Tony Junior

Biografie

Tony is a scoundrel you gotta love. He's a Dutch musical prodigy known for his diva-like behavior on stage, worldwide appealing tunes and his antics on Dutch national TV. Of course it’s all about the music, but with Tony Junior you’ll get his charismatic presence as a pleasant bonus. For sure, the world isn’t big enough for this DJ. Prepare to be shocked.

Tony Junior has been active as a drummer since he was 11 years old, still playing with several artists to this day. True to the beat, it’s dance music that captures his attention more and more. Soon, he’s one of the upcoming stars in the Dutch scene. 

With his specialty being big room productions, Tony gets picked up by famed DJs quite fast. Tracks like ‘Nobody Beats The Fucking Drum’, ‘Anigav’, ‘PAWG’ and ‘Feelin’ Kinda Strange’ all make it into the Beatport charts and receive support from DJs like Tommie Sunshine, Sander van Doorn and Showtek.

It works wonders for his career. His music is gaining strength; tracks like ‘Twerk Anthem’, ‘Michael Jordan’ and ‘Wake Up’ get releases on Steve Aoki’s imprint Dim Mak. Together with DVBBS he produces the highly popular ‘Immortal’, which already has more then 7 million views on Spinnin’ TV. Also there are collabs with Borgeous and Baggi Begovic, and he sets dance floors on fire with his Marnik collab ‘Jump Around’ which is getting support from DJs like Martin Garrix, Hardwell, Nicky Romero and Showtek.

Late 2015, Tony Junior embarks on a collab with iconic DJ Tiësto. This results in his biggest hit to date their single 'Get Down', released on Musical Freedom, shoots to the top of the Beatport charts and turns in a worldwide hit. Meanwhile, the video gains over 7 million views on YouTube and 550,000 streams on Spotify. Speaking of hits, Tony has been dropping the releases 'Face Based' – also on Tiësto's label Muscial Freedom- and 'Make You Go' - a cooperation with Riggi & Piros (on the label Doorn Records). Both numbers took high positions in the Beatport Top 100 chart. 

Tony last release, a Kura collab ‘Walk Away feat. Jimmy Clash’ stormed the charts last July and is already 300,000 streamed on Spotify.

As a result, his DJ profile increased, playing all over Europe, Asia, South America and the US, and doing prime time gigs at clubs and festivals like Tomorrowland, Mysteryland, Something Wicked, WMC, Pacha Ibiza and Montreux Jazz Festival.

Tony Jr. live
Tony is not only known for his global success as a DJ, but is also growing into a phenomenon in his home country. He is featuring in a reality show on national television, starting early 2015. In the program he and his father, musician Toni Peroni, are followed throughout their daily lives, leading to all kinds of beautiful, absurd and funny situations. Thanks to the rumours surrounding the DJ and his persona, ‘Toni & Tony’ is an immediate success as soon as it airs.

Tony revealed his own YouTube channel 
After the ending of this successful tv-show, many fans remained curious about the life of Tony Junior. To satisfy their needs, Tony created a YouTube channel and by now, he ready has 60.000 followers. Here, everyone can get a glimpse into the world of the young DJ. Some highlights are bringing fans along and backstage on his tours and helping young talented producers.

So, Tony Junior is gearing up for more excitement. And the crowds are happy to join the fun, never a dull moment with this rascal.