Will Sparks

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Will Sparks
Will Sparks playing live at the mainstage of Airbeat One Festival 2018
Will Sparks playing live at the mainstage of Airbeat One Festival 2018
Background information
Birth nameWilliam James Sparks
Born (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 28)
Melbourne, Australia
OriginMelbourne, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)Producer, musician
InstrumentsAbleton Live, guitar, piano
Years active2012–present
Labels
Associated acts

William James "Will" Sparks (born 15 March 1993) is an Australian producer and DJ from Melbourne, Australia,[1] who is best known for his 2013 single "Bring It Back" with Joel Fletcher and his 2014 single "Ah Yeah So What!" featuring Wiley and Elen Levon.

He attended Camberwell High School and Caulfield Grammar in Melbourne, but dropped out at the end of year 11 to pursue a musical career.[2] His debut EP, Another Land, was released in Australia and debuted at number 35 in December 2014.[3]

Sparks has toured America, Europe and Asia and played at festivals such as TomorrowWorld, Tomorrowland, Stereosonic and Future Music Festival.[4][self-published source?]

He was named the No. 1 Australian DJ in 2014.[5]

In January 2014, Will Sparks partnered with electronic music lifestyle brand Electric Family to produce a collaboration bracelet for which 100% of the proceeds are donated to Beyond Blue, a company that is working to reduce the impact of anxiety, depression and suicide in the community by raising awareness and understanding, empowering people to seek help, and supporting recovery, management and resilience.

In May 2014, Sparks embarked on a month long European tour.[6] He has continued to tour Europe every year until 2020.

From August until November 2014, Sparks alongside Timmy Trumpet and Joel Fletcher toured North America as part of their Bounce Bus Tour. [7] Following the tour he returned home for a homecoming tour.[8]

In September 2017, it was discovered that the video Spinnin Records produced for Sparks titled song "Take Me" was discovered to consist almost entirely of footage from award-winning and Oscar-nominated animated short film "Requiem for Romance"[9][10] Spinnin' Records did not seek permission to use visuals from the creators of the film, including animator Jonathan Ng. While Ng's takedown notice of the YouTube clips of the music video succeeded, Spinnin' Records continued to use images from Ng's video on their website and publicity material. Ng is exploring legal options against Spinnin' Records. Sparks claimed he had no knowledge of the alleged copyright, as he only produced the music for the accompanying video.[11]

DJ Mag Awards[]

Since 2015, Will Sparks has polled in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJ's poll.[12]

Year Poll Result
2015 78 [13]
2016 73 [14]
2017 83 [15]
2018 56 [16]
2019 57 [17]
2020 58 [18]

Sparksmania[]

In 2018, Will Sparks launched his own festival, Sparksmania.[19] Since the inaugural show, Sparksmania has been held in Adelaide and Brisbane featuring artists Marlo, Joel Fletcher, HP Boyz and Masked Wolf.[20]

Discography[]

Albums[]

Title Year Peak chart positions
AUS
Another Land[21] 2014 35

Extended plays[]

