Damien LeRoy, sometimes known professionally by the alias DJ Ammo, is an American disc jockey and music producer from Los Angeles, California.[1] He has co-produced "The Time (Dirty Bit)" along with three other songs from The Black Eyed Peas' sixth studio album, The Beginning, and "4th of July (Fireworks)" by Kelis. He produced the song "Touch the Sky" by Sean Paul, which was included in his fifth studio album, Tomahawk Technique. He also co-wrote and co-produced the song "Tik Tik Boom" by Britney Spears for her eighth studio album, Britney Jean.
Damien LeRoy | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Damien LeRoy |
| Also known as | DJ Ammo |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Dance, house, pop, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, music producer |
| Labels | Interscope |
| Website | Official Website |
Early life
editHip-hop led the fledgling producer behind the board for the very first time. In junior high, he began making his own beats, while religiously attending professional acting school and spending time on the sets of stepfather's films. As a teenager, he assumed the moniker DJ Ammo and officially hit the clubs. Whilst doing this, he eventually met Black Eyed Peas. Organically, he became friends with will.i.am and apl.de.ap, leading to his very first remix. They invited him on the World Tour in 2009 as a DJ and producer for Black Eyed Peas, and he spent the next 5 years performing in front of packed arenas and festivals all around the world.
Later life
editIn 2010, will.i.am tapped him to handle the production of six tacks on the Black Eyed Peas album The Beginning, including the chart-topping singles "The Time (Dirty Bit)" "Don't Stop the Party" and “ Just Can’t Get Enough. From there, he went on to produce and remix high-profile tracks for everyone from Nicki Minaj Sean Paul, Lil' Jon to LMFAO, Peaches and Dragonette. At the same time, he started writing tracks of his own. His edgy approach to EDM encompassed a sexy rave power, while delicately infusing pop palatability.
In 2013, he produced 3 songs on the new will.i.am #willpower album including the single #thatPOWER featuring Justin Bieber. Among his own singles, Damien Leroy’s unleashed the distorted flurry "Party Police” Feat. Chebacca. Live, he's performed in various clubs around the world as well as at Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) 2012 alongside some of the titans of the genre.
In 2017, he produced 2 singles on Fergie's Double Dutchess Album. "There's a lot of crossover," he says in an interview. "I'm heavily evolved in the underground world. When I do things in pop, I try to take those influences and filter them through the mainstream. I like existing in the indie and commercial realms simultaneously.” He continues, “I'm always trying to push the borders and pioneer something new, I want to come up with something fresh that hasn't been done yet.
Discography
editAs featured artist
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [2] |
BEL (Vl) [3] |
BEL (Wa) [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] | |||
| 2010 | "The Time (Dirty Bit)" (The Black Eyed Peas) |
- | - | - | - | - | The Beginning |
| 2010 | "Don't Stop The Party" (The Black Eyed Peas) |
- | - | - | - | - | The Beginning |
| 2010 | "Fashion Beats" (The Black Eyed Peas) |
- | - | - | - | - | The Beginning |
| 2010 | "The Situation" (The Black Eyed Peas) |
- | - | - | - | - | The Beginning |
| 2010 | "Just Can't Get Enough" (The Black Eyed Peas) |
- | - | - | - | - | The Beginning |
| 2010 | "Do It Like This" (The Black Eyed Peas) |
- | - | - | - | - | The Beginning |
| 2010 | "4th of July (Fireworks)" (Kelis) |
- | - | - | - | - | Flesh Tone |
| 2012 | "Drink" (Lil Jon featuring LMFAO) |
- | - | - | - | - | "Drink" |
| 2012 | "Touch the Sky" (Sean Paul featuring DJ Ammo) |
44 | 75 | 56 | 139 | 31 | Tomahawk Technique |
| 2013 | "Tik Tik Boom" (Britney Spears featuring T.I.) |
- | - | - | - | - | Britney Jean |
| 2013 | "Going Out" (apl.de.ap featuring Damien Leroy) |
- | - | - | - | - | Going Out |
| 2013 | "#thatPOWER" (will.i.am featuring Justin Bieber) |
- | - | - | - | - | #thatPOWER |
| 2013 | "Great Times" (will.i.am) |
- | - | - | - | - | Great Times |
| 2014 | "It's My Birthday" (will.i.am featuring Cody Wise) |
- | - | - | - | - | It's My Birthday |
| 2017 | "You Already Know" (Fergie featuring Nicki Minaj) |
- | - | - | - | - | Double Dutchess |
| 2017 | "Like It Ain't Nuttin'" (Fergie) |
- | - | - | - | - | Double Dutchess |
| 2019 | "I like it Alot'" (AMMO featuring Sir Bloke) |
- | - | - | - | - | N/A |
| 2019 | "eXplosion'" (Black Eyed Peas featuring Anitta) |
- | - | - | - | - | Non-Album Song |
| 2020 | "DURO HARD'" (Black Eyed Peas featuring Becky G) |
- | - | - | - | - | Translation |
| 2021 | "Hit It'" (Black Eyed Peas featuring Saweetie & Lele Pons) |
- | - | - | - | - | Single |
| 2022 | "Simply The Best'" (Black Eyed Peas featuring Anitta & El Alfa) |
- | - | - | - | - | Single |
References
edit- ^ "YRB Interview: DJ Ammo | YRB MAGAZINE". YRB Magazine. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "DJ Ammo - Austrian Charts". austriancharts.at/ Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
- ^ "DJ Ammo - Belgium (Flanders) Charts". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "DJ Ammo - Belgium (Wallonia) Charts". ultratop.be/fr/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "DJ Ammo - French Charts". lescharts.com/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "DJ Ammo - German Charts". charts.de/ Hung Medien. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
External links
edit- Official website
- Damien LeRoy discography at Discogs
