PlayOne is an electronic music group (Darko Juranovic D'Knock and DJ Fresh Jay) which collaborates with many renowned artists on the international and Croatian music scene. D’Knock is a Croatian top record producer, composer, artist and a former member of the ultra-popular Croatian band ET, and has won a number of awards and acknowledgements. DJ Fresh Jay is one of best DMC championship DJs in the world, since he has competed for this title for six times, and in 1995 he won the 4th place in the competition in London. D’Knock and DJ Fresh Jay have joined forces on most of these projects with their longtime collaborator Zvonimir Dusper Dus.
As producers and authors, PlayOne have previously collaborated with some of the most renowned artists on the international music scene, such as legendary British bands Simply Red and Simple Minds, the queen of house music Barbara Tucker, UK Grammy Award-winning music producer Andy Wright, Mick Hucknall (Simply Red), DJ Spen (Quantize Recordings), Eddie Amador, Dany Cohiba, Peter Grant, Amrick Channa, among others. On the Croatian scene they have collaborated with the top music artists such as Dino Dvornik, Nina Badrić, Tony Cetinski, , Ilan Kabiljo, Divas, Cubismo, Bolesna Braća etc.
So far, they have published a number of club hits which have marked the top charts in Croatia and abroad. D’Knock and DJ Fresh Jay also have a fruitful cooperation with house diva Barbara Tucker, which started in 2008 with the single “I Found a Place”, the theme song of the Papaya Club (Zrće) which was ranked the 11th best club in the world in 2017 by the renowned British magazine DJ MAG. D’Knock & DJ Fresh Jay are also co-founders of the Papaya Day & Night Festival and producers of music compilations Papaya Day & Night Vol. 1 – Vol. 5.
D`Knock, DJ Fresh Jay and Dus have been working under the mentorship of renowned British producer Andy Wright, known for his collaboration with world famous performers, such as Simple Minds, Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Natalie Imbruglia, Luciano Pavarotti, Simply Red, Jeff Beck and many others. Andy is responsible for the entrance of PlayOne into the highest league of the world music production. They started in 2011 with the remix of the single “Take It to the Roof”, from the British performer Peter Grant, and continued with remixing the solo single of the Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall “Happy This Christmas”, as well as a number of other projects. Andy Wright is also responsible for the fact that PlayOne achieved the most praiseworthy cooperation in his career in 2015, by remixing the new single for the reunited British band Simply Red, “The Ghost Of Love” from their last album “Big Love”. After that, in 2016, PlayOne and Andy started working on new versions of Simple Minds’ 12 greatest hits, marking the 40th anniversary of their career.
They produced a number of singles with Barbara, and in 2013, they cooperated on the global humanitarian project for the homeless “We Can Heal”, which was launched by Barbara Tucker, who gathered a large number of the world's top vocalists and remixers, including PlayOne, to produce the single “We Can Heal”. Its first edition includes versions by PlayOne, and world established producers and DJs, including: Frankie Knuckles (The Godfather of House Music) & Eric Kupper, DJ Spen & Gary Hudgins and Rhemi. Playone’s remix of the song reached No. 1 on the Traxsource’s Electro House Top 100 sales chart!
The appearance of PlayOne is a combination of D’Knock and DJ Fresh Jay’s live performance, with guest vocalists, instrumental artists (electronic drums, percussion, sax, guitar) and exclusive dancers. Combining electronic music with house, hip hop, drum and bass, trap and dubstep elements, PlayOne became an integral part of every quality club program
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