Career Christopher and Alexandre Van den Hoef are natives of
Orangeville, Ontario. Their father is
Dutch and migrated to Canada, and their mother is
Greek Canadian. The two DJs lived in
Athens,
Greece for two years. They are currently based in
Los Angeles,
California, DVBBS spent two months recording their debut extended play,
Initio, released in March 2012. The EP features influences from a variety of genres, including house, electronic, dubstep and reggae. Following their 2012 debut EP,
Initio, DVBBS gained international acclaim via their chart-topping single, "Tsunami", in 2013. As the duo's first-ever certified hit, the platinum-selling "Tsunami" today counts over 1 billion streams. The 2014 vocal mix of the track, "Tsunami (Jump)" featuring English rapper
Tinie Tempah, topped both the UK Singles and UK Dance charts, making DVBBS one of only 13 Canadian artists to reach number 1 on the Official UK Singles Chart. DVBBS also count 12 platinum singles via "Tinted Eyes", "West Coast", "IDWK", "Tsunami" and "Not Going Home," the latter of which also received a
Juno Awards nomination for
Dance Recording of the Year in 2018. Their hit single came with "
Tsunami" It had been promoted by Dutch DJ
Sander van Doorn, although he denied being the producer. The song was confirmed by
Pete Tong to be the work of DVBBS and Borgeous when Tong played the song on his
BBC Radio 1 show on August 16, 2013. It was officially released on Sander Van Doorn's label Doorn Records on August 19, 2013. It also reached #1 on the
Beatport 100. A vocal remix featuring British rapper
Tinie Tempah entitled "
Tsunami (Jump)" was released in Tempah's native United Kingdom in March 2014, on
Ministry of Sound Recordings. DVBBS released their debut album,
Sleep on October 22, 2021.
Live performances Festival 2016 in Germany As one of the top live acts in dance music—clocking in more than 750 shows in the past five years—they have performed across the world’s top festivals. DVBBS have performed with
Tiësto,
NERVO,
Steve Aoki,
Martin Garrix,
Showtek,
Sander Van Doorn,
DJ Snake and others. The duo have played mainstage at
Tomorrowland,
Ultra Music Festival, and
Creamfields, among many others. ==Awards==