Title Year Peak chart positions
AUS
Nothing More, Nothing Less[22] 2021 —

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Label
AUS
[23] 		FRA[24] NZ
"In the Air"[25] 2012 — — — Club Cartel Records
"Okay"[26] — — — Pop Rox Muzik
"Ah Yeah!" — 51 — Hussle
"Chemical Energy"
(featuring Flea)[27] 		2013 — — — OneLove
"Phoenix"[28] — — —
"The Viking"[29] — — —
"Bring It Back"
(with Joel Fletcher) 		33 — — Ones To Watch Records
"Catch"[31] 2014 22 — — Sony Music Entertainment
"When the Lights Go Out"
(featuring Troi)[32] 		— — — Ultra Records
"Hard Nation"[33] — — — Ministry of Sound Australia
"This Is What the Bounce Is"[34] — — — Ultra Records
"Ah Yeah So What!"
(featuring Wiley and Elen Levon)[35] 		4 116 34 Ministry of Sound Australia
"Flutatious"[37] 2015 — — — Ultra Records
"Sick Like That"
(featuring Luciana)[38] 		97 137[39] —
"Get Lit"
(featuring Lil Debbie)[40] 		— — —
"My Time"[41]
(featuring Alex Jones) 		2016 — — — Bourne Recordings
"Stay Up Till The Mornin'"[42]
(with Luciana) 		— — —
"Acid Rain"[43]
(with Joel Fletcher) 		— — —
"Promiscuous"[44]
(with Laidback Luke featuring Alicia Madison) 		— — — Armada Music
"Voices"[45]
(with KSHMR) 		— — — Spinnin' Premium
"Gorilla"[46]
(with Tyron Hapi and Luciana) 		— — — Spinnin' Records
"Flamenco"[47] — — — Bourne Recordings
"Crank It Loud"[48]
(with Orkestrated) 		2017 — — —
"Monsta"[49] — — — Spinnin' Records
"The March"[50] — — — Bourne Recordings
"Militant"[51]
(featuring Feral is Kinky) 		— — — Spinnin' Records
"Kooka"[52]
(with Joel Fletcher) 		— — — Bourne Recordings
"Young and Free"
(featuring Priyanka Chopra)[53] 		– – – Ultra Records
"Take Me"[54]
(featuring Gloria Kim) 		— — — Spinnin' Records
"Pirates"[55]
(with Ben Nicky) 		— — — Self-released
"What I Do"[56] — — — Spinnin' Records
"Bad Connection"[57]
(with Luciana) 		— — — Maxximize Records
"Closure"[58]
(featuring Bianca) 		2018 — — — Teamwrk Records
"Senseless"[59] — — — Bourne Recordings
"Delusion"[60]
(with Reece Low featuring Jacob Lee) 		— — —
"Guilty As Sin"[61]
(with Amba Shepherd and Tyron Hapi) 		— — —
"Fingers"[62] — — — Self-released
"Flakka Flakka"[63]
(with Luciana and Dave Audé) 		— — — Teamwrk Records
"Tombstone"[64]
(with SCNDL) 		— — — Monstercat
"Mangalam"[65]
(with Maddix) 		— — — Heavyweight Records
"Untouchable"[66]
(featuring Aimee Dalton) 		2019 — — — Spinnin' Records
"Rainbow Stylin'"[67]
(with The Similou) 		— — — Bourne Records
"Party Everyday"[68]
(with Cat Dealers) 		— — — Teamwrk Records
"Send It"
(with Steve Aoki)[69] 		— — — Dim Mak
"Tricky Tricky"
(with W&W and Timmy Trumpet featuring Sequenza)[70] 		— — — Armada Music
"Are You Crazy"[71] — — — Spinnin' Records
"Disco Dancing"[72] 2020 — — — Bourne Records
"Vienna"[73] — — — Rave Culture
"Fuck Yeah"[74]
(with Timmy Trumpet, Code Black and Toneshifterz) 		— — — Spinnin' Records
"More Than We Compare"[75]
(with MorganJ) 		— — — Hexagon
"Lies"[76]
(with New World Sound) 		— — — Teamwrk Records
"Next Generation"[77] — — —
"Exciting New Sound"[78] — — — Armada Music
"Kids These Days"[79] — — — Clubwrk / Teamwrk Records
"Feel It"[80]
(with Marlo) 		— — — Rave Culture
"Nevermind"[81] — — — Alteza Records
"5 Minutes"
(with Luciana)[82] 		— — — Hexagon
"Chemical Energy 2021"[83]
(featuring Flea) 		2021 — — — Clubwrk / Teamwrk Records
"Stand By Me"[84] — — —
"Not Awake"[85] — — — Armada Music
"Close"[86]
(featuring Colleen D'Agostino) 		— — —
"Pills"[87]
(with ShortRound) 		— — — ClubWork
"Maniac"[88] — — — ClubWork
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes[]

Title Year Original artist(s)
"Get Free" 2013 Major Lazer
"Hello"[89] Stafford Brothers featuring Lil Wayne and Christina Milian
"Blurred Lines"[90] Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams
"Afterturn"

(with Matt Watkins)

Chadio
"Ode To Oi" TJR
"Canto Della Liberta" 3rd Face
"The Darkness" Satoshi Tomiie
"Melbournia"[91] Timmy Trumpet and Chardy
"#Selfie"[92] 2014 The Chainsmokers
"Maps"[93] Maroon 5
"Uptown Funk"[94] Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
"In Control" 2015 Yvng Jalapeño featuring Muki
"Be Together"[95] Major Lazer
"Lights Out"

(with Joel Fletcher)

2016 360
"I'm in Control" AlunaGeorge featuring Popcaan
"Mo Bounce"[96] 2017 Iggy Azalea
"Leave The Lights On"[97] 2018 Meiko
"Back In The Game"[98]
"Anything More"[99] 2019 Steve Aoki featuring Era Istrefi
"Song I Sing"[100] 2020 Armin van Buuren and Haliene
"Little Things"[101] Louis The Child featuring Quinn XCII and Chelsea Cutler
"Devotion 2020"[102] Bingo Players, Felguk, and Fafaq

See also[]

References[]

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