It doesn’t get much more US House than a DJ born in Chicago. Yes, Kaskade is the pure definition of US House.
KASKADEKaskade moved to Utah to attend uni and became a dormroom DJ while buying and operating his own record store, Mechanized Records. As you do. In May 2000, Kaskade moved to San Francisco and began working as an A&R assistant for Om Records. Om never hesitated with Kaskade; within a year he had his first single out on the label, ‘What I Say’.
In the Moment saw Kaskade’s first top 10 single with ‘Steppin’ Out’ reaching #5 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Play chart. The fourth single to be released from the album, ‘Everything’, reached #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Play.
Kaskade’s fourth solo album Love Mysterious was released in September 2006, spouting singles ‘Be Still’, ‘Stars Align’ and ‘Sorry’ – the remix for which was nominated for a Grammy in 2008 for Best Remixed Recording.
Kaskade now releases under Ultra Records – most recently working with Canadian house/electronic DJ/artist Deadmau5 to produce tracks on Strobelite Seduction, including the first single (released as an EP) ‘Move For Me’, as well as ‘Angel On My Shoulder’ and ‘I Remember’ – a massive hit in the UK, US and, of course, Australia.
For Kaskade, it’s all about love. The proof is in Dynasty, his sixth album; love has never been more apparent in his sound. The first single, the title track, is a gritty production, smoothed out by the vocals of Haley, known to Kaskade fans the world over as the ethereal singer of ‘I Remember’ and ‘Move For Me’. There’s also the track ‘Only You’ which features production work from none other than Tiësto. The result is a blend of Tiësto’s signature pace of trance and Kaskade’s soulful swagger meets big floor Euro. As easily as Kaskade is able to work with a major like Tiësto, he can flip it right back into the indie space. ‘Fire In Your New Shoes’, featuring Dragonette’s Martina, delivers a rock-riffed, downtown cool, electro-pop sound sure to resonate all summer with the big city set.
This is beautiful, soulful music created by one of the world’s best – in fact, Kaskade was voted #35 in DJ Mags Top 100 DJs in 2010.
He’s hotter than ever.
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