Eric Prydz is a Swedish record producer and DJ. He is the one to form the group Swedish House Mafia along with friends Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello but remained the part of it only till the time the group did not go official. Some of his famous tracks include Tha Disco, Slammin, In and Out, Call on Me, Pjanoo, 2Night, Every Day, Generate, Opus, Breathe, Last Dragon, Leja and many more.
Sun Sign
Cancer
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Occupation
Musician, Record Producer, DJ
Manager
Eric is represented by Michael Sershall of Sershall Management.
Genre
House, Techno, Progressive House, Tech House
Instruments
Turntables, Keyboard, Guitar
Labels
Pryda, Mouseville, Pryda Friends, Virgin, EMI, Astralwerks, Ministry of Sound
Girlfriend / Spouse
Eric has dated –
- Sofie Prydz – Eric is married to Sofie and the couple has been together for over a decade. The couple has a daughter named Leja and a son named Elliot.
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Beard
- Always wears a cap
Best Known For
His single, Call On Me, which was released in 2004 and was ranked as one of the top tracks on UK singles chart and German Top 100 chart
First Album
Eric released his first studio album Opus in 2016.
First TV Show
Eric made his first TV show appearance by performing Call On Me in Celebrity Big Brother in 2009 but his appearance was uncredited.
He made his first credited TV show appearance in the series Flipping Out in 2015.
Eric Prydz Favorite Things
- Type Of Trance – Old trance from the early and mid-90s
- Trance Label In Old Times – Eye Q Records
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Eric Prydz Facts
- His track, Call On Me, topped the UK singles chart for 5 weeks and the German Top 100 chart for 6 weeks.
- Initially, he had formed the informal DJ group, along with , , and , called the . However, when the group went official, Eric did not join them.
- Eric has worked with Axwell collaborating by the name of Axer and has also collaborated with Steve Angello on A&P Project.
- Eric has a flying phobia so he tours via bus. This was one of the reasons he did not join Swedish House Mafia.
- He has his own record labels – Pryda, Pryda Friends, and Mouseville Records. He releases most of his music via the former two as Pryda whereas he releases his music as Cirez D via Mouseville Records.
- Visit his official website @ ericprydz.com.
- Follow Eric Prydz on , , , , and .
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Facts of Eric Sheridan Prydz
- Gender Male
- full nameEric Sheridan Prydz
- nicknamesAxEr, A&P Project, Cirez D, Dukes of Sluca, Groove System, Hardform, Pryda, Moo, Sheridan, Tonja Holma, Fiol Lasse
- birthplaceTäby, Stockholm, Sweden
- Date of Birth July 19, 1976
- Age 48 years 1 months
- Horoscope Cancer
- Lucky Number 4
- Lucky Stone Moonstone
- Lucky Color Silver
- Best Match for Marriage Taurus, Pisces, Scorpio
- nationalitySwedish
- professionMusician, Record Producer, DJ
- weight78 kg or 172 lbs
- height5 ft 10.5 in or 179 cm
- eye colorDark Brown
- body type / buildAverage