London, United Kingdom

Sweden's Erik Pettersson is better known as DJ/producer Sonic Union, one half of prolific progressive house pair Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union and co-founder, label owner and manager of Lowbit Records. Having played and produced progressive, techno and tech-house for over 14 years, his versatility, experience and sheer talent enables him to turn his hand from everything to producing, remixing, mastering, DJing and label management. He is known for his technical prowess both behind the decks and the mixing desk, while his DJ sets – which have seen him tour Mexico, India and Greece and hold residencies in Canada and his native Sweden – are renowned for their uniquely uplifting energy. In 2005 he joined forces with his production partner Daniel Sandberg aka Bastards of Funk and a musical match made in prog-tech heaven was born! Since then this dynamic duo has had their music consistently championed by the likes of Laurent Garnier, Tiesto, Carl Cox, Armin van Buuren, Hernan Cattaneo and Anthony Pappa, featured on compilations including Global Underground and Ministry of Sound and released on labels such as Replug, Whartone, Spherax and Baroque. Also hugely in demand for their remixing skills, to date they have remixed top talent including Jim Rivers, Andy Caldwell, Cid Inc, Shiloh and Quivver and the requests just keep on coming! Having just released their rework of Soundprank 'Fortis' on Proton Music in May 2011, their remix of Jim Rivers 'Black Keys' is due out in July on McGroove and their interpretation of Interplay's 'Ignition' is forthcoming on one of the biggest progressive labels in the world, Anjunadeep. Not content with their own production achievements, in 2009 the duo formed their record label Lowbit Records with the aim of championing the hottest up and coming producers on the progressive scene and releasing consistently top-notch tracks - and in just two years their eagle-eyed ability to spot and sign the most spine-tingling tracks and talent has seen the label grow from strength to strength. Given Lowbit's soaring success to date, it's no surprise that the label’s impressive artist roster reads like a who’s who of some of the most high-profile progressive artists as well as some of the most talked-about new talent, including Cid Inc, Ben Coda, Soundprank, Thomas Penton, Kassey Voorn and Deepfunk. This star quality hasn’t gone unnoticed, and Lowbit tracks are now regularly finding their way into the record bags and podcasts of DJs including Carl Cox, John Digweed, Paul van Dyk, Jaytech, James Grant, PROFF, Noel Sanger, Beltek and many more. With such success under his belt it's fair to say that 2011 has gotten off to a flying start for Erik, but not just on the production side; so far the year has seen him play at Lowbit parties in London, Greece and Miami, tour in India and warm up for Spektre and Leeroy Thornhill of The Prodigy. He also hosts a monthly 2-hour Lowbit radio show on Proton Radio and his own monthly Sonic Union podcast, which has over 10,000 subscribers. With a packed DJing and production schedule, a burgeoning label and worldwide Lowbit parties to run, it's no wonder that Erik has earned a well-deserved reputation as one of the hardest-working DJ/producers out there. But as the saying goes, there's no rest for the wicked – this Swede has a lot more up his sleeve for 2011, so stay tuned...

