Kaskade

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About Kaskade

Official Site: http://www.kaskademusic.com/ | @kaskade


Though he was born in Chicago, the DJ, A&R director, record store owner, and producer known as Kaskade found his spiritual and musical home in San Francisco by way of Salt Lake City and New York. One of the hardest-working people in the San Francisco house scene, he's Kaskade the house music producer/DJ by night; by day he's Ryan Raddon, A&R director for OM Records. As an A&R man, he helped kick-start the careers of many artists, including Ming + FS and soul-house act Soulstice.

In the early days, Kaskade familiarized himself with the rapidly changing electronic music scene wherever he went, eventually finding that house music was the subgenre he loved best. He started out as a DJ in New York and Salt Lake City clubs. During the tail end of his stay in Salt Lake City, his first attempts to produce tracks were released on his own tiny label, Mechanized Records. He also sold a few tracks to Chris Smith, A&R director for an up-and-coming house label in San Francisco. Though no one could have predicted it, this ended up being the precursor to Raddon's most important career move. When family matters initiated a move to San Francisco, Smith hired Raddon to assist him at the label -- which was, of course, OM.

His own full-length recordings as Kaskade began with 2003's house-inflected It's You, It's Me. A soulful, more organic direction provided focus for the following year's In the Moment, and Raddon kept his name in the record racks by piloting editions in the San Francisco Sessions DJ series (as well as the label mix House of OM). He proved surprisingly dedicated to his production craft, releasing Love Mysterious in 2006, which placed on Billboard's electronic albums chart. Strobelight Seduction became his biggest commercial success, following in 2008, and 2010's Dynasty celebrated his new reputation with a parade of vocal features and a co-production with Tiësto. Later in 2010, Raddon put together Electric Daisy Carnival, a mix showcasing artists on the bill for the inaugural dance-music festival of the same name. The double album Fire & Ice followed in 2011 with a guest appearance from Skrillex. Atmosphere arrived two years later featuring softer, more relaxed music along vocals from Kaskade himself. ~ L. Katz & John Bush, Rovi

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  • Atmosphere
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  • No One Knows Who We Are
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    No One Knows Who We Are
  • Lick It
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  • Room For Happiness (Featuring Skylar Grey)
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    Room For Happiness (Featuring Skylar Grey)
  • Eyes
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    • Teenage Crime (Axwell & Henrik B Remode)
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    • Feeling the Night
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    • Why Ask Why
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    • MIA to LAS
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Interviews & Exclusives

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  • 'Atmosphere' Is Kaskade's 'Story'
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    'Atmosphere' Is Kaskade's 'Story'
  • Kaskade Was Blown Away By Skylar Grey's Angelic Voice
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    Kaskade Was Blown Away By Skylar Grey's Angelic Voice
  • PUSH: Kaskade
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  • Exclusive: Kaskade Invites You To His Freaks Of Nature Tour
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    Exclusive: Kaskade Invites You To His Freaks Of Nature Tour

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    Disco Biscuits, Pretty Lights, Crystal Method, Modeselektor, Booka Shade, Kaskade Confirmed for Identity
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    !., Skrillex, Chuckie, Datsik, N.E.R.D.'s Chad Hugo, Aeroplane, LA Riots, Doorly, Nervo, White Shadow, Jessie and the Toys and The Eyes. The festival'...
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    Umphrey's McGee, Delta Spirit, Kaskade, Heartless Bastards, Greyboy Allstars and Givers Added to Hangout Music Fest Lineup
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    A slew of acts have been added to this year's Hangout Music Fest lineup. Today's additions include Umphrey's McGee, Kaskade, Delta Spirit, Heartless B...
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    Umphrey's McGee, Delta Spirit, Kaskade, Heartless Bastards, Greyboy All Stars and Givers Added to Hangout Music Fest Lineup
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    A slew of acts have been added to this year's Hangout Music Fest lineup. Today's additions include Umphrey's McGee, Kaskade, Delta Spirit, Heartless B...
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    Exclusive: Kaskade, Steve Angello, Announced For Inaugural EDMBiz Conference | Billboard.com
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    In case anyone on the planet still believes Electronic Dance Music isn't a serious business, a list of speakers for this June's inaugural EDMBiz confe...
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    Kaskade 'Crippled' From Tour, Eyes New Album for Early 2013 | Billboard
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    Kaskade recently finished the Freaks of Nature tour, his "boldest career move yet" which took him to 50 cities in just 10 weeks and crowned him the fi...
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    Kaskade Eyes New Album for Early 2013 | Billboard
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    Kaskade recently finished the Freaks of Nature tour, his "boldest career move yet" which took him to 50 cities in just 10 weeks and crowned him the fi...
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    Kaskade Brings EDM to Grammy Museum
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    RELATED CONTENTView Photo Kaskade Brings EDM to Grammy Museum Grammy-nominated dance music star Kaskade visited L.A.'s Grammy Museum on Tuesday for an...
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    Kaskade Takes Vocal Lead on New Single
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    Related ContentView Photo Kaskade Takes Vocal Lead on New Single "Thanks for coming out here, wherever this is," Kaskade said to Rolling Stone as we s...
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    Kaskade Surfs the Cosmos on 'Fly Me to the Moon' Remix - Song Premiere
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    Related ContentView Photo Kaskade Surfs the Cosmos on 'Fly Me to the Moon' Remix - Song Premiere The Verve Remixed series turns its attention to the l...
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    Dan Black and Kelis Follow Their 'Hearts' (Kaskade and R3hab Remix) - Song Premiere
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Tour Dates

