Swanky Tunes

{{Short description|Russian musical duo}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Swanky Tunes | image = | image_size = | caption = | origin = [[Smolensk]], [[Russia]] | genre = {{hlist|[[House music|House]]|[[progressive house]]|[[electro house]]|[[future house]]|bass house|[[dubstep]]}} | years_active = {{Start date|df=yes|1998}}–present | label = {{hlist|Effective|[[Spinnin' Records|Spinnin']]|[[Armada Music|Showland]]|[[Ultra Music|Ultra]]|Hexagon|[[Mixmash Records]]}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Hard Rock Sofa]]|[[R3hab]]|[[Matisse & Sadko]]|[[Tiësto]]|[[Kaskade]]|[[DVBBS]]|[[Tom Swoon]]|[[Yves V]]}} | website = {{url|swankytunes.com}} | current_members = * Vadim Shpak * Dmitry Burykin | past_members = * Vadim Bagdasaryan * Stanislav Zaytsev }} '''Swanky Tunes''' (stylized as '''SWΛNKУ TUИES''') are a [[Russia]]n [[electronic dance music]] duo composed of Vadim Shpak and Dmitry Burykin, formed in [[Smolensk]] in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thedjlist.com/djs/SWANKY_TUNES/bio/|title=SWANKY TUNES: Information|publisher=The DJ List|date=|access-date=}}</ref> Prior to 2012, they have collaborated closely with another Russian EDM duo, [[Hard Rock Sofa]]. They were ranked number 97 of the ''[[DJ Mag]]'' charts in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top100dj?year=2015|title=Top 100 DJs | DJMag.com|first=|last=|publisher=[[DJ Mag]]|date=|accessdate=}}</ref>

The duo owns the label Showland, sub-label [[Armada Music]] (2015–2018), and has a weekly podcast of the same name.<ref>See the youtube channel of Swanky Tunes</ref>

==Biography== The group was formed in 1998, experimenting with different electronic styles in search of their own sound.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} At first, they mixed techno sounds with vintage synthesizers. Then the group morphed makes a sound clearly influenced by the [[big beat]]. Currently, some touches of techno, 80s electro, and progressive contemporary house complement their sound.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} At its inception, the band has a name in Russian, but in 1999 they decided to adapt to the English language, as it would be a more accessible name for the market.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pnutbutterjams.com/2012/06/18/pbj-radio-009-mixed-by-swanky-tunes-exclusive-interview/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411154509/http://pnutbutterjams.com/2012/06/18/pbj-radio-009-mixed-by-swanky-tunes-exclusive-interview/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2013-04-11|title=PB&J Radio 009 (Mixed by Swanky Tunes) + Exclusive Interview|work=PnutButterJams|publisher=|date=|access-date=}} </ref>

Their debut album, ''Streamline'', was released in 2006 by the Russian label Uplifto Records.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} In 2006 and 2007, they were named "Best Musical Group" for the Dance Music Awards in Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musiboxlive.com/media/private/bios/2011/04/Swanky_Tunes_-_Biographie.pdf|title=Swanky Tunes biography|publisher=musiboxlive.com|date=|access-date=|language=French}}</ref>

Internationally, its productions and remixes have been released by labels from the likes of [[Mixmash Records|MixMash]], [[Spinnin' Records]], Refune, Size, Wall, Musical Freedom and Doorn Records. They also had the support from major artists of electronic music such as [[Tiësto]], [[David Guetta]], [[Sander Van Doorn]], [[Swedish House Mafia]], [[Laidback Luke]], [[Dirty South (musician)|Dirty South]] and [[Avicii]], among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Swanky-Tunes-Streamline/release/893912|title=Swanky Tunes - Streamline (CD, Album)|publisher=[[Discogs]]|date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecollegetimes.com/music/with-love-from-russia-swanky-tunes-preps-to-drop-its-sounds-on-scottsdale-1.2697246|title=With Love From Russia Swanky Tunes Preps to Drop Its Sounds on Scottsdale - Music - College Times - Arizona State University|publisher=College Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525074050/http://www.ecollegetimes.com/music/with-love-from-russia-swanky-tunes-preps-to-drop-its-sounds-on-scottsdale-1.2697246|archive-date=May 25, 2012}}</ref>

Very often they releases productions in collaboration [[Hard Rock Sofa]], another Russian musical duo, which one of its members, Alexander Shapovalov is a cousin of a member of Swanky Tunes, Vadim Shpak. In 2011, both groups released an electronic version of [[The Stooges]] song, "I Wanna Be Your Dog". In the same year, they collaborated with Dutch DJ [[R3hab]] on the song "Sending My Love" with the vocals of Max'C. In 2012, they collaborated with renowned DJ and producer [[Tiësto]], production "Make Some Noise", including the record compiled by him, [[Club Life: Volume Two Miami]]. In September 2012, they founded their own record label Showland, which was distributed by the Dutch label [[Spinnin' Records]], being its first release, the single "Blood Rush".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.beatmyday.com/2012/08/08/preview-swanky-tunes-blood-rush-showland/#axzz26a0z8a00|title=Preview: Swanky Tunes – Blood Rush [Showland<nowiki>]</nowiki>|work=beatmyday.com|publisher=|date=|access-date=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921124830/http://www.beatmyday.com/2012/08/08/preview-swanky-tunes-blood-rush-showland/#axzz26a0z8a00|archive-date=2016-09-21}}</ref>

