Jonas Rathsman
Since being named BBC Radio 1’s ‘Future Star of 2013’ by one of dance music’s most respected DJs - Pete Tong, Jonas Rathsman has gone on to exceed all expectations with a string of first class releases, remixes and an undoubted ability to work a dancefloor.
Born and raised in a small village in Western Sweden, Rathsman furthered his passion for music at the age of 18 when he began organising parties at numerous clubs in Gothenburg, quickly rising through the underground hierarchy of Sweden´s second largest city. Together with his close friend Fredrik Nyberg, aka DJ NIBC, they started releasing material under the alias Stuffa, which came to a climax with the release of their third single ‘Proof’ on the prominent house label, Defected.
Soon after, it was Rathsman’s decision to abandon all pseudonyms and release his distinctive productions under his own name that proved to be the turning point in his career.
Closing 2014 with a timeless underground anthem - a remix for global star Sam Smith - kicked of the Swede’s next chapter and marked the start of his two most career defining years to date. Rathsman’s remix of ‘Like I Can’ caught the attention of Annie Mac, who instantly premiered it on her Friday night show, Pete Tong who made it his ‘Essential New Tune’ and Danny Howard, where it became #1 on his ‘Dance Anthems’ show. Rarely have remixes made such an impact.
Proving that he was more than a great remixer, Rathsman’s highly anticipated follow up came in the form of ‘Wolfsbane’ which was first tested out on the packed out dancefloor of Space Ibiza whilst supporting Disclosure. The crowd’s reaction to the track was so strong that it cemented the duo’s feeling that ‘Wolfsbane’ was the track with which to launch their new imprint, Method White. After picking up early club support from Solomun, Guy Gerber, Adriatique and Jackmaster it was crowned ‘Essential New Tune’ again by Pete Tong and went on to be hailed the ‘Tune Of Miami Music Week’ by Beatport, hitting the Top 10 of their Deep House Chart along the way.
This release took Rathsman to a new level leading to festival performances worldwide at Parklife (UK), Lost Village (UK), Wildlife (UK), Hideout (Croatia), Woogie Weekender (U.S), Wonderland (Netherlands), Electric Zoo (U.S), CRSSD (U.S) and Boxed Off (Ireland) alongside club appearances at Warehouse Project (UK), Space (Ibiza), Phonox (UK), La Machine (France), Toffler (Netherlands), earning him the reputation the world over as a DJ’s DJ.
In June 2015, this reputation led to an invitation to do the prestigious BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix gaining him widespread support from fans and piers alike. Motivated by the positive response, Rathsman set about releasing more mixes and soon announced the launch of ELEMENTS – a bi-monthly mix series curated by himself.
Inspired by the natural world surrounding him in his beloved Sweden, the series set a genre-blurring sonic exploration in motion solidifying Rathsman’s skills as a world class selector.
First featured on his Essential Mix as a white label, his next big release came in the form of the now named ‘New Generation’ via Kompakt Records imprint KX. Receiving notable early support from Skream, Joris Voorn, and Booka Shade, the track quickly sold out the first vinyl release and for the third successive time for Rathsman, it was crowned Pete Tong’s ‘Essential New Tune’ on BBC Radio 1.
Performances at BPM Festival (Mexico) and Bugged Out Weekender (UK) followed by tours of North America and Australia set the tone for a busy 2016, as Rathsman was invited by Solomun to release ‘Cobalt’ on Diynamic Music’s latest instalment of the ‘Four To The Floor’ series. Lining up alongside Pig & Dan, Guy Mantzur and ANNA, ‘Cobalt’ launched with a fourth ‘Essential New Tune’ on BBC Radio 1 and flew at club level with support from Danny Daze, Joseph Capriati and Damian Lazarus.
Taking his support one step further, in June 2016 Damian Lazarus pushed Rathsman’s next underground anthem ‘Complex’ featuring Australian songwriter Josef Salvat through own imprint, Crosstown Rebels. After playing the record across his Miami Winter Music Conference performances, he reported that ‘Complex’ was “receiving hands in the air welcomes and even a sit down ovation” and it eventually made the grade for an astonishing fifth ‘Essential New Tune’.
With remixes for Tiga and Booka Shade to come this year and his own collective and fashion brand ‘Uniforms for the Dedicated’ driving forward, Rathsman is set for a hugely exciting future confirming all notions that this versatile Swede is most definitely here to stay.
For more information about Jonas Rathsman please contact:
Management: owyn@your-army.com & james@your-army.com
Bookings: kane@codaagency.com (Worldwide) shprits@amonly.com (The America’s)
Press: emily@your-army.com
Online Links:
http://twitter.com/jonasrathsman
http://soundcloud.com/jonasrathsman
https://www.facebook.com/jonasrathsman
Releases:
Jonas Rathsman – New Generation/Conium [KX]
https://soundcloud.com/jonasrathsman/new-generation-kx
Jonas Rathsman – Wolfsbane [Method White]
https://soundcloud.com/jonasrathsman/sets/wolfsbane-method-white
Remixes:
Disclosure Featuring Sam Smith – Omen (Jonas Rathsman Remix) [PMR/Island]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL_-Qt_Qx2o
Sam Smith - Like I Can (Jonas Rathsman Remix) Pete Tong’s Essential New Tune 31.10.14
https://soundcloud.com/samsmithworld/sam-smith-like-i-can-jonas-rathsman-remix
Duke Dumont - I Got U (Jonas Rathsman Remix)
https://soundcloud.com/i-d-online-1/track-premiere-duke-dumont-i
Tensnake - Love Sublime (Jonas Rathsman Remix)
https://soundcloud.com/tensnake/love-sublime-jonas-rathsman-1
Monkey Safari - Come Down (Jonas Rathsman Remix)
https://soundcloud.com/jonasrathsman/monkey-safari-coming-down-hi
London Grammar - Strong (Jonas Rathsman Remix)
https://soundcloud.com/londongrammar/strong-jonas-rathsman-remix
Tom Odell – Another Love (Jonas Rathsman) [Columbia] http://snd.sc/13Ci7uD
Mixes:
ELEMENTS Mix Series
http://www.elements-series.com
Diynamic Music Radio Show July
https://soundcloud.com/jonasrathsman/diynamic-radio-show-july-2016-by-jonas-rathsman
BBC Radio Essential Mix – June 15
https://soundcloud.com/jonasrathsman/essentialmix
Deep House Amsterdam - Mixtape #133
https://soundcloud.com/deep-house-amsterdam/jonas-rathsman-deep-house-amsterdam-mixtape-133
The Warehouse Project - WHP14 Mix 001
https://soundcloud.com/thewarehouseproject/whp14-mix-001-jonas-rathsman
BBC Radio 1 - Pete Tong ‘Future Star’ Feature
https://soundcloud.com/jonasrathsman/petetong-futurestar
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