EDX (DJ)
{{short description|Swiss DJ and producer (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = EDX
| image = 2016 Open Beatz - EDX - by 2eight -DSC 4534.jpg
| caption = EDX at Open Beatz 2016
| landscape = yes
| birth_name = Maurizio Colella
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Zurich, Switzerland
| genre = {{hlist|Progressive house|electro house|deep house}}
| occupation = Producer, musician, DJ
| instrument = Keyboards, turntable
| years_active = 1994–present
| label = {{hlist|Armada|Spinnin' Records|Spinnin' Deep|Toolroom Records}}
| website = {{URL|edx.ch}}
}}
Maurizio Colella (born 2 November 1976), better known by his stage name EDX, is a Swiss DJ[http://www.ibiza-spotlight.com/night/2016/05/review-privilege-ibiza-open-business "Review: Privilege Ibiza is open for business"]. Ibiza Spotlight, By Caoimhe Harkin 28 May 2016 and Grammy-nominated music producer.{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards |title=61st Annual GRAMMY Awards |website=grammy.com |publisher=The Recording Academy |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=23 December 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.beatport.com/artist/edx/42359 |title=EDX Tracks & Releases on Beatport |website=beatport.com |publisher=Beatport}} The #1 Swiss artist on Spotify,{{cite web |url=https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/edx/ |title=EDX |website=insomniac.com |access-date=8 February 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fouroverfour.jukely.com/artist/interviews/edx-grammy-interview/ |title=EDX’s success skyrockets with a Grammy nomination, a new live show, & new music |last=Orfield |first=Elana |date=11 December 2018 |website=jukely.com |access-date=8 February 2019}} he was proclaimed a genius by British electronic dance music magazine Mixmag for his production and remixing talent.{{cite web |url=https://www.beatport.com/artist/edx/42359 |title=EDX Tracks & Releases on Beatport |access-date=8 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718213445/https://www.beatport.com/artist/edx/42359 |archive-date=18 July 2011}} EDX is currently signed to the Spinnin' Deep sublabel of Spinnin' Records, although also releases via his own label Sirup Music.{{cite web |url=https://www.beatport.com/release/voyage/2039545 |title=Voyage from Enormous Tunes on Beatport |date=23 June 2017 |website=beatport.com |publisher=Beatport |access-date=8 February 2019}} His radio mix show, No Xcuses, debuted in 2011 on Sirius XM{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/edx-mn0000514963/biography |title=EDX Biography & History |last=Simpson |first=Paul |website=allmusic.com |access-date=8 February 2019}} and is now broadcast weekly on several stations around the world including iHeartRadio's Evolution, Sri Lanka's Yes 101, Ukraine's Kiss FM, and Hawaii's My 95.9.{{cite web |url=https://evolution.iheart.com/schedule/ |title=Evolution Live On-Air Schedule |website=iheart.com |access-date=9 February 2019}}
Biography
Ethnically Calabrian and Campanian,{{cite web |url=http://www.youbeat.it/speciale-ade17-intervista-edx/ |title=Intervista a EDX |trans-title=Interview with EDX |last=Casalaspro |first=Jacopo |date=2 November 2017 |access-date=8 February 2019 |language=Italian}} EDX was born in Zürich to Italian parents; he credits his Italian heritage for his involvement with music from a young age as well as his summer visits to Italy and experience with the dance music culture there, which influenced his interest in DJing and producing music.
EDX's earliest releases were cassette tape mixes in 1994 for the "Tarot Techno" party series at {{ill|Club Oxa|de|Oxa (Musik-Club)}} in Zürich.{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/EDX-1994-Privat-03/release/1101944 |title=EDX – 1994 Privat #03 |website=discogs.com |access-date=8 February 2019}} EDX released his first track, "I'm Not Interested", under Warner Music Switzerland in 1997. The following year, he formed his own record label, Club Control, on which he released several tracks including collaborations with Leon Klein. EDX's most well-known releases with Klein were "Gonna Catch You", which was picked up by Warner Music Switzerland, and DJ Dado's "Where Are You?" on Vale Music, both in 2000; the latter would peak at chart position #17 in Italy.{{cite web |url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/ad.htm |title=Hit Parade Italia |access-date=8 February 2019}} The pair also released remixes of Kool & The Gang, Armand Van Helden, and Steve Angello. EDX also released several mix CDs during this time, both solo and with Klein, mostly for the Energy and Evolution series by Energetic Records, a sublabel of Warner Music.
