Sneaky Sound System

In late 2001, Sneaky Sound System was formed in Sydney as hosts to dance music parties, Sneaky Sundays.{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080126130200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20080127-0002/www.howlspace.com.au/en5/sneakysoundsystem/SneakySoundSystem.html | url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en5/sneakysoundsystem/SneakySoundSystem.htm | title = Sneaky Sound System | last1 = Nimmervoll | first1 = Ed | author-link1 = Ed Nimmervoll | publisher = Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd | archive-date = 26 January 2008 | access-date = 29 January 2014 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Angus McDonald had met MC Double D (Daimon Downey) at a fancy dress party in 2000 and the pair soon became flatmates. Angus was working as a DJ with Damien Hesse and invited D to MC at their regular Sunday parties. Hesse explained their concept "We wanted to start a Sunday night, our own night in Sydney, because we didn't feel we fit into anything else that was going on ... We played for over a year to over 100 people in a basement in Bondi so it was very much an underground thing".{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/Music/Sneak-and-they-will-follow/2005/05/29/1117305493059.html | title = Sneak, and They Will Follow | first = Clara | last = Iaccarino | work = Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax Media | date = 30 May 2005 | access-date = 11 October 2012 }} Various live musicians would perform irregularly with Sneaky Sound System, the group added cabaret elements including specialist dancers. With Angus on guitar and D on vocoder and vocals, they began gigging at various clubs and festivals along the Australian east coast. They recorded a remix album, Other Peoples Music, produced and engineered by Peter Dolso. The double CD was released on 3 October 2003 by Sony Music Australia. The line-up for the album included Angus, D, Hesse (as a remixer) and Tricky Nick (Nick Broadhurst) on saxophone.{{cite web|url=http://www.take40.com/artists/2213/sneaky-sound-system/bio |title=Sneaky Sound System – Biography |work=Take 40 Australia |publisher=MCM Entertainment |access-date=10 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318232851/http://www.take40.com/artists/2213/sneaky-sound-system/bio |archive-date=18 March 2012 |df=dmy }}

In 2004, Sneaky Sound System established its own label, Whack Records. Angus recalled being rejected by recording companies when proposing an album of original material, "We were told by every label we might sell 10,000 copies and it wasn't worth it ... so we decided to do it ourselves". On 15 November that year, they issued their debut single, "Hip Hip Hooray", on their label and distributed by MGM Distribution. Angus wrote the track,{{cite web | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | title = 'Hip Hip Hooray' at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Hip%20Hip%20Hooray | access-date = 9 October 2012 }} and contributed guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums and lead vocals.{{cite AV media notes |title=Sneaky Sound System |title-link=Sneaky Sound System (2006 album) |others=Sneaky Sound System |year=2006 |type=CD |publisher=Whack Records |id=WHACK04 }} It appeared on the ARIA Singles Chart Top 100.{{cite news | last = Kellaghan | first = Ronan | date = 28 March 2005 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/issue787.pdf | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050419140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050420-0000/issue787.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2005-04-19 | title = The ARIA Report: Issue 787 | work = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 787 | page = 4 | access-date = 9 October 2012 }} {{cbignore|bot=medic}}Note: A free, open-source original online document for this reference does not exist. In this case, the original is from Pandora Archive and was preserved there on 20 April 2005. In late May, Hesse indicated that a new album was due later that year. However, he left soon after and the group decided that they required a female vocalist, Angus and D met Connie Mitchell (ex-Primary) by chance in a public park as she sat singing and playing guitar to a friend. They asked her to join as lead vocalist, Mitchell later remembered, "I thought they were a bit dodgy ... You know, two guys coming up to you, excited, jumping around a bit, saying 'Come to our studio'".{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/rage/archive/s3283488.htm | title = Sneaky Sound System | work = rage | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) | date = 6 August 2011 | access-date = 9 October 2012 }} Their second single, "Tease Me", had been recorded before Mitchell joined with lead vocals by D and guest vocalist Pepper (Pip Edwards), it appeared on 18 July 2005, but did not chart.

