Stephen Fasano, better known by his stage name The Magician, is a Belgian DJ and record producer from Namur, in Belgium. He is best known for his 2011 remix of Lykke Li's "I Follow Rivers", his single Sunlight feat. Years & Years and 2014 remix of Clean Bandit's "Rather Be" which were worldwide hits. In 2014 he received the Electro award during Belgian ceremony Les Octaves de la musique.[1] His monthly mixtapes called "Magic Tapes", which he started releasing in the mid 2010s, feature new dance music from an array of genres.
The Magician | |
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 Stephen "The Magician" Fasano | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stephen Fasano |
| Also known as | The Magician |
| Origin | Namur, Namur Province, Belgium |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Website | www |
Career
2007–2010: Aeroplane
He was a member of music duo Aeroplane with Vito de Luca since 2007. In 2010, Fasano announced that he was leaving the duo to start his own solo project. De Luca continues to use the name Aeroplane.
2011–2013: Twist
In 2011 he released his debut EP Twist on the hip French label Kitsuné in collaboration with Yuksek as Peter and The Magician. In October 2011 he released his debut single "I Don't Know What to Do" featuring Jeppe Laursen on Kitsuné.[2] In 2012 he released the single "Memory" again with Yuksek as Peter and The Magician on Kitsuné. In September 2013 he released the single "When the Night Is Over",[3] and also later released the single "On My Brain" on Party Fine Music.
2014–2019: Breakthrough
In July 2014 he released the single "Sunlight" featuring vocals from Years & Years;[4] the song peaked at number 7 in Belgium. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 28 September 2014. The Magician performed "Sunlight" along with Years & Years at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow, Scotland as part of the Digital Show which was held at the O2 Academy Glasgow.In July 2014 he launches his own label Potion Records[5] to release his own music as well as the music of others. Artists like Fabich,[6] The Aston Shuffle, Bobby Nourmand,[7] Just Kiddin, Endor[8] and Aevion[9] released music with Potion Records. The label takes a break in 2019.In parallel, The Magician tours mainly in the United States and in Europe. He also performed at Tomorrowland in 2018.
2020–present: Renaissance
The Magician maintains a solid rhythm in releasing remixes. He also releases the Renaissance EP in May 2020.[10] In parallel, he takes advantage of quarantine to launch his live Vinyl Home Show SUPERVISION.[11] Later this year he relaunched his label Potion Records in collaboration with French music company Unity Group[12] and released music from Soda State[13] and Aevion.[9]
The album Magic Tape 100 should be released in 2021.[citation needed]
Discography
EPs
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| When the Night Is Over EP |
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| Renaissance |
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Extended plays
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| Twist (featuring Peter) |
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| I Don't Know What to Do (Remixes) (featuring Jeppe) |
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| Memory (Remixes) |
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| When the Night Is Over (The Remixes) |
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| Sunlight ( + The Remixes) |
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| Together |
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| Tied Up (The Remixes) |
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| Slow Motion (The Remixes) |
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| Las Vegas (The Remixes) |
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| Ready To Love (The Remixes) |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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| BEL (Fl) [14] | BEL (Wa) [15] | AUS [16] | FRA [17] | UK [18] | UK Dance | ||||
| "I Don't Know What to Do" (featuring Jeppe) | 2011 | —[A] | —[B] | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "When the Night Is Over" (featuring Newtimers) | 2013 | —[C] | 44 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sunlight" (featuring Years & Years) | 2014 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 184 | 7 | 3 | ||
| "Together" | 2015 | 20 | —[D] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shy" (featuring Brayton Bowman) | 2016 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tied Up" (with Julian Perretta) | 2017 | 33 | —[E] | — | 52 | — | — | ||
| "Slow Motion" (with TCTS featuring Sam Sure) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Las Vegas" (with Ebenezer) | 2018 | —[F] | —[G] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Break" (featuring Hamza) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Build a Fire" (featuring Clew & Prov) | —[H] | —[I] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Jalisco" (with Kideko) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ready to Love" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "CLUB Fever pt. 1: Disco Dakka" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You and Me" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Singles as Peter and The Magician
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2012 | "Memory" (featuring Peter) | — |
| 2013 | "On My Brain" (featuring Peter) |
References
Notes
- A ^ "I Don't Know What to Do" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 55 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[14]
- B ^ "I Don't Know What to Do" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 23 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.[15]
- C ^ "When the Night Is Over" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 26 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[14]
- D ^ "Together" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 7 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.[15]
- E ^ "Tied Up" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 3 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.[15]
- F ^ "Las Vegas" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 15 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[14]
- G ^ "Las Vegas" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 36 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.[15]
- H ^ "Build a Fire" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 27 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[14]
- I ^ "Build a Fire" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 31 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.[15]