The Passenger (LaLaLa)
LUM!X x MOKABY & D.T.E x Gabry Ponte
2020 starts strong with the return of power duo LUM!X and Gabry Ponte (known from the 1998 hit ‘Blue (Da Ba Dee)’ with his band Eiffel 65). Together with MOKABY & D.T.E they present ‘The Passenger (LaLaLa)’, a reworked and first time ever approved adaption of the late 70’s classic Iggy Pop song. The track shows lush vocal melodies before unleashing a refined bassline, bursting of hypnotic beats, immersive synth chords and twisting sound effects.
‘The Passenger (LaLaLa)’ is the second single LUM!X and Gabry Ponte are releasing together, following up their 2019 hit ‘Monster’ - out now on Spinnin' Records.
With 'Monster' fresh in mind, the release of ‘The Passenger (LaLaLa)’ sparks a similar excitement, this time with four tastemakers behind the wheel. Together, they created a captivating and infectious song that draws you in and holds your attention until the end. It’s an upbeat vibe, best expressed in the track’s chorus, a singalong vocal line that seems made to turn up every crowd, not in the least thanks to Iggy Pop's approval to officially release this exciting new tune.
“After the success of 'Monster' I worked hard on making the next one an earworm - we combined many styles, that's The Passenger!” - LUM!X
“When I first the demo of MOKABY & D.T.E, I loved it! It took two days in the studio and it was done. I love when things come out so spontaneously!” - Gabry Ponte
“One night we came back from a gig and decided to chill and watch some episodes of Sons of Anarchy. In one of the episodes as a background music we heard a part of Iggy Pop’s - 'The Passenger'. We liked the melody so we checked for the full song and we couldn’t get it out of our heads anymore. That melody was stuck there. Just for fun, we started creating some ideas around the song. We got so excited that the idea was born to actually produce the song." - MOKABY & D.T.E
Artist info
LUM!X
Heads up for LUM!X, the 16 year old Austrian DJ/producer who's making serious waves in the dance scene. With over 150 million streams to his credit, LUM!X is quickly becoming one of the most successful download artists of recent times whilst millions more of his fans have viewed his videos on YouTube.
His most successful track to date has been ‘Monster’ reached more than 54 million+ streams on Spotify, released in 2019 and reaching GOLD status in France & Germany. It features Gabry Ponte, the Italian DJ and producer who rose to prominence as a member of legendary Italian dance group Eiffel 65 and their number one hit: ‘Blue (Da Be Dee)’. He already produced remixes for established artists like R3hab or Lucas & Steve and toured all around the word with his music.
LUM!X is becoming one of Europe’s most sought-after dance music producers and one of Austria’s most significant musical exports of recent years.
Gabry Ponte
Gabry was born in Turin, Italy on the 20st of April 1973. His career as a DJ starts in 1990, and soon after that he also starts working on his first productions. In 1998 his first single with the band Eiffel 65, ‘Blue (Da ba dee)’, tops the worldwide charts and sells 8 million singles, the album ‘Europop’ sells another 4 million copies. The band starts touring the world, doing over 1000 concerts the following years. They get nominated for a Grammy awars, and in the year 2000 they win the European Music Award as the ‘Best Italian Artist in the World’.
October 2014. Gabry enters the Top 100 DJs chart as number 61, being one of the highest entries, and the highest ranked Italian. Gabry is the DJ with the highest number of listeners on Spotify in Italy certified by Billboard (3.000.000 per month!)
MOKABY & D.T.E
If the opposite of good is evil and there are good and evil DJ’s out there, then MOKABY & D.T.E are definitely both. With a big heart and an evil sound they play themselves into the minds and hearts of every crowd. They met the first time in beginning 2018 at the opening of the new Cruise Ship AIDAnova, where they’ve been booked as the Best DJ’s of the whole fleet. From the very first gig they played back to back they found this perfect harmony that makes their stage performances exiting and unique.
MOKABY & D.T.E have the ability to fascinate every crowd with their magical sets and a likable nature. They not only touch the turntables but the hearts of all their fans with heart, humor and special surprises.
LUM!X x MOKABY & D.T.E x Gabry Ponte – The Passenger (LaLaLa)
Out now on Spinnin' Records