Daddy's Groove

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Daddy's Groove
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Daddy's Groove and David Guetta, 2013
Background information
Origin Naples, Campania, Italy
Genres Electro house, g-house, progressive house
Years active2004–present
MembersCarlo Grieco
Peppe Folliero
Past membersGiovanni Romano
Website daddysgroove.com

Daddy's Groove are an Italian house music group formed by Carlo Grieco and Peppe Folliero. Based in Naples, Daddy's Groove have co-produced, remixed and handled the mix and master for artists such as Martin Garrix, Bono, David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia, Bob Sinclar, Axwell, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Sia, Nicki Minaj, Celine Dion, Bruno Mars, Whitney Houston, Usher etc, and Italian Artists Alessandra Amoroso, The Kolors, Eros Ramazzotti as among others. They have released singles alongside Bob Sinclar, David Guetta, Kryder, Nervo etc. and scored several first top 10 positions on Beatport. In 2016,2018,2019,2021 Daddy's Groove entered the DJ Mag top 100. [1]

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They are signed to the independent label Spinnin Records. They have had several platinum, gold and even diamond records (David Guetta - Play Hard), They have had for 10 years a residency at the Pacha nightclub, and have also gone on multiple world tours.

History

2006–2012: Formation and exposure

Initially forming as 'Black Raw' and 'Spit', in 2008, they changed their name to 'Daddy's Groove' which better fit each other's influences. They first gained exposure when Swedish House Mafia's Axwell asked them to remix his track "Nothing but Love". This was followed by an offer to be Swedish House Mafia's opening act for Masquerade Motel in Ibiza. Daddy's Groove was also asked by David Guetta to provide additional production on his album Nothing but the Beat and remixes for some of his tracks. [2] [3]

2013: Surrender and Tomorrowland

Daddy's Groove released several tracks on Spinnin' Records, including "Stellar", "Vertigo" (featuring Cryogenix), "Tilt" (also featuring Cryogenix) and "Walking on Air" (featuring Dino), which topped various Beatport charts. They also released "Hurricane" and "Unbelievable" (featuring Rob Adans) on Doorn Records.

During 2013, Daddy's Groove toured extensively around the world, performing throughout the US, Europe, Australia, China, India and Japan. Most of their bookings were at clubs including Ministry of Sound, Marquee Las Vegas, Pacha Sydney, Story Miami, Vision Tokyo and Zouk Singapore. David Guetta booked Daddy's Groove for his Ibiza summer residency, Fuck Me I'm Famous, three years in a row at Pacha Ibiza and Ushuaia. [4]

Catching the attention of Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, Daddy's Groove were asked to work on the production of Britney Spears' album Britney Jean . They also did the mixing of Lady Gaga's track "Fashion!" on her Artpop album.

By the end of 2013, after signing to Ultra Records, they released "Surrender" together with Mindshake. Their popularity increased further when David Guetta offered them to join him, Nicky Romero and Afrojack on the mainstage of Belgium's biggest festival, Tomorrowland.

2014: Summer festivals

Daddy's Groove continued their releases in 2014 with their track "Miners". This was followed by "Synthemilk", a collaborative track with Mindshake, which reached #3 on Beatport's top 10. They performed at major festivals throughout the summer including Global Gathering and Tomorrowland. Their track "Pulse", featuring vocals from Teammate, saw them return to Beatport and iTunes chart.

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Daddy's Groove on stage

Daddy's Groove were also credited for additional production and drums programming on 7 tracks featured on David Guetta's album Listen .

2015: Weekly residency and Tribe

Daddy's Groove released for the first time on Steve Aoki's label Dim Mak the track "Pros & iCons" in 2015. A follow-up to their single "Synthemilk", entitled "Black Sun", was released next. Daddy's Groove secured a weekly residency in the Italian Riviera area and introduced their own party called 'Tribe' at Peter Pun club. Another one of their tracks, "Where I Belong", was premiered at ADE 2015 before hitting radio stations and charts around the world. "I Stay True", featuring Jaxx Da Fishworks & $andhiv, was their last track of the year and released through Kryder's Sosumi Records.

