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{{Short description|Swedish DJ and record producer (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name             = Eric Prydz
| image            = Eric_Prydz_at_Glastonbury_2009.jpg
| caption          = Prydz at [[Glastonbury]] in 2009
| birth_name       = Eric Sheridan Prydz
| alias            = {{hlist|AxEr|A&P Project|[[Cirez D]]|Dukes of Sluca|Groove System|Hardform|[[Pryda]]|Moo|Sheridan|Tonja Holma|Fiol Lasse}}
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1976|7|19|df=y}}
| origin           = [[Täby Municipality|Täby]], [[Stockholm County]], Sweden
| genre            = {{hlist|[[House music|House]]|[[techno]]|[[progressive house]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7581655/eric-prydz-new-pryda-choo-future-end-is-beginning|title=Eric Prydz Releases New Three-Track Pryda EP|first=Kat|last=Bein|magazine=Billboard|date=21 November 2016|access-date=2016-12-13}}</ref>|[[tech house]]}}
| occupation       = {{hlist|DJ|record producer}}
| years_active     = 2001–present
| label            = {{hlist|Pryda|Mouseville|[[Pryda Friends]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]|[[EMI]]|[[Astralwerks]]|[[Ministry of Sound]]|[[Arista Records|Arista]]}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Swedish House Mafia]]}}
| website          = {{url|ericprydz.com}}
}}

'''Eric Sheridan Prydz''' ({{IPAc-en|p|r|ɪ|d|z}}, {{IPA|sv|ˈêːrɪk ˈɕêːrɪdan ˈprʏts|lang}}; born 19 July 1976), also known by his many aliases including '''Pryda''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|r|aɪ|d|ə}})<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOoJp4KQkNY|title=Interviewer pronounces "Pryda"|website=Youtube.com|accessdate=3 March 2010}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> and '''Cirez D''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|aɪ|r|ɛ|z}}), is a Swedish DJ and record producer. He rose to prominence with his 2004 hit single "[[Call on Me (Eric Prydz song)|Call on Me]]", and saw continued chart success with "[[Proper Education]]" in 2007, "[[Pjanoo]]" in 2008, and "[[Opus (instrumental)|Opus]]" in 2015. In 2016, he released his debut studio album, ''[[Opus (Eric Prydz album)|Opus]]''.

In 2017, he won DJ of the Year at the [[Electronic Music Awards]] and was also nominated for Live Act of the Year.

==Career==
===2004–2008: "Call on Me" and Swedish House Mafia===
Prydz is perhaps best known for his 2004 hit single "[[Call on Me (Eric Prydz song)|Call on Me]]". It topped the UK singles chart for five weeks<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishchartsingles.com/index.php/2014/09/22/call-on-me-eric-prydz/|title=Call On Me – Eric Prydz|date=2014-09-22|website=British Chart Singles|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812114212/http://www.britishchartsingles.com/index.php/2014/09/22/call-on-me-eric-prydz/|archive-date=12 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was number one on the German Top 100 for six consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.co/song/1728|title=Call On Me by Eric Prydz - Music Charts|website=acharts.co|access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref> Although this track made him immensely popular, Prydz has stopped playing it in his shows in an attempt to distance himself from it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/24/eric-prydz-edm-is-like-a-gateway-drug-or-mcdonalds|title=Eric Prydz: 'EDM is like a gateway drug … or McDonald's'|last=Cragg|first=Michael|date=2016-02-24|website=the Guardian|access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref> In some respects he has succeeded, and with his newer songs, Prydz has gained recognition from both underground and mainstream fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sound-andsilence.com/441.html|title=Sound & Silence Media News - Eric Prydz to Bring the Beat in Chicago 02/23|website=www.sound-andsilence.com|access-date=2016-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808040753/http://www.sound-andsilence.com/441.html|archive-date=8 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2006, he released a remixed version of [[Pink Floyd]]'s "[[Another Brick in the Wall|Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2]]", titled "[[Proper Education]]",{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} with a video.<ref>{{Citation|last=Embassy One|title=Eric Prydz vs. Floyd - Proper Education|date=2009-02-02|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxNrWVKX9WI|access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref>

