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As I Sleep Feat. Charlee by Tobtok

Artist Biography For Tobtok

30-Year-Old Tobtok Aka Tobias Karlsson Leads The New Wave Of Swedish Electronic Music DJ / Producers. With Over 400 Million Streams Globally And Consistent Support Across BBC Radio 1 KISS FM Capital And More Including Spins From Mistajam Pete Tong Scott Mills Charlie Hedges And Joel Corry Tobtok Continues To Prove He Is A Rare Talent. His Single “New Levels“ Was Certified BBC Radio Tune Of The Week And Seems Certain To Become His Biggest Hit Yet. After Winning A Battle With Cancer Early On In His Career Tobtok Signed His Debut Single “Savanna“ To Highly Respected French Label Kitsuné Later Touring For The Label Across Europe. By 2015 His Tropical-Flavoured “Fast Car“ Featuring River Neon Records Had Reached Double-Platinum Sales And Crashed Into Charts Around The World As His Profile Continued To Rise. Tobtok Is In High Demand As A Remixer And Producer For Other Artists Working On Karen Harding’s Hit “Picture“ And “Dreams“ And “Close Enough“ By Alex Ross. Off The Back Of His Success As A Producer Tobtok Has Showcased His DJ Skills Mixing Toolroom’s ‘Miami Poolside’ Compilation. His Accessible Style Of House Music Has Been Heard In Clubs And Festivals Around The World At Ushuaia Ibiza The Warehouse Project Creamfields Sziget Both Sharing Bills With Kygo Alesso Axwell ^ Ingrosso Oliver Heldens And Martin Garrix As Well As On Headline Tours Across The USA And Asia. To Today And He Lists Nile Rodgers As His Biggest Influence Musically Although Many Of These Influences Come Away From Music And Just Through Life. Having Been Diagnosed With Cancer And Told There Was A 50% Chance He Would Lose His Hearing During Treatment He Had A Different Operation At 7 Years Old To Remove A Cyst From His Ear Drum Tobtok Now Grabs Every Opportunity With Both Hands. “When I Heard That It Was The Worst Thing I Had Heard In My Life. If That Happened I Couldn't Do Music Anymore. Basically When I Started My Treatment With Chemo Therapy My Hearing Instantly Got Worse. So During The Period Whilst I Was Being Treated I Couldn't Work On Music At All I Could Barely Listen To Music Because My I Had My Headphones On And My Head Would Get Really Bad. So I Was Really Afraid I Would Not Be Able To Make Music Again.” Thankfully His Hearing Came Back Within Weeks Of Finishing Treatment And Tobtok Celebrated A Year In Remission With The Release Of His Track “Savanna“ A Track He Started Writing The Day Of His Year Check-Up. His Internal Filename? ‘Happy’. Most Recently Tobtok And His Remix Of Years & Years – Real Caught The Right Attention Featuring On Kitsune Arguably The Label Of Nu Disco And French House. It Was A Dream Come True For Tobtok And A Tick Off The Bucket List After Being A Fan Of Kitsune And What They Represent For Years. What Is Music To Tobtok Aka Tobias Karlsson “Music For Me Is The Most Powerful Tool To Express Feelings And Thoughts And It’s Like A Global Language That Everyone Can Understand And Relate To.”

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