Vinai

{{Short description|Italian Duo DJs from Brescia}}

{{BLP sources|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = VINAI

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| origin = Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

| genre = EDM, big room house, future bass, Melbourne bounce, bass house, electro house, progressive house, Dutch house

| years_active = {{start date|2010}}–present

| label = Spinnin' Records

| associated_acts = Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, DVBBS, R3hab, TJR, SCNDL, Harrison, Olly James. Redfoo

| current_members = Alessandro Vinai
Andrea Vinai

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VINAI (stylized in all caps) is an Italian EDM production and DJ duo, formed in 2011 consisting of brothers{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/5862347/code-first-play-dvbbs-and-vinai-raveology|title=CODE First Play: DVBBS and VINAI, 'Raveology'|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=2016-11-17}} Alessandro Vinai (born 25 January 1990) and Andrea Vinai (born 10 January 1994).{{Cite web|url=http://thedjlist.com/djs/vinai/info|title=VINAI: Information|website=The DJ List|access-date=2016-11-17}}

Career

After working on individual projects, they formed Vinai. In 2013, they signed with Time Records before releasing the single "Hands Up". Vinai's collaborative single with Swedish DJs Error404 titled "Bullet" earned them higher recognition.

In 2014, they joined Spinnin' Records and released a single with Canadian DJs DVBBS titled "Raveology".

They performed at the 2015 Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida, as among the additional lineup.{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/6429596/ultra-music-festival-2015-lineup|title=Ultra Music Festival 2015 Lineup: Phase 1 Includes Skrillex, Avicii & More|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=2016-11-17}} They also performed at Mysteryland in March 2015.{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6487566/mysteryland-phase-one-lineup-2015|title=Mysteryland Reveals Phase One Lineup: Martin Garrix, Dillon Francis, Joris Voorn & More|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=2016-11-17}}

During 2017, they participated for the third consecutive year at Tomorrowland, and they founded their own record label named Zerothirty.{{Cite web|url=https://www.zerothirtyrec.com/|title=ZEROTHIRTY {{!}} Recordings|website=ZEROTHIRTY Recordings|access-date=2017-10-29}}

Discography

= Singles =

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List of title, year, peak chart positions and album

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak
chart
positions

scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| BEL
{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Vinai|title=Discografie Vinai|publisher=Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US Dance
{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-electronic-songs/2014-09-13|title=Dance/Electronic Songs|publisher=Billboard|date=September 13, 2014|access-date=11 September 2017}}

scope="row"| "Raveology"
(with Dvbbs)

| rowspan="3"| 2014

| 34 || —

scope="row"| "Bounce Generation"
(with TJR)

| 62 || —

scope="row"| "How We Party"
(with R3hab)

| — || 32

scope="row"| "Louder"
(with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike)

| rowspan="5"| 2015

| 42 || —

scope="row"| "Legend"

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scope="row"| "The Wave"
(featuring Harrison)

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scope="row"| "Frontier"

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scope="row"| "Techno"

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scope="row"| "Sit Down"
(with Harrison)

| rowspan="5"| 2016

| — || —

scope="row"| "LIT"
(with Olly James)

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scope="row"| "Get Ready Now"

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scope="row"| "Into the Fire"
(featuring Anjulie)

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scope="row"| "Stand by Me"
(with Streex featuring Micky Blue)

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scope="row"| "Where the Water Ends"
(with Anjulie)

| rowspan="4"| 2017

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scope="row"| "Time for the Techno"
(vs. Carnage)

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scope="row"| "Take my Breath Away"
(with 22Bullets featuring Donna Lugassy)

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scope="row"| "Parade"

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scope="row"| "Everything I Need"
(with Redfoo)

| rowspan="2"| 2018

| — || —

scope="row"| "Out of This Town"{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/out-of-this-town-feat-cam-meekins-single/1437366232|title=Out of This Town (feat. Cat Meekins) - Single|website=iTunes Store|access-date=5 October 2018}}
(with Hardwell featuring Cat Meekins)

