Burns (musician)

Burns
Birth name	Matthew James Burns
Also known as	BURNS, Matt Burns
Born	31 October 1985 Stafford, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Electronic, dance
Occupation(s)	DJ, record producer, singer, songwriter
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Sony, Fly Eye, Spinnin' Records, Deconstruction, 2112
Associated acts	Otto Knows, Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding, Clare Maguire, deadmau5, Fred Falke, Tinchy Stryder, Marina and the Diamonds, Hurts, Pitbull
Website	www.thisisburns.com

Matthew James Burns (born 31 October 1985), better known by the stage name BURNS is an English DJ, record producer and recording artist.

Early life

Burns was born in Stafford, England. His mother was an artist and painter. His father was a professional heavyweight boxer. Burns began making music at the age of twelve, playing guitar and keyboards before discovering sampling as a teenager. At the age of 15, Burns started producing his own tracks, combining sound hardware from the seventies and eighties with modern music software and samples.^[1]

Musical career

Burns was taken on by Three Six Zero Group and signed to Sony Music Entertainment. He was then chosen to warm up for every show of deadmau5's U.S. 30 day tour and subsequently joined Calvin Harris on his UK tour.^[2] He also released two EPs Turbo and Teknique on 2112 Records.

In 2010, Burns released "Y.S.L.M (You Stopped Loving Me)" with French artist Fred Falke, also releasing his So Many Nights EP. In 2011, Burns released a track with NT89 entitled "Traffic" and went on to release "Iced Out" on Calvin Harris' Fly Eye label. In 2012, Burns secured a residency at The Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas^[3] while playing shows across America. He released "Lies" in September with remixes from Skream, Tiga, Acrobat and Otto Knows. The single entered the BBC Radio 1 playlist at C moving to B one week later and then on to A for 7 consecutive weeks. The track peaked at number 32 in the UK Singles Chart^[4] and at number 36 in the Netherlands.

Discography

Charting singles

As lead artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Album
		UK [5]	BEL [6]	NL [7]
2012	"Lies"	32	36	68	Non-album singles
2013	"Limitless"	—	134	—
2015	"When I'm Around U"	—	--	—
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK [5]
2011	"Off the Record" (Tinchy Stryder featuring Calvin Harris and Burns)	24	Non-album single

Compilation albums

• 2010 – This Is Burns 001 - European Sex Music - Part 1^[8]

Extended plays and other releases

Year	Title
2009	Turbo[9]
	Disko[10]
	Teknique[11]
2010	Y.S.L.M[12] (with Fred Falke)
	So Many Nights[13]
2011	Traffic[14] (with NT89)
	Midknight / Skeezer[15]
	Iced Out[16]
	Fred Falke Part IV[17]

Remixes

Year	Artist(s)	Title
2008	Buy Now!	"Body Crash" (Burns Remix)[18]
	Kaz James	"We Hold On" (Burns Mix)[19]
2009	Calvin Harris	"I'm Not Alone" (Burns Rework)[20]
	The Toxic Avenger	"Toxic Is Dead" (Burns Remix)[21]
	Filthy Dukes	"Messages" (Burns Terradome Remix)[22]
	Empire of the Sun	"We Are the People" (Burns Remix)[23]
2010	The Aston Shuffle	"Your Love" (Burns Remix)[24]
	Gossip	"Heavy Cross" (Burns Remix)[25]
	Hurts	"Better Than Love" (European Sex Version)
2011	Nelly Furtado	"Night Is Young" (Dub Mix)
2012	Marina and the Diamonds	"Primadonna" (SFCTR Remix)[26]
2012	Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch	"Sweet Nothing" (Burns Remix)[27]
	Lana Del Rey	"National Anthem" (SFCTR Remix)[28]
	Charli XCX	"You (Ha Ha Ha)" (Burns Violet Cloud Version)[29]
2013	Iggy Azalea	"Work" (Burns Purple Rain Version)[30]
2014	Calvin Harris featuring John Newman	"Blame" (BURNS Remix)
2016	Rihanna featuring Drake	"Work" (BURNS' Late Night Rollin Remix)

Productions

Year	Track	Artist	Album
2012	"Amen"	Foreign Beggars	The Uprising
2013	"Midas Touch"	Ellie Goulding	Halcyon Days
2013	"All the Things" (with Calvin Harris)	Pitbull featuring Inna	Meltdown
2016	"Reminds Me"	Noonie Bao	Reminds Me - Single
2016	"Make Me (Oooh)"	Britney Spears	B9'

References

1. "Biography of Burns". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
2. Kane, Kirsty. "Meet Burns, Deadmau5’ support DJ". Beatport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
3. Newspapers, Hearts. "Calvin Harris and Special Guest Burns". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
4. "2012 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive 29th December 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
5. Peak positions in the UK:
   • For all except noted: "BURNS > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
   • For "Off the Record": "Chart Archive > November 19, 2011". Official Charts Company. 2011-11-19.
6. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Burns". Belgium Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
7. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Burns". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
8. "THIS IS BURNS 001- EUROPEAN SEX MUSIC - DIGITAL EDITION". Beatport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
9. Discogs. "Burns (4) – Turbo EP". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
10. "Disko". Pure Connect. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
11. Discogs. "Burns (4) – Teknique EP". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
12. Discogs. "Burns (4) And Fred Falke – Y.S.L.M. (You Stopped Loving Me)". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
13. Discogs. "Burns (4) – So Many Nights". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
14. Discogs. "Burns (4) & NT89 – Traffic". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
15. "MIDKNIGHT / SKEEZER". Beatport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
16. Discogs. "Burns (4) – Iced Out". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
17. "Fred Falke – Part IV (2011)". New Album Releases. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
18. Discogs. "Buy Now – Bodycrash Remixes". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
19. "WE HOLD ON". Beatport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
20. "I'm Not Alone". Rhapsody. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
21. "Toxic Is Dead (Burns Remix)". Amazon. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
22. "MESSAGES". Beatport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
23. "WE ARE THE PEOPLE". Beatport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
24. "YOUR LOVE". Beatport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
25. "Gossip* – Heavy Cross Burns Remixes". Discogs. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
26. "MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS -PRIMADONNA (BURNS SFCTR REMIX)". Noise You Should Hear. Retrieved 4 February 2013. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
27. "Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch) [Remixes] - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
28. "National Anthem (Burns'SFTCR Remix) (4:00)". Last fm ltd. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
29. "Charli XCX – You (Ha Ha Ha) (BURNS’ Violet Cloud Remix)". The Music Ninja. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
30. "Iggy Azalea – Work (BURNS Purple Rain Version) [Explicit]". iTunes. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Burns on Twitter
• Burns on Facebook