Steve Angello is a Greek-Swedish DJ, producer and record label owner, born in 1982 in Athens, Sweden. He is known for working in house, progressive house, electro house and tech house, and he begins his career as a turntablist, mixing hip-hop, breakbeats and 1970s classics before moving into Stockholm’s house scene.

Career

Angello gains wider attention with his remix of the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams” in 2004. In 2007, his remix of Robin S’s “Show Me Love” is released on Data Records and becomes one of his better-known club records. His productions also include tracks such as “Summer Noize,” “Yeah,” “Partouze” and “Raining Again,” which reflect the range of styles associated with his work.

Aliases and collaborations

He releases music under several aliases. As Who’s Who, he issues tracks including “Not So Dirty” and “Sexy Fuck.” With Sebastian Ingrosso, his childhood friend, he works under the names Buy Now, Fireflies, General Moders, Mode Hookers, Outfunk and The Sinners. Together they also release “Bodycrash” as Buy Now, using a sample from the Michael Zager Band’s 1978 disco track “Let’s All Chant.” The record is first played by Pete Tong on Radio 1 and later appears with remixes including a Dirty South version and a Laidback Luke remix. With Eric Prydz, he records as A&P Project. With Axwell, he forms Supermongo, later renamed Supermode, and the pair release a cover of Bronski Beat’s “Tell Me Why” through Data Records.

Swedish House Mafia and family work

Angello is one of the three members of Swedish House Mafia with Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso. He also works with his brother Antoine Josefsson, who performs as AN21, and the two release “Valodja,” “Flonko” and “Swing N Swoosh.”

Size Records and labels

He is the founder and owner of Size Records, based in Stockholm. Through the label he releases singles including “Gypsy,” “Isabel” and “Flonko,” and the label also represents artists such as Funkagenda, Kim Fai, Veerus, Thomas Gold, Third Party and Maxie Devine. His releases also appear on Subliminal, Data Records, Cr2 and Refune. He is also associated with La’Mode.