Duck Sauce are the New York-based DJ duo formed by American superstar DJ and producer Armand Van Helden and the owner of Fools Gold Records, Canadian DJ and turntablist A-Trak. They are best known for their 2010 Grammy-nominated smash hit single ‘Barbara Streisand’, which topped charts worldwide, accumulating over 70 million views on YouTube.
Duck Sauce’s debut single, the refreshing disco-house stomper ‘aNYway’, topped the UK dance chart in 2009. This was followed by the release of ‘Barbara Streisand’ in 2010, sampling Boney M’s classic 1979 song ‘Gotta Go Home’. The duo debuted the track at the Miami Winter Music Conference, swiftly gaining popularity and airplay before climbing to No 3 on the UK singles chart and reaching the No 1 spot on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs chart. The video amassed millions of views in a matter of months, and has since been covered in the hit TV show Glee and featured in several commercials.
Follow-up single ‘Big Bad Wolf’ was released in 2011, closely followed by the irresistibly funky ‘It’s You’. Known for their strong visual approach and surreal, innovative music videos, both singles earned Duck Sauce MTV Video Music Award nominations. The pair’s highly anticipated full-length studio debut Quack was steeped in New York hip-hop, Chicago house and disco influences, prompting radio DJ and tastemaker Zane Lowe to name it 2014’s Hottest Record in The World. Duck Sauce now regularly perform at top festivals and clubs around the world, with their visually creative live sets generating an incredible vibe and energetic atmosphere.
