Yellow Claw (DJs)

Yellow Claw

Yellow Claw at Spring Awakening 2015
Background information
Origin Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genres Hardstyle, hip hop, Dubstep, Big room, Moombahton, Trapstep, Chill
Occupation(s) Producers, DJs, MC
Years active 2010–present
Labels Barong Family, Mad Decent, Spinnin', Fool's Gold, Jeffree's
Associated acts Boaz van de Beatz, Mr. Polska, Ronnie Flex, LNY TNZ, Mightyfools, Cesqeaux, Yung Felix, Diplo, Skrillex, Dirtcaps, Tiësto, MOTi, Alvaro, The Galaxy, San Holo
Website yellowclaw.com
Members Bizzey
Jim Aasgier
Nizzle

Yellow Claw is a DJ trio from Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1] The group consists of Bizzey (Leo Roelandschap), Jim Aasgier (Jim Taihuttu) and Nizzle (Nils Rondhuis). Their music is a mix of wide range of genres and often incorporates elements from trap music, hip hop, dubstep, hardstyle and moombahton.[1][2][3]

Career

Yellow Claw first gained popularity in the middle of 2010, after founding and hosting the Yellow Claw Thursday night party at one of Amsterdam's most famous night clubs, the Jimmy Woo.[1][3] During 2012 and 2013, they released a number of successful singles, which charted on the Dutch and Belgian national charts: "Krokobil", "Nooit meer slapen", "Thunder" and "Last Night Ever".[4][5] The videos for the singles became viral, each gaining over four million views on YouTube.[6] During that time, Yellow Claw performed at many Dutch festivals, such as DirtyDutch Festival, Sneakerz Festival, Latin Village Festival and Solar Festival.[3]

In 2013, Yellow Claw signed to Diplo's label Mad Decent. On March 7, 2013, they released their first international EP Amsterdam Trap Music.[1] In June, they performed at Diplo and Friends on BBC Radio 1,[7] and in July - at the 2013 Tomorrowland Festival.[3] On September 26, 2013, they put out their second EP, titled Amsterdam Twerk Music.[1]

On November 1, 2013, after signing to Spinnin' Records, the group released their first international single "Shotgun", featuring vocals from Dutch singer Rochelle.[8] The single peaked at number 10 in the Netherlands and number 20 in Belgium. On November 8, 2013, Yellow Claw released a collaboration single with Flosstradamus, titled "Pillz", under Fool's Gold[9] and Ultra Records.

Members

Barong Family

Barong Family
Founded 2014
Founder Yellow Claw
Status Active
Genre Trap, Hardstyle, House, Jungleterror, Bass House, Dutch House
Country of origin Netherlands
Location Amsterdam

In May 2014, Yellow Claw inaugurated their own label, called Barong Family, which is distributed by Spinnin' Records. The first signed artist was fellow Amsterdam group Mightyfools, and the first official release was the song "Lick Dat" on 2 June 2014.[13] The second single, Yung Felix's "Money Grabber" was released on 25 August 2014.[14] The label has since released an EP by Wiwek, as well as a single by Coone. In 2015, Barong Family separated from Spinnin' Records continuing as an independent music label.

Artists

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Yellow Claw". Mad Decent. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Yellow Claw". PartyFolk.nl. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Yellow Claw". Tomorrowland Festival. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  4. ↑ "Discografie Yellow Claw". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  5. ↑ "Discografie Yellow Claw". ultratop.be. Ultratop. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  6. ↑ "Yellow Claw TV". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  7. ↑ "Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team and Yellow Claw". BBC. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  8. ↑ "Shotgun (feat. Rochelle) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  9. ↑ "Pillz (feat. Green Velvet) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  10. ↑ "Bizzey". PartyFlock. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Jim Aasgier". PartyFlock. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "Nizzle". PartyFlock. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "Yellow Claw inaugurates Barong Family label alongside Mightyfools". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "Barong Family". Barong Family via Soundcloud. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, May 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.