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Valentino Khan (born February 15, 1987) is an American DJ and producer born and raised in Los Angeles. He is best known for releasing material through Diplo, Skrillex and Steve Aoki.[1][2][3] His singles "Deep Down Low" and "Make Some Noise" peaked at number one and fifty respectively on the "Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists" chart.[4][5][6][7][8]
Valentino Khan | |
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Birth name | Valentino Khan |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | February 15, 1987
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Instrument | Digital audio workstation |
Years active | 2012–present |
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He started his career as a hip-hop producer making music for artists like T.I., 2 Chainz and B.o.B.[9][10]
In 2012, some of his remixes were released officially. Most notably, his remix of Gent & Jawns' song "Holler" which was released through Diplo's record label Mad Decent. He collaborated with Will Bailey for a song, "Rukus" and produced B.o.B.'s single "Play For Keeps" from the album Strange Clouds.[11] He also co-produced Major Lazer's 2013 single "Bubble Butt".[12][13] Musically, he is trap-oriented.[14]
On June 5, 2013, he released a song "Fahrenheit" for free as homage to old school electro.[15][16][17]
His debut extended play, In Khan We Trust was released on July 22, 2014, via Owsla, featuring its first single "Make Some Noise".[18][19][20][21][22]
On April 20, 2015, Khan collaborated with Flosstradamus to release "MFU" as a single.[23][24] On August 11, 2015, "Deep Down Low" was released as a single.[25][26][27][28] It featured on OWSLA's Spring Compilation album and was described as a genre pioneer.[29][30] The song was regarded the 'most popular song among DJs' in 2015 and was featured in Tomorrowland's 2015 compilation album titled The Secret Kingdom Of Melodia. Musically, the song incorporates elements of big room house and jungle terror and is often considered "hard house".[31] A music video for the song was released.[32][33][34] A remixes extended play of the song was released.[35]
He collaborated with Wiwek to release the song "Tropicana".[36][37] On July 29, 2016, he collaborated with Skrillex to release the song "Slam Dunk".[38][39][40][41][42] It featured vocalist Kstylis.[43][44][45][46][47] He recognized Rihanna and Sia as his preferred female collaboration choices.[48] Both tracks were released on OWSLA.
On April 7, 2017, he later collaborated with Anna Lunoe and Wuki for the single "Bullseye" via Skrillex's record label OWSLA.[49][50][51][52] On May 26, 2017, Khan released "Pump" as a single via Mad Decent and Ministry of Sound which gained widespread popularity due recurring ads on social media platforms of the game Mafia City that samples this track.[53][54][55][56] On October 20, 2017, Khan released "Gold" on OWSLA.
On August 21, 2021, Khan was the first DJ to perform at the WWE pay per view, SummerSlam[57]
Khan is also the first DJ to perform at the WWE premium live event WrestleMania 38. He will perform on both nights, April 2–3.[58]
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House Party[59] |
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French Fried[60] |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Note | ||
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BEL [102] |
FRA [103] |
NL [104] | |||
"Bubble Butt" (Major Lazer featuring Bruno Mars, Tyga and Mystic) |
2013 | 24 | 67 | 65 | Co-producer |
"Wot U Gonna Do?" (Dizzee Rascal) |
2018 | - | - | - | - |
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"Ritual"[105] | 2016 | Marshmello, Wrabel | Cameo appearance |
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