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Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden in 2004 at the Forum in Trier, Germany
Background information
Also known as	Deep Creed Sultans of Swing Banji Boys Circle Children Old School Junkies Jungle Juice Armand & The Banana Spliffs Hardhead Wizzards of Wax The Mole People Chupacabra Duck Sauce
Born	(1970-02-16) February 16, 1970 (age 47) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres	Electronica house nu-disco hip hop speed garage deep house garage house big beat breakbeat
Occupation(s)	DJ record producer remixer songwriter
Years active	1990–present
Labels	AV8 (1992–96) Nervous (1992–99) Strictly Rhythm (1993–97) ZYX (1993–2002) Henry Street (1994–96) FFRR (1994–2001) Armed (1999–2004) Southern Fried (2004–present)
Associated acts	Subspecies Da Mongoloids Klobber Sahara DJ Sneak Duane Harden Norman Cook Roland Clark Common Roger Sanchez Tekitha Spalding Rockwell Tara McDonald Fat Joe Nicole Roux Christina Rich Team Facelift Dizzee Rascal A-Trak Duck Sauce
Website	armandvanhelden.com

Armand van Helden (born February 16, 1970) is an American DJ, record producer, remixer and songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts. He was one of the main proponents of the speed garage genre, remixing various artists such as Katy Perry, Daft Punk, Britney Spears, Enrique Iglesias, David Guetta, Sam Smith, Bloc Party, Janet Jackson, Juliet Roberts, KRS-One and Sneaker Pimps, among others with this musical style. He is closely linked to the electronic music scene of New York.

Van Helden often remixes and uses samples of funk, soul, R&B and hip hop. He also uses filters and dub progressions, as in NYC beat, dancehall and reggae samples.

His greatest successes have been the remix of the song "Professional Widow" by Tori Amos, "My My My" featuring Tara McDonald (containing a sample of "Comin' Apart" by Gary Wright), as well as "You Don't Know Me" (containing a sample of "Dance With You" by Carrie Lucas), which is Van Helden's own work and topped the UK Singles Chart. He also featured in "Bonkers" by British rapper Dizzee Rascal, which also topped the UK charts.

Van Helden was born to an Indo (Dutch-Indonesian) father and a French-Lebanese mother but traveled around the world as a child, spending time in the Netherlands, Latvia, Turkey, and Italy as his father was a member of the U.S. Air Force. At the age of 13, he bought a drum machine and started DJing two years later.