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From Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, "The Twelves" were formed by the duo João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira back in 2006. The name came from the strange coincidence of their birth dates: twelve of july of 1980.
The breakthrough for The Twelves came in July of 2007 when they remixed the track "Boyz" from M.I.A's sophomore album, Kala. The reworked track with an added club feel resulted in one of the most talked about remixes of 2007. The blog coverage surrounding the remix was extensive and eventually the track started to appear in sets from high profile djs around the world, including Kissy Sell Out, who played it on BBC's "In New Djs We Trust" series.
The duo followed "Boyz" with equally well received remixes for Asobi Seksu and Erlend Oye, both of which featured on a number of blogs and music related sites. This stream of good tracks soon caught the attention of a number of labels, including Modular Records (home of Cut Copy, Klaxons and others) who commissioned a "Twelves Remix" of the song "Get Lucky" by New Young Pony Club. The resulting remix was released alongside reworkings from household names like MSTRKRFT and Who Made Who, and received excellent reviews.
Press coverage in Brazil soon started to pick up, with interviews in newspapers and magazines. The coverage led to appearances in festivals and concerts alongside names like Diplo, LCD Soundsystem, She Wants Revenge, Van She and Phoenix.
Their live show is a unique blend of live keyboards, drum machines, mash-ups and remixing on the fly. A key element for the duo is trying to improvise as much as possible.







Aug 03 2007

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My Blog

New demos!

Just to let you guys know that we put two demos on our player.Enjoy!- The Twelves
Posted by The Twelves on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:04:00 PST

Zeigeist Remix!!!

Hiya, come and listen to the latest remix we did for Zeigeist's Humanitarianism. And tell us what you think about it.Cheers.
Posted by The Twelves on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:10:00 PST

Hurricane Jane Remix

We just put a new remix of Black Kids' "Hurricane Jane" on our player. This is the second remix for Black Kids.Hope you kids enjoy it! :)- The Twelves
Posted by The Twelves on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:52:00 PST

Yelle - Ce Jeu (The Twelves Remix)

Download one of the Yelle remix contest winners now! Yelle - Ce Jeu (The Twelves Remix)http://www.myspace.com/the12s Cheers! - The Twelves...
Posted by The Twelves on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

Thieves Like Us - Drugs in My Body (The Twelves Remix)

Hey there!We've just uploaded a new remix:Thieves Like Us - Drugs in My Body (The Twelves Remix)Visit our main page to see the download like.Cheers!- The Twelves...
Posted by The Twelves on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:48:00 PST

New Kylie - 2 Hearts (The Twelves Remix)

Download now:http://www.zshare.net/audio/514006371c78ff/Cheers!- The Twelves
Posted by The Twelves on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:05:00 PST

New Young Pony Club - Get Lucky (The Twelves Remix)

We just remixed the song "Get Lucky" from the UK band New Young Pony Club. You can listen to a preview and pre-order here:http://www.7digital.com/stores/productDetail.aspx?shop= 656&sid=2644472Cheers!-...
Posted by The Twelves on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:16:00 PST

New Erlend Oye - Sudden Rush (The Twelves Remix)

Get our latest remix here:Erlend Oye - Sudden Rush (The Twelves Remix)http://www.zshare.net/audio/3668570f073e6d/
Posted by The Twelves on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:04:00 PST

New remix! Asobi Seksu - Thursday (The Twelves Remix)

Download now our brand new remix:Asobi Seksu - Thursday (The Twelves Remix)(Right click » "Save As")...
Posted by The Twelves on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:32:00 PST