Fenix aka DJ Fenix (Real Name: Alexander Mamonov) (born 5 July 1986[1][non-primary source needed]) is a house music and electronic dance music deejay, producer and musician, born and raised in Moscow, Russia.[2][3] In 2017, Fenix won the Remix of The Year Award for his remix of Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling". Fenix is the first electronic dance music deejay to perform at the Kremlin in Moscow.[4]
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| Born | Alexander Mamonov 5 July 1986 Moscow, Russia |
| Other names | Fenix |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Website | djfenix |
Early life
editAlexander Mamonov was born in 1986, he grew up in Moscow (Russia) in a military family. During his youth, Alexander was in the volleyball team at school, ultimately gaining a spot at the youth Olympic volleyball team of Russia. He left his volleyball team, once he decided to dedicate himself to music. His musical style was influenced by the music that his father used to listened to.[5][6]
Inspired by hip-hop and classic rock, he became interested in Moscow electronic music. When he turned 16, he began his career as a DJ at a local club. Afterwards, he started performing in the city.[7]
Career
edit2004–06: Moscow club scene
editFenix began his career playing in Moscow clubs in 2004, later on he collaborated with British dance duo Supafly.[8]
2007–09: Supafly – I Believe
editTogether with Supafly he recorded and released his first international single "I Believe" in 2007.[9] The single charted and aired on radio in the US, Australia, Germany and UK.[10]
2010–13: Best DJ Award and touring
editIn 2012, Fenix received the Best DJ award at the Music Entertainment Awards. He resumed his live performances for the next few years, sharing stage with David Guetta and Bob Sinclar.[11][12]
2014–16: Kremlin and Music Box Award
editIn November 2014, Fenix was the first EDM musician to perform live in the Kremlin as an introductory act at the 2014 Musicbox Awards ceremony, where he received a Best DJ award.[13][14][15] Fenix made his US debut which led to the release of his first single Cosmo Zoo in the US. Before the release of the album, he made a New York tour in January 2015. On 16 February 2015 "Cosmo Zoo" debuted in 11th place on the chart of Beatport Progressive House. He followed the single with the release of "Eternity" in April 2015.[16]
In April 2016, Fenix released "Satellite" with the participation of Frankie. This track was the second single by Fenix on Carrillo Music, aired on Y100 radio station Miami, FM. Then he released Justin Timberlake's remix of "Can't Stop the Feeling" which ended up trending # 1 at New York's 103.5 KTU music station for three weeks, ranking in the top 30 remixes by Shawn Hamilton.[17]
2017–present: All Around the World
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In March 2017, Mamonov released his next single, All Around the World, dedicated to Chris Casino on Spotify, iTunes and Beatport. In the same month, Fenix performed at the 2nd Annual Remix Awards 2017 which is a part of the 2017 Miami Music Week.[18][non-primary source needed][19]
Mamonov performs mostly for Western audiences in the United States and Europe. He explained this fact by the difficulties of conducting his professional activity in Russia for EDM musicians and lack of opportunities in distribution of their work through popular services such as Spotify, Pandora and SoundCloud, since these services are blocked in his country.[8][20]
Personal life
editHe released an app in 2007 titled "You Can be a DJ," to assist young DJs.[6]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome | Ref. |
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| 2012 | Music Entertainment Awards | Best DJ | DJ Fenix | Won | [21] |
| 2013 | VKLUBE TV Awards | Best DJ | DJ Fenix | Won | |
| 2013 | Musicbox Awards | Best DJ | DJ Fenix | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Musicbox Awards | Best DJ | DJ Fenix | Won | [6] |
| 2016 | OOPS! Choice Awards | Best Clip | DJ Fenix and Bobo | Nominated | [22] |
| 2017 | 2017 Remix Awards | Best Bootleg | DJ Fenix | Won | [18] |
| 2018 | M1 Music Аwards | Project of Summer | DJ Fenix | Nominated | [23] |
Releases
edit| Year | Release | Ref. |
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| 2007 | Fenix – I Believe (Feat. Supafly Inc.) | [24] |
| 2015 | Fenix – Cosmo Zoo | [25] |
| 2015 | Fenix – The Voice Of The Earth | [26] |
| 2015 | Fenix – Satisfied (Feat. Alicia Madison) | [27] |
| 2016 | Fenix – Revolution | [28] |
| 2016 | Fenix & Terri B – Groove Situation | [29] |
| 2016 | Fenix – Satelite (Feat. Frankie C.) | [30] |