Mitchell provided lead vocals on Sneaky Sound System's breakthrough single, "I Love It", which was issued on 8 July 2006. It peaked at No. 24 and spent 73 weeks in the Top 100.{{cite news | last = Wallace | first = Ian | date = 21 January 2008 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/issue934.pdf | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20080220-0000/issue934.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2008-02-19 | title = The ARIA Report: Issue 934 | work = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 934 | page = 4 | access-date = 9 October 2012 }} {{cbignore|bot=medic}}Note: A free, open-source original online document for this reference does not exist. In this case, the original is from Pandora Archive and was preserved there on 20 February 2008.{{cite web | url = http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sneaky+Sound+System | title = Discography Sneaky Sound System | publisher = Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) | last = Hung | first = Steffen | access-date = 9 October 2012 }}{{cite news | url = http://www.undercover.fm/news/3593-sneaky-sound-system-make-chart-history | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231522/http://www.undercover.fm/news/3593-sneaky-sound-system-make-chart-history | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 3 March 2016 | title = Sneaky Sound System Make Chart History | last = Cashmere | first = Tim | work = Undercover News | publisher = Undercover Media (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman) | date = 12 December 2007 | access-date = 12 October 2012 }} This broke the record as the longest charting single by an Australian artist on the ARIA Singles Chart – previously held by The Living End's "Second Solution/Prisoner of Society" (1997) at 69 weeks.{{cite web | url = http://www.2dayfm.com.au/entertainment/music/concerts/sneaky-sound-system | title = Sneaky Sound System | publisher = 2Day FM. Austereo | date = July 2007 | access-date = 9 October 2012 }}

On 12 August 2006, Sneaky Sound System released their self-titled debut studio album, which was produced by Angus and Dolso and included the three earlier singles, "Hip Hip Hooray", "Tease Me" and "I Love It". At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, "I Love It" received two nominations: 'Break Through Artist – Single' and 'Best Dance Release'.{{cite web | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2006 | title = ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2006: 20th Annual ARIA Awards | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 10 October 2012 }} The band were awarded with 'Best Performing Independent EP/Single' and 'Best Independent Artist' at the 2007 Australian Independent Record (AIR) Awards{{cite web | url = http://www.air.org.au/awards/history/ | title = History: Independent Music Awards | publisher = Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) | access-date = 10 October 2012}}

At the 2007 ARIA Awards, the group won two categories, 'Best Dance Release' and 'Breakthrough Artist – Album' from nine nominations.{{cite web | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2007 | title = ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2007: 21st Annual ARIA Awards | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 10 October 2012}}{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081022083717/http://ten.com.au/aria-2008-past-winners.html | url = http://ten.com.au/aria-2008-past-winners.html | title = 2007 ARIA Award Winners | publisher = Network Ten | year = 2008 | archive-date = 22 October 2008 | access-date = 10 October 2012 }} In late October, the album was at No. 37 but with their ARIA wins it reached the peak of No. 5 within three weeks, in mid-November.{{cite web | url = http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sneaky+Sound+System&titel=Sneaky+Sound+System&cat=a | title = Sneaky Sound System – Sneaky Sound System | publisher = Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) | last = Hung | first = Steffen | access-date = 9 October 2012 }} Sneaky Sound System remained in the Top 50 for a total of sixty-one weeks, it was certified ×3 platinum by December 2011, denoting shipments of 210,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auALBUMaccreds2011.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |date=31 December 2011 |access-date=10 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929183439/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auALBUMaccreds2011.htm |archive-date=29 September 2014 |df=dmy }}

In December 2006, they supported Robbie Williams on the Australian leg of his Close Encounters Tour.{{cite news | url = http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/28507/Sneaky_Sound_System_to_support_Robbie_Williams | title = Sneaky Sound System to Support Robbie Williams | last = I_have_ADD | work = InTheMix | publisher = Sound Alliance | date = 18 September 2006 | access-date = 10 October 2012 }} Mitchell has appeared on albums by Kanye West, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross. In addition to their own headline tours, Sneaky Sound System have supported Jamiroquai, Scissor Sisters, Sam Sparro, and Lady Gaga. They appeared at festivals including Electric Picnic, Wireless, Global Gathering, Get Loaded in the Park and Oxegen (Ireland), Zomerparkfeest and Mysterylands (Netherlands), Big Day Out, Homebake, Good Vibrations Festival, Live Earth, V Festival, Splendour in the Grass, Stereosonic, MS Fest and Hot BBQ (Australia). They have performed in New Zealand, the United States, Russia, Italy, Spain and Canada. The group's next single, "Pictures", was released on 2 December 2006, which reached No. 19. The remix version by Tonite Only peaked at number one on the ARIA Club Tracks Chart for a record-equalling thirteen weeks.{{cite news | last = Wallace | first = Ian | date = 25 December 2006 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/issue877.pdf | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20061219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20061220-0000/issue877.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2006-12-19 | title = ARIA Club Tracks | work = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 877 | page = 18 | access-date = 10 October 2012 }} {{cbignore|bot=medic}}Note: A free, open-source original online document for this reference does not exist. In this case, the original is from Pandora Archive and was preserved there on 20 December 2006.

