Sultan & Shepard

Sultan + Shepard
Sultan (left) and Shepard (right)
Background information
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Genres
Years active 2002–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website sultanshepard.com
Members
  • Ossama Al Sarraf (Sultan)
  • Ned Shepard

Sultan and Shepard (stylized as Sultan + Shepard) are a Canadian electronic music duo who frequently collaborate in record production, songwriting, and remixing.

Background

Sultan was born Ossama Al Sarraf. After living in Kuwait, Cyprus, and Egypt, he moved to Montreal in 1996 to pursue Mechanical Engineering and Business at McGill University. While in university, he became immersed in Montreal nightlife and the house scene. A series of gigs DJing led to the release of his first track, "Primal Instinct". Sultan was signed to Chug Records in 2001.[3] In 2004, Sultan starred in a documentary Being Osama which detailed his Christian Palestinian roots.

In 2002, after seeing Sultan, Ned Shepard, also a student at McGill[4] DJing in Montreal, Shepard gave him a demo CD of music he had been working on. Sultan called Shepard the following morning and expressed an interest in producing together.

Shepard cites Brian Eno, Underworld, The Chemical Brothers, Faithless, and Sasha & John Digweed among his major inspirations. Sultan cites the same artists as well as Daft Punk and Deep Dish.

In 2008, they formed Harem Records to release their music.

Discography

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
CAN
[5]
2007 "Together We Rise" Non-album singles
"Itajai Vibes"
"Connected"
(featuring Stereomovies)
2008 "Tomorrow Never Dies"
"One Day"
"Let's Get Physical"
(featuring Zara)
"Jeopardy"
(featuring Kuba Oms)
"Eye Spy"
"Did We"
"A Fine Balance"
"Block Party"
(featuring Benny Blanco)
2009 "Kitsch"
"Crimson Sun"
(featuring Dirty Vegas)
2010 "Pink Panther"
"Deeper Underground"
2011 "Call My Name"
(featuring Nadia Ali)
2012 "Block Party"
"Somebody to Love"
(featuring Dirty Vegas)
"Organ Donor"
"Walls"
(featuring Quilla)
71
2015 "Make Things Right"
(featuring Tegan and Sara)
"Don't Let Me Down"
(featuring Denny White)
"Manila"
(with Futuristic Polar Bears)
"In The Night"
"Chasing (In The Night)"
(featuring Lauren Mason)
"BWU"
(featuring Felix Leiter)
2016 "Bring Me Back"
(featuring Kreesha Turner)
"Love Me Crazy"
(featuring Gia)
"Samba Sixteen"
2017 "Cashmere Sweater"
(featuring Brezy)
"Damn"
(featuring Red Rosamond)
"Honey Come Back"
"Almost Home"
(featuring Nadia Ali and IRO)
"Bloom"
2018 "Head Over Heels"
"I Got 5 On It"[6]
"Louder"[7]
"High on Emotion"[8]
"Thinking of You"[9]
"—" denotes an recording that did not chart or was not released.
Year Single Peak positions Album
CAN
[5]
FR
[10]
NED
Dutch
40

[11]
NED
Singles
100

[12]
US
Dance

[13]
2010 "Past Dreaming"
(Funkagenda vs Sultan + Ned Shepard)
Non-album singles
2011 "Running"
(Fedde Le Grand vs Sultan + Ned Shepard featuring Mitch Crown)
"In the Air"
(Morgan Page, Sultan + Ned Shepard and BT featuring Angela McCluskey)
2012 "Send Me Your Love"
(Taryn Manning featuring Sultan + Ned Shepard)
1 Freedom City
2013 "Army"
(Sultan + Ned Shepard and NERVO featuring Omarion)
Non-album singles
"Long Way From Home"
(Fedde Le Grand and Sultan + Ned Shepard)
90
"No Good"
(Fedde Le Grand and Sultan + Ned Shepard)
60
2014 "Close to Me"
(Tiësto and Sultan + Ned Shepard featuring Quilla)
A Town Called Paradise
"Deeper Love"
(Junior Sanchez and Sultan + Ned Shepard)[14]
Non-album singles
"Keep Moving"
(Sultan + Ned Shepard vs. The Boxer Rebellion)[15]
"When We Were Young"
(Dillon Francis and Sultan + Ned Shepard featuring The Chain Gang of 1974)
25 Money Sucks, Friends Rule
2018 "Somebody New"
(Vassy featuring Sultan + Ned Shepard)
Non-album singles
"Ready"
(Sultan + Ned Shepard and Tritonal featuring Zach Sorgen)[16]

