Florian Picasso

Florian Picasso
Background information
Birth name Florian Ruiz-Picasso
Born (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Origin Cannes, France
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active 2011–present
Labels

Florian Ruiz-Picasso (born 21 February 1990), better known as Florian Picasso, is a French DJ and record producer based in Cannes.[2] He is a great-grandson of the well-known artist, Pablo Picasso.[3][4][5] He gained recognition for collaborations with Martin Garrix and Steve Aoki.[4] In 2016, he was ranked by DJ Mag at 38th on their annual list of Top 100 DJs.[6]

Early life

Picasso was born in Vietnam[7] and was adopted by Marina Picasso,[8] a granddaughter of the famous artist, Pablo Picasso.[4] He was gladdened when Kanye West named his album, The Life of Pablo after his great-grandfather.[9] He started making music at the age of 13, when he would perform at events in his boarding school.[10][11] He became more serious about his musical career at the age of 19.[10] He currently resides in Geneva, Switzerland.[10]

Career

Picasso has performed at major music festivals such as Ultra Music Festival and Tomorrowland.[4] He has been performing in big clubs since he was 16 years old, has opened for acts like Swedish House Mafia and began headlining his own shows.[12] On 27 April 2015, he released "Can't Stop" as a single with fellow producer Tom Tyger via Mixmash Records.[13] On 16 November 2015, Picasso released "Want It Back (Origami)" as a single.[14][15]

On 29 June 2016, he released a single titled "Final Call" through Armada Music under exclusive license from Protocol Recordings, a label run by Nicky Romero.[16] The song peaked on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart at 39.[17] An official music video was published by Protocol Recordings, it was directed by Fauns / Clubbing Vision.[11][18] On 23 November 2016, it was announced that Picasso signed a deal with Spinnin' Records, with whom he released a single titled "Cracked Wall" on 2 December 2016.[4]

Discography

Singles

Charted singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US Dance/Mix Airplay

[17]

"Final Call" 2016 39 Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title Released Record Label Additional Information
That Drum 2011 Joia Records
How To Sing 2011 Toolroom
Muki 2011 Toolroom
Artifact 2013 Cr2 Records Free Download
Artemis 2013 Ones To Watch Records
Ace 2013 Fake Music
Trivia 2014 Cr2 Records
Can Not Stop 2015 Mixmash Records Free Download
Keep Your Eyes On Me 2015 Scorpio Music
Origami 2015 Protocol Recordings
Outline 2015 Free Download
The Shape (Steve Aoki Edit) 2015 Dim Mak
Want It Back (Origami) 2015 Protocol Recordings
FRFX 2015 Mixmash Records
Saïgon 2016 Free Download
Vanguard 2016 Dim Mak
Kirigami 2016 DOORN Records
Hanoi 2016 Free Download
Final Call 2016 Protocol Recordings
Danang 2016 Free Download
Mamo 2016 Protocol Recordings with Tom Tyger
Sheitan 2016 Maxximize Records
Make Up Your Mind 2016 STMPD RCRDS with Martin Garrix
Cracked Wall 2016 Spinnin' Records with Vassy
This Is Our Time 2017 Spinnin' Records
Blast From The Past 2017 Musical Freedom
With Me 2017 Spinnin' Records with Laidback Luke

Remixes

2013

2014

2015

2017

References

  1. ↑ "Florian Picasso unleashes bass house monster 'Blast From The Past'". themediananny.nl.
  2. ↑ "FLORIAN PICASSO". Official Global DJ Rankings. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Interview : quand Florian Picasso invite Steve Aoki... au musée Picasso" (in French). Direct Matin. September 21, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Achterkleinzoon Picasso tekent platendeal bij Spinnin' Records". telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). 24 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  5. ↑ Staff, TMZ (13 February 2016). "Picasso's Grandson -- We Love Kanye ... Thanks for Honoring My Great Granddad!". TMZ. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  6. ↑ "Top 100 DJs 2016 | DJMag.com". djmag.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  7. ↑ vietnamnet.vn. "Famous Dutch DJ to perform at Da Nang festival - News VietNamNet". english.vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  8. ↑ Magee, NY (6 May 2016). "Colby College Museum Gifted With 100 ‘Remarkable’ Pablo Picasso Etchings". The Inquisitr News. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  9. ↑ Kusnierek, Timmy (2016-02-19). "DJ & Heir Blesses Kanye's Album On Behalf Of Pablo Picasso". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  10. 1 2 3 Prince, Dan (9 July 2013). "Florian Picasso - DMC World Magazine". DMC World Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  11. 1 2 Lamberski, Jamie (22 June 2016). "Meet the EDM Producer & Great Grandson of the Great Pablo Picasso". EDM.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  12. ↑ LaSane, Andrew (21 January 2015). "Pablo Picasso's Great-Grandson Is a Globetrotting EDM DJ". Complex. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  13. ↑ Desk, BWW News (20 April 2015). "Tom Tyger & Florian Picasso to Release Single 'Can't Stop', 4/27". Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  14. ↑ Desk, BWW News (16 November 2015). "Florian Picasso Drops 'Want It Back (Origami)'". Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  15. ↑ Khalidi, Hamed (28 April 2015). "Tom Tyger & Florian Picasso – Can’t Stop (Original Mix)". Bangin Beats. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  16. ↑ Pesavento, Nick (3 June 2016). "Florian Picasso - Final Call - By The Wavs". By The Wavs. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  17. 1 2 "Florian Picasso - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  18. ↑ Protocol Recordings (1 June 2016), Florian Picasso - Final Call (Official Music Video), retrieved 2016-11-23
  19. ↑ Kusnierek, Timmy (14 November 2015). "Nervo - The Other Boys (Florian Picasso Remix)". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
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