Australian progressive house DJs and producers
Aden Forte and Josh Soon began working together as
Feenixpawl in 2003. The duo spent years honing their production and DJ skills, creating bootleg remixes of pop songs and touring dance clubs across Australia. They became associated with Australian club brand Onelove in 2006, and signed with Sony BMG/Onelove Music Group in 2008.
Feenixpawl's early recorded output primarily consisted of remixes, including reworks of tracks by
Kaz James,
NERVO, and
Kaskade, but they released a few singles which immediately became Australian club hits, starting with 2009's "Calypso" and "Seasons." 2012 single "In My Mind," a collaboration with
Ivan Gough released on
Axwell's label Axtone Records, was the duo's breakout hit, hitting number one on the Australian dance charts and receiving major support from DJs worldwide. Several more singles and remixes followed in 2013, including club hits "Universe" and "Hear Me," and mixes for
John Dahlbäck and Marco V. The duo also released their first mix CD in 2013, the second disc of Onelove Sonic Boom Box 2013, a double-CD-split with
Avicii. In 2014, the duo released collaborative singles with
Disfunktion ("Fuse") and
DubVision ("Destination"), and launched Eclypse Radio, a monthly podcast that featured guest mixes by progressive house DJs including
Darude and
Ivan Gough. In April of 2015,
Feenixpawl launched Eclypse Records in conjunction with
Jason Forté, and rock label Wind-Up Records; the label's first release was the duo's single "Ghosts," which featured vocals by
Melissa Ramsay.
Feenixpawl and
Jason Forté's single "Blue Sky" followed soon after, and the duo toured the U.S. with
Breathe Carolina. ~ Paul Simpson