Dante Klein

It's been only five years since he burst onto the scene with 'Ertesuppe', but it's already clear that Dante Klein is here to stay. 'Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)', his 2016 collaboration with LA collective Cheat Codes, racked up 375 million plays on Spotify, and Dante's already played the biggest events from Tomorrowland in Belgium to Ushuaia in Ibiza. Skillfully riding the line between pop and club-oriented music, Dante is set to keep conquering hit lists as well as dancefloors around the globe.

Originally hailing from a small town in the south of Holland, Dante – real name Kevin van der Burgt – has had a passion for music since a very early age. He got his hands on his first DJ set at the age of 14, and by 16, he became a DJ at local events. As more and more time went into his musical productions and music became his life.

In December 2014'Ertesuppe' was signed by Spinnin' Records and featured on Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1. It was soon followed by a collaboration with Sam Feldt and remixes for Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Kim Churchill. Though these first releases were mostly club tracks, they gave Dante the platform he needed to start expressing his long-held love for pop and hip-hop music. He reached out to Cheat Codes and the result was 'Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)'. First released on Spotify as an ID track, it reached 4,000,000 plays before the artist behind it was even known. By now, the counter is just shy of 400 million plays and the record's been awarded Gold and Platinum status in several countries, having spent months in Spotify's Global Top 30. In the wake of 'Turn Me On', Dante quickly brought out more pop-minded collaborations: 'Harder' with HAILZ, 'Coke & Hennessy', with legendary rap group Bone Thugs from the Bone Thugs n Harmony and in winter 2018, new single 'Contagious' with Dylan Jagger featuring Feli Ferraro.

Dante's rapid success as a producer has catapulted him into the spotlight as a performer as well. His dancefloor-oriented DJ sets have already captured the hearts of festival-goers around the world, with the summer of 2017 including highlight performances at Tomorrowland (Belgium), Ushuaïa (Ibiza), Nova Era Festival (Portugal), Sunrise Festival (Poland), Ohrid Calling: Hardwell (Macedonia), and Sounce Parade (South Korea).
Late 2017 brought Dante Klein to Amsterdam's notorious ADE where he performed amongst the top electronic talent in the world, followed by his first official tour in Asia. Ever keeping a close eye on the balance between the 'club' and 'pop' sides of his musical persona, Dante has a bright future ahead of him. Thanks to his relentless passion for production, a slew of new material is ready for release in 2020. Dante Klein is ready to take over the world!

Dante always had an interest in everything musical, dating back to the pots and pans jam sessions he had together with his sister during childhood. Those 'instruments' soon gave way to a real piano and the first compositions were born. At the early age of 10 he got hold of DJ equipment and and his life's passion was discovered. Dante soon followed suit with producer software, and then went on to finetune his skills at the renowned Herman Brood Music Academy in the Netherlands, from which he has since graduated.

Now, just having turned 21 years old, Dante Klein is setting things alight in quick succession. Shortly after his highlight performance at Tomorrowland 2015, he was asked to remix "Higher Place", the groovy # 1 Billboard dance track by Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike & Ne-Yo. This was quickly followed by a brooding collaboration with Sam Feldt & Belgian singer Milow, "Feels Like Home", which became the focus track of Feldt's EP.

All this has led to the biggest release to date - "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" had been secretly gaining global traction on Spotify as an ID track, with more than 2.000.000 streams before its official "reveal" on June 29th. First week of August it hit 40 million, reaching a number 48 position on the Spotify Global charts and a number 21 position with 88 million streams by the end of that month. The track keeps on going strong. This rework of Kevin Lyttle's hit features the succesful LA based Cheat Codes who are currently also enjoying a world-wide hit with "Sex".

Accompanied by an equally unique extended video, 'Turn Me On' is already a dance floor mainstay, on its way to becoming THE European summer anthem of 2016.