1. TyDi is an Australian DJ and record producer specializing in electronic dance music.
20 Facts About TyDi
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Originally from Queensland, TyDi was signed by Armin van Buuren's Armada label at 17 and was ranked at No 1 of Junkee's Australian Top 50 DJs in 2008 and 2009.
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Between 2008 and 2012 TyDi was included in the annual DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll, with his highest position at No 48 in 2011.
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TyDi's parents encouraged him to play an instrument, but he became interested in turntables and songwriting.
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TyDi graduated from Queensland Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music Technology.
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In 2009, TyDi released his debut album Look Closer, which reached No 2 in the Australian Dance Charts.
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On 16 April 2011, TyDi made first appearance at the annual A State of Trance at Sydney's Acer Arena.
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TyDi appeared during ASOT 550 in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2012.
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In October 2012, TyDi released, "Glow in the Dark", a collaboration with Ultra Records artist Kerli, which played on over 10 Top 40 radio stations.
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TyDi signed his first major label record deal with Republic Records in April 2013.
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TyDi worked with American producer and DJ BT to collaborate on two tracks on BT's ninth album A Song Across Wires: "Tonight" and "Stem the Tides".
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On 20 November 2014, TyDi announced that he had made a promise to all of his trance fans and would be producing an EP in time for Christmas with all money being donated to children in need.
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On 18 September 2015, TyDi released his single "Tear Me Up," a pop track featuring vocalist Nash Overstreet, who is the lead guitarist in the band Hot Chelle Rae.
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On 14 July 2015, TyDi revealed that a new artist that had appeared on SoundCloud early in 2015, was in fact his alter-ego.
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However, after writing about half the tracks that eventually came out on the debut Wish I Was EP, internet publications began to report on the producer, at first suggesting it might be the work of Galantis before TyDi eventually owned up to the project himself.
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TyDi stated in July 2018 he had been asked to work on some songs in the worldwide Disney on Ice production.
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In February 2010, TyDi won the "Best Breakthrough DJ" award at the International Dance Music Awards.
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In 2015, TyDi was awarded the Griffith University Young Outstanding Alumnus of the Year for his contributions to the music industry.
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In October 2015, TyDi appeared as a guest on the Herd Mentality Podcast with host Adam Reakes to discuss his personal love of science, critical thinking in the music industry, and the hidden scientific meanings embedded in his song titles.
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TyDi reveals himself to be a proponent of secular scientific research, and a critic of Homeopathic medicines and treatments.