Sultan and Shepard (stylized as Sultan + Shepard) are a Canadian electronic music duo who frequently collaborate in record production, songwriting, and remixing.
Biography Background Sultan, born Ossama Al Sarraf, lived in Kuwait, Cyprus, and Egypt, before moving to Montreal in 1996 to study mechanical engineering and business at McGill University. While there, he became immersed in Montreal nightlife and the house scene. A series of gigs DJing led to the release of his first track, "Primal Instinct". Sultan was signed to Chug Records in 2001. In 2004, he starred in the documentary Being Osama which detailed his Christian Palestinian roots.
In 2002, Ned Shepard, also a student at McGill DJing in Montreal, gave Sultan a demo CD of music he had been working on. Sultan called Shepard the following morning and expressed an interest in producing together.
Career In 2008, Sultan + Shepard formed Harem Records to release their music. Their singles include "Walls" featuring Quilla, "No Good" with Fedde Le Grand, "In the Air" with Morgan Page and BT, "When We Were Young" with Dillon Francis, and "Make Things Right" featuring Tegan & Sara. In July 2018 they announced their upcoming debut artist album, slated for release in 2019. They co-wrote and co-produced the 2014 David Guetta song "Bad", co-wrote "Drove Me Wild" by Tegan & Sara from their 2013 album Heartthrob, and have collaborated with Tiësto, Junior Sanchez, The Boxer Rebellion, Vassy, and Nadia Ali.
They were nominated for a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for their remix of "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars. They were nominated for a 2018 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for their song "Almost Home" featuring Nadia Ali and IRO.
Shepard cites Chicane, Brian Eno, Underworld, The Chemical Brothers, Faithless, and Sasha & John Digweed among his major inspirations. Sultan cites the same artists as well as Daft Punk and Deep Dish.
Discography Albums Title Details Echoes of Life: Day Released: November 1, 2019 Label: Armada Music Echoes of Life: Night Released: November 8, 2019 Label: Armada Music Something, Everything Released: March 12, 2021 Label: This Never Happened Forever, Now Released: February 17, 2023 Label: This Never Happened Endless, Dawn Released: March 1, 2024 Label: This Never Happened
Extended plays Title Details Kochi Released: February 20, 2020 Label: This Never Happened Guaba Released: July 23, 2020 Label: This Never Happened Kelam Released: November 12, 2020 Label: This Never Happened Break Your Fall Released: September 9, 2021 Label: This Never Happened Indigo Released: December 9, 2021 Label: This Never Happened
Singles Year Single Peak positions Album CAN FR NED Dutch40 US Dance 2007 "Together We Rise" — — — — rowspan="23" "Itajai Vibes" — — — — "Connected" (featuring Stereomovies) — — — — 2008 "Tomorrow Never Dies" — — — — "One Day" — — — — "Let's Get Physical" (featuring Zara) — — — — "Jeopardy" (featuring Kuba Oms) — — — — "Eye Spy" — — — — "Did We" — — — — "A Fine Balance" — — — — "Block Party" (featuring Benny Blanco) — — — — 2009 "Kitsch" — — — — "Crimson Sun" (featuring Dirty Vegas) — — — — 2010 "Pink Panther" — — — — "Deeper Underground" — — — — "Past Dreaming"(Funkagenda vs Sultan + Ned Shepard) — — — — 2011 "Running"(Fedde Le Grand vs Sultan + Ned Shepard featuring Mitch Crown) — — — — "In the Air"(Morgan Page, Sultan + Ned Shepard and BT featuring Angela McCluskey) — — — — "Call My Name" (featuring Nadia Ali) — — — — 2012 "Block Party" — — — — "Somebody to Love" (featuring Dirty Vegas) — — — — "Organ Donor" — — — — "Walls" (featuring Quilla) 71 — — — "Send Me Your Love"(Taryn Manning featuring Sultan + Ned Shepard) — — — 1 Freedom City 2013 "Army"(Sultan + Ned Shepard and NERVO featuring Omarion) — — — — rowspan="3" "Long Way From Home"(Fedde Le Grand and Sultan + Ned Shepard) — — 90 — "No Good"(Fedde Le Grand and Sultan + Ned Shepard) — 60 — — 2014 "Close to Me"(Tiësto and Sultan + Ned Shepard featuring Quilla) — — — — A Town Called Paradise "Deeper Love"(Junior Sanchez and Sultan + Ned Shepard) — — — — rowspan="2" "Keep Moving"(Sultan + Ned Shepard vs. The Boxer Rebellion) — — — — "When We Were Young"(Dillon Francis and Sultan + Ned Shepard featuring The Chain Gang of 1974) — — — 25 Money Sucks, Friends Rule 2015 "Make Things