Parov Stelar

Marcus Füreder (born November 27, 1974), better known by his stage name Parov Stelar is an Austrian musician. He performs with his band -- the Parov Stelar Band -- and as a DJ worldwide. Parov Stelar is the head of Etage Noir Recordings. Biography edit: After gaining experience as a DJ at nightclubs during the mid-late 1990s, Parov Stelar got involved in producing and publishing in 2000. After early works under the pseudonym Plasma and his real name, and also being a partner of the label Bushido Recordings, in 2004 he started producing under the pseudonym Parov Stelar. In the same year he founded his own label: Etage Noir Recordings. His first release, for Etage Noir, "KissKiss EP" and the soon after released LP "Rough Cuts", provided him immediate breakthrough on the international electronic music scene. His specific approach to music production, combined with a proven sense of sound aesthetics, led to massive reaction of audience and colleagues all around the world, giving him reputation as the founder of a new genre: "electro swing" Parov Stelar's tracks have been used on more than 700 compilations (for example: Hôtel Costes, Buddha Bar, Electro Swing) and have been the soundtrack for numerous TV ads, TV shows, TV series and movies. In 2012, an excerpt from his song "Chambermaid Swing" was used in a well-known Bacardi commercial. Also in 2012, his retro-song "Booty Swing," sampled heavily from Lil Hardin Armstrong's "Oriental Swing," was featured in the US television advertising campaign entitled "Just the Right Amount of Wrong" for the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. In 2013, "Booty Swing" was featured in a controversial commercial for Chevrolet. Although Bloomberg used the term "racist" when referring to the song as used in the Chevrolet ad, it did not cite the actual title for Armstrong's original or Stelar's version, or give credit to either artist. The Parov Stelar Band edit: After starting as a solo artist and gaining initial success, in 2005 Parov Stelar began to perform live sets with a full band. This collaboration with four (later five) musicians noticeably influenced his work. Current instrumentation of the Parov Stelar Band edit Max the Sax aka Markus Ecklmayr (sax), Jerry Di Monza aka Gerd Rahstorfer (trumpet), Cleo Panther aka Daniela Hrenek (vocals), Willie Larsson Jr. aka Hans-Juergen Bart (drums), Michael Wittner (bass), Parov Stelar aka Marcus Fuereder (programming), Former members of the Parov Stelar Band edit Beate Baumgartner (vocals), Gianna Charles (vocals), Stefan Hölzl (bass), Eva Klampfer (vocals), Andi Lettner (drums), Wolf Myer (drums), DJ sets edit: Parov Stelar's DJ sets include live performance by his band members Markus Ecklmayr (Max The Sax) (sax) and Gerd Rahstorfer (Jerry di Monza) (trumpet).

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