Production discography

Remixes

All remixes listed have been released on the respective song's official remix EP unless noted otherwise.

Year Song Artist Album Notes
2018 "Gangster Tripping" Fatboy Slim
2013 "Locked Out of Heaven" Bruno Mars Nominated for Grammy[17]
"Closer" Tegan and Sara
2012 "Time" Paris & Simo
"Beautiful People at 5am" Benny Benassi
"Send Me Your Love" Taryn Manning
"American Flash" Dean Cohen
"Give Me All Your Luvin'" Madonna
"Disobey" Kate Havnevik
"Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" Nelly Furtado
2011 "Astana" Funkagenda
"Something for the Weekend" (featuring Luciana) Dave Aude
"Meiri" Thomas Sagstad
"The Edge of Glory" Lady Gaga Born This Way: The Remix
"Drunk Text" Manufactured Superstars
"Call Your Girlfriend" Robyn
"Army of Love" Kerli
"A Million Stars" BT
2010 "Island Breeze" Pashka
"One Hot Pleasure" Erika Jayne
"Outcome" Cevin Fisher, Paul Harris
"I Want You" Dean Coleman
"Hey Sexy Lady" i SQUARE
"Give It All Away" DJ Rap
"Fire in Your New Shoes" Kaskade Club Life: Volume One Las Vegas
"Fight for You" Morgan Page
"Century" Tiësto Kaleidoscope: Remixed
2009 "Invisible Man" Stephan Luke Ned Shepard solo
"Noisehead" Bsno
"Leave Me Alone" Cedric Gervais
"The Take" Paul Harris, Obernik
"You Can Be the One" Late Night Alumni Ultra Electro 3
"This Is Our Night" Sander Kleinenberg
"The Rose of Jericho" BT
"Love Story" Nadia Ali
"I Like That" Richard Vission
"Golden" Second Sun
"Dust in Gravity" Delerium
"Addicted" Serge Devant
2008 "Fever" Julie Dennis
"Pressure" Dirty Vegas
"Deliver Me" Paul Harris and Cevin Fisher
"Crash and Burn" Nadia Ali
"Asteroidz" DBN
"Wellness Park" Daniel Portman
2007 "Timelapse" Jiva

References

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  2. "Sultan & Ned Shepard". MN2S. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  3. "Sultan + Shepard". Residentadvisor.net. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  4. "Travel Profile: Sultan + Shepard". suncityparadise.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  5. 1 2 "Sultan Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  6. "I Got 5 on It - Single by Sultan + Shepard on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  7. "Louder - Single by Sultan + Shepard on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  8. "High on Emotion - Single by Sultan + Shepard on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  9. "Thinking of You - Single by Sultan + Shepard on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  10. "Sultan & Ned Shepard discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  11. "Discografie Sultan + Ned Shepard". Dutch Charts. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  12. "Sultan & Ned Shepard discography". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  13. "Sultan + Ned Shepard Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  14. "Dance/EDM Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on June 20, 2014.
  15. "Sultan + Ned Shepard vs. The Boxer Rebellion - Keep Moving (Available July 14)". Protocol Recordings. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014.
  16. "Ready (feat. Zach Sorgen) - Single by Tritonal & Sultan + Shepard on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  17. "Ned Shepard, artist". www.grammy.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
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