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Yousif Kassab on January 25, 2018
Valentino Khan’s name first started popping up on YouTube and SoundCloud playlists around 2012 when he produced instrumentals for the likes of B.o.B. and 2 Chainz. From there, the Los Angeles-based DJ and producer branched out into EDM with a little help from his buddies at two highly influential record labels—Skrillex’s OSWLA…
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Camille Miller on January 11, 2018
Tonee Hayes—better known by his regal stage name, Nef the Pharaoh—is making a major mark on the Bay Area’s hip-hop scene. The young Vallejo rapper has been melding the hyphy influences of his youth with a decidedly modern sound since his 2015 breakout single, “Big Tymin”—now a well-loved regional anthem. His latest…
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André Jaquez on December 28, 2017
Taking their name from the absurdist, avant-garde movement that swept Europe and America in the early 20th century, Swedish DJ duo Olle Cornéer and Stefan Engblom aren’t afraid to be a little wacky. In true dada style, the pair’s particular fascination with champagne and bananas is intentionally nonsensical. Dada Life fit into…
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André Jaquez on November 30, 2017
German-born André Tanneberger is a progressive house and trance DJ and producer. His vocal-driven singles cross over from clubs to mainstream pop, making him a mainstay in the late 1990s. “9 PM (‘Till I Come)” was the beginning of a long, prolific career that peaked in the UK singles charts at No.…
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André Jaquez on November 16, 2017
DJs Matthew (Van Toth) and Julio Mejia (JWLS) started making music in their dorm at Miami Dade College in Kendall, Florida, as GTA (Good Times Ahead). Their SoundCloud marriage of bedroom production led to run-ins with Afrojack, Diplo and Laidback Luke. They aren’t the Miami bass party monsters one would expect. Instead,…
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André Jaquez on October 11, 2017
Stoic and powered by swag, this Harlem rapper’s latest effort, Still Striving, offers a peek behind the grill and into the mind of one of A$AP Mob’s marquee emcees. As a fashionista, Ferg designs much of A$AP Mob’s official gear and logos, never shying away from the shock value of masonry and…
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Yousif Kassab on July 21, 2017
Sunnyvale is about to get a healthy dose of prog and deep house when 3LAU returns to Pure. The Las Vegas producer’s set is sure to include material from the flurry of singles he’s been releasing over the past year, along with songs from the most recent entry in his mashup series—last…
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Like an ever-increasing number of Americans, Matt Toth and Julio Mejia met online. Toth produced tech house and Mejia focused on hip-hop-centric dance music before a mutual friend introduced them on Facebook—linking them to each other’s SoundCloud pages. The day they met in 2010, the two took their first step towards becoming…
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The last time Kevi Ford hung out with childhood pal Justin Bieber, the Canadian megastar quite literally shit himself. The Biebs, standing atop a table in a Vegas nightclub, soiling his white leather Dolce and Gabbana pants after apparently succumbing to food poisoning. Bros being bros, Ford couldn’t resist cracking wise about…
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The King of Crunk got his party on at Pure Lounge in Sunnyvale on Thursday, spinning a set of club bangers and spraying the crowd with champagne. Our photographer CJ Supnet was there to capture the action. Whether you made the scene or not, you’re gonna want to peep these photos.
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