Sonic Union Discography May 2012 [Upcoming releases] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Sparkle w/ Nord & Alex & Filip Remixes [Lowbit] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Proturbd [TBA] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Artist Album [Lowbit] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union, Materia - We Acknowledge [TBA] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Dash [Virtual Love] [Upcoming remixes] Riktam & Bansi - Haloween (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Remix) [Virtual Love] Roland Klinkenberg - Nightfall (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Remix) [Lowbit] [Previous releases] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Glitter (2011 Remixes by Soundprank, Kobana, Ben Coda, Steve Haines) [Lowbit] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Solar Flare w/ Martin Roth Remix [Afterglow] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union, Wade Bennett - Skylara [Movement Recordings] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Ripples [Replug] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union & Anthony Yarranton - Underwater [Proton GT] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Symmetric EP w/ Bin Fackeen and Silky remixes [Lowbit] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Where As w/ Deepgrove and Jake Childs remixes [Electrik Soul] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Digital Brain Damage EP [Whartone deep] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Mr Walker w/ Wade Bennett and Hyline & Jaybeetrax remixes [Lowbit] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Proton / Electron EP w/ Cid Inc, Amine Edge remixes [Nueva Digital] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - 3Bs / Rabarber w/ Erphun, Nelski remixes [Tokio Recordings] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Rhythm w/ Andre Sobota, Tommy DeClerque and Liluca remixes [Proton Music] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Velvet EP w/ Cid Inc remix and Red-Eye Remix [Lowbit Records] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Up For Grabs w/ Thomas Penton Remix [Lowbit Records] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Glitter / Bam Bam [Lowbit Records] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Project A [Avanguardia] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Blind Side w/ Joel Armstrong Remix, Anthony Ross Remix and Amine Edge Remix [Lowbit Records] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Fatman / Bobble heads [Lowbit Records] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Sunrise [Sick Watona] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Welcome To Detroit / After Dark [Lowbit Records] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - You're To Blame EP [Commonwealth] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Your Own Game EP [Aurium] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Atmosphere EP [Ascension] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - The Darkness EP [Powerplant] Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union - Transatlantic Collaboration EP [Morrison Recordings] Sonic Union - Extended Trip EP [funkfield recordings] [Previous remixes] Sergey Tkachev - Ankylophobia (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Remixes) [Intricate] Donatello - Traffic (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Mirabilis] Andrea Bertolini - Sticky (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Virtual Love] Lank & Marco Grandi - Chaka Chaka (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Lowbit] Interplay - Ignition (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Anjunadeep] Jim Rivers - Black Keys (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [McGroove] Soundprank - Fortis (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Proton Music] Derek Howell - Riding In Taxis (Ben Coda vs Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Lowbit] Matias Larrosa - Wings (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Liquid Inc] Ted Nilsson vs Houseplayerz - Mind Progression (Steve Haines vs Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Lowbit] Bambook - Off The System (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Baroque] Ucleden - Bridge Over Troubled Water (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Lowbit] Cid Inc - Caustic (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Replug] Pete McCarthey - Forgotten Paths (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Hyline Music] Bin Fackeen - Last Call (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Spherax] Fusion F & Come T - Begin Now (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Nueva Digital] Shiloh - Landmine Hopscotch (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Proton Music] Amine Edge - Gringo (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union remix) [Nueva Digital] Onionz - Liquid Salsa (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Electrik Soul] Shiloh - All That (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Lowbit Records] Interplay - Locked (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Proton Music] Niko Fantin - Dry & Dirty (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Lowbit Records] Kassey Voorn - Neptune (Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Lowbit Records] DJ Dalysovich - Candy Girl (Red-Eye vs Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union Remix) [Red Session Records] Andy Caldwell Feat. Lisa Shaw - Warrior (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Deep Remix) [Uno Recordings] Andy Caldwell Feat. Lisa Shaw - Warrior (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Dub Remix) [Uno Recordings] Red-Eye - Android (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Remix) [Red Session Records] Arjun Vagale - Like Her (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Remix) [Brown Eyed Boyz] Andy Caldwell Feat Gram'ma Funk - Funk Nasty (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Remix) [Uno Recordings] Steve Mill - Wonder kid (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Remix) [What Happens] Kris B - Starshine (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Remix) [System] Joel Armstrong - Hey Hey Hey (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Remix) [Dot Dot] Benz & MD - The Sundowner (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Laid Back Love Remix) [Aurium] Benz & MD - The Sundowner (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Wet & Dry Remix) [Aurium] Thee-O - The Music Speaks (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Cut it Remix) [Hunya Munya] Thee-O - The Music Speaks (Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union Massive Remix) [Hunya Munya] Adam Collins & Liluca - Atmosphera (Sonic Union & Fermin Aguilera Remix) [Euphoria] Obsess Funk - Makes Me Feel Like (Sonic Union Remixes) [in2 records] [Appeared on] Best of McGroove Part 2 [McGroove] Closer Relations [Proton Mixed] Deep Dive [Movement Recordings] Nueva 1 Year [Nueva Digital] Replugged Vol. 1 [Replug] The Sounds of Whartone Deep [Whartone] Architectures [Mango] Miami 2011 [Hyline Music] Global Underground 2009 Ministry of Sound Now Hear This Nassau Beach Club Ibiza Vol. 2 Household Funk [Sony Music] Jetlag Digital ADE Sampler 2010 Fruit Warriors Series 01 [Fruit Machine] Sounds of Whartone Winter 2010 [Whartone] Best of Aurium 1 [Aurium Recordings] Sound of Whartone Deep 2011 [Whartone] Fruit Warriors 3 [Fruit Machine]

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