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Pascal & Pearce
Pascal & Pearce live at Ultra South Africa 2015
Background information
Also known as	Pascal & Pearce
Origin	Cape Town, South Africa
Genres	Electro house progressive house funky house deep house future house ghetto house nu-disco tech house techno minimal techno trance trap dubstep
Years active	2007 - present
Labels	UMG SA, Just Music, Spinnin' Records, Ministry of Sound, UFO Recordz, Luna Rising Music
Members	Pascal Ellinas, Dave Pearce
Website	PascalAndPearce.com

Pascal & Pearce is a DJ and record producer duo from Cape Town, South Africa. The group was formed in 2007, and consists of Pascal Ellinas and Dave Pearce - not to be confused with BBC Radio DJ Dave Pearce.

The group produces a wide range of styles of electronic dance music. They have released a number of albums, including Passport and One Night Only, and have been nominated for three South African Music Awards.

Background

Pascal Ellinas was born on 17 September 1985, in Johannesburg, South Africa. At the age of 12, he moved to Cape Town with his family. After completing his schooling at South African College Schools, he spent a year abroad before commencing his Bachelor of Commerce degree in Business Management, majoring in E-commerce. He has been a DJ since he was 13 years old, and has been producing music since 2007. On 29 October 2016, he married his long-time girlfriend, Sarah Pietersen.

Dave Pearce was born on 23 December 1986, in Johannesburg, South Africa. After matriculating from St Stithians College in 2004, he went on to complete a diploma in Contemporary Music. In 2007, he moved to Cape Town and completed his diploma in Audio Engineering at Cape Audio College. He has been producing music since 2004, and became a DJ in 2008.

Musical career

Pascal and Dave met in February 2007, through mutual friends. After realising they shared a strong mutual love for dance music, they began working together in studio on various projects. On 1 May 2008 they played their first official gig together in Johannesburg.

In 2010, after a steady stream of releases and remixes, the duo had a chance meeting with one of the members of Locnville. This led to them remixing "Sun In My Pocket", a hit single in South Africa. Thanks mostly to that remix, the group was signed by South African independent record label Just Music in 2011. Later that year, they released their first studio album "Passport", a double disc release featuring a mix of singles, remixes and collaborations with various artists. "Passport" contained multiple hit singles, and went on to receive a SAMA nomination for Best Dance Album in 2012.

"Passport 2.0" was released in February 2012, again featuring collaborations and remixes, and also went on to garner a nomination for Best Dance Album in the 2013 South African Music Awards. In May 2012, Pascal & Pearce signed a record deal with international giants Spinnin' Records (based in the Netherlands) for their single "Disco Sun" featuring Juliet Harding from GoodLuck.

The duo mixed a number of compilation albums, including "Passport To Ibiza" and "Ministry of Sound Presents Headliners: Pascal & Pearce", before releasing their third studio album "One Night Only" in September 2013. The single "Desperado", featuring LCNVL, went on to claim the number one spot on a number of charts, and also featured in the top 10 most played/purchased songs in South Africa 2013.

In 2014, Pascal & Pearce were selected for the main stage at the inaugural Ultra Music Festival in South Africa, alongside acts like Tiësto, Afrojack, and Martin Garrix to name a few. February 2018 marked the fifth time that the duo have performed at Ultra South Africa.

In 2016, the duo signed an agreement with major record label Universal Music Group South Africa. 2016 also saw the duo sign a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

In October 2019, Pascal & Pearce won a South African Dance Music Award in the "Best EDM Record" category for their long-awaited follow-up collaboration with Locnville, titled "I Got Ya Babe". Later that year, their single "Running Wild" (released in 2017 and featuring singer/songwriter Jethro Tait) went on to reach double platinum status in South Africa.

In 2021, the duo founded their own digital record label "Luna Rising Music".

Radio

In 2013, Pascal & Pearce held a weekly residency on 94.7 Highveld radio station, hosting a mix on the Friday Night Bloc Party with Mac G. In March 2014, the duo were signed to 5FM, a South African national radio station, to host a weekly half an hour DJ mix on the "Ultimix". On 1 May 2017, the time slot was moved to 18:30 CAT on a Thursday. In 2021 after a year long hiatus, the duo returned to their weekly slot on 5FM.

Discography

Albums

• Passport (2011)
• Passport 2.0 (2012)
• One Night Only (2013)

Singles

• "Paper Skies" featuring Michelle Breeze (2011)
• "Days Go By" featuring Louise Carver (2012)
• "Beautiful Lie" featuring Yoav (2012)
• "Disco Sun" featuring GoodLuck (2012)
• "Desperado" featuring LCNVL (2013)
• "Fire Within" featuring Ard Matthews (2013)
• "Jericho" featuring Jimmy Nevis (2014)
• "Poppin" featuring Da L.E.S (2014)
• "Running Wild" featuring Jethro Tait (2017)
• "Lose Control" featuring Johnny Apple (2018)
• "I Got Ya Babe" featuring Locnville (2019)
• "The Clubhouse" (2021)
• "Like A Freak" (2021)
• "Sky Walker" (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

1. Article on BizCommunity
2. Just Music artists
3. Article on IDM Mag
4. Album review on IDM Mag
5. Artist Page on UFO Recordz
6. ^ Article on Medium
7. Interview in News 24
8. Album review on IDM Mag
9. Album review on IDM Mag
10. MTN SAMA 2013 Nominees List
11. The wedding of Pascal Ellinas & Sarah Pietersen
12. Q&A with Pascal & Pearce on Zalebs
13. Locnville - Sun In My Pocket at Discogs
14. Article on IOL
15. ^ Article on News 24
16. ^ Album review on "IDM Mag
17. ^ Article on News 24
18. ^ Disco Sun at Discogs
19. Album review on IDM Mag
20. Pascal & Pearce on Tidal
21. Article on News 24
22. Article on Mxdwn
23. Article on Ultra South Africa
24. Article on IDM Mag
25. Sony ATV on Twitter
26. ^ Article on The Daily Sun
27. Article on Yule Dark
28. Article on 5FM
29. Paper Skies on Shazam
30. Article on MyCityByNight
31. Passport on iTunes
32. Article on News 24
33. Pascal & Pearce on IMDB
34. Jericho on iTunes
35. Poppin on Shazam
36. Running Wild on iTunes
37. Lose Control on Shazam
38. I Got Ya Babe on iTunes
39. The Clubhouse via "UFO Recordz"
40. Like A Freak via "UFO Recordz"
41. Sky Walker via "UFO Recordz"
42. Article on News 24

External links

• Official website

• South African electronic dance music DJs