"Pictures" came second in the Dance-Electronica category of the 2007 International Songwriting Competition.{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21524299-28957,00.html | work = Herald Sun | title = Winning System | publisher = News Corporation | date = 8 April 2007 | access-date = 10 October 2012 }} The fifth single from the album, "UFO", was released in April, which reached No. 11, is their highest single peak. The last single from the album, "Goodbye", was released in October, which peaked at No. 33, almost three years after the first single. During November that year the band embarked on its first major tour, 2007: A Spaced Out Odyssey, the five dates began on 9 November at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre and ended on 17 November at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion.{{cite news | url = http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/33632/Sneaky_Sound_Systems_Spaced_Out_Odyssey_tour_presented_by_inthemix | title = Sneaky Sound System's 'Spaced Out Odyssey' Tour, Presented by InTheMix | last = I_have_ADD | work = InTheMix | publisher = Sound Alliance | date = 16 August 2007 | access-date = 11 October 2012 }}{{cite news | url = http://www.theblurb.com.au/Issue83/Sneaky.htm | title = Sneaking all the Way to the Top | last = Bailey | first = Ruth | work = The Blurb | date = November 2007 | access-date = 11 October 2012 }} The September 2009 version of the tour also included international shows in Auckland, London, Madrid and Barcelona.{{cite news | url = http://www.mtv.com.au/news/they-re-sneaky-up-on-ya-bb510049-b6ca-432a-82d9-94d4db1a8f05/ | title = They're Sneaky Up on Ya! | publisher = MTV Australia | last = Maitre | first = Jade | date = 13 March 2009 | access-date = 11 October 2012 | archive-date = 27 September 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130927143249/http://www.mtv.com.au/news/they-re-sneaky-up-on-ya-bb510049-b6ca-432a-82d9-94d4db1a8f05/ | url-status = dead }}

At the beginning of 2008, Sneaky Sound System began work on their second studio album, 2, which appeared on 16 August 2008 and became their first number-one album.{{cite news | url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/sneaking-up-on-success/2008/08/14/1218307092234.html | title = Sneaking up on Success | last = Murfett | first = Andrew | work = The Age | publisher = Fairfax Media | date = 15 August 2008 | access-date = 11 October 2012 }} On 12 July 2008 Sneaky Sound System released the first single from the album, "Kansas City", which peaked at No. 14. Their second single, "When We Were Young", was released on 15 November, which reached No. 46 on the ARIA Physical Singles chart and No. 16 on their Dance Chart.{{cite news | last = Wallace | first = Ian | date = 22 December 2008 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/issue982.pdf | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20081219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081220-0000/issue982.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2008-12-19 | title = ARIA Top 100 Physical Singles", "ARIA Dance | work = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 982 | pages = 8, 17 | access-date = 11 October 2012 }} {{cbignore|bot=medic}}Note: A free, open-source original online document for this reference does not exist. In this case, the original is from Pandora Archive and was preserved there on 20 December 2008.

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The third single from the album, "16", was released on 14 February 2009, and reached No. 4 on the ARIA Club Chart. The fourth single, "It's Not My Problem", was released on 4 September, the Thin White Duke remix of this track spent three weeks in the top 10 of the ARIA Club Chart, and in the UK it reached No. 1 on both the UK Music Week and DMC club charts in June 2009. In the UK, they released "Pictures" as their first single in July 2008. It peaked at No. 76 on the UK Singles Chart. They toured there including appearing at Glastonbury, Oxegen and performing on BBC Radio 1.{{cite news | url = http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl/38371/Sneaky_snag_an_international_record_deal | title = Sneaky Snag an International Record Deal | last = I_have_ADD | work = InTheMix | publisher = Sound Alliance | date = 25 June 2008 | access-date = 10 October 2012 }} Their second UK single, "UFO", reached No. 52.{{cite web | url = http://www.officialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/UFO | title = 'UFO' Search Results – UK Singles Chart | publisher = Official Charts Company | access-date = 11 October 2012 }} Before the UK release of 2, they issued a compilation album via iTunes, Sneak Preview – Mixes and Remixes, on 15 December 2008.{{cite news | url = http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-Review/sneaky-sound-system-sneak-preview-mixes-and-remixes | title = Sneaky Sound System – Sneak Preview – Mixes and Remixes | last = Foley | first = Jack | publisher = IndieLondon | date = December 2008 | access-date = 11 October 2012 }}

