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Conro
Birth nameConor Patton
BornSaskatchewan, Canada[1]
OriginKelowna, British Columbia, Canada[2]
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • singer
Years active2012–present
Labels
Websiteconromusic.ca

Conor Patton, better known by his stage name Conro, is a Canadian DJ and record producer, based in Kelowna, British Columbia.[4] He is best known for his song "Therapy" with over 21 million streams on Spotify and as an artist of the Canadian record label Monstercat.[6]

Early life

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Conro became interested in music production at a young age, as he took up piano, guitar, and the drums.[7][8] He started playing the violins at the age of seven and later, joined rock n' roll and alternative bands.[4] He lived in a trailer and worked as a security guard prior to his musical career.[9]

Career

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2012–2016

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In 2012, his debut song "Axiom" was released through the record label Kindergarten.[4][10][11] The song was part of a two-track EP of the same title.[12] His 2015 collaboration titled "Bittersweet" with Dyro and vocalist Envy Monroe, which was released through Hardwell's Revealed Recordings, became one of his most successful songs.[4][13] In 2016, he released on Canadian record label Monstercat the singles "On My Way Up", "I Wanna Know " and "City Lights", the latter of which features vocalist Royal.[14][15][16] "On My Way Up" has received over 3.3 million Spotify streams as of July 2017.[17] He also released a single titled "The Saint" on Monstercat.[18]

2017–present

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In March 2017, Conro released the single "Chardonnay" which features vocalist Karra.[19][20][21] He also remixed the Martin Garrix song "Scared to Be Lonely".[22]

On May 17, 2017, he released a single titled "Lay Low" on Monstercat.[23] The song features vocalist David Benjamin, who met Conro at the Amsterdam Dance Event in 2016.[24][25][26] Conro released a single titled "Close",[27][28] which would be included as the second single in his debut EP, in July 2017.[29][30][31]

On August 9, 2017, Conro released his debut EP titled Connecting the Dots, featuring 5 songs.[32][33][34][35] On August 25, 2017, Conro collaborated with fellow future bass producers Anevo and Grant to release a single titled "Without You" on the Canadian record label Monstercat.[36][37] The song, which features vocals by Victoria Zaro, was included on the Monstercat compilation album Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 2 alongside three songs from Conro's debut EP.[33][38]

On June 30, 2017, he released on Martin Garrix's label Stmpd Rcrds, the song titled "Like You Love Me" as a collaboration with producer Disero and vocalist Alice France.[39]

In the December 9 week for the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, Conro's song "Close" peaked at 31st.[40]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Details
Level Days[41]

Extended plays

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Title Details
Connecting the Dots
All Eyes On Me[42]
  • Released: October 12, 2018
  • Label: Monstercat
  • Format: Digital download
Thrill of It[43]
  • Released: July 19, 2019
  • Label: Monstercat
  • Format: Digital download

Charted singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Airplay
"Close" 2017 17[44] Connecting the Dots
"Take Me There" 2018 12[45] All Eyes On Me
"Trippin"[46] 7[47]

Other singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Album
"Axiom"[3] 2012 Axiom EP
"The Hound"[48]
(with Sam O Neall) 		2015 Non-album singles
"Bittersweet"[49]
(with Dyro featuring Envy Monroe)
"Nosehorn"[50]
(with Bali Bandits)
"On My Way Up"[51] 2016
"City Lights"[52]
(featuring Royal)
"The Saint"[53]
"Unique"[54]
(with Headhunterz featuring Clara Mae)
"I Wanna Know"[55]
"Chardonnay"[56]
(featuring Karra) 		2017
"Lay Low"[57]
(featuring David Benjamin) 		Connecting the Dots
"Like You Love Me"[58]
(with Disero featuring Alice France) 		Non-album single
"Without You"[59]
(with Grant and Anevo) 		Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 2
"Me"[60] 2018 All Eyes On Me
"Fired Up"[61]
"Remember You"[62] 2019 Thrill of It
"All I Want"[63]
"What's Love"[64] Non-album single
"Without Your Love"[65] 2020 Level Days
"Fighters"[66]
"The Small Things"[67]
"Memory Bank"[69]
(with Dyro) 		2021 Non-album single
"just wanna luv"[70] 2022 Non-album single
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Title Year
"Play It Cool"[71]
(Terry Zhong featuring Conro) 		2019

Remixes

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2014

  • Popeska featuring Denny White – "Heart Of Glass" (Conro Remix)[72]

2016

2017

Covers

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2018

2020

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References

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