| 2017 | Fenix – Eternity | [31] |
| 2017 | Fenix – Drums of Life (Feat. Lion) | [32] |
| 2017 | Fenix – All Around The World (Feat. Chris Casino) | [33] |
| 2017 | Fenix – California Sun Feat. Lisa Williams | [34] |
| 2017 | Fenix – Until The Break (Feat. DJ Miller) | [35] |
| 2018 | Fenix & Reiss Harrison – Bring The World Down | [36] |
| 2018 | Fenix – Butterfly | [37] |
| 2018 | Fenix – Rage | [38] |
| 2019 | Fenix – Let’s Get Down | [39] |
| 2019 | Fenix – Train | [40] |
| 2019 | Fenix & SM1LO Feat. LLexa – Where We Begin | [41] |
References
edit- ^ Official Facebook Page
- ^ "DJ Fenix – Armin Van Buuren". djtimes.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "RT30 – DJ WALL OF FAME". ReMix Top30. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Shearlaw, Maeve (17 February 2015). "'Some people don't understand my music': meet Vladimir Putin's 'official DJ'". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Meet DJ Fenix: Vladmir Putin's Favorite DJ". The New York Observer.
- ^ a b c "The Kremlin Is Ready to Rave with DJ Fenix at the Musicbox Awards Tonight [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]". Music Times.
- ^ Middleton, Ryan. "Fenix: "All Around The World" ft. Chris Casino – a sun-soaked production | Review Indie". reviewindie.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ a b "DJ Fenix Tracks & Releases on Beatport". beatport.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix releases new single 'Satellite' featuring American singer Frankie". B2CTRL (in Dutch). 19 April 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix releases new single, 'Revolution'". DJ Mag Indonesia. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Fenix: "All Around The World" ft. Chris Casino – a sun-soaked production | Review Indie". reviewindie.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Meet Putin's favourite DJ". euronews.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Meet Vladimir Putin's Favorite DJ". Thump.
- ^ "Meet Fenix, Vladimir Putin's Favorite DJ". Nylon Guys. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Meet DJ Fenix: Vladmir Putin's Favorite DJ". Observer. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "DJ Fenix, el zar de la música dance". euronews (in Spanish). 4 February 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ LLC, Beatport. "Satellite [Carrillo Music LLC]". Beatport.
- ^ a b "Official Twitter of Remix Top30 & Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton". Twitter.
- ^ "Digital Music Pool & Remix Top30 Countdown to Bring Star-Studded 2017 Remix Awards to Miami Music Week". DJ Times.
- ^ Stern, Marlow (8 February 2015). "Meet Vladimir Putin's Official DJ". Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Vladimir Putin's Official DJ, DJ Fenix Discusses Kremlin Security, Life in Russia And Plans for the U.S." College Hiphop.
- ^ "OOPS! Choice Awards: новички второго этапа голосования". oops.ru. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "M1 Music Аwards News: объявлены номинанты сезона «Лето-2018»". tv.ua (in Russian). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – I Believe (feat. Supafly inc.) – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – Cosmo ZOO – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – The Voice of the Earth – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – Satisfied (feat. Alicia Madison) – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – Revolution – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix & Terri B! – Groove Situation – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – Satelite (feat. Frankie C.) – Fenix". Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – Eternity". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – Drums of Life (feat. Lion) – Fenix". Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – All Around the World (feat. Chris Casino) – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – California Sun (feat. Lisa Williams) – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – Untill [sic] the Break (feat. DJ Miller) – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix & Reiss Harrison – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – Butterfly – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – Rage – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix – Let's Get Down – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "FENIX – Train – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Fenix & SM1LO – Where We Begin (feat. Llexa) – Fenix". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
External links
edit- DJ Fenix Website
- DJ Fenix YouTube Page
- DJ Fenix VEVO