S&S Presents Parov Stelar 04.12.16

http://www.parovstelar.com/

Marcus Fuereder, better known by his stage name Parov Stelar, is Austrias internationally most successful artist. He is called the founder of “Electro Swing” and his band, the Parov Stelar Band, is in heavy request all over the world. His music is the soundtrack for numerous movies, TV shows and ads.

Already his first release, the EP Kiss Kiss, and the following album “Rough Cuts” in 2004 provided him an immediate breakthrough in the international electronic music scene. His unique sound, his specific approach to music production and the unorthodox combination of musical genres soon made him the star of an uprising scene. With his subsequent albums (Seven and Storm (2005), Shine (2007), Coco (2009), The Princess (2012), The Invisible Girl (Parov Stelar Trio, 2013), The Art of Sampling (2013)) and more than 20 EPs he was able to strengthen and even improve his status until today and he became the favorite of a huge fan community.

The Parov Stelar Band played more than 600 live shows all around the world, e.g. sold out Playstation Theater in New York twice, Brixton Academy in London, Zenith in Paris and Columbiahalle in Berlin on headline shows. They played many major festivals like Glastonbury, Sziget, Rock Werchter, Solidays, OptimusAlive!, Zurich Open Air and co-headlined La Fete the L’Humanite in Paris in front of 100,000 people.

Parov Stelar is also in heavy request for cooperations. He worked with Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, Marvin Gaye, Lana Del Rey, Brian Ferry and many more.

Parov Stelar has almost 1 Million facebook fans and more than 100 Million youtube views. His tracks haven been used on more than 700 compilations worldwide (e.g. Hotel Costes, Buddha Bar and Electro Swing) and have been used in numerous TV shows, TV series and movies. There are dozens of TV ads with his music e.g. Target, Paco Rabanne, Bacardi, Microsoft, Fiat, Cosmopolitan Hotel Las Vegas, Chevrolet, Audi, Chrysler, Motorola, Nespresso, Colgate and Hyundai to name just a few.

Parov Stelar is Austria’s most successful international artist and won 6 Amadeus Austrian Music Awards (2012: Best Electronic/Dance; 2013: Best Live Act, Best Electronic Act, Best Album; 2014: Best Live Act, 2015: Best Electronic/Dance). He released 7 albums, more than 20 EP's and sold more than 400,000 albums independently. The track Booty Swing reached No. 2 in the electronic US iTunes charts and No. 1 in the Canadian.

After releasing his No. 1 studio album „The Demon Diaries“ in May 2015 and sold out shows in New York and Washington D.C. in November, Parov Stelar is ready for 2016 with headline shows in many major European cities like London, Paris or Brussels. Furthermore he is confirmed for an appearance at the legendary Coachella Festival including some more US shows and already booked for dozens of European Summer Festivals. - Tickets/Info >