In January 2009, Sneaky Sound System were one of the headline acts at the annual Big Day Out Festival, playing in Auckland, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} Prior to 2{{'}}s release in the United Kingdom, early in 2009, they had signed to an independent UK label, 14th Floor Records. They toured there including appearing at Glastonbury, Oxegen and performing on BBC Radio 1. Their first UK headline tour began on 8 March 2009 in Glasgow and finished in London on 11 March.{{cite news | url = http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/reviews/national/7711/Sneaky+Sound+System | title = Sneaky Sound System – 'I Love It' | last = Adair | first = David |work = Glasswerk National | date = 28 January 2009 | access-date = 11 October 2012 }} Early that year, 2 became their first album issued on the UK market.{{cite news | url = http://www.isnare.com/?aid=279740&ca=Entertainment | title = Sneaky Sound System's Second Album May Outshine First | last = Ruppert | first = Peter | publisher = Isnare Online Technologies | date = 5 August 2008 | access-date = 10 October 2012 }} On 17 February 2009, they announced their Australian national headlining Poptronica Tour.{{cite news | url = http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/41610/Sneaky_Sound_Systems_Poptronica_tour | title = Sneaky Sound System's Poptronica Tour | last = Lex | first = Lady | work = InTheMix | publisher = Sound Alliance | date = 17 February 2009 | access-date = 12 October 2012 }} They toured Australia and New Zealand{{cite news | url = http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0903/S00020.htm | title = Sneaky Sound System Announce Poptronica | work = Scoop News | publisher = Scoop Media | date = 2 March 2009 | access-date = 12 October 2012 }} from 2 April 2009 in Brisbane and finished on 22 May in Broome.[http://www.accessallareas.net.au/music_news/EkFulkFuAlCQVtBTRV.php Sneaky Sound System announce Poptronica tour!] In June 2009, they toured the US for the first time. At the APRA Music Awards of 2009 they were nominated for Dance Work of the Year for "Kansas City".{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/DanceWorkoftheYear2009.aspx | title = Dance Work of the Year – 2009 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 12 October 2012 }} Angus and Mitchell collaborated with Dutch musician, Tiësto, on his single "I Will Be Here",[http://www.trancefix.nl/showthread.php?t=221423 TranceFix Website] and played with him at the Victoria Park Concert in London on 31 July.{{cite news | url = http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl/42662/Sneaky_Sound_System_to_support_Tiesto# | title = Sneaky Sound System to Support Tiësto | last = I_have_ADD | work = InTheMix | publisher = Sound Alliance | date = 13 May 2009| access-date = 12 October 2012 }} "I Will Be Here" reached No. 1 in the US on Billboard{{'}}s Dance Radio Airplay Chart in November.{{cite web | url = http://www.tiestoblog.com/news/tiesto-hits-no-1-charts-with-i-will-be-here/ | title = Tiësto Hits No. 1 Charts with 'I Will Be Here' | publisher = Tiësto Blog | access-date = 12 October 2012 }}{{cite web | url = http://www.novafm.com.au/article/sneaky-sounds-system-tops-us-dance-charts | title = Sneaky Sounds System Tops US Dance Charts | publisher = Nova FM | access-date = 12 October 2012 }} In 2010 Sneaky Sound System were nominated for another APRA Dance Work of the Year Award, this time for "16".