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  • Oct 4 Friday
    Austin, TX, US Zilker Park
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  • Oct 5 Saturday
    Brooklyn, NY, US Barclays Center
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  • Oct 11 Friday
    Austin, TX, US Zilker Park
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  • Oct 12 Saturday
    Chicago, IL, US Navy Pier, Festival Hall
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  • Oct 17 Thursday
    Los Angeles, CA, US Shrine Expo Hall
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  • Oct 18 Friday
    Los Angeles, CA, US Shrine Expo Hall
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  • Oct 19 Saturday
    Los Angeles, CA, US Shrine Expo Hall
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  • Oct 26 Saturday
    Hidalgo, TX, US Hidalgo State Farm Arena
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  • Oct 31 Thursday
    Las Vegas, NV, US XS Nightclub - Wynn Social
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  • Nov 1 Friday
    Montreal, QC, Canada New City Gas
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  • Nov 8 Friday
    Washington, DC, US Echostage
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  • Nov 16 Saturday
    São Paulo, Brazil Unknown venue
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  • Dec 27 Friday
    Dallas, TX, US Dallas Convention Center
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  • Dec 31 Tuesday
    Las Vegas, NV, US XS Nightclub - Wynn Social
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  • Mar 1 Saturday
    Fortitude Valley, QLD, Australia RNA Showgrounds
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  • Mar 2 Sunday
    Joondalup, WA, Australia Arena Joondalup
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  • Mar 8 Saturday
    Sydney, NSW, Australia Royal Randwick Racecourse
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  • Mar 9 Sunday
    Melbourne, VIC, Australia Flemington Racecourse
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  • Mar 10 Monday
    Wayville, SA, Australia Adelaide Showgrounds
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  • Apr 19 Saturday
    East Lansing, MI, US MSU Auditorium
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Discography

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  • Atmosphere (2013)
    Kaskade
    Atmosphere (2013)
    Ultra Music
  • Fire & Ice (2011)
    Kaskade
    Fire & Ice (2011)
    Ultra Records
  • Dance. Love (2010)
    Kaskade
    Dance. Love (2010)
    Ultra Records
  • Dynasty (2010)
    Kaskade
    Dynasty (2010)
    Ultra Records
  • Strobelight Seduction (2008)
    Kaskade
    Strobelight Seduction (2008)
    Ultra Records
  • Love Mysterious (2006)
    Kaskade
    Love Mysterious (2006)
    Ultra Records
  • House of Om, Vol.2 (Mixed By Kaskade) (2005)
    Kaskade
    House of Om, Vol.2 (Mixed By Kaskade) (2005)
    OM
  • In the Moment (2004)
    Kaskade
    In the Moment (2004)
    OM Records
  • San Francisco Sessions: Soundtrack to the Soul (2003)
    Kaskade
    San Francisco Sessions: Soundtrack to the Soul (2003)
    OM Records
  • It's You, It's Me (2003)
    Kaskade
    It's You, It's Me (2003)
    OM Records
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