Style Of Eye

Johan Linus Eklöw (born 29 August 1979), better known by his stage name Style of Eye, is a Swedish DJ, record producer, songwriter and percussionist. He was part of the electropop music group Galantis from 2012.

He has worked with Usher, Kylie Minogue, Lily Allen, Zedd, Miike Snow, Slagsmålsklubben, Tom Staar, Lars Allertz, Soso, and many more through collaborations and/or remixes. In 2012, Linus teamed up with Christian Karlsson to form the super duo, Galantis. His early 2013 single Taken Over, featuring Rebecca & Fiona, peaked at 33 on the Swedish charts. On April 23, 2014, Linus was awarded at ASCAP's 31st Annual Pop Music Awards for Icona Pop's international hit, "I Love It" featuring Charli XCX, which he co-wrote and produced alongside Patrik Berger.

Footprints, his second full length released in October 2014 on Ultra Records, was nominated for a Swedish Grammy. The album includes the released singles: Kids (which went platinum in Sweden), The Game, and Love Looks.

Biography Early life and career Linus Eklöw was raised in Stockholm, Sweden. His early musical influences included a range of styles: from Stevie Wonder, classical composer Edvard Grieg, soul music, and jazz; electronic musicians Yello and Kraftwerk; to drum & bass producers DJ Hype, DJ Zinc, Photek, and Roni Size. Linus began experimenting with production as early as 14 years old, creating "weird downtempo and trip hop" songs, as well as spinning drum & bass at his school discos. “I’m always looking to connect dots from my own history,” Linus explains.

2000s Eklöw started his house music career in 2003, when he released tracks on Derrick Carter's Chicago label, Classic. During these early years, Linus made "Chicago Jackin'" House music with "Swedish refinement and high energy flair," and performed at various underground shows in Chicago.

In 2007, John Dahlbäck signed Linus’ single "H-Bomb" to his Pickadoll label, that was the beginning for a run of releases that in 2008 would see the release of Style of Eye's debut full-length "Duck, Cover And Hold," in addition to its first single: “Girls”. The album contained 13 tracks that spanned such genres as: Minimal House to nu-trance, all geared towards the dance floor and eventually won the P3-Guld and The Manifest Prize for Best Dance Recording in 2009. 2008 was also the year that Claude VonStroke and his Dirtybird imprint released Linus' The Big Kazoo EP (a first Beatport 10 entry for Eklöw), which was followed up the next year by The Race EP.

2010–present “I’m always about high-energy with a need to push things forward,” says Linus. They then took their Galantis live show on the road across the US, including two performances at Coachella's Gobi stage in April 2014. As of May 5, 2014, Galantis has finished most of the songwriting of their first full-length album.

For Eklöw's upcoming second LP entitled "Footprints," various singles have already been released as of August 11, 2014: ‘After Dark’, ‘Kids’, ‘The Game’ and ‘Love Looks’; as well as a track list and album artwork.

Discography Studio albums Album detailsPeak positionsNotable singles SWE Duck, Cover and Hold Date released: December 16, 2008 Record label: Pickadoll Records Producer: Linus Eklöw"Girls" "Number Two"Footprints Date released: October 7, 2014 Record label: Ultra Records, Sony Music Producer: Linus Eklöw53"Kids" "The Game" "Love Looks"

EPs Source:

Album detailsTracksRemix Sampler Year released: 2005 Record label: Classic Producer: Linus Eklöw"Gioco" (Style of Eye Remix) "Run Things" (Freaks Last Stand Disco Redo) "Back Then" (Radio Slave Remix)Duck Cover and Hold Vinyl Part 1 Year released: 2008 Record label: Pickadoll Records Producer: Linus Eklöw"Pad Problems" "Banned, Girls" "Number Two"The Big Kazoo EP Year released: 2008 Record label: Dirtybird Producer: Linus Eklöw"The Big Kazoo" "Hide"Duck Cover and Hold Year released: 2008 Format: Vinyl, 12" Record label: Pickadoll Records Producer: Linus Eklöw"Galore" "Ona" "Amelie" "The Last Song"Homeless EP Year released: 2008 Record label: Fool's Gold Records Producer: Linus Eklöw, Slagsmålsklubben"Homeless" "Homeless" (Busy P & Neus Remix) "Homeless" (Canblaster Remix) "Homeless" (Canblaster Dub) Wet / Dry EP Year released: 2011 Record label: Sound Pellegrino Digital Producer: Linus Eklöw, Zombie Disco Squad, Darabi, Darling Farah"Wet, Dry, Dry" (Zombie Disco Squad Remix) "Wet" (Darabi Remix) "Wet" (Darling Farah Remix) After Dark (Remix EP) Year released: 2013 Record label: Staar Traxx, Southern Fried Producer: Style of Eye & Tom Staar"After Dark" (Club Mix) "After Dark" (Nom De Strip Remix) "After Dark" (Hard Rock Sofa Remix) "After Dark" (TV Noise Remix) "After Dark" (Vanilla Ace Remix)

Mix albums Hipp-E and Style of Eye - "Winter Sessions 2" (OM Records - 2008) Justin Martin, Klaus Hill & Style of Eye - "The Underground" (Ministry of Sound (Australia) - 2009) "Ministry of Sound: The Club Presents Style of Eye" (Ministry of Sound - 2010)

Singles Title Horehaus Techno 2010 "Wet / Dry" Sound Pellegrino House, Electro, Tech House 2011 "We Are Boys" Refune Music Electro, Tech House 2011 "Sexx" Refune Music Progressive House 2011 "Ray Dee Oh" (featuring Gina Turner) Fool's Gold Records Electro, House 2012 "Headlights" Forza Horizon: Swedish Tracks Electro, House 2012 "Devour" Robotberget House 2012 "Devastate Dub" OWSLA Electronica, Electro house 2012 "After Dark" (with Tom Staar) Wall Recordings Progressive House 2013 "Kids" (featuring Soso) RCA, Sony Music Electro 2014 "The Game" (featuring SAL) RCA, Sony Music, Ultra Records Electro 2014 "Love Looks" (featuring Lars Allertz) RCA, Sony Music, Ultra Records Electro 2014

As featured artist Title Virgin EMI Pop, Electro, Disco 2012 "Taken Over" (Rebecca & Fiona featuring Style of Eye) Universal Music AB Electronic, Pop 2013

Remixes "Roar (Style of Eye Remix)" - Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso (Walt Disney Records - 2013) "Open Your Eyes (Style of Eye Remix)" - Alex Metric & Steve Angello (Virgin UK - 2011) "Save The World (Style of Eye & Carli Remix)" - Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin (singer) (Virgin UK - 2011) "Ohrwurm (Style of Eye Remix)" - Tommy Trash (Downright - 2011) "I Love It (Style of Eye Remix)" - Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX (Big Beat Records - 2012) "Manners (Style of Eye Remix)" - Icona Pop (Big Beat Records - 2012) "Summer Life (Style of Eye Remix)" - The Penelopes (Pour Le Monde Ltd - 2012) "Timebomb (Style Of Eye Remix)" - Kylie Minogue (Astralwerks - 2012) "The Wave (Style of Eye Remix)" - Miike Snow (Universal Republic Records - 2012) "Bonanza (Style of Eye Remix)" - Mayka (Uniform Beat - 2012) "Who's Gonna Love Me (Style of Eye Remix)" - Soso (PNC Do It Yourself Bitch - 2012) "Clarity (Style Of Eye Remix)" - Zedd featuring Foxes (Interscope Records - 2013)