On 10 September 2009, Daimon Downey, aka MC Double D, announced he was leaving Sneaky Sound System to pursue other interests. According to Downey, "To leave Sneaky Sound System was tough, and was one of the most thought-out decisions of my life to date. The reasons, some personal and some obvious (hotels and airports) were decisions made in my own pursuit of happiness". Angus stated in an interview that the band would remain as a duo and that they were due to work on a new album.{{cite news | url = http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/44592/Sneaky_Sound_System_working_with_Kanye_West | title = Sneaky Sound System working with Kanye West? | last = Daverh | work = InTheMix | publisher = Sound Alliance | date = 16 October 2009 | access-date = 12 October 2012 }} In December 2010, Downey, as a mixed media visual artist, had his first solo exhibition of sculpture and paintings in Potts Point.{{cite news | url = http://www.pagesdigital.com/daimon-downey-on-mental-bridges-mixed-media/#daimon-downey/daimon1.jpg | title = Daimon Downey on Mental Bridges in Mixed Media | last = Bayly | first = Zac | work = Pages | publisher = Pages Digital (Marnie Dibden Cate) | date = 23 November 2010 | access-date = 12 October 2012 }} Zac Bayly of Pages described Downey's work, "instead of throwing shapes on stage, he's slapping them down on canvas. As an artist, [he] uses mixed media to create vibrant, strange artworks designed to communicate his own weird and wonderful mind-scapes". By the middle of that month, Sneaky Sound System had been collaborating with Jay-Z, Kanye West and Beyoncé for Jay-Z and Kanye's album Watch the Throne (2011).{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/jay-z-sneaks-in-to-studio/story-e6frfn09-1225972545995 | work = The Daily Telegraph| title = Jay-Z Sneaks into Studio | date = 17 December 2010 | access-date = 12 October 2012 }}

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In March 2011, Sneaky Sound System toured Europe for gigs in London, Russia, and Naples; they also performed in Dubai.{{cite AV media|people=Connie Mitchell (interviewee) |year=2011 |title=Interview: Sneaky Sound System |url=http://www.novanation.com.au/audio_interview-sneaky-sound-system_102121 |publisher=Nova FM |access-date=12 October 2012 |quote=The gorgeous Connie from Sneaky Sound System talks about playing Russia, vodka, and their racy new video clip 'We Love' ahead of their Aussie tour |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629181448/http://www.novanation.com.au/audio_interview-sneaky-sound-system_102121 |archive-date=29 June 2013 |df=dmy }}. In April, they travelled to Paris and London to film the video for their next single, "We Love". On 27 May, their third studio album, From Here to Anywhere{{'}}s first single, "We Love", debuted on Australian radio show, The Kyle and Jackie O Show.{{cite news | url = http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-releases/albums/2011/09/26/issue-855/sneaky-sound-system---from-here-to-anywhere/ | title = Sneaky Sound System – From Here to Anywhere | issue = 855 | publisher = Adam Zammit | work = The Music Network | access-date = 12 October 2012 }}{{cite web | author = Sneaky Sound System | url = https://twitter.com/snkysndsystm/status/73617247238758400 | title = Kyle & Jackie O Show (Aust) ... | publisher = Twitter | date = 25 May 2011 | access-date = 12 October 2012 | quote = The Kyle & Jackie O Show (Aust) will be playing our new tune 'We Love' about 8:30am tomorrow. We'll be there to have a chat too }}. It reached No. 29 on the ARIA Singles Chart. On 7 October 2011, From Here to Anywhere, was released in Australasia through the Modular label and on 17 October for Worldwide markets.{{MusicBrainz release | mbid = 1acdab44-2e00-46f9-a96d-946f00850781 | name = From Here to Anywhere | accessdate = 12 October 2012 }}. Retrieved 12 October 2012.{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xcm5 | title = Review of Sneaky Sound System – From Here to Anywhere | last = Hocknell | first = Tome | publisher = BBC | date = 14 October 2011 | access-date = 12 October 2012 }} The album peaked at No. 11 on the ARIA Albums Chart. That month, they travelled to Las Vegas to film the video for the album's second single, "Big", then played shows at Ministry of Sound in London, Pacha, in Ibiza, and the Homelanz festival in London. In September they played shows in Vladivostok, Ibiza, Isle of Wight and Berlin. In November, they returned to Europe for shows in London and Limerick; and then to Dubai and Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

The album's third single, 'Really Want to See You Again', was released on 9 March 2012. In March 2012, Sneaky Sound System had travelled to Miami for the Winter Music Conference. They played the Subliminal Records party at Amnesia with Erick Morillo. In April, they played Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth for the From Here to Anywhere Tour. In June, they played their first-ever shows in Seoul (Club Answer) and Tokyo (Club Ageha). "Friends" followed on 20 July, accompanied by a video shot in Tokyo, filmed and directed by Mitchell and starring Angus. Also that month, they returned to Europe for shows in Mykonos, Ibiza, Toulouse, Naples, Serbia, Milano Marittima, London and Moscow. In August, they played shows in Canada and the US.

