Lost Kings

Lost Kings are an American DJ duo consisting of Robert Abisi and Nick Shanholtz, based in Los Angeles. The duo gained popularity beginning in 2014 through their official remixes for artists such as Imagine Dragons, Krewella, Halsey, Vance Joy, Echosmith, Rihanna, and Tori Kelly, and through their original progressive house music. Managed by Disruptor Management, a joint venture at Sony Music Entertainment, they signed to Disruptor Records/RCA Records in October 2016.

Biography

Formation DJ Robert Abisi (also known as Rob Gainley), was born in Boston, Massachusetts and Nick Shanholtz (also known as Dr. No) a writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, was born in Baltimore, Maryland. The two met through a mutual friend and started the project when the duo talked about collaborating in music on Abisi's 25th birthday in 2014. They were signed to Disruptor Management, a joint venture by Sony Music and were managed by Adam Alpert and Enes Kolenovic who represented Disruptor Management. They started the project by releasing remixes, in the progressive house genre before shifting to a more 'groove-tinged' sound. The duo sent their first remix to many record companies and received their first response from Alpert of Disruptor Records, prior to their signing to the label. Disruptor agreed with their visions of establishing themselves as artists with remixes before producing original songs. When asked about their diverse musical style, Shanholtz said they didn't want to be only recognized in a particular genre as that would make them 'predictable'. The duo attributed their success to Hype Machine, stating that their music received a lot of plays from the music blog aggregator. They started to gain recognition when their remix of Disclosure's "Latch" was played on the radio. entered Spotify's Global Viral Chart at No. 15 and gained over 4.7 million streams on Spotify and one million video views. Premiering the "Bad" single on Sept. 23, 2015, Idolator described their "year spent touring and remixing artists as varied as Tori Kelly, Imagine Dragons and Vance Joy." Their single "You" (feat. Katelyn Tarver), from their 2015 The Bad EP, gained over two million video views and eight million streams on Spotify. Tracks from The Bad EP (Spinnin' Records) received over 15 million streams on Spotify. In October 2015 they released an official remix of Tori Kelly's Billboard Hot 100-charting "Should've Been Us".

2016–present By 2016, they had amassed 13 No. 1's on Hype Machine, over 30 million plays on Soundcloud, and over 25 million Spotify streams. Tracks from The Good EP (released March 3, 2016 on Spinnin' Records) received over four million streams on Spotify. They were tapped to create an official remix of Rihanna's Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping "Work" (feat. Drake).

In October 2016 they signed to Disruptor Records/RCA Records, releasing the single "Phone Down" (feat. Emily Warren) to mark the occasion. The track reached Billboard's Twitter Emerging Artists chart and was No. 5 on Spotify's Top Ten most viral tracks for the week of Oct. 7 - Oct. 13.

On tour, the duo has appeared at a variety of festivals including 'Billboard's Hot 100 Festival (2016), EDC (Electric Daisy Carnival) N.Y. (2016), Moonrise Festival (2016), Sunset Music Festival (2016), Hangout Music Fest (2016), Crush (2015), Summer of Sound (2016), Landstreff Stavanger (2016), Hellow Festival (2016) and Made in America Festival (2018)

On June 9, 2017, they released "Look At Us Now" as a single featuring singer Ally Brooke and rapper ASAP Ferg.

In March 2018, the Lost Kings had their debut performance at Ultra Music Festival in Bayfront Park, Miami.

In June 2021, the Lost Kings performed at Todd & Connor's rooftop birthday party in New York City.

Discography

Extended plays TitleExtended play details The Bad Released: October 23, 2015 Label: Spinnin' Format: Digital download The Good Released: March 11, 2016 Label: Spinnin' Format: Digital download Paper Crowns Released: January 4, 2019 Label: Disruptor, RCA Format: Digital download, streaming We Are Lost Kings (Japan EP) Released: September 27, 2019 Label: Disruptor, RCA Format: Digital download, streaming Lost Angeles Released: October 25, 2019 Label: Disruptor, RCA Format: Digital download, streaming It's Not You, It's Me Released: December 10, 2021 Label: Disruptor, RCA Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album/EP USDance SWE "Bad"(featuring Jessame) 2015 — — The Bad EP "You"(featuring Katelyn Tarver) — — "Phone Down"(featuring Emily Warren) 2016 25 —RIAA: Gold "Quit You"(featuring Tinashe) 2017 32 — We Are Lost Kings (Japan EP) "Look at Us Now"(featuring Ally Brooke and A$AP Ferg) 30 — "First Love"(featuring Sabrina Carpenter) 26 — "Don't Call" 41 — "When We Were Young" (featuring Norma Jean Martine) 2018 36 — Paper Crowns "Drunk As Hell" (featuring Jesper Jenset) — — "Stuck" (featuring Tove Styrke) — 58 "Don't Kill My High" (featuring Wiz Khalifa and Social House) 2019 21 — "Anti-Everything" (with Loren Gray) 32 — "Too Far Gone" (featuring Anna Clendening) — — Lost Angeles "Try" (featuring Safe) — — "Ain't the Same" (featuring Cxloe) — — "LA & the Parties" (featuring Sevyn Streeter and Luh Kel) 48 — "Somebody Out There" (featuring Marc E. Bassy) — — "Hurt" (featuring DeathbyRomy) 2020 47 — It's Not You, It's Me "Oops (I'm Sorry)" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Gashi) 21 — "Mountains" (featuring Masn) — — "Runaway" (featuring Destiny Rogers) — — "I Miss the Future" (featuring Jordan Shaw) 2021 39 — "Me Myself & Adderall" (featuring Goody Grace) 27 — "Broken in All the Right Places" (featuring Mod Sun) 16 — "Under the Influence" (featuring Jordan Shaw) 2022 — — "Save Me" (featuring Kiddo AI) — — "I Do" (featuring Slush Puppy) — — "Wonderlust" — — "Dreams" (featuring Frawley) 2023 — — "Remind Me" (featuring Hilda) — — "Here for You" (featuring Kheela) 2024 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes 2014 The Killers – "Human" Local Natives – "Black Balloons" Oliver Heldens – "Gecko" Wild Cub – "Colour" Dirty South – "Unbreakable" Hayley Kiyoko – "This Side of Paradise" Disclosure featuring Sam Smith – "Latch"

2015 Imagine Dragons – "I Bet My Life" Halsey – "Ghost" Vance Joy – "Wasted Time" Thief – "Crazy" Coasts – "Modern Love" Gorgon City – "Coming Home" Echosmith – "Bright" Mako – "I Won't Let You Walk Away" Saint Motel – "Cold Cold Man" Cazzette – "Together" Rozes – "R U Mine" Diplo & Sleepy Tom – "Be Right There" Krewella – "Somewhere to Run" Tori Kelly – "Should've Been Us"

2016 G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha – "Me, Myself & I" Cardiknox – "On My Way" Rihanna featuring Drake – "Work"

2019 Katy Perry - "Small Talk"