In 2008, Prydz released the critically acclaimed single "[[Pjanoo]]", which topped the [[UK Dance Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=UK Dance Chart: Eric Prydz - Pjanoo|website=[[OfficialCharts.com]]|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20080831/104/|access-date=2017-04-14}}</ref>

Together with [[Axwell]], [[Sebastian Ingrosso]] and [[Steve Angello]], Prydz formed a group of DJs that informally referred to themselves as the [[Swedish House Mafia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/281173/swedish-house-mafia/biography|title=Swedish House Mafia - Biography {{!}} Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref> When the group with the same name officially formed in late 2008, Prydz decided not to join his friends.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eric-prydz-swedish-house-no-mafia-20130719|title=Eric Prydz: Swedish House, No Mafia|date=2013-07-19|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref> He has collaborated with Axwell under the name Axer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youredm.com/2012/11/12/introducing-unsung-heroes-axer-axwell-eric-prydz-123-original-mix/ |title=Introducing Unsung Heroes!: AxEr [Axwell & Eric Prydz] - 123 (Original Mix) |date=2012-11-12 |website=Your EDM |language=en-US |access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> and with Angello as A&P Project.<ref>{{Citation|last=TheSunbreathe|title=Steve Angello & Eric Prydz press. A&P Project feat. Zemya Hamilton - Sunrize (Original Mix)|date=2010-04-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplDw-ITtYE|access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref>

===2009–2013: ''Eric Prydz Presents Pryda''===
In 2009, Prydz released "Miami to Atlanta", where the "Pryda snare" was first used. The Pryda snare is a popular technique in [[house music|house]] and [[trance music]] consisting of a compressed and sustained snare sample at the end of a bar. Commonly used to mark progressions in a song structure, it has been widely sampled in the [[electronic dance music]] world, notably by producers such as [[Martin Garrix]], [[Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike]], and [[W&W]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://splice.com/blog/pryda-snare/|title=The Pryda Snare; History and Recreating it|date=2014-09-23|website=Splice blog|access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref>

On 21 May 2012, Prydz released his debut artist album, ''[[Eric Prydz Presents Pryda]]'', as a 3-disc album on [[Virgin Records]] ([[Astralwerks]] in the USA). Disc 1 is made up of new unreleased Pryda productions, which some fans may have heard as works in progress (including [[Old and Wise|Shadows]], Agag, Mighty Love, [[Polarkreis 18|Allein]] and the intro edit of [[Pjanoo]]). Discs 2 and 3 bring together many of the classic tracks from the Pryda catalogue, sequenced and continuously mixed by the man himself, including some of his special re-edits.<ref>{{cite web | title=Eric Prydz Presents: Pryda | publisher=EmiMusic.com | url=http://assets.emi.com/ericprydz/pryda/ | access-date=2012-03-21 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323205003/http://assets.emi.com/ericprydz/pryda/ | archive-date=March 23, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The Ministry of Sound club in London hosted the launch of ''Eric Prydz Presents Pryda'' on 14 April 2012, where Prydz played some of the tracks from the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beatmyday.com/2012/03/21/eric-prydz-pryda-album-is-released-may-21-tracklisting-revealed/|title=Eric Prydz's Pryda Album is released May 21, tracklisting revealed|website=Beat My Day - It's all about the house music!|access-date=2016-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921110908/http://www.beatmyday.com/2012/03/21/eric-prydz-pryda-album-is-released-may-21-tracklisting-revealed/|archive-date=21 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?347307|title=Pryda Album Launch at Ministry Of Sound|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref> Inserting the CD in a computer and visiting Prydz's Facebook page provides access to a download of 'Tijuana', a track previously known as 'Space Miami ID' in .[[WAV]] format.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

His 2013 ''[[Essential Mix]]'' was named Essential Mix of the Year by [[Pete Tong]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Eric Prydz - Essential Mix (2013) (Essential Mix of the Year) | url=https://soundcloud.com/eric-prydz/eric-prydz-essential-mix-2013}}</ref>

===2014–present: ''PR(10)DA'', ''PR(15)DA'' EPs and ''Opus''===
[[File:Eric Prydz totally rocking the main room!.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Eric Prydz performing at [[Amnesia (nightclub)|Amnesia]] in Ibiza, 2012]]

2014 was the 10th year of Prydz's label Pryda Recordings, and, as a result, on 9 January 2014, Prydz announced a special upcoming artist album which was initially due for release later that year.<ref>{{cite web | title= Eric Prydz hints at new Pryda album| date=19 May 2014 | publisher=rollingstone.com | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eric-prydz-announces-epic-3-0-show-madison-square-garden-performance-20140519| access-date=2014-10-02}}</ref> On 4 May 2015, Prydz announced PR(10)DA, a collection of unreleased tracks from January 2004 to December 2014. PR(10)DA was released over three EPs, leading up to an album release in February 2016.

