Hedegaard (DJ)
| HEDEGAARD | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rasmus Hedegaard |
| Born | July 25, 1988 |
| Origin | Randers, Denmark |
| Genres | Trance |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, Producer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Copenhagen |
| Website |
www |
Rasmus Hedegaard (born 25 July 1988 in Randers) or just Hedegaard is a Danish DJ and award winning music producer. He is signed to Copenhagen Records.[1] His management is TWTTW (Then We Take The World) with Lasse Siegismund and Kasper Færk.[2][3] He is best known for his remix of "Dr. Dre – Next Episode" and his Scandinavian chart topping single "Happy Home" which went 3 times platinum in Denmark, 3 times platinum in Norway and gold in Sweden.
Career
For several years Hedegaard has produced for Danish artists. Among these L.O.C., Selvmord, Kato, Lukas Graham, Kesi and Suspekt.[4] His remix "Twerk It Like Miley (Hedegaard Remix)" with Brandon Beal featuring Christopher is now 3x platinum.
His unofficial remix of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dres hit "The Next Episode" made Hedegaard well-known across Europe. The video has more than 40 million views on YouTube.[5] He also remixed for 50 Cent, Macklemore, Basto, Ludacris, Stromae, Eminem and Rihanna.[4][6]
In 2012 Hedegaard started producing his own original tracks, and in the summer 2013 he released "Kysset Med Medina", where the Danish rapper Oliver Kesi is featured. The song went gold.[7]
In 2014 Hedegaard released "Happy Home", featuring Lukas Graham Forchhammer. The song was played heavily on the Danish radio station P3.[5] and was put in A rotation on several other radio stations. On streaming and sale it was #1 for several weeks in Danmark[8] and now has accumulated more than 31 million streams total (02/09/2015). After performance on the Norwegian talk show "Senkveld med Thomas og Harald",[9] it became #1 on the Norwegian iTunes and was certified 3x platinum on streaming in Norway.[10] In 2014 Hedegaard won a Danish grammy as "Producer of the year" for the hit "Happy Home" to Danish Music Awards 2014. In 2015 he won another award for "Most Played Song Of The Year" at "Carl Prisen", and "Twerk It Like Miley" with Brandon Beal won 3 awards at Danish Dj Awards.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [11] |
SWE [12] |
NOR [13] | |||
| 2010 | "Money" (feat. Brandon Beal) |
— | — | — | |
| 2012 | "Scary Christmas" | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | "Too Drunk" | — | — | — | |
| "Busy" | — | — | — | ||
| "Kysset Med Medina" (feat. Oliver Kesi) |
25 | — | — |
| |
| "The Blow Anthem" | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Happy Home" (feat. Lukas Graham) |
1 | 40 | 4 | |
| "Twerk It Like Miley" (Brandon Beal ft Christopher) |
1 | — | — | ||
| "Make You Proud" | 21 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "Shake The Ground" (feat. Brandon Beal & Bekuh Boom) |
— | — | — | |
| "Smile & Wave" (feat. Brandon Beal) |
12 | — | — | Platinum | |
| "Happy Home (feat. Lukas Graham) [Sam Feldt Remix] | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | "Going Home" (feat. Patrick Dorgan & Nabiha) |
— | — | — | |
| "Keep Dreaming" (feat. Stine Bramsen) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Keep Dreaming (Club Edit)" (feat. Stine Bramsen) |
— | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "That's Me" | 34 [15] |
— | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Remixes
- 50 Cent - P.I.M.P. (Hedegaard Remix)
- Jimilian feat. Ceci Luca - Slem Igen (Hedegaard Remix)
- 50 Cent - Disco Inferno (Hedegaard Remix)
- Brandon Beal ft. Christopher - Twerk It Like Miley (Hedegaard Remix)
- Christopher ft. Brandon Beal - CPH Girls (Hedegaard Remix)
- Kesi - Søvnløs (Hedegaard Remix)
- Hedegaard ft. Lukas Graham - Happy Home (Club Edit)
- Eminem ft. Rihanna - The Monster (Hedegaard Remix)
- Eminem ft. Nate Dogg - Shake That (Hedegaard & Matt Hawk Remix)
- Macklemore - Thrift Shop (Hedegaard Remix)
- Ludacris - Move Bitch (Hedegaard Remix)
- Lukas Graham - Ordinary Things (Hedegaard Remix)
- Dr. Dre - The Next Episode ft. Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Nate Dogg (Hedegaard Remix)
- 50 Cent - In Da Club (Hedegaard Remix)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Danish Music Awards | Danish Producer of the Year | Hedegaard | Won |
| 2015 | Carl Prisen | Most Played Song of the Year | "Happy Home" | Won |
| Danish DeeJay Awards | Danish Urban Release of the Year | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won | |
| Dancechart.dk Award | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won | ||
| Danish DeeJay Favourite of the Year | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won | ||
| 2016 | Danish DeeJay Awards | People's Choice Award | Hedegaard | Won |
| Club Awards | Danish Producer of the Year | Hedegaard | Won |
Sources
- ↑ http://copenhagenrecords.dk/artists/hedegaard/
- ↑ http://www.twttw.net/
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- 1 2 http://www.dr.dk/p3/smag-paa-p3/artikel/40-millioner-gange-har-lyttet-pa-youtube-nu-udgiver-hedegaard-forste-single/
- ↑ https://plus.google.com/u/0/101138305172038672355/videos
- 1 2 3 4 "Certificeringer". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/DJHEDEGAARD
- ↑ https://sumo.tv2.no/programmer/underholdning/senkveld-m-thomas-og-harald/senkveld-med-thomas-og-harald-840992.html
- ↑ http://www.mx.dk/underholdning/musik/story/29509236
- ↑ "danishcharts.com – Discography Hedegaard". Hitlisten. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ "swedishcharts.com – Discography Hedegaard". Sverigetopplistan. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "norwegiancharts.com – Discography Hedegaard". Norwegiancharts. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- 1 2 "Certificeringer". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Track Top-40 Uge 8, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved March 1, 2017.