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Origin | Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands |
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Years active | 2010 | –present
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Website | sickindividuals |
Sick Individuals (stylized in all caps) are a Dutch electronic dance music act consisting of Rinze "Ray" Hofstee (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪnzə ˈɦɔfsteː]; born 15 March 1988) and Joep "Jim" Smeele (Dutch pronunciation: [jup ˈsmeːlə]; born 3 November 1990).[2] The two met in Hilversum (2008) while studying Music Composition.[3] Jim and Ray had been composing for television commercials until their mutual fascination for both classical and modern music inspired their business partnership in 2010, when Sick Individuals was born.[4]
Early in their careers, groups including Daft Punk, Bingo Players and the Swedish House Mafia influenced the duo. They have also produced with Axwell on the song "I Am",[5][6] and with Dannic on "Blueprint" (both reached number one on Beatport)[7] as well as remixing songs by Rihanna,[8] Avicii, Icona Pop, Tiësto, Flo Rida and David Guetta. Their remix of Icona Pop's "I Love It" received a high level of support and recognition in the dance music industry.[9][10][11][12]