Introduction
William James "Will" Sparks (born 15 March 1993) is an Australian producer and DJ from Melbourne, Australia, who is best known for his 2013 single "Bring It Back" with Joel Fletcher and his 2014 single "Ah Yeah So What!" featuring Wiley and Elen Levon.
He attended Camberwell High School and Caulfield Grammar in Melbourne, but dropped out at the end of year 11 to pursue a musical career. His debut EP, Another Land, was released in Australia and debuted at number 35 in December 2014.
Sparks has toured America, Europe and Asia and played at festivals such as TomorrowWorld, Tomorrowland, Stereosonic and Future Music Festival.
He was named No. 1 Australian DJ in 2014.
In January 2014, Will Sparks partnered with electronic music lifestyle brand Electric Family to produce a collaboration bracelet for which 100% of the proceeds are donated to Beyond Blue, a company that is working to reduce the impact of anxiety, depression and suicide in the community by raising awareness and understanding, empowering people to seek help, and supporting recovery, management and resilience.
In September 2017, it was discovered that the video Spinnin Records produced for Sparks titled song "Take Me" was discovered to consist almost entirely of footage from award-winning and Oscar-nominated animated short film "Requiem for Romance" Spinnin' Records did not seek permission to use visuals from the creators of the film, including animator Jonathan Ng. While Ng's takedown notice of the YouTube clips of the music video succeeded, Spinnin' Records continued to use images from Ng's video on their website and publicity material. Ng is exploring legal options against Spinnin' Records. Sparks claimed he had no knowledge of the alleged copyright, as he only produced the music for the accompanying video.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS | ||
| Another Land | 2014 | 35 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
FRA | NZ | ||||
| "In the Air" | 2012 | — | — | — | Club Cartel Records | |
| "Okay" | — | — | — | Pop Rox Muzik | ||
| "Ah Yeah!" | — | 82 | — | Hussle | ||
| "Chemical Energy" |
2013 | — | — | — | One Love | |
| "Phoenix" | — | — | — | |||
| "The Viking" | — | — | — | |||
| "Bring It Back" |
33 | — | — |
|
Ministry of Sound Australia | |
| "Catch" | 2014 | 22 | — | — | Sony Music Entertainment | |
| "When the Lights Go Out" |
— | — | — | Ultra Records | ||
| "Hard Nation" | — | — | — | Ministry of Sound Australia | ||
| "This Is What the Bounce Is" | — | — | — | Ultra Records | ||
| "Ah Yeah So What!" |
4 | 116 | 34 |
|
Ministry of Sound Australia | |
| "Flutatious" | 2015 | — | — | — | Ultra Records | |
| "Sick Like That" |
97 | 137 | — | |||
| "Get Lit" |
— | — | — | |||
| "My Time" |
2016 | — | — | — | Bourne Recordings | |
| "Stay Up Till The Mornin'" |
— | — | — | |||
| "Acid Rain" |
— | — | — | |||
| "Promiscuous" |
— | — | — | Armada Music | ||
| "Voices" |
— | — | — | Spinnin' Premium | ||
| "Gorilla" |
— | — | — | Spinnin' Records | ||
| "Flamenco" | — | — | — | Bourne Recordings | ||
| "Crank It Loud" |
2017 | — | — | — | ||
| "Monsta" | — | — | — | Spinnin' Records | ||
| "The March" | — | — | — | Bourne Recordings | ||
| "Militant" |
— | — | — | Spinnin' Records | ||
| "Kooka" |
— | — | — | Bourne Recordings | ||
| "Young and Free" |
– | – | – | Ultra Records | ||
| "Take Me" |
— | — | — | Spinnin' Records | ||
| "Pirates" |
— | — | — | Self-released | ||
| "What I Do" | — | — | — | Spinnin' Records | ||
| "Bad Connection" |
— | — | — | Maxximize Records | ||
| "Closure" |
2018 | — | — | — | Teamwrk Records | |
| "Senseless" | — | — | — | Bourne Recordings | ||
| "Delusion" |
— | — | — | |||
| "Guilty As Sin" |
— | — | — | |||
| "Fingers" | — | — | — | Self-released | ||
| "Flakka Flakka" |
— | — | — | Teamwrk Records | ||
| "Tombstone" (with Scndl) |
— | — | — | Monstercat | ||
| "Mangalam" (with Maddix) |
— | — | — | Heavyweight Records | ||
| "Untouchable" (featuring Aimee Dalton) |
2019 | — | — | — | Spinnin' Records | |
| "Rainbow Stylin'" (with The Similou) |
— | — | — | Bourne Records | ||
| "Party Everyday" (with Cat Dealers) |
— | — | — | Teamwrk Records | ||
| "Send It" (with Steve Aoki) |
— | — | — | Dim Mak | ||
| "Tricky Tricky" (with W&W and Timmy Trumpet featuring Sequenza) |
— | — | — | Armada Music | ||
| "Are You Crazy" | — | — | — | Spinnin' Records | ||
| "Disco Dancing" | 2020 | — | — | — | Bourne Records | |
| "Vienna" | — | — | — | Rave Culture | ||
| "Fuck Yeah" |
— | — | — | Spinnin' Records | ||
| "More Than We Compare" |
— | — | — | Hexagon | ||
| "Lies" |
— | — | — | Teamwrk Records | ||
| "Next Generation" | — | — | — | |||
| "Exciting New Sound" | — | — | — | Armada Music | ||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||
Remixes
| Title | Year | Original artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Get Free" | 2013 | Major Lazer |
| "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams | |
| "Afterturn"
|
Chadio | |
| "Ode To Oi" | TJR | |
| "Canto Della Liberta" | 3rd Face | |
| "The Darkness" | Satoshi Tomiie | |
| "Hello" | Stafford Brothers featuring Lil Wayne and Christina Milian | |
| "Maps" | 2014 | Maroon 5 |
| "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | |
| "In Control" | 2015 | Yvng Jalapeño featuring Muki |
| "Be Together" | Major Lazer | |
| "Lights Out"
|
2016 | 360 |
| "I'm in Control" | AlunaGeorge featuring Popcaan | |
| "Mo Bounce" | 2017 | Iggy Azalea |
| "Leave The Lights On" | 2018 | Meiko |
| "Back In The Game" | ||
| "Anything More" | 2019 | Steve Aoki featuring Era Istrefi |
| "Song I Sing" | 2020 | Armin van Buuren and Haliene |
| "Little Things" | Louis The Child featuring Quinn XCII and Chelsea Cutler |