In April 2013, Connie Mitchell was a mentor to Seal's artists on the Australian version of The Voice. The same month, in a peer-voted survey conducted by Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper, Connie was named number 18 on a list of Australia's greatest singers of all time.{{cite news | url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/john-farnham-tops-the-list-of-australias-greatest-singers-of-all-time/story-e6frexl9-1226610374225 | access-date = 13 May 2013 | title = John Farnham tops the list of Australia's greatest singers of all time}}

During 2013 the group indicated on their Facebook page that they were working on a number of collaborations. The first of these was a track with US duo The Knocks, called "The One". It appears on the EP Comfortable, released on 18 February 2014. In May 2014, Noir Records released a track "This Feeling", accredited to Larse and Sneaky Sound System.

In late 2015 and with little fanfare, Sneaky Sound System put out two club tracks on limited release—"Summertime Madness" and "All I Need".

In April 2016, the group released "I Ain't Over You" and accompanying video, which they called "their first proper music video in four years".{{cite news | url = http://www.sneakysoundsystem.com | access-date = 22 April 2016 | title = Sneaky Sound System website}} On 18 April the track debuted at No. 3 on the AIR charts{{cite news | url = https://www.air.org.au/charts | access-date = 22 April 2016 | title = AIR Charts week beginning 18 April 2016}} chart.

In August 2017, a two-track EP including "Do Ya Thing" and "I Like Techno" was released on Club Sweat/Sweat It Out Records. The video accompanying "Do Ya Thing" was directed by fellow Bondi Beach local, Carla Uriarte.

In September 2017, on TMRW Music (formerly Ministry of Sound), new remixes of "Pictures" were released by Mall Grab, Dom Dolla, Colour Castle together with a Sneaky Sundays remix. These mixes reached No. 2 on the ARIA Club Chart.{{cite news | url = http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/club-tracks-chart | access-date = 22 September 2017 | title = ARIA Club Chart}} February 2018 saw the release of new remixes of "I Love It" from Death Ray Shake, Jordan Burns, Superlove and Luke Million. These mixes spent four weeks at No. 3 on the ARIA Club Chart.

In July 2018, their single "Can't Help the Way That I Feel" was released on Cr2 Records. Featuring an interpolation of an excerpt from "Love Come Down", written by Kashif and originally recorded by Evelyn "Champagne" King, the song reached No. 1 on the UK Music Week Upfront Club Chart in December 2018.{{cite news | url = http://www.musicweek.com/charts | access-date = 10 December 2018 | title = Music Week Charts}}

July 2019 saw the release of a single, "We Belong", also on Cr2 Records. On 18 July, Beatport named Sneaky Sound System their Artist of the Week.{{Cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/chart/artist-of-the-week-chart/579215|title=Artist of the Week Chart by Sneaky Sound System: Tracks on Beatport|website=www.beatport.com|access-date=2019-08-14}}

April 2020 brought the release of the single "Tell The World", a collaboration with French DJ producer Norman Doray, and in August 2023, "Fire Keeps Burning", a collaboration with Swedish producer John Dahlbäck.

In late 2007 Sneaky Sound System performed in Albury for Groovin' the Moo music festival and stayed overnight at the Chifley Hotel.{{Cite web|last=alburywodongaonline|date=2008-07-07|title=Sneaky says "sorry"|url=https://alburywodongaonline.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/sneaky-says-sorry/|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Albury Wodonga Online|language=en}} After their stay however they were accused of having left the room in a damaged state, with hotel management claiming that they had "smashed" a bed, covered walls in graffiti and ripped flyscreens off the windows. The damage bill was reportedly $1,000.{{Cite web|date=2007-11-27|title=Aussie band 'trashed hotel room'|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/aussie-band-trashed-hotel-room/news-story/4ca908fa7a1c95abdfd186ac87a7b81d|access-date=2021-05-05|website=News.com.au|language=en}} The following day the local newspaper ran this story as front-page news, despite a historic win in the Australian federal election for the Labor Party the day previously. The band's management responded, confirming that a crew member was fired over the incident and claimed that the band itself had no knowledge of the incident.{{Cite web|date=2007-11-29|title=Sneaky Sound System sack crew member over trashed room|url=https://www.news.com.au/news/sneaky-sacks-crew-member/news-story/59bd8b6be9d26de7bab7cf54d89188b8|access-date=2021-05-05|website=News.com.au|language=en}}

A few months later, Mitchell was participating in an interview with British music magazine TNT and was questioned about the incident. She repeated sentiments that the event had been blown out of proportion, claiming: "Albury–Wodonga had only one hotel and relied on sheep-shearing", suggesting that it was a case of a small country town looking to stir up drama and grab the spotlight. These comments were published and made their way back to residents of the regional centre who took issue with this mischaracterisation, as the town at this point had more than a dozen hotels and a varied economy, acting as a centre for tertiary education, manufacturing and tourism.

