson)
"Something on My Mind"
(with Purple Disco Machine and Nothing but Thieves)
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or were not released.

Notes

  1. ^ "Red Light Green Light" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
  2. ^ "The Power" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
  3. ^ "Something on My Mind" did not enter the German Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Deutsche Single Trend Chart.
  4. ^ "Something on My Mind" did not enter the Single Top 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Single Tip chart.

Production credits

Song Year Artist Album
"Every Day Is a Holiday" 2015 Katy Perry Non-album single
"Swish Swish"
(featuring Nicki Minaj)
2017 Witness

Remixes

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

See also


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