2021 has certainly had it’s ups & downs in the middle of a global pandemic but it hasn’t stopped the rise of House Music artist Jolyon Petch. The Kiwi Born, now Melbourne based producer/DJ has completely dominated the Australian ARIA club charts this year spending a mammoth 10 weeks at the #1 Spot with his latest 2 singles “Holding on” (3 Weeks) and his current Radio smash hit “Dreams” (7 Weeks).
Jolyon’s cover version of the iconic Fleetwood Mac ‘Dreams’ has certainly taken on a life of its own with it now being added on the top commercial radio stations NOVA, Fox & The Hit Network whilst The single has also accumulated 1 Million+ streams on Spotify in the last 2 months and is currently #4 on the Shazam Australian Dance charts. Jolyon is the first & only New Zealand Dance Music producer to have produced over eight #1 singles on the Australian ARIA club charts and in 2020 also claim 2 top 5 positions on the UK Upfront Club charts aswell. NZ born, now Melbourne based DJ & Music Producer Jolyon Petch found the spotlight early in his career, successfully pairing his Record Label ‘Club Luxury’ with his DJ brand and touring the world from 2006-2010, performing in over 15 countries and over 20 different cities before finally settling in Australia to further his music career. He’s held multiple DJ residencies in the top venues on both the Gold Coast and in Melbourne and also performed around Australia and New Zealand in the best nightclubs and events. His music has seen support from some of the biggest DJ’s in the world from the likes of Tiesto, Pete Tong, Danny Howard, Hardwell, Don Diablo, Diplo, MistaJam (BBC), Chuckie, John Gibbons, Oliver Heldens, Bob Sinclar, Afrojack, Gorgon City, Lucas & Steve, Joe Stone, Stafford Brothers, Timmy Trumpet & many more. Jolyon’s 2017 single Otherside is currently his biggest streamed single on Spotify with over 5.2 Million streams & was #1 on the Beatport dance charts for over 50 days and stayed in the top 100 for over half a year. In October 2019 Jolyon also achieved a world first of officially getting publishing clearance for his cover version of Michael Jackson's most iconic single 'Thriller' which was released via Perfect Havoc in the UK and was given the green light as the first ever cover version of Thriller with the blessing of the MJ estate and the writer Rod Templeton's estate, The single went to #8 on the ARIA Club charts and #5 on the Beatport Dance charts.
2020 saw Jolyon team up again with Belgium House Music legend Kid Créme for their single ‘How to love me’. The single went straight to #1 on the ARIA club charts and also became Jolyon’s first single to crack #4 on the UK Upfront club charts too. With the world coming to a halt with Covid-19 in March, Jolyon set his sights on taking a seminal record and giving it his own distinct modern flavour and his 2020 version of ‘Show me Love’ featuring the original singer Robin S again shot straight to the #1 spot on the ARIA Buzz charts this time for 3 consecutive weeks and also peaked at #5 on the UK Upfront charts. Over Jolyon’s career he has collaborated with Kid Créme, eSQUIRE, Sian Evans, Ron Carroll, Natalie Conway, Andy Van (Madison Ave), Jordan Magro, Scott Forshaw, Greg Stainer, Mind Electric, John Course, DAZZ, Andy Murphy, Luca Debonaire, Komes and many others. He has singles & Remixes out on Major Labels across the world including: Positiva, Virgin, EMI UK, Kontor, Sony, BigBeat, Armada & many top dance labels: Strictly Rhythm, Loaded Records, Central Station, Perfect Havoc, Fierce Angel, Hussle Records, Pornostar, Stoneyboy, One Love, Neon & more.
His Official Remixer credits include the likes of Dance music luminaries - Robin Schulz, NERVO TWINS, Junior Jack, Ron Carroll, Freemasons, Syke n’ Sugarstarr, Tobtok, Oliver Nelson, Soul Avengerz, Jason Herd, Calvo & DAZZ, Plus remixing Pop icons such as The Pet Shop Boys, Example, Starley, Mel B (Spice Girls), Conrad Sewell, Carmen Electra & Jessica Sutta (Pussy Cat Dolls). With his remix for Mel B taking out the #1 spot on the Billboard Dance charts. In 2021 he has new music coming out on Central Station Records, Vicious, TMMRW, Club Luxury, House Life and a few remixes for major artists including Junior Jack & Siedah Garrett (Responsible for writing MJ’s ‘Man in the mirror’). Along with all this BIG music news he signed for international bookings & tours through Mona Rennalls Agency and has now found a home in Australia for exclusive bookings with SOAPBOX ARTISTS.