EDX returned to the music scene in 2007 with a more distinct progressive house style. His remix of Dubfire's "Roadkill" in 2007 featured on Armin van Buuren's Universal Religion Chapter 3. Over the following months, EDX released several more remixes, most notably of van Buuren's "The Sound of Goodbye" and Kaskade's "Angel on my Shoulder", the latter of which EDX credits for his breakthrough in the United States. He also collaborated with Tatana Sterba as a duo under the name Dobenbeck, releasing the track "Please Don't Go" featuring vocals by Sarah Vieth.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_vMUmnjARg |title=Dobenbeck ft. Joanna - Please Don't Go (Video Edit) - S2/Sirup/Armada |date=16 October 2009 |publisher=Sirup Music |medium=music video |access-date=14 February 2019}}
EDX was named in the top 3 of Beatport's annual "Best Progressive House Artist" award, along with deadmau5 and Eric Prydz, in 2009. He followed this up with the debut of his still-running weekly radio show, No Xcuses, on Sirius XM and a residency at Ibiza's Space nightclub in 2011. Armada Music also released EDX's dual CD mix, No Xcuses - The Violet Edition in 2011, and the following year EDX released his debut studio album, On the Edge, featuring collaborations with Tamra Keenan, Seamus Haji, Sarah McLeod, and Nadia Ali.
EDX was Beatport's second best-selling deep house artist in 2014, and by the end of 2015, was the top charting artist across all of Beatport, with his original releases "Belong" reaching number one on the Beatport overall chart, and "Breathin'", "Cool You Off", "Reckless Ardor", and "Collateral Effects" as well as his remixes of Nora En Pure's "Uruguay", Cazzette's "Weapon", and Avicii's "Wake Me Up" all charting in the Beatport overall Top 20.{{cite web |url=http://www.bptoptracker.com/artist/edx/42359/tracks |title=EDX - Beatport Top Tracker |website=bptrack.com |access-date= 8 February 2019}}
EDX's remix of Sam Feldt's "Show Me Love" in 2015 peaked at #2 on the Beatport overall charts and has reached over 100 million plays on Spotify.{{cite web |url=https://celebmix.com/exclusive-interview-edx-chats-about-his-brand-new-single-sillage/ |title=EDX Chats About His Brand New Single 'Sillage' |last=Currinn |first=Jonathan |website=celebmix.com |access-date=8 February 2019}}
In 2017, EDX signed a Las Vegas residency with Wynn Nightlife.{{cite web |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/industry-weekly/2017/aug/24/edx-dj-xs-nightclub-wynn-nightlife/ |title=EDX brings tons of new music to his Wynn residency |last=Radke |first=Brock |date=24 Aug 2017 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |access-date=28 August 2017}} He also continued with his steady stream of releases, including the four Beatport-charting tracks "All I Know", "Feel the Rush", "Bloom", and "We Can't Give Up", as well as his remix of Tiësto's "On My Way".
EDX was nominated for the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording for his remix of Charlie Puth's song "How Long".
Record label and associated acts
EDX founded his own record label, Sirup Music, in 2001.{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GMot9WvBYqhhJz92vhBp6/about |title=EDX |website=spotify.com |access-date=9 February 2019}} In 2008, EDX formed The Helvetic Nerds along with Dinka and other artists from Christian Hirt's label Enormous Tunes;{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1150188-Helvetic-Nerds |title=Helvetic Nerds Discography & Songs |website=discogs.com |access-date=9 February 2019}} today, the group consists of EDX, Daniel Portman, Croatia Squad, Sons of Maria, Cedric Zeyenne, and Nora En Pure.{{cite web |url=http://sirupartistagency.com/index.php?section=helveticNerds |title=Sirup Artist Agency |website=sirupartistagency.com |access-date=9 February 2019}}
Discography
{{main|EDX discography}}
References
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External links
{{Commonscat}}
- [http://edx.ch/ Official website]
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Category:Swiss house musicians
Category:Progressive house musicians