Career
He is best known for the singles "Need U (100%)", "I Got U" and "Won"t Look Back" which both reached number 1 and 2 in the United Kingdom Chart respectively. He owns the record label Blasé Boys Club and has also used it as an alias for production. He has remixed a number of songs, including several which have charted in the United Kingdom.
In 2014, "Need U (100%)" was nominated for "Best Dance Recording" for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.
According to his official Twitter page, he also has a high intelligence quotient scoring between 133 and 149. 2007-2011: beginnings Duke"s early career was mentored by Switch (who has produced for Beyoncé, Master of International Affairs, Santigold) and he made his name remixing popular songs, including Lily Allen"s "The Fear", Mystery Jets" "Two Doors Down" and Bat for Lashes" "Daniel".
In March 2007 he released his first European Parliament, the Regality European Parliament for Turbo Recordings which was followed in August 2008 by The Dominion Dubs European Parliament on Dubsided. Duke mixed the 2010 FabricLive.51 compilation album for London nightclub Fabric.
In 2011 he moved out of London to the Hertfordshire countryside to focus on original material.
2012–present: Breakthrough and new single In 2012, Duke released two EPs on Tiga"s Turbo Recordings, Foreign Club Play Only Volume 1 and Volume 2, which were played on radio by Annie Mac and Fearne Cotton on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1 and Trevor Nelson on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1Xtra. In the same year he remixed AlunaGeorge"s "Your Drums, Your Love" and Santigold"s "The Keepers".
On 31 March 2013, Dumont released the single "Need U (100%)".
The song features vocals from Sierra Leonean-born British recording artist A*M*East. The song has topped the United Kingdom Chart and also charted in Belgium and the Netherlands. The official music video, directed by Ian Robertson and starring Rique, has over 14 million YouTube views.
On 1 July 2013 Pitchfork premiered Duke Dumont"s new album track "Hold On", featuring vocals from recording artist MNEK. On 6 December 2013, Annie Mac premiered Duke Dumont"s official single "I Got U" featuring Jax Jones. The single was released as the second single from his forthcoming debut album in 2014.
The single "I Got U" has peaked at the number 1 position on the United Kingdom Chart.
The song featuring Jax Jones samples the song "My Love Is Your Love". Session singer Kelli-Leigh sings on the Duke Dumont single, although Dumont was inspired by the original recording of the song by Whitney Houston, saying: "lieutenant"s one of my favourite Whitney songs, especially the later Whitney period. lieutenant got to a point where I thought maybe it might be worth bringing a singer in and changing it but I thought you know what, out of respect as started off working the song around "My Love Is Your Love" I kept it in." In August 2014 Duke Dumont released "Won"t Look Back", which reached number 2 in the United Kingdom Chart.
In February 2015, "I Got U" was nominated for "Best Dance Recording" at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.
At the end of July he released "Ocean Drive", from the European Parliament Blasé Boys Club Pint 1. Duke Dumont produced Katy Perry"s Christmas song "Everyday is a Holiday" for the H&M 2015 Christmas campaign.