Artist

Slowboy

Last updated: 5 days ago

Slowboy is a 24-year-old Norwegian DJ/Producer redefining modern dance music with a sound that fuses internet, bass and traditional styles, evolving from an underground bass scene prodigy into a global force.

His breakout came through pioneering Brazilian Phonk ("Phunk"), a hybrid of Brazilian Funk and Phonk that became a global genre phenomenon. Tracks like <a href="spotify:track:6fazW2YcCSwJRdkoWls1FB" data-name="Brazilian Phonk Mano">Brazilian Phonk Mano</a>, <a href="spotify:track:7vtGOauV0Zz8Px5EJYm7d7" data-name="Life in Rio">Life in Rio</a> and <a href="spotify:track:2YSBjsqZ2YxwwHi8xqf9ms" data-name="Oppa">Oppa</a> hit Spotify’s Global Viral Charts, inspiring artists to follow. His single <a href="spotify:track:54sEjr0FU2YTPbEliJ1YPh" data-name="ASTRO">ASTRO</a> with <a href="spotify:artist:6K9KevAu0cpln7xOsM3Wkm" data-name="IVOXYGEN">IVOXYGEN</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7yzEddrxGDljtj9TmeCfte" data-name="zaichkou888">zaichkou888</a> mixed opium, dance-pop and phonk, charting in Spotify’s Top 20 in Ukraine and Belarus. Its <a href="spotify:artist:2NQvfk2OahqD2YybayOHC2" data-name="Police In Paris">Police In Paris</a> remix took off on TikTok and drew support from <a href="spotify:artist:1PP0a3KRZiaqtahgtJ3bdv" data-name="SAYMYNAME">SAYMYNAME</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0QlnfOIWscqfuWTcci7IwM" data-name="POLTERGST">POLTERGST</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2Csf1qoijHi5nMt2mMJcjd" data-name="Andrea Botez">Andrea Botez</a>.

Slowboy’s experimental drive led to collaborations with <a href="spotify:artist:1wxPItEzr7U7rGSMPqZ25r" data-name="Shiloh Dynasty">Shiloh Dynasty</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:2ledyuziz6YjLK5Dw483Oc" data-name="DJ Paul">DJ Paul</a>, and official remixes for <a href="spotify:artist:7ITMCzIU9uII8gwRg8JAhc" data-name="Odetari">Odetari</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4dEayBlrVBjaQOktGkmWki" data-name="Switch Disco">Switch Disco</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6cEuCEZu7PAE9ZSzLLc2oQ" data-name="R3HAB">R3HAB</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:20gsENnposVs2I4rQ5kvrf" data-name="Sam Feldt">Sam Feldt</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6TLwD7HPWuiOzvXEa3oCNe" data-name="Oliver Tree">Oliver Tree</a> and more. In 2024, <a href="spotify:track:0EmRpbJRA31htpY92zd8uA" data-name="Fake Friends">Fake Friends</a> with <a href="spotify:artist:6c0mTNAxJxlp9HpKTUZwA8" data-name="ALMA">ALMA</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:5fyDppLDl1juIu1BcUT5zh" data-name="Digital Farm Animals">Digital Farm Animals</a> landed over 20 editorials on its release, the most for its kind. While his commercial dance direction continues to thrive, he's also spearheading the "Baile Bass" movement, a fusion of Baile Funk and Bass music, gaining support from the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:76M2Ekj8bG8W7X2nbx2CpF" data-name="NGHTMRE">NGHTMRE</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:20DZAfCuP1TKZl5KcY7z3Q" data-name="SLANDER">SLANDER</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:11gWrKZMBsGQWmobv3oNfW" data-name="Alison Wonderland">Alison Wonderland</a>.

With over 750 million streams, Slowboy has brought his sound to stages across Europe, including Phonk Nation (ADE), Earth Garden (Malta) and Phonk Up London. He has also received multiple plays on BBC Radio 1, championed by the late Annie Nightingale.

Monthly Listeners

1.7 million