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scope="row"| "Wild"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wild-feat-fatman-scoop-single/1448929626 |title= Wild (feat. Fatman Scoop) - Single by Vinai on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |access-date=27 January 2019}}
(featuring Fatman Scoop)

| rowspan="4"| 2019

| — || —

scope="row"| "Break the Beat"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/break-the-beat-single/1478049671 |title=Break the Beat - Single by Vinai on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=29 September 2019}}
(with Harris & Ford)

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scope="row"| "5AM"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/5am-single/1486365946 |title=5Am - Single by Vinai & Aly Ryan on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=13 December 2019}}
(with Aly Ryan)

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scope="row"| "How I Like It"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/how-i-like-it-single/1487874557 |title=How I Like It - Single by Vinai on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=31 December 2019}}

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scope="row"| "Rise Up"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rise-up-feat-vamero-single/1506962737 |title=Rise Up (feat. Vamero) - Single by Vinai on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=22 September 2020}}
(featuring Vamero)

| rowspan="4"| 2020

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scope="row"| "On N On"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/on-n-on-feat-leony-single/1527443385 |title=On N On (feat. Leony) - Single by Vinai on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=22 September 2020}}
(featuring Leony)

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scope="row"| "Up All Night"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/up-all-night-feat-afrojack-single/1533684271 |title=Up All Night (feat. Afrojack) - Single by Vinai & Hard Lights on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=27 October 2020}}
(with Hard Lights featuring Afrojack)

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scope="row"| "I Was Made"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-was-made-single/1538802243 |title=I Was Made - Single by Vinai & Le Pedre on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=5 December 2020}}
(with Le Pedre)

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scope="row"| "Touch"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/touch-single/1569408976 |title=Touch - Single by Vinai on iTunes |website=Apple Music |accessdate=4 August 2021}}

| rowspan="2"| 2021

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scope="row"| "Hide Away"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/hide-away-single/1581792765 |title=Hide Away - Single by Vinai & LA Vision on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=17 September 2021}}
(with LA Vision)

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scope="row"| "Abbronzatissima"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/abbronzatissima-single/1606918349 |title=Abbronzatissima - Single by Vinai & Häwk on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=22 March 2022}}
(with Häwk)

| 2022

| — || —

colspan="6" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

= Remixes =

2012

  • Pound The Alarm - Nicki Minaj{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7503739/nicki-minaj-songs-best-remixes-list|title=Nicki Minaj Songs Remixed: Listen to 7 of the Best|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=2016-11-17}}
  • Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO
  • Te Quiero Mi Amor - DJ Samuel Kimk
  • Me Gusta - Desaparecidos

2013

  • Rain On My Shoulder - J. Nice and Frank Tedesco featuring Lil'Lee
  • RocknnRolla - Bestfors featuring Manu LJ

2014

  • Sasha Gray - DJ KUBA and Neitan
  • Miami - Niels Van Gogh featuring Princess Superstar
  • Escape With Me - DJ Kuba and Neitan vs. Cherry featuring Jonny Rose
  • Loco - Joel Fletcher and Seany B
  • Horizon - Kid Massive and Databoy
  • Unstoppable - R3hab featuring Eva Simons
  • Soundwave - R3hab featuring Trevor Guthrie

2015

2017

2019

Awards and nominations

=[[DJ Mag]]azine top 100 DJs=

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Year

! Position

! Notes

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

2014

| 62

| New Entry

| rowspan="10"|{{Cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top-100-djs/poll-2023-vinai|title=Poll 2023: VINAI}}

2015

| 43

| Up 19

2016

| 37

| Up 6

2017

| 32

| Up 5

2018

| 26

| Up 6

2019

| 28

| Down 2

2020

| 39

| Down 11

2021

| 51

| Down 12

2022

| 45

| Up 6

2023

| 51

| Down 6

References

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