The Swedish House Mafia also
known as S.H.M. is a group of
three house DJs and producers:
Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell,
and Steve Angello. Eric Prydz
is a former member of the
group. On May 26, 2010, the
Swedish House Mafia released
their first official single
"One" under the name Swedish
House Mafia on Beatport.
Their website features all
four artists as part of the
Swedish House Mafia; however,
Sebastian Ingrosso has stated
that because Eric Prydz moved
to London he is no longer
considered part of the Swedish
House Mafia.The trio remain
close with Prydz, also known
as Pryda, supporting many of
his tracks in their sets.
Axwell has said the Swedish
House Mafia was formed when
he moved to Stockholm and met
Sebastian Ingrosso while
drinking, he later met Steve
Angello through Ingrosso. "The
name is just a random
thought.", as described by
Steve Angello, it occurred
outside a 7 Eleven late at
night while drinking coffee.
In 2010 the Swedish House
Mafia signed a record deal
with EMI and a publishing deal
with Universal Music
Publishing.
The DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ
Poll 2010 placed Axewell at #
10. Steve Angello placed at
#14 on the DJ Magazine Top 100
DJ Poll 2010. Sebastian
Ingrosso is ranked #16 in 2010
on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJ list.
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