Pascal & Pearce

Pascal Ellinas was born on 17 September 1985, in Johannesburg, South Africa. At the age of 12, he moved to Cape Town with his family. After completing his schooling at South African College Schools, he spent a year abroad before commencing his Bachelor of Commerce degree in Business Management, majoring in E-commerce. He has been a DJ since he was 13 years old, and has been producing music since 2007. On 29 October 2016, he married his long-time girlfriend, Sarah Pietersen.[http://www.backworth.co.za/blog/2016/11/22/wedding-pascal-ellinas-sarah-pieterse The wedding of Pascal Ellinas & Sarah Pietersen]

Dave Pearce was born on 23 December 1986, in Johannesburg, South Africa. After matriculating from St Stithians College in 2004, he went on to complete a diploma in Contemporary Music. In 2007, he moved to Cape Town and completed his diploma in Audio Engineering at Cape Audio College. He has been producing music since 2004, and became a DJ in 2008.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Pascal and Dave met in February 2007, through mutual friends. After realising they shared a strong mutual love for dance music, they began working together in studio on various projects. On 1 May 2008 they played their first official gig together in Johannesburg.[https://www.zalebs.com/interviews/qa-with-dj-duo-pascal-pearce/ Q&A with Pascal & Pearce on Zalebs]

In 2010, after a steady stream of releases and remixes, the duo had a chance meeting with one of the members of Locnville. This led to them remixing "Sun In My Pocket",[https://www.discogs.com/Locnville-Sun-In-My-Pocket/master/863563 Locnville - Sun In My Pocket at Discogs] a hit single in South Africa. Thanks mostly to that remix, the group was signed by South African independent record label Just Music in 2011.[http://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/indie-label-a-big-hit-10-years-on-1537767 Article on IOL] Later that year, they released their first studio album "Passport", a double disc release featuring a mix of singles, remixes and collaborations with various artists. "Passport" contained multiple hit singles, and went on to receive a SAMA nomination for Best Dance Album in 2012.[http://www.channel24.co.za/music/news/sama-2012-nominees-announced-20120308 Article on News 24]

"Passport 2.0" was released in February 2012,[http://idmmag.com/musicreviews/pascal-pearce-passport-2-0-special-edition-just-music/ Album review on "IDM Mag] again featuring collaborations and remixes, and also went on to garner a nomination for Best Dance Album in the 2013 South African Music Awards.[http://www.channel24.co.za/Music/News/SAMA-2013-nominees-announced-20130320 Article on News 24] In May 2012, Pascal & Pearce signed a record deal with international giants Spinnin' Records (based in the Netherlands) for their single "Disco Sun" featuring Juliet Harding from GoodLuck.[https://www.discogs.com/Pascal-Pearce-Featuring-Juliet-Harding-Disco-Sun/release/4810661 Disco Sun at Discogs'']

The duo mixed a number of compilation albums, including "Passport To Ibiza" [http://idmmag.com/musicreviews/latest-albums-reviewed-here/pascal-pearce-passport-to-ibiza-just-music/ Album review on IDM Mag] and "Ministry of Sound Presents Headliners: Pascal & Pearce", before releasing their third studio album "One Night Only" in September 2013.[https://listen.tidal.com/artist/6191835 Pascal & Pearce on Tidal] The single "Desperado", featuring LCNVL, went on to claim the number one spot on a number of charts, and also featured in the top 10 most played/purchased songs in South Africa 2013.[http://www.channel24.co.za/Music/News/15-of-the-best-SA-songs-of-2013-20131219 Article on News 24]

In 2014, Pascal & Pearce were selected for the main stage at the inaugural Ultra Music Festival in South Africa, alongside acts like Tiësto, Afrojack, and Martin Garrix to name a few.[https://music.mxdwn.com/2013/12/09/news/ultra-south-africa-announce-2014-lineup-featuring-tiesto-afrojack-alesso-and-more/ Article on Mxdwn] February 2018 marked the fifth time that the duo have performed at Ultra South Africa.[https://ultrasouthafrica.com/worldwide/ultra-south-africa-finalizes-fifth-year-lineup/-preview Article on Ultra South Africa]

