Eric Prydz is a Swedish record producer and DJ. He’s the one who forms the group Swedish House Mafia along with friends Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello, however, he only stayed with it up to the point when the group didn’t become official. Some of his famous tracks include Tha Disco, Slammin, In and Out, Call Me, Pjanoo, 2Night, Every Day, Generate, Opus, Atme, Last Dragon, Leja and many more.

Born name

Eric Sheridan Prydz

nickname

AxEr, A & P-Projekt, Cirez D, Herzöge von Sluca, Groove System, Hardform, Pryda, Moo, Sheridan, Tonja Holma, Fiol Lasse

Sun sign

Krebs

Place of birth

Täby, Stockholm, Sweden

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

Eric Prydz’s educational qualifications are not known.

occupation

Musician, record producer, DJ

family

• Father – unknown
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – unknown

Manager

Eric is represented by Michael Sershall of Sershall Management.

Genre

House, Techno, Progressive House, Tech House

instruments

Turntable, keyboard, guitar

labels

Pryda, Mouseville, Pryda Friends, Virgo, EMI, Astralwerks, Ministry of Sound

To build

Average

Height

179 cm (5 ft 10.5 in)

weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Eric dated –

1. Sofie Prydz – Eric is married to Sofie and the couple have been together for over a decade. The couple have a daughter named Leja and a son named Elliot.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

His hair color could not be identified as he always wears a cap.

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Bart
• Always wears a hat

brand promotion

Eric hasn’t endorsed any brands yet.

Known for

His single, Ruf mich an , which was released in 2004 and was ranked as one of the top tracks in the UK singles chart on the German Top 100 chart

First album

Eric released his first studio album Opus in 2016.

First TV show

Eric first appeared on a television show Call Me in 2009 ‘s Celebrity Big Brother , however his appearance was uncredited.

He made his first television appearance in the series Twisting Out in 2015.

Eric Prydz favorite things

• Type of Trance – Old trance from the early and mid 90’s
• Trance Label in Olden Times – Eye Q Records

Eric Prydz Facts

1. His track, Ruf mich an , topped the UK Singles Chart for 5 weeks and the German Top 100 chart for 6 weeks.
2. Initially he had formed the informal DJ group “The Swedish House Mafia ” together with Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello . However, when the group became official, Eric did not join them.
3. Eric has worked with Axwell under the Axer name and has also worked with Steve Angello on the A&P project.
4. Eric has a flying phobia and rides the bus. This was one of the reasons he wasn’t in Swedish House Mafia .
5. He has his own record labels – Pryda, Pryda Friends and Mouseville Records. He releases most of his music through the former two as Pryda while releasing his music as Cirez D through Mouseville Records.
6. Visit his official website @ ericprydz.com.
7. Follow Eric Prydz on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and SoundCloud.