DVBBS

The Van den Hoefs are natives of Orangeville, Ontario.^[3] Their father is Dutch and migrated to Canada, their mother is Greek Canadian. The two DJs lived in Athens, Greece for two years. They are currently based in Los Angeles, California,^[3] as well as Toronto, Ontario, and are signed with Josh Herman at STRVCTVRE Artist Management.

DVBBS spent two months recording their EP, Initio, released in March 2012.^[1][4] The EP features influences from a variety of genres, including house, electronic, dubstep and reggae.^[5][6]

Their greatest hit came with “Tsunami“. It had been promoted by Dutch DJ Sander van Doorn, although he denied being the producer.^[7] 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.^[8] It was officially released on Sander Van Doorn’s label Doorn Records on August 19, 2013.^[7][9] It also reached #1 on the Beatport 100.^[10] 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.