Mitchell put out an apology to the residents of Albury, which read: "It seems we have really set off on the wrong foot. I apologise unreservedly for the negative comments that were published in the TNT magazine in Britain. It was never my intention to upset anyone and I truly regret this situation. I hope we can get over this hurdle, you can accept my apology and we can get back on the right foot."{{Cite web|last=Crane|first=Shannon|date=2008-07-06|title=Sneaky sorry over Border bad-mouthing|url=https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/40601/sneaky-sorry-over-border-bad-mouthing/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=The Border Mail|language=en-AU}}

She also hit back at the initial accusations, claiming that the Chifley Hotel had admitted to, and apologised for, spreading misinformation about the original event. In a statement to the local newspaper The Border Mail, Julia Davis (the band's booking agent) corroborated this: "There is a group of bands who… take a painting off the wall at every hotel they stay at and draw a painting behind it... It's like a cult thing." Many residents, including Albury's Mayor, Stuart Baker, were satisfied by this apology with some expressing that the town's response to the perceived reckless behaviour was counterproductive.{{Cite web|last=Mockenbolt|first=Martin|date=2019-10-18|title=Wodonga Motels Brace Themselves For Sneaky Sound System's Return To The Border.|url=https://thewatertowerreport.wordpress.com/2019/10/18/wodonga-motels-brace-themselves-for-sneaky-sound-systems-return-to-the-border/|access-date=2021-05-05|website=The Water Tower Report|language=en}}

• Angus McDonald – songwriting, production, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums {{small|(2001–present)}}
• Connie Mitchell – vocals, songwriting {{small|(2005–present)}}

• Damien Hesse – DJing, remixing {{small|(2001–2005)}}
• MC Double D (Daimon Downey) – vocoder, vocals {{small|(2001–2009)}}
• Tricky Nick (Nick Broadhurst) – saxophone {{small|(2001–2006)}}
• Peter Dolso – guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums {{small|(2003–2004)}}

{{main|Sneaky Sound System discography}}

• Sneaky Sound System (2006)
• 2 (2008)
• From Here to Anywhere (2011)

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

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| rowspan="6" | 2007{{cite web|url=http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/34821/2007_Jagermeister_AIR_Awards_Nominees_Revealed|title=2007 Jagermeister AIR Awards Nominees Revealed|website=inthemix|date=2 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927174743/http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/34821/2007_Jagermeister_AIR_Awards_Nominees_Revealed|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=27 September 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/awards/history|title=History Wins|website=Australian Independent Record Labels Association|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310102536/https://www.air.org.au/awards/history|url-status=dead}}

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| Best Independent Artist

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| rowspan="2" | Sneaky Sound System

| Best Performing Independent Album

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| Best Independent Dance/Electronic Album

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| "UFO"

| rowspan="3" | Best Performing Independent Single / EP

| {{won}}

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| "I Love It"

| {{nom}}

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| "Pictures"

| {{nom}}

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| rowspan="2" | 2008

| "Kansas City"

| Best Independent Single / EP

| {{won}}

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| rowspan="2" | 2

| Best Performing Independent Album

| {{nom}}

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The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to "honour those composers and songwriters who have achieved the highest performances of their work and excellence in their craft over the previous year".{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |title=APRA History |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |access-date=12 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |archive-date=20 September 2010 |df=dmy }} Sneaky Sound System have been nominated five times in the related category of Dance Work of the Year (earlier known as Most Performed Dance Work).

