Dzeko & Torres

Dzeko & Torres was a Canadian production and DJ duo based in Toronto, Ontario. Their style was a combination of progressive house and electro, with influences from Avicii, Lazy Rich, Umek, and Alesso.

Dzeko & Torres
Background information
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Electro house progressive house big room house
Years active	2007–2016
Labels	Spinnin' • Musical Freedom • DOORN Records • Dim Mak • Universal
Past members	Luis Torres Julian Dzeko
Website	dzekoandtorres.com

History

2007 - 2010

Luis Torres and Julian Dzeko met on an online forum for all-age club events in Toronto. Torres was working as a graphic designer and photographer, while Dzeko was promoting events. Both men learned to mix using FL Studio, with Torres, who taught piano before leaning to produce, also handling keyboards. They started DJing together and co-producing original material; in 2008, they released their single "Confronted" on DJ Chuckie’s Dirty Dutch Digital Vol. 4.^[1] Their song "Again" was remixed by Joe Ghost in 2010.^[2]

Julian Dzeko and Luis Torres

2012 & Hey EP

By January 2012, they had opened for a number of major touring DJs in the Greater Toronto Area, such as Sebastian Ingrosso, Hardwell, Marcus Schossow, Porter Robinson, Erick Morillo, Michael Woods and Quintino. In early 2012 they released an unofficial remix of Of Monsters And Men‘s "King and Lionheart, which reached No. 1 on Hype Machine. Also in 2012, the duo released a remix of Trey Songz "Heart Attack" on Atlantic Records. By late 2012, their tracks had been played on shows such as Tiësto’s Club Life and Paul Oakenfold’s Planet Perfecto. They also premiered an unreleased track, "Togi," on David Guetta's radio show Radio DJ Mix.

Their track "Hey" premiered on Steve Aoki's BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix 2012.^[3] Aoki then asked the duo to create a full EP, and that led to the three-track Hey, released on December 18, 2012, on Dim Mak Records. The EP's track "Buppy" first appeared on blogs in late fall of 2012; the third track was "Check This Out", and the EP received favourable reviews. In December 2012, they signed to the AM Only booking agency, and released an official remix of "Strange Attractor" by Animal Kingdom. In January 2013 the duo appeared in the web series The Aoki Files.^[4]

External videos
Dzeko & Torres – Highline (Original Mix) (Dec 40, 2013)
John Martin – Anywhere For You (Tiësto vs Dzeko & Torres Remix) (March 19, 2014)

By the end of 2012 the band had toured in both Europe and throughout North America. In 2013, they played at The BPM Festival, the Ultra Music Festival and the Winter Music Conference. Other gigs in 2013 included the Chasing Summer Festival, the Electric Zoo Festival in New York City, Coachella, and Tomorrowland.^[5]

2013—2016

Main article: Dzeko (DJ)

Dzeko lecturing at Harvard University as part of a series for the Harvard College Electronic Music Collective.

In 2013, Dzeko & Torres released their collaborative single "Togi", with Crossways, on Monstercat. In April 2014 they were working with Tiësto's Musical Freedom label, releasing several singles. In 2014 a music video for the Tiësto and Dzeko & Torres Remix of "Anywhere For You" by John Martin was released on YouTube.^[6] The video shows scenes from John Martin's original video along with added footage of the DJs in action and lyrics.^[7] In February 2014 they returned to Monstercat to release their remix of Pegboard Nerds' "Bassline Kickin'". They continued to tour as of July 2014, performing at the Annual Summer White Party in Salt Lake City.

