BLOND:ISH | |
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Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | House, techno |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Kompakt Get Physical Music |
Members | Vivie-ann Bakos |
Past members | Anstascia D'Elene Corniere |
Website | blond-ish |
Vivie-ann Bakos, known professionally as BLOND:ISH, is a Canadian music producer and DJ. [1] [2] [3] An environmental activist, she founded the nonprofit charity Bye Bye Plastics to eliminate single-use plastics from music venues and events. [4] [5]
BLOND:ISH was formerly a duo composed of Bakos and Anstascia D’Elene Corniere. Corniere split from the project in 2019. [6]
In 2007, Corniere and Bakos met at the Winter Music Conference. The duo began performing together in 2008 while running and DJing their residency called Blond:ish at the Cherry Nightclub in Montreal. [7] [8] Attendees and fans began referring to the duo by the name Blond:ish during these events. [9] In 2010, the duo moved from Montreal to London to focus more on music production and become immersed in the London music scene. [8]
In 2012, BLOND:ISH released the Lonely Days EP on Noir Music. [10] After the release of Lonely Days, they were signed by Kompakt label boss Michael Mayer, who released their next EP, Lovers in Limbo, that same year. [11]
In 2013, the duo joined Get Physical Music, where they released their Strange Attractions EP with Thomas Gandey. [12] [13] As a result of their success, BLOND:ISH was commissioned to produce remixes for Depeche Mode, [14] Pete Tong, Maya Jane Coles, Kate Simko, and WhoMadeWho. [15]
From 2013 to 2014, the duo produced their next two Kompakt EPs, Inward Visions and Wunderkammer, from a makeshift studio near the Mayan temples in Tulum. [16] [17]
In 2015, BLOND:ISH released their first album, Welcome to the Present, under Kompakt. [18]
On 16 April 2016, the duo premiered their debut Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1, which they recorded in a makeshift studio in Tulum, Mexico. [19] [20] BLOND:ISH have released music on labels like Get Physical, [12] Kompakt, [11] Leftroom, [21] and Noir. [10] The duo have also played at Burning Man. [22] [23]
In 2017, BLOND:ISH launched their record label ABRACADABRA, a self-described "female-powered collective" for music and art, which has given BLOND:ISH the opportunity to collaborate with various artists and explore creative endeavors within the electronic music landscape. [6] [24] The label hosted an ABRACADABRA stage at Tomorrowland in 2018, taking over the LEAF stage for both Saturdays of the festival. [25] In 2020, the label launched the ABRACADABRA TV channel on Twitch to stream live music performances and "self-love programming" during the height of the COVID-19 lockdown. [24]
In 2019, Anstascia D’Elene Corniere split from BLOND:ISH, while Vivie-Ann Bakos continued with the project. [6]
The single "Waves" was a Juno Award nominee for Underground Dance Single of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022. [26] They received a second nomination in the same category at the Juno Awards of 2023 for "Aye Aye". [27]
BLOND:ISH has played festivals and events like Flying Circus, [28] SXMusic Festival, [29] Symbiosis Gathering, [30] the BPM Festival, [31] ENTER., [32] Mysteryland, [33] Ultra Music Festival, [34] and Wisdom of the Glove, Achoes from Agartha, Cercle . [35] Also at Burning man.
On 1 February 2022, it was announced that BLOND:ISH would perform at the 2022 SXM Festival on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten in March of 2022. [36]
Under the ABRACADABRA label, BLOND:ISH released a remix of "Sorry", on which Madonna is credited. [37] [38]
Year | Title | Label | Reviews |
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2010 | Miss You [39] | Hi-Bias Records | |
2015 | Welcome to the Present | Kompakt | |
2019 | Higher Ground | ||
2022 | Sete [40] | Insomniac Records |
Year | Title | Label | Reviews |
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2011 | "Truth in Me" (feat. Ted Alexander) | Noir Music | |
2012 | Lonely Days EP | Noir Music | |
2012 | Lovers in Limbo EP | Kompakt | |
2012 | "In My Head" | Get Physical Music | |
2013 | "Island Eyes" (feat. Balcazar & Sordo) | Hot Waves | |
2013 | "Town Joker" | Get Physical Music | |
2013 | Strange Attractions EP (feat. Thomas Gandey) | Get Physical Music | |
2013 | Inward Visions EP | Kompakt | Resident Advisor [41] |
2014 | Wunderkammer EP | Kompakt | Resident Advisor [16] |
2014 | Wizard of Love EP (feat. Shawni) | Rebirth | |
2015 | Endless Games | Kompakt | |
2021 | "Waves" (featuring Grace Tither) [42] | Spinnin' Records | |
2022 | "Hold Tight" [43] | Spinnin Records | |
2022 | "Tra Tra" [44] | Insomeniac Records | |
2022 | "Sete" | Insomenaic Records | |
2023 | "Call My Name" [45] | Original |
Year | Title | Artist | Label | Reviews |
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2012 | All In Vain (BLOND:ISH Remix) | Peter Zohdy, Michael Senna | Two Birds | |
2012 | Till We Die (BLOND:ISH Remix) | Tomas Barfod feat. Nina Kinert | Get Physical Music | |
2012 | Flash of Light (BLOND:ISH Remix) | Luca C & Brigante | Southern Fried Records | |
2012 | Dawn (BLOND:ISH Remix) | Pete Tong feat. S.Y.F. | Defected | |
2012 | In The Night (BLOND:ISH Remix) | Sivesgaard | Eklektisch | |
2013 | Go On Then (BLOND:ISH Remix) | Kate Simko | Leftroom | |
2013 | Everything (BLOND:ISH Remix) | Maya Jane Coles feat. Karin Park | I/AM/ME | |
2014 | Should Be Higher (BLOND:ISH Remix) | Depeche Mode | Free Track/Columbia Records | |
2014 | Beautiful Girl (BLOND:ISH Remix) | Junge Junge feat. Kyle Pearce | Get Physical Music | |
2015 | Ember (BLOND:ISH Remix) | WhoMadeWho | Get Physical Music | |
2015 | Sputnik (BLOND:ISH Remix) | Public Service Broadcasting | Test Card Recordings | |
2019 | Samba Sujo (BLOND:ISH Remix) [46] | Born Dirty and Diplo | Higher Ground | |
2019 | Give Dem (BLOND:ISH Remix) | Kah-Lo and Diplo | Higher Ground | |
2023 | Sorry | BLOND:ISH, Madonna, Eran Hersh & Darmon | Insomniac Records | |
2023 | Es un secreto (Hugel Remix) | HUGEL, Dalex | Es un secreto | |
2024 | Fortnight (BLOND:ISH Remix) | Taylor Swift, Post Malone | Republic Records |
Year | Title | Label | Reviews |
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2014 | Flying Circus Ibiza Vol. 01 Compiled by Audiofly & BLOND:ISH [47] | Seamless Recordings |
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