In November 2017, Swanky Tunes released their ''Get Swanky EP'', including four tracks. According to the artists: "Get Swanky EP reveals Swanky Tunes as multi genre producers. It covers not just club music genres, but goes deeper into pop and dance music."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://viralbpm.com/2018/05/14/exclusive-interview-with-russian-trifecta-swanky-tunes/|title=Exclusive Interview with Russian Trifecta Swanky Tunes|work=viralbpm.com|date=14 May 2018 |accessdate=15 May 2018}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" !Year !Award !Nominated work !Category !Result ! Movement !ref. |- |2015 |rowspan="4"|[[DJ Mag]] |rowspan="4"|Swanky Tunes |rowspan="4"|[[DJ Mag#Top 100 DJs 2015|Top 100 DJs]] |{{Won|No. 97}} |New Entry |<ref name="djmag2015">{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top-100-djs/poll-2015-swanky-tunes|title=Poll 2015: Swanky Tunes|publisher=DJMag}}</ref> |- |2016 |{{Won|No. 27}} |{{increase}} 70 |<ref name="djmag2016">{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top-100-djs/poll-2016-swanky-tunes|title=Poll 2016: Swanky Tunes|publisher=DJMag}}</ref> |- |2017 |{{Won|No. 99}} |{{decrease}} 72 |<ref name="djmag2017">{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top-100-djs/poll-2017-swanky-tunes|title=Poll 2017: Swanky Tunes|publisher=DJMag}}</ref> |- |2018 |{{Won|No. 71}} |{{increase}} 28 |<ref name="djmag2018">{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top-100-djs/poll-2018-swanky-tunes|title=Poll 2018: Swanky Tunes|publisher=DJMag}}</ref> |}

==Discography== {{expand section|date=June 2018}}

===Albums=== ;Studio albums * 2006: ''Streamline'' [Uplifto Records]

;Compilations * 2009: ''All About Us'' [TME]

===Charting singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL (Fl) Dance]] <ref name="BELFL">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Swanky+Tunes|title=Discografie Swanky Tunes|publisher=Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dance/Electronic Songs|US Dance]] <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/swanky-tunes/chart-history/dance-electronic-songs|title=Swanky Tunes Chart History: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Here We Go" (with [[Hard Rock Sofa]]) |rowspan="2"|2012 | 70 || — |rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Sending My Love" (with [[R3hab]] featuring Max C) | 57 || — |- ! scope="row"| "No One Knows Who We Are" (with [[Kaskade]] featuring [[Lights (musician)|Lights]]) |2013 | ― || 34 | ''[[Atmosphere (Kaskade album)|Atmosphere]]'' |- ! scope="row"| "Scratch" |2014 | 65 || — | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- | colspan="5" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |}

===Singles=== ;2010 * "Across the Light" [Mixmash Records]

;2011 * "Oh Yeah/Skyquake" [Spinnin Records] * "Together" (featuring Mr. V.I.) [Mixmash Records] * "Their Law" [Spinnin Records] * "Feedback" (with Hard Rock Sofa) [Spinnin Records] * "XOXO" [Spinnin Records] * "Smolengrad/United" (with Hard Rock Sofa) [SIZE Records] * "[[I Wanna Be Your Dog]]" (with Hard Rock Sofa) [Doorn Records]

;2012 * "Apogee" (with Hard Rock Sofa) [Spinnin] * "The Edge" (with Hard Rock Sofa) [Wall Recordings] * "Blood Rush" [Spinnin] * "Chemistry" (with Hard Rock Sofa and [[Matisse & Sadko]]) [Spinnin]

;2013 * "You Are Like Nobody Else" (with [[Peking Duk]]) (feturing James McNally) [Spinnin] * "We Know" (with [[DVBBS]] and Eitro) [Spinnin] * "Stop In My Mind" (with Hard Rock Sofa) [Spinnin]

;2014 * "Jump, Shout, Make It Loud" [Spinnin] * "Full House" [Spinnin] * "Pump" [Spinnin] * "Get Down" (with Vigel) [Doorn Records] * "Fire In Our Hearts" (featuring C. Todd Nielsen) [Revealed] * "Fix Me" featuring [[RAIGN]] [Altra Moda / [[Flamingo Recordings|Flamingo]] / [[Central Station Records|Central Station]] / Effective]

;2015 * "LOV3" [Armada]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/LOV3-Swanky-Tunes/dp/B00X15WUSQ|title=Play LOV3 by Swanky Tunes on Amazon Music|website=Amazon Music|accessdate=June 6, 2023}}</ref>