In 2016, Dzeko and Torres announced that they would be halting their partnership to focus on their solo careers.^[8]

In August 2020 however, Torres released his first single as a solo artist titled "Come Down" featuring Mkla.^[9]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
Hey!	Released: December 18, 2012 Label: Dim Mak Format: Digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
		BEL	FIN	FRA	NL	SWI
"Confronted"	2008	–	–	–	–	–		Dirty Dutch Digital Vol. 4.
"Again" (featuring Majid)	2010	–	–	–	–	–		Non-album singles
"Trick Me"		–	–	–	–	–
"Get F'd Up" (with dBerrie)	2011	–	–	–	–	–
"Sour"		–	–	–	–	–
"Friction"		–	–	–	–	–
"Diamond Rings" (with Jed Harper and Michael Woods)	2012	–	–	–	–	–
"Y3AH"		–	–	–	–	–
"Hey"		–	–	–	–	–		Hey!
"Buppy"		–	–	–	–	–
"Check This Out"		–	–	–	–	–
"Any Day" (with Jus Jack featuring Gallantry)	2013	–	–	–	–	–		Non-album singles
"Togi" (with Crossways)		–	–	–	–	–
"Hurricane" (with Sarah McLeod)		–	–	–	–	–
"Down To This" (with Chuckie)		–	–	–	–	–
"Highline"		–	–	–	–	–
"Tutankhamun" (with Borgeous)	2014	–	–	–	–	–
"Ganja" (with MOTi)		–	–	–	–	–
"Alarm"	2015	–	–	–	–	–
"Air" (featuring Delaney Jane)		–	–	–	–	–
"For You" (with Maestro Harrell featuring Delora)		–	–	–	–	–
"Lose Your Mind" (with Andres Fresko)		–	–	–	–	–
"Imaginate" (with Kshmr)		–	–	–	–	–
"L'Amour Toujours" (Tiësto Edit) (featuring Delaney Jane)		37 [10]	17 [11]	49 [12]	92 [13]	74 [14]
"Home" (featuring Alex Joseph)	2016	–	–	–	–	–
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes

2010

• Alternative Reality and Christian Planes featuring Crystal – "I Gotta Have Your Love" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[15]

2011

• Jus Jack featuring Black Dogs – "Can't Wait" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[16]
• Yug featuring SoJay – "Doin'" (Dzeko & Torres 'What Are We' Remix)"^[17]

2012

• Chuckie – "Who Is Ready To Jump" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[18]
• Animal Kingdom – "Strange Attractor" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[19]
• Chuckie featuring Amanda Wilson – "Breaking Up" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[20]

2013

• Steve Aoki featuring Rob Roy – "Ooh" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[21]
• Capital Cities – "Safe And Sound" (Dzeko & Torres 'Digital Dreamin' Remix)^[22]
• Imagine Dragons – "Demons" (Dzeko & Torres 'Sunset' Remix)^[23]

2014

• Pegboard Nerds – "Bassline Kickin'" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[24]
• John Martin – "Anywhere For You (Tiësto vs. Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[25]
• Oh Honey – "Be Okay" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[26]
• Kiesza – "Hideaway" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[27]
• Little Daylight – "My Life" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[28]
• ZHU – "Faded" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[29]
• Cash Cash – "Surrender" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[30]

2015

• Odesza featuring Shy Girls – "All We Need" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[31]
• Zedd featuring Selena Gomez – "I Want You To Know" (Dzeko & Torres vs. Maestro Harrell Remix)^[32]
• Kygo featuring Conrad Sewell – "Firestone" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[33]
• Leona Lewis – "Fire Under My Feet" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[34]
• The Weeknd – "Can't Feel My Face" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[35]

2016

• Bright Lights featuring 3lau – "Runaway" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[36]
• Disco Killerz and Liquid Todd featuring Jimmy Gnecco – "Stellar" (Dzeko & Torres Remix)^[37]

Further reading

Interviews

• "An Interview With Dzeko & Torres". PremierLife.ca. January 31, 2012.
• "Exclusive interview: Dzeko and Torres". The Top Sound. May 30, 2012.
• "elektro Exclusive Interview w/ Dzeko and Torres + 'HEY' EP Out Now". Elektro Daily. December 18, 2012. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014.
• "Out Now: Dzeko & Torres release 3-track 'HEY' EP on Dim Mak Records + Exclusive Interview". The Beat Mill. December 18, 2012.
• "Dzeko & Torres Talk Food, Beginnings, Dance Music in Canada & more in an Interview with FNT". Fresh New Tracks. December 29, 2012.
• "Dzeko and Torres + Moti talk with us about the future of Tiesto's Musical Freedom label". Electronic Current. April 18, 2014. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2014.