# Matisse & Sadko

Matisse & Sadko are a Russian DJ and production duo from Sosnovy Bor (80 kilometres from city of Saint Petersburg), consisting of brothers Aleksandr and Yury Parkhomenko. They have been the forerunners in incorporating modern technology with the beats to inspire a technological revolution in the music industry and are best known for their collaborations with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix in tracks "Dragon", "Forever", "Break Through the Silence", "Together", "Mistaken", "Hold On", "Won't Let You Go" and "Good Morning", which were received positively by critics.

## History

Matisse & Sadko are widely regarded for being one of the front runners of modern Progressive House in the last 10 years. Alexander Parkhomenko and Yury Parkhomenko both started out as solo artists and started working together under the name "Matisse & Sadko" in 2010. Initially releasing tracks on labels Armada Zouk and Refune Music, they were brought into mainstream eyes with the release of "Trio" on 5 March 2012 which was produced with Russian DJ Arty. The track received support from artists Swedish House Mafia, Alesso and Dirty South and was known for inputting "elements from classic trance to create a truly monumental progressive house festival anthem". On 12 August 2013, Matisse & Sadko collaborated with Steve Angello to release "SLVR" on Angello's label Size Records, which marked its 100th release and Size's 10th anniversary. They follow up with notable releases "Sigure", "Stars", and "Persia" before working with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix to release their Break Through the Silence EP, containing the songs "Break Through the Silence" and "Dragon". They moved to a softer sound with the release of "Memories" on 7 September 2015, which was dubbed as a "contemporary piano house" track.
For the 2016 IIHF World Championship event, Matisse & Sadko produced its official theme song which was titled "Go!" They revealed their independent record label "Monomark Music" initially through a 30-second video on YouTube, and officially launched it with the release of "Machine Gun" through Monomark on 1 October 2016. Matisse & Sadko collaborated with Martin Garrix for their third time in the track "Together", which was released on 20 October 2016 and featured in Garrix's Seven EP. Their second release on Monomark was an Arabic-influenced track titled "Ya Amar" which was released on 17 December 2016, marking their final release for that year.
On 20 October 2017, "Forever" was released through Stmpd Rcrds which was made in collaboration with Martin Garrix. The track was initially premiered by Garrix during the Creamfields 2017 festival, and was released one day before the annual DJ Mag Top 100 announcement. They released "Witchcraft" through Monomark on 24 November 2017. The name "Witchcraft" originated from the duo's fanbase, who titled the track as so before its official reveal. The release of "Into You" on 8 December 2017 which featured singer Hanne Mjøen was a shift from their house music tracks into a more downtempo future bass sound. The duo characterized the track as "very melodic" with an atmospheric "melancholy flavour".
Matisse & Sadko's first release of 2018 produced with Tiësto titled "Dawnbreaker" was released on 27 March 2018. The track was initially premiered by Tiësto during his Ultra Music Festival 2018 set, and also appeared on his debut EP, I Like It Loud. "Grizzly" was released on 4 May 2018, which featured a fusion of "heavy groove-progressive house and bass house". The duo released "Built For Us" through Monomark on 1 June 2018, a track containing house music elements which differs from their previous electro releases. On 16 August 2018, they released "Saga" through Stmpd Rcrds, a song which the duo described as "not just a festival record, but an epic melody with a heroic mood, which can easily relate to the title of the track".

## Discography
### Extended plays

* Break Through the Silence (2015, with Martin Garrix)

### Charted singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | BEL (Fl) | BEL (Wa) | Album |
| "Hi Scandinavia!" | 2011 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Slvr" (with Steve Angello) | 2013 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Riot" (with Arty) | 2014 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Dragon" (with Martin Garrix) | 2015 | 55 | 26 | Break Through the Silence (with Martin Garrix) |
| "Break Through the Silence" (with Martin Garrix) | 2015 | — | 39 | Break Through the Silence (with Martin Garrix) |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### Other singles