On 19 May 2014, Prydz announced via social media the third installment of his concert, Eric Prydz in Concert, titled EPIC 3.0. Promising the 'world's largest indoor hologram', new music, and new visuals, the show was to be held at [[Madison Square Garden]] during the Fall.<ref>{{cite web | title= Eric Prydz announces Epic 3.0 Show, Madison Square Garden Performance| date=8 January 2014 | publisher=dancingastronaut.com | url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2014/01/eric-prydz-hints-at-new-pryda-album/| access-date=2014-10-02}}</ref> Prydz performed his EPIC 3.0 show on 27 September 2014, playing a large range of new and unreleased material.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hear Eric Prydz's scorching three-hour set from EPIC 3.0 |publisher=inthemix.com |url=http://inthemix.com/news/hear-eric-prydzs-scorching-three-hour-set-from-epic-3-0/28552 |access-date=2014-10-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001233942/http://inthemix.com/news/hear-eric-prydzs-scorching-three-hour-set-from-epic-3-0/28552 |archive-date=October 1, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref> The show incorporated a [[4K resolution|4K]] 20-metre (66 ft)  [[Holography|hologram]] and 32 lasers.<ref>{{cite web | title= Hit me with those 32 lasers...| publisher=facebook.com | url=https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152316718671962| access-date=2014-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Eric Prydz Is Bringing the World's Largest Hologram to MSG Tonight| publisher=blogs.villagevoice.com| url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2014/09/eric_prydz_interview_msg_epic.php| access-date=2014-10-04| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930233732/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2014/09/eric_prydz_interview_msg_epic.php| archive-date=September 30, 2014| df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On 4 July 2015, Prydz was the first DJ with a set featured as a "One Mix" on Beats 1, the worldwide radio station on Apple Music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mixmag.net/read/eric-prydz-drops-the-first-dj-set-on-apples-beats-1-radio-news|title=Eric Prydz drops the first DJ set on Apple's Beats 1 radio|website=Mixmag|access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref>

On 5 February 2016, Prydz released his debut studio album ''[[Opus (Eric Prydz album)|Opus]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rishty|first1=David|title=Eric Prydz Reveals 'OPUS' Release Date & Phase 1 of EPIC 4.0 Tour Dates|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6784738/eric-prydz-opus-release-date-phase-1-epic-4-tour-dates|access-date=22 January 2016|date=1 December 2015}}</ref>

On 28 June 2016, Prydz collaborated with Luke Versalko from Mashable to produce a short documentary that details the making of his Epic 4.0 show.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7423233/eric-prydz-epic-tour-behind-the-scenes-documentary-dance|title=Eric Prydz's New Documentary Reveals the Magic Behind 'Epic 4.0' Tour|magazine=Billboard|date=29 June 2016|access-date=2016-06-29}}</ref> In June 2016, he also appeared on Insomniacs Night Owl Radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insomniac.com/music/stream-night-owl-radio-044-ft-richart-ruddie-and-eric-prydz|title=Night Owl Radio Episode 44|website=Insomniac|access-date=2016-06-24}}</ref>

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Prydz' Pryda alias, on 10 April 2019 he announced the release of ''PR(15)DA'', a collection of 27 songs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://weraveyou.com/2019/06/eric-prydz-releases-pryda-15-vol-i-ep/|title=Eric Prydz releases PRYDA 15 VOL I EP|date=2019-06-24|work=We Rave You|access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref>

On 19 July 2019, Prydz announced EPIC 6.0. This instalment of his EPIC series involved a multi-storey eight-meter-wide transparent LED holosphere, which surrounded Prydz during his performance at [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]] festival. The sphere was made up of seventy-two interlocking handmade panels, which contained over 2.4 million LEDs to illuminate with galaxies, darts of electricity, and alien planets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deahl |first=Dani |date=2019-07-09 |title=Eric Prydz is going to DJ inside a giant glowing sphere — here's how it was made |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/9/20683461/dj-eric-prydz-epic-6-0-holosphere-tomorrowland |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>

