Tiga (musician)
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Tiga in 2007
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| Birth name | Tiga James Sontag |
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7 July 1974 Montreal, Canada |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Electronica, house, electro, hip hop, UK garage |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Turbo Recordings PIAS Recordings |
| Associated acts | Tiga & Zyntherius, The Dove, TGV, Rainer Werner Bassfinder, ZZT, Massimo Massivi |
| Website | tiga |
Tiga James Sontag (born 1974) is a Canadian musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Tiga /ˈtiːɡə/ has released three albums entitled Sexor, Ciao!, and No Fantasy Required. Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year. Tiga released a selection of compilations in the early 2000s, featuring mixes such as American Gigolo, DJ-Kicks: Tiga and, Mixed Emotions, which put him on the map as one of "the world's best mixers". His most recent compilation mix, Tiga Non-Stop, was released in November 2012, and premiered Tiga's latest single "Plush." The mix also features tracks from artists such as Kindness, Duke Dumont and Blawan.
Tiga has remixed songs from the likes of The xx, LCD Soundsystem, The Kills, Cabaret Voltaire, Scissor Sisters, Peaches, Moby, Depeche Mode, Justice, Friendly Fires and Mylo. Along with Zombie Nation, Tiga is half of ZZT, and has released material as The Dove, Rainer Werner Bassfinder (with Jesper Dahlbäck), and TGV (with Mateo Murphy). He has also co-produced music with the likes of Soulwax, James Murphy, Chilly Gonzales, Jesper Dahlbäck, and most recently Matthew Dear, who he worked with on "Plush."
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