In 2016, the duo signed an agreement with major record label Universal Music Group South Africa.[http://idmmag.com/featured/pascal-pearce-signs-with-universal-music/ Article on IDM Mag] 2016 also saw the duo sign a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.[https://twitter.com/SonyATVSA/status/786217126923276288 Sony ATV on Twitter]

In October 2019, Pascal & Pearce won a South African Dance Music Award in the "Best EDM Record" category for their long-awaited follow-up collaboration with Locnville, titled "I Got Ya Babe".[https://www.dailysun.co.za/Celebs/2019-dance-music-south-africa-award-winners-20191004 Article on The Daily Sun] Later that year, their single "Running Wild" (released in 2017 and featuring singer/songwriter Jethro Tait) went on to reach double platinum status in South Africa.[https://yuledark.co.za/pascal-pearce-feat-jethro-tait-goes-double-platinum/ Article on Yule Dark]

In 2021, the duo founded their own digital record label "Luna Rising Music".[https://medium.com/evedo/industry-talks-darren-jacques-from-ufo-recordz-on-loving-edm-and-supporting-artists-b01d80cf3cac Article on Medium]

In 2013, Pascal & Pearce held a weekly residency on 94.7 Highveld radio station, hosting a mix on the Friday Night Bloc Party with Mac G. In March 2014, the duo were signed to 5FM, a South African national radio station, to host a weekly half an hour DJ mix on the "Ultimix".[http://www.5fm.co.za/sabc/home/5fm/features/details?id=cfa287ce-3f6b-4c4b-9057-8fc5395f1716&title=Ultimix-At-6 Article on 5FM] On 1 May 2017, the time slot was moved to 18:30 CAT on a Thursday. In 2021 after a year long hiatus, the duo returned to their weekly slot on 5FM.

{{Main|Pascal & Pearce discography}}

• Passport (2011)
• Passport 2.0 (2012)
• One Night Only (2013)

• "Paper Skies" featuring Michelle Breeze (2011)[https://www.shazam.com/track/53765122/paper-skies Paper Skies on Shazam]
• "Days Go By" featuring Louise Carver (2012)[http://www.mycitybynight.co.za/song-of-the-day-pascal-pearce-ft-louise-carver-days-go-by/ Article on MyCityByNight]
• "Beautiful Lie" featuring Yoav (2012)[https://web.archive.org/web/20180807191442/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/passport-deluxe-edition-feat-greg-carlin-yoav-jules/id579670821 Passport on iTunes]
• "Disco Sun" featuring GoodLuck (2012)
• "Desperado" featuring LCNVL (2013)[http://www.channel24.co.za/Multimedia/Music/Pascal-Pearce-Feat-LCNVL-Desperado-20130729 Article on News 24]
• "Fire Within" featuring Ard Matthews (2013)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3428352/ Pascal & Pearce on IMDB]
• "Jericho" featuring Jimmy Nevis (2014)[https://web.archive.org/web/20180807185803/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jericho-feat-jimmy-nevis-ep/id838181031 Jericho on iTunes]
• "Poppin" featuring Da L.E.S (2014)[https://www.shazam.com/track/238104978/poppin Poppin on Shazam]
• "Running Wild" featuring Jethro Tait (2017)[https://web.archive.org/web/20180228044333/https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/running-wild-feat-jethro-tait/1291658203?i=1291658501 Running Wild on iTunes]
• "Lose Control" featuring Johnny Apple (2018)[https://www.shazam.com/track/427198021/lose-control Lose Control on Shazam]
• "I Got Ya Babe" featuring Locnville (2019)[https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111422/https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/i-got-ya-babe-feat-locnville-single/1450792719 I Got Ya Babe on iTunes]
• "The Clubhouse" (2021)[https://uforecordz.com/release/pascal-pearce-delta-7-ep/ The Clubhouse via "UFO Recordz"]
• "Like A Freak" (2021)[https://uforecordz.com/release/pascal-pearce-delta-7-ep/ Like A Freak via "UFO Recordz"]
• "Sky Walker" (2021)[https://uforecordz.com/release/pascal-pearce-delta-7-ep/ Sky Walker via "UFO Recordz"]

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• [http://www.pascalandpearce.com/ Official website]

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Category:South African electronic dance music DJs