Though one of our Magnetic Music Festival artists is known for remixes of popular rock songs, and the other, for their bassmentality, the sound clash for Tommie Sunshie and Zeds Dead poses as a very interesting one. Although the total number of years active in the music industry between the two is quite varied, both acts have used their prowess to educate and/or benefit the the general public on behalf of the dance music scene.
Tommie Sunshine
Tommie Sunshine has always been ahed of the curve. Born Thomas Lorello, Sunshine has been the go-to source for everything dance music related and DJed everywhere from dirty dive bars to the Guggenheim Museum. He is a producer, sought after remixer, DJ and songwriter and he has been deeply rooted in the dance music industry for over 20 years.
Born in the birthplace of house music, Chicago, the now Brooklyn resident is known for a lot of things, but perhaps he is best known for his remixes of popular rock or pop songs for the likes Fall Out Boy, Kelis, Shiny Toy Guns, Yoko Ono, and Katy Perry. He is also known for his long-standing history with the rave scene in the Midwest, which in turn has helped him become a vital asset for anyone who’s wanted to know more about the underground dance music culture. Sunshine has made an appearance on Peter Jennings Reporting on ABC, two separate BBC documentaries on House Music, and even makes a cameo on the rave DVD release, “Rise,” a documentary about our very own Disco Donnie.
Today, you can read up on the state of dance music culture via Tommie’s column on the Huffington Post, or get down to his work alongside The Disco Fries and the outfit he’s in with Bart B More and RipTidE under the moniker Horsepower. Or, you can grab your tickets and see Tommie Sunshine at the Magnetic Music Festival!
Zeds Dead
“Zed’s dead baby. Zed’s dead” Actually, Zed is alive and well thanks to DC and Hooks, the two men behind Canadian outfit Zeds Dead. Known for their crazily catchy bass-influenced tunes, the two originally began making beats that were heavily hip-hop influenced. Forming the summer of 2009 the boys’ first showcased their tracks at their debut performance at The Social and about a year later, were booked weekly for a gig called “Bassmentality.”
The two have come a long way considering they just kicked off their world tour last month and have an impending performance in June in Afghanistan alongside Kid Rock and Garth Brooks, representing for dance music and performing for the troops. We can’t wait to get ratchet with Zeds Dead as they take the stage at this year’s Magnetic Music Festival. General admission and VIP tickets are now available, buy your tickets now!
