The Knocks

The Knocks are an electronic music duo consisting of Ben "B-Roc" Ruttner and James "JPatt" Patterson. The duo's name, "The Knocks," refers to the early days in their career when neighbors would knock on their door for playing music too loudly. In 2010, NME Magazine named The Knocks as one of the "20 hottest producers in music," and the group was featured frequently in NY Post's "Popwrap." Their single "Make It Better" was released on Neon Gold Records in July 2010. It was subsequently used for nationally televised Corona campaign. Philadelphia hip-hop band, Chiddy Bang, sampled The Knocks' "Blackout" for their single "Here We Go (Feat Q-Tip)" off their release, Chiddy Bang: The Preview. Chiddy Bang subsequently sampled The Knocks' "When You've Got Music" and "Dancing with the DJ" for their mixtape, Peanut Butter and Swelly. The Knocks garnered increased visibility for their single "Dancing With The DJ" in October of 2010. A year later, "Brightside" was released and brought further recognition. On February 1, 2012, they uploaded their cover of "Midnight City" by M83 to SoundCloud, featuring vocals by Mandy Lee. In its first week alone, the song had 10,000 downloads. In June, the duo took the number one spot on HypeMachine with the track "Learn to Fly," which reached 100,000 plays on SoundCloud within a week of its release.

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