Raven & Kreyn is a French electronic music duo of disc jockeys and producers. Consisting of Alexandre Abescat and Tom Mokrane, Raven & Kreyn started in 2013. The duo signed on notable labels such as Spinnin' Records, Armada Music, Universal Music, Warner Music, Atlantic Records, Big Beat Records, Ministry Of Sound Australia, Hexagon and NoCopyrightSounds.
They are mostly known for their NoCopyrightSounds singles, for example So Happy which reached over 10 million views on YouTube, In The Air which reached over 5 million, Bubble 5 million, Rich 5 million, and others such as Call Me Again, Get This Party, and Sing For You which reached over 10 million on Spotify, 'Bodytalk with Blasterjaxx reached 17 million as well as Bam Bam with Laidback Luke. They now count more than 350 millions streams in total.
However, Raven & Kreyn appeared several times in the international Beatport Top 10 best selling chart, in particular with their single Back To The Future, Bam Bam (with Laidback Luke) as 4th, Nobody Else (with RetroVision) 2nd, Rock Now at the 29th place, Long Game 30th place, Chicago 32nd. and even more recently.
These young disc jockeys were played and supported numerous times by David Guetta, Avicii, Tiësto, Martin Garrix, Alan Walker, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Afrojack, Laidback Luke, Bingo Players, and many other artists from the electronic dance music scene.
They debuted radio broadcasting in 2018, with DJ sets on the national French radio Fun Radio.
In 2019, they went for the first time at Tomorrowland, together with Don Diablo.
In 2020, they were ranked as 19th Best producers in the world according to 1001tracklists Top 101, becoming one of the highest entry of all time.
They previously ranked as 110th in 2019.
Musical career Raven & Kreyn first caught the public's attention with their 2015 bounce anthem "Rave It". After the track charted as 19th in the Beatport Top 100 it didn't take long until the EDM industry discovered their sound. Taking a step in the Bass House scene, they released "Long Game" and "Rock Now" the following year, two tracks that pushed the duo's imprint forward, and gathered a surprising amount of support from the electronic dance music scene.
In 2016, Raven & Kreyn released their first track on Don Diablo's Hexagon label, a collaboration with Steff Da Campo called "Chicago". The duo's aggressive sound that made the success of Rock Now quickly resonated in DJ sets all around the world, continuing to build the hype around the French act.
Although, 2017 has seen the duo grow very quickly with multiple releases on Hexagon, Armada Music, and NoCopyrightSounds. Tracks such as So Happy, In The Air, Call Me Again had made the duo popular on YouTube, Spotify, and SoundCloud. The release of Nobody Else, a collaboration with French producer RetroVision took place the same year. It was heard all around the globe, and gathered an enormous number of supports from music industry leaders. Featuring vocal samples from Loleatta Holloway's Love Sensation, the track is a crossover between old-school breakdowns and future house. It became Raven & Kreyn most industry-supported track up to this day, and one of the most DJ-played tracks of 2017.
The duo ended 2017 with an official remix of Galantis & Throttle song Tell Me You Love Me.
In 2018, Raven & Kreyn teamed-up with Maxim Schunk to revisit Destiny's Child's 90s classic Say My Name, featuring vocals by BISHØP.
The French DJs released Bubble, Biscuit and Muffin on NoCopyrightSounds a few months later, three songs that confirmed their new futuristic approach of House music. Apart from the YouTube and SoundCloud community, the duo had imposed itself with numerous Spinnin Records releases.
Raven & Kreyn also released an official remix for Joe Jonas band DNCE and Italian DJs Merk & Kremont the same year.
Ranking top 101 best producers in the world Source: 2019: #110º 2020: #19º
Discography