Right" (featuring Tegan and Sara) — — — — rowspan="12" "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Denny White) — — — — "Manila" (with Futuristic Polar Bears) — — — — "In The Night" — — — — "Chasing (In The Night)" (featuring Lauren Mason) — — — — "Bwu" (featuring Felix Leiter) — — — — 2016 "Bring Me Back" (featuring Kreesha Turner) — — — — "Love Me Crazy" (featuring Gia) — — — — "Samba Sixteen" — — — — 2017 "Cashmere Sweater" (featuring Brezy) — — — — "Damn" (featuring Red Rosamond) — — — — "Honey Come Back" — — — — "Almost Home" (featuring Nadia Ali and IRO) — — — — Echoes of Life: Day "Bloom" — — — — Echoes of Life: Night 2018 "Head Over Heels" — — — — rowspan="2" "I Got 5 On It" — — — — "Louder" — — — — Echoes of Life: Day "High on Emotion" — — — — "Thinking of You" — — — — rowspan="2" "Somebody New"(Vassy featuring Sultan + Ned Shepard) — — — — "Ready" (with Tritonal featuring Zach Sorgen) — — — — U & Me and Echoes of Life: Day "Where Are You?" (featuring Andreas Moss) — — — — 2019 "American Dream" — — — — Echoes of Life: Day "Deeper" (featuring Carla Monroe) — — — — "We Found Love" (with Showtek) — — — — "Way We Used 2" (with Showtek) — — — — "Miles to Your Heart" (with Rock Mafia and Bahari) — — — — Echoes of Life: Day "And If... / Lion" — — — — Echoes of Life: Night "Hold On / Scuba" — — — — "All of Your Weapons" (featuring Mougleta) — — — — 2021 "Solid Gold Love" (featuring Richard Walters) — — — — Something, Everything "Assassin" — — — — "Nctrl" — — — — "Skipping Stones" (with Le Youth) — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
Production discography Embers, Nadia Ali (2009) "Bad", David Guetta & Showtek (2014)
Remixes All remixes listed have been released on the respective song's official remix EP unless noted otherwise. Year Song Artist Album Notes 2007 "Timelapse" Jiva 2008 "Fever" Julie Dennis "Pressure" Dirty Vegas "Deliver Me" Paul Harris and Cevin Fisher "Crash and Burn" Nadia Ali "Asteroidz" DBN "Wellness Park" Daniel Portman 2009 "Invisible Man" Stephan Luke Ned Shepard solo "Noisehead" Bsno "Leave Me Alone" Cedric Gervais "The Take" Paul Harris, Obernik "You Can Be the One" Late Night Alumni Ultra Electro 3 "This Is Our Night" Sander Kleinenberg "The Rose of Jericho" BT "Love Story" Nadia Ali "I Like That" Richard Vission "Golden" Second Sun "Dust in Gravity" Delerium "Addicted" Serge Devant 2010 "Island Breeze" Pashka "One Hot Pleasure" Erika Jayne "Outcome" Cevin Fisher, Paul Harris "I Want You" Dean Coleman "Hey Sexy Lady" i SQUARE "Give It All Away" DJ Rap "Fire in Your New Shoes" Kaskade Club Life: Volume One Las Vegas "Fight for You" Morgan Page "Century" Tiësto Kaleidoscope: Remixed 2011 "Astana" Funkagenda "Something for the Weekend" (featuring Luciana) Dave Aude "Meiri" Thomas Sagstad "The Edge of Glory" Lady Gaga Born This Way: The Remix "Drunk Text" Manufactured Superstars "Call Your Girlfriend" Robyn "Army of Love" Kerli "A Million Stars" BT 2012 "Time" Paris & Simo "Beautiful People at 5am" Benny Benassi "Send Me Your Love" Taryn Manning "American Flash" Dean Cohen "Give Me All Your Luvin'" Madonna "Disobey" Kate Havnevik "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" Nelly Furtado 2013 "Locked Out of Heaven" Bruno Mars Nominated for Grammy "Closer" Tegan and Sara 2015 "Lay It All on Me" Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran 2016 "Give It Up" Jack Wins "Is It Love" 3lau 2017 "All Or Nothing" Lost Frequencies 2018 "Gangster Tripping" Fatboy Slim "I Know You" Craig David "Mood" Felix Cartal 2019 "Miles to Your Heart" (Sultan & Shepard VIP Remix) Sultan & Shepard, Rock Mafia and Bahari "All of Your Weapons" (Sultan & Shepard VIP Remix) Sultan & Shepard featuring Mougleta "Keep Moving" (Sultan & Shepard Reboot) Sultan & Shepard and The Boxer Rebellion 2020 "Daydreams" (Sultan + Shepard Echoes Of Life Remix) Arty featuring Cimo Fränkel "Everytime" (Sultan + Shepard Remix) Lustral "Yard Two Stone" (Sultan + Shepard Remix) Lane 8 featuring Jens Kuross 2021 "Falling Forward" (Sultan + Shepard Remix) Gabriel & Dresden featuring Sub Teal "Returning To You" (Sultan + Shepard Remix) Seven Lions and Andrew Bayer featuring Alison May Returning To You (feat. Alison May) [Remixes] 2022 "Survive" (Sultan + Shepard Remix) Lane 8 featuring Channy Leaneagh
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