Biography

William James 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 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 from the creators. While Ng's takedown notice on 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 no knowledge to the alleged copyright, as he only makes the music.