The countdown to Sun City Music Festival continues. We are just weeks away from Texas’ largest dance music event taking place at El Paso’s Ascarate Park August 31st and September 1st. Purchase your tickets online now and save.
For today’s Sun City Sound Clash, we are merging the styles of two fresh new talents in dance music. Though one is breaking your fall while the other is making you shake, we can’t get enough of the innovative sounds coming from the productions of budding acts Danny Avila and Baauer – no matter just how different those two sounds may be.
Danny Avila
Still a relative newcomer to the industry, Danny Avila has already become one of the biggest contenders for dance music’s next generation of talent. With releases on revered labels like Big Beat Records and Interscope Records, support from some heavy players, a residency in Las Vegas and a radio show broadcast around the globe, it’s easy to understand why Danny Avila has seen such a meteoric rise. At the ripe old age of 16, the Spanish prodigy won the ‘Best Newcomer DJ’ at the prestigious 2011 Vicious Music Awards, and it has been nothing but a string of successes following suit. His big-room debut single, “Breaking Your Fall” led to Danny being highlighted as one of Billboard’s “21 Under 21: Ones to Watch 2012.”
Danny Avila’s production and DJ sets are what set him apart from the competition. Neil Moffit of Hakkassan Las Vegas says, “it’s Avila’s captivating drive and youthful spirit that breathes life into his performances. Known for his innate track selections that explode with energy and are brimming with creativity, his mixes are always bold, fresh, and original.
So to answer your question, Danny, yes. We are ready to jump. Come jump with us when Danny Avila takes the stage at Sun City Music Festival.
Baauer
Bass music extraordinaire Harry Rodrigues, better known as Baauer, has been producing dance music since the tender age of 13. Making mostly house and electro under his previous pseudonym Captain Harry, his current influence stems from hip-hop as made evident by his debut single “Harlem Shake.”
Originally released on Diplo’s Mad Decent/Jeffrees imprint in May of last year, the track was slow to catch on. The single did not begin to sell significantly until February of this year, when a YouTube video with the single in the background turned into an internet meme of the same name. “Harlem Shake” created a viral video craze online, with people from all around the world uploading their own videos for the hit. The single charted at number one for five consecutive weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 while it also reached number three in the UK and number one in both Australia and New Zealand. That’s some debut!
Following the success of his international mega-hit, Baauer has just recently collaborated with hip-hop superproducer and other Sun City talent Just Blaze on their latest release “Higher.” Known for the crisp snares, gnarley basslines, and random fun samples he uses on his production, get to Sun City Music Festival August 31st and September 1st to get your shake on when Baauer takes the stage.