Singles Artist(s) Title Label Genre DateRaven & Kreyn, KDH, ScarlettDum DumNoCopyrightSoundsFuture house03/02/2023 Raven & Kreyn, Flakkë, Reverse Prime That Melody (feat. Like Lions) Loudkult House 01/04/2022 Raven & Kreyn feat. Mingue Be Better Revealed Recordings Future house 28/01/2022 Blasterjaxx and Raven & Kreyn Bodytalk (STFU) [D-Stroyer Hard Mix] Maxximise Hardstyle 10/12/2021 Blasterjaxx and Raven & Kreyn Rabbit Hole Maxximise Big room house 03/12/2021 Raven & Kreyn, Aryue, Parah Dice DO IT TO IT (feat. Dsnt Matter) One Seven Music House 29/11/2021 Raven & Kreyn Diamonds Maxximize Records Future rave 29/10/2021 Raven & Kreyn, Chester Young Telephone Dharma Records House 24/09/2021 Raven & Kreyn, Chester Young Feel The Beat Revealed Recordings Future house 09/09/2021 Raven & Kreyn, Deekey, M7STIC Time To Shine Revealed Recordings Future house 22/07/2021 Raven & Kreyn x Breathe Carolina Vibes Spinnin' Records Bass house 02/07/2021 Raven & Kreyn x BounceMakers Ready Maxximize Records Bass house 18/06/2021 Raven & Kreyn x jeonghyeon You & I (VIP MIX) [ft. David Taylor] HEXAGON Future house 14/05/2021 Raven & Kreyn Lift Your Voices Future House Music Future house 16/04/2021 Raven & Kreyn x jeonghyeon Out Of Me Musical Freedom Future house 19/02/2021 Raven & Kreyn x jeonghyeon You & I (ft. David Taylor) HEXAGON Dance pop 28/01/2021 Raven & Kreyn Trouble (VIP Mix) Future House Music Future house 08/01/2021 Raven & Kreyn Trouble Future House Music Dance pop 01/01/2021 Blasterjaxx and Raven & Kreyn Bodytalk (STFU) Maxximise Big room house 18/12/2020 Raven & Kreyn House Of Love Future House Music Future house 28/08/2020 Raven & Kreyn and RudeLies Drank Time Machine/Hexagon House 11/07/2020 Smack and Raven & Kreyn In My Opinion Spinnin' Records House 16/06/2020 Raven & Kreyn x Damon SharpeLet's Get Real Armada Music House 12/06/2020 Raven & Kreyn x Mo Falk Ain't Right Hexagon House 21/05/2020 Raven & Kreyn No Playin Hysteria Records House 28/04/2020 Raven & Kreyn Express Yourself Maxximize Records Bass house 28/03/2020 Raven & Kreyn x Charmes Step Back Protocol Records House 13/03/2020 Raven & Kreyn Lose Control Mixmash Records House 11/02/2020 Robert Falcon and Raven & Kreyn Sunny Spinnin' Records House 04/01/2020Raven & Kreyn1995Future House MusicFuture house20/12/2019Laidback Luke x Raven & Kreyn Bam Bam Mixmash Records House 11/10/2019Raven & Kreyn Tear ItFonk Recordings Bass house 16/09/2019Raven & Kreyn The Future HexagonFuture house 29/08/2019Raven & Kreyn Step AsideMaxximize Records House 12/08/2019Raven & Kreyn BullDogHysteria Records Bass house 28/06/2019Raven & Kreyn There For You Future House Music House 15/06/2019Raven & Kreyn RICH NoCopyrightSounds Bass house 01/06/2019Raven & Kreyn x Breathe Carolina StrongerSpinnin' Records Bass house 15/03/2019Raven & Kreyn x Dante Klein EscapeSpinnin' Records Future house 25/02/2019Raven & Kreyn Bad Boy Hexagon House 11/02/2019Raven & Kreyn MuffinNoCopyrightSounds House 10/11/2018Raven & Kreyn Sing For You Future House Music Future house 21/09/2018Raven & Kreyn x Holl & Rush FaithSpinnin' Records House 31/08/2018Raven & Kreyn featuring BishopTouchSpinnin' RecordsFuture house04/08/2018Raven & Kreyn BiscuitNoCopyrightSounds House 07/07/2018Raven & Kreyn x Uplink MemoriesSpinnin' Records Trap 20/04/2018Raven & Kreyn BubbleNoCopyrightSounds House 07/04/2018Raven & Kreyn X Moji X Illusion Dream ForeverNoCopyrightSounds Trap 14/03/2018Raven & KreynHoneyMixmash RecordsFuture house16/02/2018 Maxim Schunk x Raven & Kreyn feat. BISHOP My Name Enhanced Recordings Future house 02/02/2018 Raven & Kreyn, Retrovision Nobody Else Spinnin' Records / HexagonFuture house 10/11/2017 Raven & Kreyn Call Me Again NoCopyrightSounds House 04/10/2017 Raven & Kreyn So Happy NoCopyrightSounds House 29/07/2017 Raven & Kreyn Get This Party NoCopyrightSounds Future house 15/06/2017 Raven & Kreyn In The Air NoCopyrightSounds House 06/04/2017 Raven & Kreyn, Matroda Back To The FutureSpinnin' Records / HexagonHouse 03/03/2017 Raven & Kreyn Delight Ministry Of Sound / Astrx Future house 17/02/2017 Raven & Kreyn With YouArmada Music / Showland Electro house 30/01/2017 Raven & Kreyn, FractaLL Killed It MixFeed / Feature House 08/11/2016 Raven & Kreyn, Steff Da Campo ChicagoSpinnin' Records / HexagonElectro house 15/07/2016 Raven & Kreyn Rock Now Guru Recordings Electro house 25/04/2016 Raven & Kreyn Long Game Guru Recordings Electro house 04/01/2016 Raven & Kreyn Just Bounce Repost Network Electro house 15/07/2015 Raven & Kreyn Rave It Ministry Of Sound / Hussle Electro house 13/04/2015
Remixes +Artist(s)Song titleLabelDateGalantis & DotanNever Felt A Love Like This (Raven & Kreyn Remix)Atlantic / Big Beat26/03/2020Aloe Blacc & Mathieu KossNever Growing Up (Raven & Kreyn Remix)Scorpio Music16/08/2019Laidback Luke & Keanu SilvaOh Yes (Raven & Kreyn Remix)Mixmash Records24/05/2019Breathe Carolina & Robert FalconMy Love (Raven & Kreyn Remix)Spinnin' Records11/01/2019Merk & Kremont feat. DNCEHands Up (Raven & Kreyn Remix)Universal Music03/08/2018Galantis & ThrottleTell Me You Love Me (Raven & Kreyn Remix)Atlantic / Big Beat15/12/2017
References
External links
Raven & Kreyn on Beatport