Genres House Electronic music Website fono.co.uk | Years active 2014–present | |
Origin Brighton, United Kingdom Occupation(s) Disc jockey
Music producer Associated acts Duke Dumont, TC, The Magician | ||
Fono (born 1990) is an English DJ and producer from Brighton. He is best known for his 2015 single ‘Real Joy’ which was described as one of the dance songs of the summer. Real Joy received strong support from both BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ’s including MistaJam, Danny Howard, Annie Mac, Nick Grimshaw and Zane Lowe who described the track as ‘groundbreaking’.
2014–present: Breakthrough
Fono, released his debut single “Real Joy” on Relentless Records on June 12, 2015. The song brought Fono to mainstream attention after receiving national airplay and when other DJ’s such as Duke Dumont, Calvin Harris, and The Magician (musician) championed the song. Annie Mac included Real Joy on her sixth compilation album 'Annie Mac Presents 2015'. The official video for Real Joy was premiered by The Fader on April 28, 2015 and attracted some mild controversy due to its violent content. However the video was well received online and was subsequently nominated for ‘Best Dance Video -UK’ in the UK Music Video Awards 2015.
In June 2015 Fono was revealed as the support act for Duke Dumont on his UK September tour.
Fono's second single "Everybody Knows" was released in November 2015.