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Tough Love Bio
Tough Love | DJ | Producer | Songwriter. Two UK Top 40’s Multiple Accolades & Awards Over 100 Million Streams Get Twisted Records.
Head HonchosLondon-based duo Tough Love has been at the forefront of the house scene for some time now since they started out in 2011. Their distinct production and energetic and bass-heavy DJ sets have created a cult following of hard-core fans across the UK and beyond.
Their sound is instantly recognisable in their production of hard-hitting grooves accompanied by crisp drum layers & undeniable danceability. This infectious sound won them ‘Best Single’ at The Bass Music Awards in 2015 and saw them nominated for ‘Best Breakthrough Act’ at the DJ Mag Awards in 2016 & see them rated in the top 50 house acts in the world in 2018 on Beatport.
Already notching up two UK Top 40 singles as well as going gold in nervous countries, Tough Love has continued to demonstrate their production and songwriting prowess with a string of big dance records.
Having previously been signed to the most influential major & independent record labels around, including Nervous, Toolroom, Nothing Else Matters, Club Sweat, Sony Columbia, Island & Kenny Dope’s Dope Wax, they also have their own successful imprint, Get Twisted. Tough Love strikes the ultimate balance of releasing big records while being part of the respected underground scene. Support regularly comes from the dance music tastemakers at BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra, Kiss & Capital, with massive radio support from big names including Annie Mac, Danny Howard, MistaJam and DJ Target. As well as key features in the likes of Mixmag, Djmag, Insomniac & complex to name just a few. 2018 has already kicked off with a bang for the dynamic duo.
Their first release of the year, ‘One Love’, picked up huge support in the clubs & was championed on BBC Radio 1 Dance Anthems. But the boys we’re just getting started, “Dancin’ Kinda Close” on Nothing Else Matters/ RCA debuted on Radio 1 has been a huge summer hit, supported by the likes of Fat Boy Slim, Jax Jones & Danny Howard, hitting the Beatport top 5, with over a million streams & rising. On top of this, the dynamic duo have just signed a new deal with Warner Borthers, which will see them step back into the spotlight with ‘Rain Dance’.
While keeping their hand in the underground with releases coming on America’s premier label Insomniac, Australia’s number 1 label Sweat It Out, Kerri Chandlers Madtech & compiling & mixing one of the most coveted album compilations in the business ‘Pure House’ 2018, it’s easy to see why Tough Love are once again at the very top of the house scene. As if the boys aren’t busy enough, they also find the time to host their hugely popular weekly radio show Get Twisted Radio, growing rapidly within the first 12 months Get Twisted Radio has 2 million weekly listeners all over the world. 2018 statement “Over the past years we’ve been guilty of trying to please others, from tastemakers to labels.
We’ve made the decision this year to make music we truly love without the pressures or influence of anyone else. We’re excited about the next 12 months & beyond because we can feel the difference in our music. We have a groove back”