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Eric Prydz

Eric Prydz
Photo: Haydn Curtis · CC BY 2.0

About

Eric Prydz (born 19 July 1976 in Stockholm) is a Swedish DJ and producer whose work spans progressive house, techno and electronic music. He broke through internationally with the 2004 UK number-one single "Call on Me" and has since built a reputation for technically groundbreaking live shows - most notably the EPIC and HOLO series - alongside a prolific output under the aliases Pryda and Cirez D. He runs his own labels Pryda Recordings and Mouseville, and in 2017 won DJ of the Year at the Electronic Music Awards.

#1
UK Singles Chart peak for "Call on Me" (2004)
#37
DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2025 ranking
8t
Holosphere 2.0 sphere weight
3+
Grammy nominations (career)

What's new

  • 2026-03

    Eric Prydz revived his EPIC Radio show in March 2026 after a six-year hiatus, simulcasting the new format across YouTube, Insomniac Radio and SiriusXM's Diplo's Revolution channel.

  • 2025-10

    DJ Mag ranked Eric Prydz at position 37 in its Top 100 DJs 2025 poll, up nine places from the previous year.

  • 2025-06

    Prydz launched a three-part Holosphere 2.0 documentary series in June 2025, chronicling the creation of his residency show at Ibiza's new superclub [UNVRS].

  • 2025-06

    Holosphere 2.0 - a six-years-in-the-making live show featuring an eight-metre, eight-tonne transparent LED sphere - ran every Monday at [UNVRS] Ibiza from 2 June to 1 September 2025.

  • 2025

    Prydz toured to celebrate 20 years of his Pryda label, performing at Tomorrowland and EDC alongside the Ibiza residency.

Tour

SeoulVelezAmsterdamBarcelonaIbizaMontrealSingaporeBlagnacFrankfurtParisLos AngelesMiamiWashington DCIstanbul

Tracks

Call on Me2004 UK #1 single, also topped German charts for 6 weeks; his commercial breakthrough
Pjanoo2008 UK Dance Chart #1; festival staple and one of progressive house's defining tracks
Proper Education2007 Pink Floyd sample that reached #2 in the UK and #4 in Germany
Opus2015 single and 2016 debut studio album title; centrepiece of his EPIC live shows
Tether (Eric Prydz vs. CHVRCHES)crossover collaboration blending progressive house with indie-pop

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