Tiga

About

Tiga (born Tiga James Sontag, Montreal, 1974) is a Canadian DJ, producer, and founder of Turbo Recordings, a label that helped launch careers of artists including Chromeo, Gesaffelstein, and Charlotte de Witte. He broke through internationally with his 2001 electronic cover of Corey Hart's 'Sunglasses at Night' and won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for his debut album Sexor. Straddling electroclash, techno, and synth-pop, he has remained a fixture of the global club circuit for over two decades.

33M+

Spotify streams on catalog titles covered by BEAT Music Fund deal (2025)

#1

1001Tracklists DJ Charts position for Layton Giordani remix of 'Let's Go Dancing'

23

Live shows played in 2026 (Songkick)

4

Solo studio albums released (1974-2026)

What's new

2026-04
Tiga released his fourth solo album HOTLIFE on April 17, 2026 via Turbo Recordings and Secret City Records, his first full-length in a decade.
2026-06
Tiga announced a Reddit AMA on r/TheOverload as the Turbo Recordings founder.
2025-10
Tiga announced HOTLIFE and shared lead single 'Ecstasy Surrounds Me', revealing the album was shaped in part during a period affected by a neurological condition he called 'vibe fog'.
2025-03
Armada Music's BEAT Music Fund acquired rights to a large portion of Tiga's catalog masters, including 'Sunglasses at Night', 'Bugatti', and 'Let's Go Dancing'.
2024
A remix of Tiga's 2001 track 'Sunglasses at Night' by Reinier Zonneveld and Zyntherius became a notable club anthem.