Sick Individuals

Sick Individuals (stylized in all caps) are a Dutch DJ duo consisting of Rinze "Ray" Hofstee (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪnzə ˈɦɔfsteː]; born 15 March 1988) and Joep "Jim" Smeele (Dutch pronunciation: [jup ˈsmeːlə]; born 3 November 1990). The two met in Hilversum (2008) while studying Music Composition. Jim and Ray had been composing for television commercials until their mutual fascination for both classical and modern music inspired their business partnership in 2010, when Sick Individuals was born. Early in their careers, groups including Daft Punk, Bingo Players and the Swedish House Mafia influenced the duo.