Armand Van Helden Musical artist

Armand van Helden (born February 16, 1970) is an American DJ and producer of electro house music from Boston, Massachusetts. He was one of the main proponents of the genre speed garage, remixing various artists such as Katy Perry, Daft Punk, Britney Spears, Enrique Iglesias, David Guetta, Sam Smith, Bloc Party, Janet Jackson, Juliet Roberts, KRS-One, and Sneaker Pimps among others with this musical style. He is closely linked to the electronic music scene of New York.Van Helden often remixes and uses samples of funk, soul, rhythm, blues and rap. He also uses filters and dub progressions, as in NYC beat, dancehall and reggae samples.His greatest successes have been the remix of the song "Professional Widow" by Tori Amos, "My My My" featuring Tara McDonald (containing a sample of "Comin Apart" by Gary Wright), as well as "U Don't Know Me," (with a sample from Carrie Lucas "Dance With You") which is van Helden's own work and topped the UK Singles Chart. He also featured in "Bonkers" by UK rapper Dizzee Rascal, which also topped the UK Charts.

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Alias (AKA)	Deep Creed Sultans of Swing Banji Boys Circle Children Old School Junkies Jungle Juice Armand & The Banana Spliffs Hardhead Wizzards of Wax The Mole People Chupacabra Duck Sauce
Birth date	February 16, 1970
Birth place	Boston , Massachusetts , United States

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Career started	1990
associated musical artist	Dizzee Rascal Tekitha Norman Cook Duane Harden Team Facelift Roland Clark A-Trak DJ Sneak Duck Sauce Common (rapper) Spalding Rockwell Roger Sanchez Fat Joe Tara McDonald
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Freestyle music House music Electro (music) Speed garage Hip hop music
record label	ZYX Music Nervous Records Strictly Rhythm FFRR Records Southern Fried Records