2016: Return to Spinnin' Records

In 2016, ten years after their formation, Daddy's Groove returned to Spinnin' Records. Their first release of the year was "WOW!", a collaboration with Mindshake, featuring vocals from Kris Kiss, on sub-label Doorn Records. Shortly after, they revealed "Back to 94" featuring Cimo Fränkel on Spinnin'. A pop influenced track designed to bring back the nostalgia of the '90s, it reached over 300,000 views on Spinnin' Records' YouTube channel in just 2 days. Daddy's Groove then released two further tracks on Doorn Records. "Tribe" featuring Steve Biko was followed by a collaboration with Promise Land in the form of "Scratchin". In October, together with Bob Sinclar, Daddy's Groove released "Burning" on Spinnin'. Their final track of 2016, "Street Life", was created with Kryder and released on his label Cartel Recordings.

2017: "Railgun" with Tom Staar / DJMAG ASEAN

Daddy's Groove has partnered with Tom Staar for their first track of 2017, "Railgun", which was released on 6 February on DOORN Records. In July, they produced another record on DOORN Records, "Basement". In October, they were chosen as official ambassadors for DJMAG ASEAN.

2018: "Latido", "BVULGARI"

Daddy's Groove started 2018 with "Latido" on Spinnin' Records, in collaboration with Ferdy, followed by the track "BVULGARI". They also made a return on the DJ Mag Poll for 2018. [5] After a few years, Bob Sinclar's Africanism label made its big comeback with the track of Erik Hagleton, "City of Gold" of which Daddy's Groove produced a remix.

2019: Heldeep records, platinum record and DJ Mag Top 100

Daddy's Groove returned with two tracks released on Oliver Heldens' label Heldeep: "Been a Long Time" and "Addicted to Drums" with Ferdy. They also produced the track "Pensare male" for the Kolors and Elodie. The single became a gold record in Italy. They also made the DJ Mag Top 100. [6]

2020 - 2023

In recent years, after a break due to Covid, they have concentrated above all on productions for other artists, after many years they have taken a long break both in recording and with live tours. In recent years, however, there have been many productions in which they have participated both as co-producers and as sound engineers (mix and master) for Artists like Martin Garrix, Afrojack, Bono, David Guetta, Bob Sinclar and Italian artists as Geolier, The Kolors etc.

Discography

Singles

TitleYearRecord labelAdditional information
Stellar2013 Spinnin' Records
HurricaneDOORN Records
VertigoJack Back RecordsFeaturing Cryogenix
TiltSpinnin' Records
Walking on AirWith Dino
UnbelievableDOORN RecordsWith Rob Adans
Surrender Ultra With Mindshake featuring Iossa
Miners2014
SynthemilkSony MusicWith Congorock
Big Love to the BassUltraWith Nari & Milani
BlackOutWith Cryogenix
PulseFeaturing Teammate
BackSpinnin' RecordsWith Mindshake
WorkaholicsFree download
Pros and iCons2015Dim Mak
Black SunUltra
Where I Belong
Stay TrueSosumi RecordsFeaturing Jaxx Da Fishworks and $andhiv
WOW!2016DOORN RecordsWith Mindshake featuring Kris Kiss
Back to 94Spinnin' RecordsFeaturing Cimo Fränkel
TribeDOORN RecordsFeaturing Steve Biko
ScratchinWith Promise Land
BurningSpinnin' RecordsWith Bob Sinclar
Street LifeCartel RecordingsWith Kryder
Railgun2017DOORN RecordsWith Tom Staar
Basement
What Happened Last Night?2017Island RecordsWith The Kolors and Gucci Mane
Latido2018Spinnin Recordswith Ferdy
FreeArmadawith Bottai
BvulgariSPRS
Been a Long Time2019Heldeep Records
Addicted to DrumsHeldeep RecordsWith Ferdy
AmameSPRS
Feel ItSPRSWith Marc Vedo
MambaraSPRSWith Mariana Bo
Borracho2020SPRS
Forever SpankSPRSWith Ron Louis Smith 2nd
EveryoneHeldeep Records
When We Fall [7] Spinnin' RecordsFeaturing Iossa

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