Sick Individuals

Dutch EDM duo Sick Individuals write boisterous, catchy dance tunes equally suited for festivals and the radio. The duo consists of Joep Smeele and Rinze Hofstee, who met in 2008 while studying music composition. Both individuals already had experience penning music for commercials, but they bonded over a mutual love for acts like Daft Punk and Swedish House Mafia, and decided to make dance music together. Sick Individuals began releasing original tracks on Sneakerz Muzik in 2010, and were initially more prolific as remixers, with clients including Flo Rida, Nicky Romero, and Freestylers. Their mix of Icona Pop’s 2012 smash hit “I Love It” was particularly well received, and the duo followed it with numerous singles on labels like Revealed Recordings, Axtone, Onelove, and Armada. Collaborations with Dannic (“Blueprint”) and Axwell (“I Am”) both topped charts of dance music retailer Beatport, and the duo remixed songs by Madonna, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Avicii, and numerous other stars. Sick Individuals have also performed at several major EDM festivals, including Tomorrowland, Ultra, and Creamfields. They host a podcast series as well, titled This Is Sick, which is also the name of a CD Japanese label Avex Trax released in 2015, compiling some of the duo’s biggest tracks. In 2019, they issued the single “Scars,” featuring Cub Rayan. ~ Paul Simpson