Kongsted
Kongsted is an award winning and platinum selling Danish DJ who resides in Copenhagen and has more than 12 years of experience. His playing-style consists of very intense, energetic and creative mixing-skills combined with a unique feel for his crowd. He posses a great deal of musicality and has a very distinct taste in the music he plays. All of these things in conjunction produce a distinctive club DJ character not found anywhere else. These skills have also landed him several awards at the Danish DJ Awards. Most noticeably Club DJ of The Year, which he was nominated for 4 consecutive years in a row and won in 2010 and 2011. He has also been nominated for Danish DJ of The Year in 2013 and 2014 and also gained a nomination for the Danish Music Awards 2013 (DMA) for Club Name of The Year with his hit single Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris was Kongsted’s breakthrough single and has now streamed more than 10 million times on Spotify, and has gained several certification such has; 2xPlatinum on streaming, Gold on Sales (15.000 units) and won 3 titles at the 2014 Danish DJ Awards – Danish Deejay Favorite Of The Year, Dancechart.dk Award and The Voice Clubbing Award. He has released several other hit singles, an EP and his latest release R.E.D. just went Gold on streaming.
In his hometown of Copenhagen, Kongsted has his residency at the prominent nightclub ZEN, which is also a member of The Worlds Finest Clubs. This is the most exclusive and fashionable nightclub in Denmark, and the club with the most international clientele. From the beginning Kongsted has been deeply involved in creating the musical profile of the club, the atmosphere and magic that appears in there.
As an official DJ for the prestigious nightclub network The Worlds Finest Clubs Kongsted has been requested for clubs all around Europe. Amongst others, some of these include: Just Cavalli (Milano), Club Hollywood (Milano), Byblos (Milano), Carpe Diem (Barcelona) & Gibson (Frankfurt), NoX (Oslo). He was also handpicked to support international DJs such as Pete Tong, AVICII, Tiesto and latest Martin Garrix, when they have visited Denmark. Furthermore he played the official Sensation Club Tour all around Denmark in 2012 and also the Deluxe Area during the main Sensation event in Denmark in 2012.
All of this success has made Kongsted one of the most popular DJs in Denmark at the moment. He has played more than 600 gigs over the last two years, ranging from club performances to big festival shows. The summer of 2014 he played 20 of the biggest festivals in Denmark for a combined total of more than 150.000 people. His distinctiveness in the way he interacts and communicates with his crowd, through the music and his playing-style, has made him an exceptional DJ experience in any arena.