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| 2007 || "I Love It" (Angus McDonald) – Sneaky Sound System || Most Performed Dance Work{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/MostPerformedDanceWorkNominations2007.aspx | title = Most Performed Dance Work nominations – 2007 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 12 October 2012 }} || {{nom}}

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|rowspan="2"| 2008 || "Pictures" (Angus McDonald, Connie Mitchell) – Sneaky Sound System || Dance Work of the Year{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/DanceWorkoftheYearNomination2008.aspx | title = Dance Work of the Year nomination – 2008 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 12 October 2012 }} || {{nom}}

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| "UFO" (Angus McDonald, Connie Mitchell) – Sneaky Sound System || Dance Work of the Year || {{nom}}

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|2009 || "Kansas City" (Angus McDonald, Connie Mitchell) – Sneaky Sound System || Dance Work of the Year{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/DanceWorkoftheYear2009.aspx | title = Dance Work of the Year – 2009 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 12 October 2012 }} || {{nom}}

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|2010 || "16" (Angus McDonald, Connie Mitchell) – Sneaky Sound System || Dance Work of the Year{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/DanceWorkoftheYear2010.aspx | title = Dance Work of the Year – 2010 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 12 October 2012 }} || {{nom}}

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|2013 || "Really Want To See You Again" (Angus McDonald, Connie Mitchell) – Sneaky Sound System || Dance Work of the Year{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/2013APRAMusicAwards/index.html | title = Dance Work of the Year – 2013 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 24 May 2013 }} || {{nom}}

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The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) to recognise "excellence and innovation in all genres of Australian music". Sneaky Sound System have won two awards from fifteen nominations.

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| rowspan="2"|2006 || rowspan="2"| "I Love It" || Breakthrough Artist – Single|| {{nom}}

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| Best Dance Release || {{nom}}

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| rowspan="9"|2007 || rowspan="5"|Sneaky Sound System || Album of the Year || {{nom}}

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| Best Dance Release || {{won}}

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| Best Group || {{nom}}

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| Best Independent Release || {{nom}}

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| Breakthrough Artist – Album || {{won}}

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| "UFO" || Single of the Year || {{nom}}

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| Angus McDonald, Peter Dolso – Sneaky Sound System – Sneaky Sound System || Producer of the Year || {{nom}}

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| Peter Dolso – Sneaky Sound System – Sneaky Sound System || Engineer of the Year || {{nom}}

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| Angus McDonald, Daimon Downey – Sneaky Sound System – "Pictures" || Best Video || {{nom}}

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|| 2008{{cite web | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2008 | title = ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2008: 22nd Annual ARIA Awards | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 12 October 2012}} || Adam Callen – Sneaky Sound System – "Kansas City" || Best Video || {{nom}}

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| rowspan="2"|2009{{cite web | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2009 | title = ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2009: 23rd Annual ARIA Awards | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 12 October 2012}} || rowspan="2"| 2 || Best Dance Release || {{nom}}

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| Best Independent Release || {{nom}}

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|| 2012{{cite web | url = http://ariaawards.com.au/nominees/2012/aria-awards/best-dance-release/ | title = ARIA Awards 2012 Best Dance Release | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 20 November 2012}} || Angus McDonald, Connie Mitchell – Sneaky Sound System – "From Here to Anywhere" || Best Dance Release || {{nom}}

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{{reflist}}

• {{Official website|http://www.sneakysoundsystem.com}}
• [http://facebook.com/sneakysoundsystem/ Facebook]
• [http://www.instagram.com/sneakysoundsystem/ Instagram Sneaky Sound System]
• [http://www.instagram.com/connie_mmm/ Instagram Connie Mitchell]
• [http://www.instagram.com/angus_sneaky/ Instagram Angus McDonald]
• {{MusicBrainz release|mbid=495fe320-091e-43eb-9321-54a20e7c3f98|name=Sneaky Sound System}}
• [http://www.comfortcomes.com/2008/09/29/sneaky-soundsystem-ufo/ Sneaky Sound System "UFO" Review]
• [http://www.digital-photo.com.au/v/People/celebrity/Sneaky+Sound+System A collection of photographs of Sneaky Sound System in an outdoor concert]
• Interviews
• [http://www.harpersbazaar.com.au/harpers/site/articleIDs/A57EDB6820536EACCA2573E500303D00?open&template=domVideo Video: Sneaky Sound System sing Happy Birthday to Harper's BAZAAR.]
• [http://www.amo.org.au/qa_interview.asp?id=630 Australian Music Online Interviews: "Getting down with Sneaky Sound System..."]
• [http://www.who.com/who/magazine/article/0,19636,7401070416-1606859,00.html Interview with Sneak Sound on WHO.com]
• [http://www.comfortcomes.com/2009/02/20/sneaky-sound-system/ Interview with Sneaky Sound System on Comfortcomes]

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