(Danny Verde, Steven Redant)
Collaboration is defined as “two or more people working together to realize shared goals”. This is the core principal of “Bent Collective.” Bent Collective is an engine for collaboration with a shared goal of fusing the talents of emerging deejays and producers together to put their collective stamp on the over-ground of dance music. Bent Collective is comprised of two of Europe’s biggest talents , Danny Verde (Italy) and Steven Redant (Madrid) .
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Danny Verde is a musical prodigy who has worked in all aspects of music; including house, dance- pop production , DJ, song writing, keyboardist, and vocalist. He hails from just outside of Milan in Northern Italy where his recording studio, Holab Studios, has been home to many productions with International labels, artists, and producers since 1994. Today Danny is one of the most sought after Djs and remixers on the International and U.S scene. He has remixed some of the biggest pop stars of our time including Cher, Mariah Carey, Cyndi Lauper, Lady Gaga, Avicii, Selena Gomez, The Wanted and Scissor Sisters just to name a few. Danny has had no less than Eleven #1 Billboard Dance hits in the past year and a half , and his winning streak of #1s shows no sign of slowing down with his forthcoming reworking of the Donna Summer Classic Love to Love you baby , and a new Bent Collective remix of the Cyndi Lauper classic Time After Time.
Currently Danny is booked nearly every weekend at some exotic location around the world. He is fired up to start a busy winter and spring travel schedule, which will see him headlining events at some of the year’s biggest festivals. He is honored to be returning this year for Jeffrey Sankers White Party ‘s 25th anniversary extravaganza for what is sure to be an amazing and memorable set with his Bent Collective partner Steven Redant.
Steven Redant lives and works in Spain. He started out with a popular house music radio show and then quickly moved beyond the airwaves and into the clubs.
Privilege, the biggest club in the world, offered him a spot for the summer and from there it was on to Queen in Paris, and his beloved LA Demence (where he’s still a resident DJ) . He has headlined gay pride gigs all over the world including : Mexico City, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Berlin , Barcelona, and Madrid in addition to guest spots at legendary clubs Love Dance in Istanbul and Jump in Taipei.
Steven has also played legendary festivals such as Mardi Gras in Sydney, Hustlaball Berlin, Circuit Festival Barcelona, Life Ball Vienna, Fuego in Puerto Rico, Black & Blue Montreal, WMC Miami, The Week Rio De Janeiro, and Florianopolis for Carnival.
Steven is praised for his high energy tribal sound and relentless sets that keep the dance floor pumping at all times. In the past year he has already garnered 8 #1 Billboard dance hits including : Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Alexis Jordan, Kylie, Cazzette , and Nelly Furtado in addition to his hit remixes for Iconapop , and George Michael. His latest remix for Katy Perry’s anthem Roar will give him his 9th spot at the top of the Billboard Club Play chart.
He is both honored and excited to be a part of WP 25 main event and promises a night and a musical set to remember.
2014 promises to be an even bigger year for both Danny and Steven as they continue their global domination with a demanding schedule of dj gigs, original productions and remixes, promising further Bent Collective collaborations including an original Bent Collective production with the legendary Cyndi Lauper.
Electronic Dance Music has long benefited from the art of collaboration. The members of Bent Collective are already successful in their own right within their respective lanes. Together, they promise to ramp up collaborative fusion and move the goalposts for dance music forward as the genre continues to dominate the music industry.
The best is yet to come.. It’s a BENT thing!