Pascal & Pearce | |
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Pascal & Pearce live at Ultra South Africa 2015
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Background information | |
Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
Genres | Electro House, Progressive House, Funky House, Deep House, Future House, Ghetto House, Nu-Disco, Tech House, Techno, Minimal Techno, Trance, Trap, Dubstep |
Years active | 2007 - present |
Labels | UMG SA (currently), Just Music,Spinnin' Records,Ministry of Sound |
Associated acts | Locnville, Blasterjaxx, Duck Sauce, Goldfish, GoodLuck, Da L.E.S, Ard Matthews, Yoav |
Website | PascalAndPearce.com |
Members | Pascal Ellinas, Dave Pearce |
Pascal & Pearce is a DJ and record producer duo from Cape Town, South Africa. The group was formed in 2007, and consists of Pascal Ellinas and Dave Pearce - not to be confused with BBC Radio DJ Dave Pearce.
The group produces a wide range of styles of electronic dance music. They have released a number of albums, including Passport and One Night Only, and have been nominated for three South African Music Awards.
Pascal Ellinas was born on 17 September 1985, in Johannesburg, South Africa. At the age of 12, he moved to Cape Town with his family. After completing his schooling at South African College Schools, he spent a year abroad before obtaining his Bachelor of Commerce degree in Business Management, majoring in E-commerce. He has been a DJ since he was 13 years old, and has been producing music since 2007. On 29 October 2016, he married his long-time girlfriend, Sarah Pietersen.
Dave Pearce was born on 23 December 1986, in Johannesburg, South Africa. After matriculating from St Stithians College in 2004, he went on to complete a diploma in Contemporary Music. In 2007, he moved to Cape Town and completed his diploma in Audio Engineering at Cape Audio College. He has been producing music since 2004, and became a DJ in 2008.
Pascal and Dave met in February 2007, through mutual friends. After realising they shared a strong mutual love for dance music, they began working together in studio on various projects. On the 1st of May 2008 they played their first official gig together in Johannesburg.