Notable Dance Podcast #017

Roger Sanchez ft GTO – Troubleman
CLS – Can You Feel It (Prok Fitch)
Crazibiza – My Lips (My Digital Enemy Remix)
Wideboys – Wonky
Botnek – Through the Night (Original)
Junxsterjack – Lets Get This Party Started
Moska – Sick Kick (Original)
Nicky Romero vs Krewella – Legacy
Calvin Harris ft Ayah Marah – Thinking About You (Firebeatz)
Audien – Iris (Original)
Don Diablo & Matt Nash ft Noonie Bao – Starlight (Otto Knows)
Markus Schulz ft Sarah Howells – Tempted (Extended)
BT ft Aqualung – Surrounded (Original)

INTERVIEW: Audien (2013)

Barely 21 years old, producer/DJ Audien is already a force to be reckoned with on the EDM scene. His first track “Rise and Shine” was picked up Ferry Corsten for release on his label.?? Support from Tiesto, Above & Beyond, Armin Van Buuren, and Hardwell quickly followed.? As one of the top 13 Freshman artists chosen by Elektro Magazine, he rocked their event at WMC this year and his touring schedule is quickly filling up. With solid productions and remixes, Audien definitely has a long and successful career ahead of him.?

DJ Ron Slomowicz: Where did the name Audien come from?
Audien: My friend came up with it; it is just a random word that stuck. I decided that I wanted to use it as an alias because I am not huge on my own name.

RS:? Rise and Shine was your first record that blew up, how did you get it to Ferry Corsten?
Audien: I sent it to the label and they saw something in it and picked it up and that was the very beginning.

RS: What did it mean to you to have Ferry Corsten play and endorse the record?
Audien: He is such an inspiration and it was a really big moment for me. He has always been an idol of mine and playing it was really big for me.
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SONG OF THE DAY:? Audien – “Ciao”

Why is he saying goodbye?? Rising electro producer Audien continues his bipolar schedule of releases – literally alternating between big room electro tracks (“Sup”) and pretty, progressive vocal tracks (“Leaving You”). “Ciao” has Audien back in aggressive electro mode with sections of guitar-led prog rock leading to stomping, energetic electro.? The fusion of electro, stadium, progressive, and rock make the track stand out from the stream of tracks ending up on Beatport each week.? If you aren’t following Audien’s music, “Ciao” might be track that convinces you to do so.? Be sure to go back and check out his remix of Arty’s “Together We Are,” one of 2013’s most uplifting vocal remixes.

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