From Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, "The Twelves" were formed by the duo João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira back in 2006. The name came from the strange coincidence of their birth dates: twelve of july of 1980.
The breakthrough for The Twelves came in July of 2007 when they remixed the track "Boyz" from M.I.A's sophomore album, Kala. The reworked track with an added club feel resulted in one of the most talked about remixes of 2007. The blog coverage surrounding the remix was extensive and eventually the track started to appear in sets from high profile djs around the world, including Kissy Sell Out, who played it on BBC's "In New Djs We Trust" series.
The duo followed "Boyz" with equally well received remixes for Asobi Seksu and Erlend Oye, both of which featured on a number of blogs and music related sites. This stream of good tracks soon caught the attention of a number of labels, including Modular Records (home of Cut Copy, Klaxons and others) who comissioned a "Twelves Remix" of the song "Get Lucky" by New Young Pony Club. The resulting remix was released alongside reworkings from household names like MSTRKRFT and Who Made Who, and received excellent reviews.
Press coverage in Brazil soon started to pick up, with interviews in newspapers and magazines. The coverage led to appearances in festivals and concerts alongside names like Diplo, LCD Soundsystem, She Wants Revenge, Van She and Phoenix.
The sound of the duo brings influences from many genres. Among the most influential to their sound are Daft Punk, Justice, Röyksopp, Vitalic, Simian Mobile Disco, MSTRKRFT, Clor, Cut Copy and Goldfrapp.
Their live show is a unique blend of live keyboards, drum machines, mash-ups and remixing on the fly. A key element for the duo is trying to improvies as much as possible.
We're always looking to remix new and original people, so drop us a line.
| Aug 03 2007 | Live @ CALZONE | Rio de Janeiro |
| Set 01 2007 | Live @ PISTA 3 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Oct 11 2007 | Live @ MILO GARAGE | São Paulo |
| Oct 18 2007 | Live @ LOUNGE 69 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Oct 20 2007 | Live @ DIGITAL ROCK with DIPLO (USA) | Curitiba, Paraná |
| Nov 01 2007 | Live @ CALZONE | Rio de Janeiro |
| Nov 02 2007 | Live @ VEGAS CLUB | São Paulo |
| Nov 16 2007 | Live @ CIRCO VOADOR with LCD SOUNDSYSTEM | Rio de Janeiro |
| Dec 8 2007 | Live @ NOKIA TRENDS with PHOENIX, VAN SHE and SHE WANTS REVENGE | São Paulo |
| Dec 15 2007 | Live @ FOSFOBOX | Rio de Janeiro |
| Jan 18 2008 | Live @ CLUB 69 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Jan 19 2008 | Live @ CLASH CLUB | São Paulo |
| Jan 24 2008 | Live @ DEPUTAMADRE | Belo Horizonte, MG |
| Mar 22 2008 | Live @ CIRCO VOADOR with MIXHELL | Rio de Janeiro |
| Apr 30 2008 | Live @ CREDICARD HALL with GROOVE ARMADA | São Paulo |
| Jun 27 2008 | Live @ Clash | São Paulo |
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