| Crookers | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Milan, Italy |
| Genres | Progressive house Electro House Hip House Fidget House Electroclash |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Southern Fried Records / Potty Mouth Music / 3ème Bureau |
| Website | crookers.net |
| Members | |
| Phra Bot |
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Crookers are an Italian DJ/production duo (Bot and Phra) who have worked together since 2003. When the two artists met, both were trying to branch out of their genre and explore dance music. Their first collaboration worked. Phra said "It felt natural to team up, seeing that we had the same musical tastes… which isn’t that easy here in Milan".[1]
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Both took up the guitar at an early age, later moving onto synths, turntables and sequencers. Phra had already started DJing by age 11, when he was introduced to the Italian hip hop scene.[2]
Their first international release was on Berlin's Man Recordings (Funk Mundial #3), for which Crookers contributed various remixes. Later they released three EPs in 2008 (“Knobbers”, “Mad Kidz” and "E.P.istola" all exclusively containing original tracks), they are currently working on their first album, which is due for 2010.[citation needed]
Their remix of Kid Cudi's Day'N'Nite entered the UK singles chart at number 2 and is featured on the game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.[3]
Crookers work with producer/remixers Sketch Iz Dead on many of their tracks.
The Very Best will not be featured on their debut album.[4]
In 2009 they DJed the in-game radio station ElectroChoc in the game Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, which is based around the nightclub scene of Liberty City.
| Title | Release Date | Label |
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| Crookers Mixtape | 2008 | |
| Put Your Hands On Me (Japan only release) | September 16, 2009 | Southern Fried Records |
| Tons Of Friends | March 8, 2010 | Southern Fried Records / 3ème Bureau |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UK |
IRE |
DEN |
GER |
BEL |
AUS |
NZ |
JAP |
EU [5] |
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| 2009 | "Put Your Hands On Me" (featuring Kardinal Offishall & Carla-Marie) | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| "What Up Y'all" (featuring Izza Kizza) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Remedy" (featuring Miike Snow) | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | — 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "End 2 End" | 12" | P-House / 3ème Bureau |
| 2007 | "Funk Mundial" | 12" | Man Recordings |
| 2008 | "Knobbers" | 12" | Southern Fried Records / 3ème Bureau |
| 2008 | "Mad Kidz" | 12" | Southern Fried Records / 3ème Bureau |
| 2008 | "E.P.istola" | 12" | Mad Decent |
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AC/DC | "Thunderstruck" |
| 2007 | Adam Sky Vs Mark Stewart | "We Are All Prostitutes" |
| 2007 | Dusty Kid | "The Cat" |
| 2007 | Edu K | "Gatas Gatas Gatas" |
| 2007 | Armand Van Helden | "I Want Your Soul" |
| 2007 | Chemical Brothers | "Salmon Dance" |
| 2007 | Brodinski | "Bad Runner" |
| 2007 | Bonde do Role | "Gasolina" |
| 2007 | Edu K feat. Marina | "Edu K Me Bota Pra Dancar" |
| 2008 | Kid Cudi | "Day 'n' Nite" |
| 2008 | Timbaland | "The Way I Are" |
| 2008 | Don Rimini | "Let Me Back Up" |
| 2008 | Chromeo | "Fancy Footwork" |
| 2008 | The Secret Handshake | "Summer of '98" |
| 2008 | Busy P & MURS | "To Protect and Entertain" |
| 2008 | Moby | "I Love to Move in Here" |
| 2008 | The Bumblebeez | "Dr. Love" |
| 2008 | Cazals | "Life Is Boring" |
| 2008 | Edu K | "Gatas Gatas Gatas" |
| 2008 | Magik Johnson | "The Bushman" |
| 2008 | The Outhere Brothers | "Enjoy" |
| 2008 | Snoop Dogg | "Sensual Seduction" |
| 2009 | U2 | "Get on Your Boots" |
| 2009 | Britney Spears | "If U Seek Amy" |
| 2009 | Miike Snow | "Animal" |
| 2009 | Kid Cudi | "Embrace the Martian" |
| 2009 | Fever Ray | "Seven" |
| 2009 | Proxy | "Raven" |
| 2010 | Lady Gaga | "Telephone" |
| 2010 | Robbie Williams | "Difficult For Weirdos" |
  | Crookers (ITALY)with Dick Johnson, Defcon1, Daniel Farley, Cool Kids Club (Chch), Maya at Studio, 340 Karangahape Road, Newton - PAST EVENT: Crookers (ITALY) at Studio - Mukuna |
| | Kid Cudi: 'I've always been ahead of the curve' - Kid Cudi: 'I've always been ahead of the curve' | Music | guardian.co.uk |
| | MC Crookers: DJ Phra and Bot - MC Crookers (dj Phra and Bot) |
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