Wideboys
| The Wideboys | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Atari Era, Medieval Hooligans, Once Waz Nice, Scintilator, Sub Jams, Project Bassline, Glowstix, Garage Jams, Hard Evidence, Whey Baq |
| Origin | Portsmouth, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musicians, producers, DJs |
| Instruments | Piano, guitar, programming |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Loaded Records, Ministry of Sound, All Around The World, 679 Recordings, Garage Jams, Def Jam Recordings, Tsunami, Def Jam |
| Associated acts | Sway, McLean, Majestic, Shaznay Lewis, Dennis G, Boy Better Know, Mc B-Live, Funtcase, Blame |
| Website |
www.wideboys.net |
| Members | Jim Sullivan Eddie Craig |
The Wideboys are an English electronic music duo, managed by Matt Waterhouse from MWR/Hyperactive. In 2008, they signed to Sony ATV Music Publishing. Prior to this, The Wideboys had been signed in various deals with the likes of Warner, Universal and AATW. The Wideboys found a home with Skint/Loaded Records in 2010. They won Best Dance Act at The Urban Music Awards in 2008, and also won Best Newcomer at the 2000 UK Garage Awards.
They have worked on projects with Def Jam USA such as on Rihanna's album Good Girl Gone Bad. Two of their songs have made the UK charts, "Sambuca" which reached #15 in 2001 and "Daddy-O" which reached #32 in 2008. In 2009, The Wideboys produced the Club Mix of the Comic Relief single "Just Can't Get Enough" by The Saturdays which reached #2 on the UK chart, selling over 60,000 copies in one week. They have also worked on original productions of two #1 albums by Roll Deep and The Wanted. They have remixed songs of many other bands and artists including U.K. Music Week and U.S. Billboard-charting singer-songwriter Liza Fox for the single I Am Not I from her 2015 album.
The Wideboys reached the Top 5 on the charts with the song "Thinking It Over" which they produced for Liberty X. It gained double platinum status in the UK. They have performed on television shows such as Big Brother's Big Mouth, Top of the Pops, The Nokia Green Room, The Big Breakfast, Liquid News and Popworld with their club hits "In the VIP", "Sambuca", "Daddy-O" and "Snowflake".
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