Syn Cole
{{Short description|Estonian DJ}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Syn Cole
| image =
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| birth_name = Rene Pais
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|3|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Pärnu, Estonia
| genre = {{hlist|Electro house|progressive house|future house|EDM}}
| occupation = {{hlist|DJ|record producer}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Synthesizer|piano|guitar|drums}}
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = {{hlist|NoCopyrightSounds|Spinnin' Records|STMPD RCRDS|Columbia Records|Sony Music|Universal Music Group|Epic Records}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Avicii|Martin Garrix}}
| website = {{URL|syncole.com}}
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Rene Pais (born 25 March 1988), better known by his stage name Syn Cole, is an Estonian DJ and record producer.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aviciis-hey-brother-gets-a-dirty-drop-20131125|title=Avicii Says 'Hey Brother' in the Syn Cole Remix|last=Muller|first=Marissa G.|date=November 25, 2013 |website=Rolling Stone|publisher=|access-date=2016-02-03|quote=}} Some of his notable songs include "Miami 82" in 2013, "Bright Lights" in 2014, and "Feel Good" in 2016.
Born and raised in Pärnu, Estonia, Pais studied classical piano growing up and discovered synthesizers as a teenager, which led to his interest in dance music. He began producing his own music around 2004, eventually catching the ear of Swedish DJ Avicii, who signed him to his label Le7els Records in 2012. That same year, Pais headlined the Creamfields Dance Music Festival in the UK, further increasing his profile. His remix of Avicii's "Silhouettes" also reached number 20 on the Digital Top 100 Dance Remix chart in 2012.{{Cite web |title=Syn Cole Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More {{!}} ... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/syn-cole-mn0003080947#biography |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
Early life
He attended music school from an early age and aspired to become a pianist. A friend made him listen to some famous dance tracks on cassette tape, and he fell in love with electronic dance music, turning into a producer when he was 19 years old. He initially produced songs in the trance genre under the name "DNS Project", but then moved to his current house genre.{{Cite web |date=2016-04-19 |title=Aviciiのレーベルから放たれた新星DJ、Syn Cole(シン・コール)とは! {{!}} MNN |url=https://music-newsnetwork.com/?p=6402,%20https://music-newsnetwork.com/?p=6402 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=music-newsnetwork.com |language=ja}} He is influenced by classical composers such as German composer Hans Zimmer and John Williams, as well as electronic artists such as Daft Punk, and his songs incorporate many elements. After creating progressive house songs, he sent some demos to Avicii's Le7els label, but they were not well received at first. However, he did not give up and continued to send songs, and he sent a song called "April", which finally became a hit with Avicii and led to a contract with Le7els.
Career
Pais started out on Avicii's LE7ELS record label and management.{{Cite web|last=Polonsky|first=Sarah|date=2013-12-04|title=DJ Spotlight: Avicii Protégé Syn Cole Will Reach Higher Le7els|url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/dj-spotlight-avicii-syn-cole-levels-195354/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=VIBE.com|language=en-US}} His singles and remixes have amassed over 1 billion total streams on YouTube and Spotify. Syn Cole has also released music on record labels Universal, Sony, Warner, Spinnin' Records, Ultra Records, NCS and Martin Garrix STMPD RCRDS.{{Cite web|title=Syn Cole Biography, Songs, & Albums|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/syn-cole-mn0003080947/biography|access-date=2022-02-19|website=AllMusic|language=en}} He has played at the festivals Tomorrowland, Creamfields, EDC Las Vegas, Ultra Miami. In addition, clubs Ushuaia Ibiza, XS Las Vegas, Exchange LA and others.
Pais kicked off his remix duties with Avicii's "Silhouettes", which became his first BBC Radio 1 spotlight.{{Cite web|title=BBC Radio 1 - Pete Tong, Syn Cole, Above & Beyond & Marlon Hoffstadt|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03q13gh|access-date=2022-02-19|website=BBC|language=en-GB}} As of January 2024, the remix has over 205 million streams on Spotify.{{Citation|title=Silhouettes - Syn Cole Creamfields Mix Radio Edit|date=2012-09-10|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/4X2BIIya9UFeVKF9G6nU4d|language=en|access-date=2022-02-25}} His second Avicii remix "Hey Brother" received both radio and DJ support across the globe.{{Cite web|last=Muller|first=Marissa G.|date=2013-11-25|title=Avicii Says 'Hey Brother' in the Syn Cole Remix|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aviciis-hey-brother-gets-a-dirty-drop-188195/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}} His first vocal single "Miami 82" (with remixes from Avicii and Kygo) reached Top 10 US Billboard Club Play chart and Top 20 on the Billboard Dance Chart.{{Cite web|title=Syn Cole|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/syn-cole/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Billboard|language=en-US}} Billboard Magazine included it in their list 10 Best Electronic/Dance songs of 2014.{{Cite web|last=Medved|first=Matt|date=2014-12-11|title=The 10 Best Electronic/Dance Songs of 2014|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/best-edm-songs-of-2014-6398470/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Billboard|language=en-US}} In 2018 it was soundtracked for Sprite’s TV commercial featuring Blackpink.{{Citation|title=[NEW VERSION] BLACKPINK SPRITE COMMERCIAL|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlrGfNaC7_w|language=en|access-date=2022-02-24}} Pais released "Feel Good" via NCS record label in 2016.{{Citation|title=Syn Cole - Feel Good [NCS Release]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ULJ92aldE|language=en|access-date=2022-02-25}} In 2017, a new version "Got The Feeling" was released via Sony/RCA, featuring kirstin from Pentatonix.{{Citation|title=Got the Feeling|date=2017-12-08|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/5or3DfWwQPvoFSEKhifZaq|language=en|access-date=2022-02-25}} The single "Who You Are" reached the 4th spot on the Billboard Club songs chart in 2018. His vocal single "It's You" was soundtracked for 2017 feature films 47 Meters Down and Reality High.{{Citation|title=47 Meters Down (2017) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2932536/soundtrack|access-date=2022-02-19}}{{Cite web|title=Music from #REALITYHIGH|url=https://www.tunefind.com/movie/realityhigh-2017|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Tunefind}}
Discography
= Singles =
=Remixes=
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
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Category:Estonian house musicians
Category:Electronic dance music DJs