Deorro

Biography

Erick Orrosquieta (born August 30, 1991), commonly known by his stage name Deorro, is a Mexican and American DJ and record producer signed to Ultra Records. He formerly used the name TON!C.

2005–2012: Early beginnings

Deorro was born in Los Angeles to Mexican parents. He began his DJ career by playing at local gigs when he was 14. By the time Deorro turned 17, he was already producing his own tracks. In 2012, he was asked by DJ Chuckie to remix his track "Make Some Noise". Deorro's remix landed in the top 50 on Beatport. He has since remixed tracks from multiple international famed DJs such as Steve Aoki, Laidback Luke, and Gareth Emery, among others.

2013–present: Breakthrough

In 2013, he released the track "Yee" on Hardwell's label, Revealed Recordings, which charted in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, and Switzerland. On 18 March 2014 he released the single "Freak" with Steve Aoki and Diplo. On 24 March 2014 he released the single "Flashlight" with R3hab. He released the single "Five Hours×Five Hours11 February 2014 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Five Hours5:26" in February 2014. The track charted in Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. On 17 May 2014, Deorro announced on his Twitter page he was going to take a break from DJing in order to have more focus on making music and expanding his record label, Panda Funk. He guest-starred on the MTV series Teen Wolf as the DJ. In August 2014 he released the single "Rambo×Rambo9 June 2014 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Rambo (Hardwell edit)3:56" with J-Trick. On 18 October 2014, Deorro received the award for highest new entry on the 'DJmag top 100 DJs 2014' contest, he hit spot 19. He also played a half-hour set at the 'DJmag top 100 DJs' event, which took place during ADE in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In December 2014, he released the single "Perdoname×Perdoname2 December 2014 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Perdoname4:30", which achieved success in Poland after its appearance in Microsoft Windows TV commercial. In March 2015, he released a third version of "Five Hours" with Chris Brown, titled "Five More Hours". The song has charted in Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden. On 31 March 2017, Deorro released his debut album, Good Evening×Good Evening31 March 2017 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 26 tracks1Good to See You (intro)1:202Guide Me3:483If You Go First (interlude)1:064Turn Back Time3:495Steady Rise (interlude)1:126Goin Up4:327Miss You (interlude)1:068Find a Way3:479Prove It (interlude)0:4310Butt Naked2:3911Colorblind (interlude)1:0812Feeling Pretty Good3:1213Hands Up (interlude)0:4114Drumline (interlude)0:3515Bomba3:1316Reality (interlude)0:2817Tell Me Lies3:3918Honest Man3:1019Me, Myself and I (interlude)0:2220Rise and Shine3:2621Sometimes (interlude)1:2722Let It Go2:2923Lady0:2424Pause3:0125Bailar (radio edit)2:1826Five More Hours3:32, which features 26 tracks, including his new single "Rise and Shine×Rise and Shine3 March 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Rise and Shine3:26". On February 24, 2022, Deorro performed with Pitbull and IAMCHINO on the live-debut of their late-2021 single, "Discoteca", at the 2022 Premio Lo Nuestro awards.

Remixes

2013: Laidback Luke — Pogo (feat. Majestic) [Deorro Remix]
2019: Timmy Trumpet — "World at our Feet" (Deorro Remix)
2020: Armin van Buuren featuring Sam Martin — "Wild Wild Son" (Deorro and Reece Low Remix)
2020: Steve Aoki featuring Agnez Mo and Desiigner — "Girl" (Deorro and Dave Mak Remix)
2022: IAmChino x Pitbull — "Discoteca" (Deorro Remix)
2023: Marshmello & Farruko - "Esta Vida" (Deorro Remix)