Stwo
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| Birth name | Steven Vidal |
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July 18, 1992 Paris, France |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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Steven Vidal (born July 18, 1992), known by his stage name Stwo, is a French electronic musician, producer and DJ. [2]
Early life
Stwo was born Steven Vidal on July 18, 1992 in Paris, France. He grew up playing the keys, and bass guitar. [3]
Career
Stwo began producing music at the age of 15. His career really took off when the song "Lovin U" off his free EP "Beyond", released by Live For The Funk exploded across the internet attracting millions of listeners. To date, Stwo has toured over 30 countries worldwide as a DJ. [4]
In 2013, he signed with Los Angeles- and Toronto-based record label HW&W Recordings after meeting Kaytranada and his manager while they were on tour in Paris.
In late 2014, OVO in house producer Noah Shebib reached out to him after Stwo released the mixtape "92", which was all instrumentals inspired by Drake's "Nothing Was The Same". Steven went on to sign an exclusive deal with Noah's publishing company, Alice Island. [5]
His debut single was released commercially on October 9th, 2015 and is titled "Haunted ft. Sevdaliza". Jaden Smith premiered it on his Beats1 radio show. [6] It went on to garner hundreds of thousands of plays in just weeks, and reached #1 on Hypem charts within 24 hours. It has peaked at #27 on iTunes electronic.
His new EP titled "Distant" is due out first quarter of 2016, and will include "Haunted".
Speculation arose that Stwo would be working with Drake after signing with Noah Shebib's publishing company in 2015. On April 29th, 2016 Drake released his highly anticipated album "Views", and Stwo was credited as co-producer on "Weston Road Flows" via Noah Shebib's Twitter. [7]
References
- ↑ "TAKE JADEN SMITH'S ADVICE AND LISTEN TO STWO'S "BEAUTIFULICIOUS" NEW SINGLE "HAUNTED"". Noisey 13 October 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ "French Producer Stwo on His New EP, French House and Working With Noah "40" Shebib". PAPERMAG October 16, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Stwo Talks Working with Noah “40” Shebib, His New EP, Toronto & More". HighSnobriety October 16, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ "French Producer Stwo on His New EP, French House and Working With Noah "40" Shebib". PAPERMAG October 16, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ {{http://www.papermag.com/french-producer-stwo-on-his-new-ep-french-house-and-working-with-noah--1427659391.html|accessdate=November 13, 2015}}
- ↑ {{http://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/listen-to-stwo-s-new-single-haunted-ft-sevdaliza-144|accessdate=November 13, 2015}}
- ↑ {{https://twitter.com/OVO40/status/725900292655452162 }}