| Year | Title | Label | Album |
| 2011 | "Svenska" | Armada Zouk | Non-album singles |
| 2011 | "We’re Not Alone (Hi Scandinavia!)" (with Olly James) | Armada Zouk | Non-album singles |
| 2011 | "Amulet" | Pilot | Non-album singles |
| 2012 | "The Legend" (with Swanky Tunes) | Refune Music | Non-album singles |
| 2012 | "Trio" (with Arty) | Axtone Records | Non-album singles |
| 2012 | "Chemistry (Turn the Flame Higher)" (with Hard Rock Sofa and with Swanky Tunes) | Showland Records | Non-album singles |
| 2013 | "Stars" | DOORN Records | Non-album singles |
| 2014 | "Sigure" | DOORN Records | Non-album singles |
| 2014 | "Azonto" | Armada Trice | Non-album singles |
| 2014 | "Persia" | Size Records | Non-album singles |
| 2015 | "Memories" | Spinnin' Deep | Non-album singles |
| 2015 | "Tengu" (with Vigel) | DOORN Records | Non-album singles |
| 2015 | "Lock 'N' Load" | Spinnin' Records | Non-album singles |
| 2016 | "Get Busy" (with TITUS) | DOORN Records | Non-album singles |
| 2016 | "Go! (2016 Ice Hockey World Championship Official Anthem)" | Monomark Music | Non-album singles |
| 2016 | "Machine Gun" | Monomark Music | Non-album singles |
| 2016 | "Ninjas" | Dim Mak Records | Non-album singles |
| 2016 | "Together" (with Martin Garrix) | Stmpd Rcrds | Seven |
| 2016 | "Ya Amar" | Monomark Music | Non-album singles |
| 2017 | "Jank' N' Gank" | Spinnin' Copyright Free Music | Non-album singles |
| 2017 | "Hndz Up" | Dim Mak Records | Non-album singles |
| 2017 | "Forever" (with Martin Garrix) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2017 | "Witchcraft" | Monomark Music | Non-album singles |
| 2017 | "Into You" (featuring Hanne Mjøen) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "Dawnbreaker" (with Tiësto) | Musical Freedom | I Like It Loud |
| 2018 | "Grizzly" | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "Built for Us" | Monomark Music | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "Mystery" (featuring Swedish Red Elephant) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "Light Me Up" (with Raiden) | Protocol Recordings | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "Saga" | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "Takeoff" | Musical Freedom | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "Melodicca" | Self-released | Non-album singles |
| 2019 | "Don't Tell Me" (with Aspyer featuring Matluck) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2019 | "Mistaken" (with Martin Garrix featuring Alex Aris) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2019 | "Another Side" (with Robert Falcon featuring Wrabel) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2019 | "Let It Buzz (as Daffy Muffin) | Revealed Recordings | Hardwell Presents Revealed Vol. 10 |
| 2019 | "Selecta" (as Daffy Muffin) | Protocol Recordings | Non-album singles |
| 2019 | "Doberman" | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2019 | "Fade Away" (featuring Smbdy) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2019 | "Hold On" (with Martin Garrix featuring Michel Zitron) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2020 | "Best Thing" (featuring Matluck) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2020 | "Strings Again" | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2020 | "Now or Never" | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2020 | "Sweet Life" | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "Meant To Be" | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "Heal Me" (featuring Alex Aris) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "OK" (featuring Lovespeake) | Warner Music | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "Dawn" (featuring Alex Aris) | Monomark | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "All We Got" (as Shy Baboon with Maejor) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "I Told You" (as Shy Baboon) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "Relight My Love" (with Mougleta) | Tomorrowland Music | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "Won't Let You Go" (with Martin Garrix and John Martin) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2022 | "Good Morning" (with Martin Garrix) | Stmpd Rcrds | Sentio |
| 2022 | "Feeling" (with Timofey) | Tomorrowland Music | Non-album singles |
| 2022 | "Into The Fire" (with Arsnøvä) | Monomark | Non-album singles |
| 2023 | "Afterglow" (with Michel Zitron) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2023 | "ALALA" | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2023 | "Lefka" | STMPD RCRDS B.V. / Tomorrowland Music | STMPD RCRDS x Tomorrowland Music Vol. II |
| 2023 | "Promise You" (featuring Justin J. Moore) | Tomorrowland Music | Non-album singles |
| 2023 | "Pull Me Through The Fire" (with James French) | Stmpd Rcrds | Non-album singles |
| 2023 | "JADORE" | Monomark | Non-album singles |

### Remixes

| Year | Track name | Original artist | Label |
| 2012 | "Beating of My Heart" (Matisse & Sadko Remix) | M-3ox and Heidrun | Heat Recordings |
| 2012 | "Unity" (Matisse & Sadko Remix) | Shinedown | Atlantic Records |
| 2012 | "Can't Stop Now" (Matisse & Sadko Remix) | The Aston Shuffle | Spinnin' Records |
| 2013 | "Neon Eyes [Into The Deep]" (Matisse & Sadko Remix) | Saints of Valory | F-Stop Records / Atlantic |
| 2015 | "Next to Me" (Matisse & Sadko Remix) | Otto Knows | Big Beat Records |
| 2015 | "In My Head" (Matisse & Sadko Remix) | Galantis | Big Beat Records |
| 2016 | "Hey" (Matisse & Sadko Remix) | Fais (featuring Afrojack) | Wall Recordings |
| 2018 | "Dreamer" (Matisse & Sadko Remix) | Axwell & Ingrosso | Virgin EMI Records |
| 2018 | "The Other" (Matisse & Sadko Remix) | Lauv | Self-released |
| 2022 | "Forever 1" (Matisse & Sadko Remix) | Girls' Generation | ScreaM Records |

### Production credits

| Year | Track name | Artist | Label | Contribution | Produced with |
| 2018 | "Phantom" | Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman | Buce Recordings | Co-production | Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman |
| 2018 | "High On Life" | Martin Garrix | Stmpd Rcrds | Production | Martin GarrixGiorgio Tuinfort |
| 2018 | "Dreamer" | Martin Garrix | Stmpd Rcrds | Production | Martin Garrix |
| 2021 | "Fire" | Ytram (Martin Garrix), Elderbrook | Stmpd Rcrds | Production | Martin Garrix |