Prydz presented a HOLO performance at the [[Coachella 2023|22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] in April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cristobal |first=Gustavo |date=2023-04-19 |title=Eric Prydz delivers a mind-blowing HOLO performance at Coachella 2023: Watch |url=https://weraveyou.com/2023/04/eric-prydz-holo-coachella-2023/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=We Rave You |language=en-US}}</ref>

On March 15, 2025, Prydz performed "Call On Me" for the first time in 20 years as part of the "20 Years of Prydz" show in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=WATCH: Eric Prydz plays 'Call On Me' for first time in 20 years after calling it 'cringe' | url=https://www.rova.nz/articles/watch-eric-prydz-plays-call-on-me-for-first-time-in-20-years-after-calling | website=Rova}}</ref>

Aside from producing music, Prydz also runs the record labels [[Pryda]], Pryda Friends, Pryda Presents, and Mouseville, which release most of his own music.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Eric Prydz|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/eric-prydz/biography/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506014453/http://www.mtv.com/artists/eric-prydz/biography/|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 May 2013|website=mtv.com|publisher=Viacom International Incorporated|access-date=8 June 2016}}</ref> On Pryda, he releases music as Pryda. On Mouseville Records, started in 2002, he releases techno tracks as Cirez D.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/record-label.aspx?id=1419|title=RA: Mouseville - Record Label|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Prydz has a [[fear of flying]], which means he mainly tours on a bus.<ref name="Billboard 2012">{{cite news | last1=Mason | first1=Kerry | title= Can EDM Maestro Eric Prydz Become a U.S. Star? | date=2012-09-29 | newspaper=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/485470/can-edm-maestro-eric-prydz-become-a-us-star | access-date=2016-06-17}}</ref> He moved from London to Los Angeles in 2012, where he lived until his return to Sweden in 2021 after getting divorced from his former wife Sofie,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.edmtunes.com/2021/06/eric-prydz-divorce-relocate-sweden/|title=Eric Prydz Finalizes Divorce, Will Relocate to Sweden |date=9 June 2021 }}</ref> with whom he has two children.

== Discography ==
{{main|Eric Prydz discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Opus (Eric Prydz album)|Opus]]'' (2016)

== ''DJ Magazine'' Top 100 ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Position
! Notes
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2005
| 187
| Non Entry
| rowspan="15"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://vk.com/topic-4286148_28357370?offset=20 |title=Top 100 (250) DJ MAG 1997 - 2019 &#124; Top 100 DJS DJ Music ‹ 2020 |website=Vk.com |access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref>
|-
| 2006
| 123
| Non Entry (Up 64)
|-
| 2007
| 36
| New Entry (Up 87)
|-
| 2008
| 21
| Up 15
|-
| 2009
| 34
| Down 13
|-
| 2010
| 30
| Up 4
|-
| 2011
| 46
| Down 16
|-
| 2012
| 52
| Down 8
|-
| 2013
| 54
| Down 2
|-
| 2014
| 60
| Down 6
|-
| 2015
| 57
| Up 3
|-
| 2016
| 66
| Down 9
|-
| 2017
| 34
| Up 32
|-
| 2018
| 20
| Up 14
|-
| 2019
| 17
| Up 3
|-
| 2020
| 22
| Down 5
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top100dj?year=2020 |title=Top 100 DJs 2020; DJ MAG 2020|website=djmag.com |access-date=2021-07-02}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| 31
| Down 9
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top100dj?year=2021 |title=Top 100 DJs 2021; DJ MAG 2021|website=djmag.com |access-date=2022-01-15}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| 29
| Up 2
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top100dj?year=2022 |title=Top 100 DJs 2022; DJ MAG 2022|website=djmag.com |access-date=2023-01-21}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| 39
| Down 10
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top100dj?year=2023 |title=Top 100 DJs 2023; DJ MAG 2023|website=djmag.com |access-date=2023-12-08}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| 46
| Down 7
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top100djs |title=Top 100 DJs 2024; DJ MAG 2023|website=djmag.com |access-date=2024-12-11}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.ericprydz.com/}}
* {{allmusic}}

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