;2018 * "Drop It" [Spinnin' Premium]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/drop-it-single/1386712782 |title=Drop It - Single by Swanky Tunes on iTunes |website=iTunes Store |access-date=September 30, 2018}}</ref> * "Day By Day" (featuring LP) [Effective]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/day-by-day-feat-lp-single/1406805907 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215032/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/day-by-day-feat-lp-single/1406805907 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 22, 2018 |title=Day By Day (feat. LP) - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=July 22, 2018}}</ref> * "Rooftop Party" (with Dirtcaps) [Revealed]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rooftop-party-single/1418543833 |title=Rooftop Party - Single by Swanky Tunes & Dirtcaps on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> * "In the Club" [Hexagon]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-the-club-single/1435960163 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930125759/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-the-club-single/1435960163 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |title=In the Club - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music - iTunes |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=September 30, 2018}}</ref> *"Collusion" (with [[Morgan Page]]) [Armada]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/11/morgan-page-swanky-tunes-provide-election-time-relief-collusion/ |title=Morgan Page and Swanky Tunes provide election-time relief with 'Collusion' |last=Sweeney |first=Farrell |date=November 4, 2018 |website=[[Dancing Astronaut]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105051510/https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/11/morgan-page-swanky-tunes-provide-election-time-relief-collusion/ |archive-date=November 5, 2018 |accessdate=November 5, 2018}}</ref> *"Диджей"{{Ref label|note_a1|A}} (with [[Elena Temnikova]]) [Effective]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9-single/1446589655 |title=Диджей - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |access-date=December 18, 2018}}</ref>

;2019 *"Virus" [Protocol]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/virus-single/1449870457 |title=Virus - Single by Swanky Tunes on iTunes |website=iTunes Store |access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref> *"Supersonic" (featuring [[Christian Burns]]) [Spinnin']<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/supersonic-feat-christian-burns-single/1451184521 |title=Supersonic (feat. Christian Burns) - Single |website=iTunes Store |access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> * "U Got Me Burning" [Hysteria]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/u-got-me-burning-single/1459416273 |title= U Got Me Burning - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=[[iTunes Store]] |access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref> *"Take Me Away" [Hub]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/take-me-away-single/1464815454 |title=Take Me Away by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=June 15, 2019}}</ref> *"Blow" [Hussle]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/blow-single/1468077189 |title=Blow - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=July 26, 2019}}</ref> *"I'll Live On" (featuring [[Jantine Annika Heij|Jantine]]) [Effective]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ill-live-on-feat-jantine-single/1475232010 |title=I'll Live On (feat. Jantine) - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref> *"Sugar" (with George Fletcher) [Effective / Klever Label]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sugar-single/1477607139 |title=Sugar - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=September 17, 2019}}</ref> *"Game Time" (with Nssnd and LexBlaze) [Protocol]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/game-time-single/1479063802 |title=Game Time - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=September 30, 2019}}</ref> *"Moonlight" (with Ya Rick) [Coffee House]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/moonlight-single/1483101302 |title=Moonlight - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=October 29, 2019}}</ref> *"You Don't Know Me" [Future House]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-dont-know-me-single/1483508061 |title=You Don't Know Me - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref>

;2020 *"Over & Over" [Kontor]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/over-over-single/1496395146 |title=Over & Over - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=February 21, 2020}}</ref> *"The Illest" [Mixmash]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-illest-single/1502453763 |title=The Illest - Single by Laidback Luke & Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=March 23, 2020}}</ref> *"Offbeat" [Smash The House]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/offbeat-single/1500766116 |title=Offbeat - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref> *"Own The Night" (with Jac & Harri) [Revealed]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/own-the-night-single/1513562402 |title=Own the Night - Single by Swanky Tunes & Jac & Harri on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=July 2, 2020}}</ref> *"Tired" [Sony Music]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/tired-single/1522615954 |title=Tired - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=September 12, 2020}}</ref> *"Better Now" (with [[Teddy Cream]]) [Hussle]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/better-now-single/1517764290 |title=Better Now - Single by Swanky Tunes & Teddy Cream on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=September 12, 2020}}</ref> *"Love Yourself" (with Going Deeper) [Musical Freedom]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-yourself-single/1526322750 |title=Love Yourself - Single by Swanky Tunes & Going Deeper on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=September 12, 2020}}</ref> *"No Problems" [Generation Hex]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/no-problems-single/1526449246 |title=No Problems - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

;2021 *"Your Love" [Hexagon]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/your-love-single/1556857224 |title=Your Love - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=May 28, 2021}}</ref>

;2022 *"Style" [Revealed]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/style-single/1598912341 |title=Style - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=February 23, 2022}}</ref> *"I Love The Way You Move" [Hysteria]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-love-the-way-you-move-single/1604373681 |title=I Love The Way You Move - Single by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=March 11, 2022}}</ref>

;2023 *"Feed Your Soul" [Effective]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/feed-your-soul-single/1678975186 |title=Feed Your Soul - Single - Album by Swanky Tunes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=Nov 7, 2023}}</ref>

==References==

===Notes=== * '''A''' {{Note|note_a1}} Translates to "DJ" from Russian.

===Sources=== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== * {{Official website|www.swankytunes.com}}

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