In just a few short weeks, Sunset Music Festival will be a beautiful mosaic of people from different backgrounds, unique personalities, and varied ages. And that includes our lineup as well. Sunset artists Crizzly and Danny Avila may come from opposite ends of the world and have two different music styles, but we love how these two producers have made huge waves in dance music, all before the age of 21.
Crizzly
Crizzly is a sharp-shooter anytime he hits the stage around the country. Channeling a hyperactive energy, the producing DJ gets every crowd going with his perfected fusion of dubstep and hip-hop, which he, and now the world call, “Crunkstep.” However, there’s a lot more to the now 21-year-old artist.
Born Christopher Marshall, the Texas native grew up in a small town outside of San Antonio without much of a dance scene to speak of. The ability to burrow through record stores and discover music was not an option, so a young Crizzly found most inspiration for music making from videos on the internet. Although he was making “weird stuff” in his bedroom when he was 15, Crizzly didn’t stumble upon dance music or production until he was 19. Picking up a set of turntables shortly thereafter, the first gigs he scored were usually birthday parties. Production followed with Crizzly bootlegging/remixing rap songs that he heard on YouTube. He released his own versions of Waka Flocka Flame’s “Hard in Da Paint” and “Snap Back Swag” from AJ Hernz, and set the worldwide blogosphere alight. Multiple websites began reposting his cuts and edits and Crizzly developed a fervent following.
Known for combining fresh hip-hop lyrics with the undeniable sounds of dubstep/drumstep, Crizzly has found his perfect niche in the electronic music scene. We can’t wait to get crunk with Crizzly when he takes the stage for Sunset Music Festival.
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Danny Avila
In just a little over a year, Danny Avila has become one of the biggest contenders for dance music’s next generation of talent. With over 200 shows all around the world, releases on revered labels like Big Beat Records and Interscope Records, support from some of the biggest players in the music industry, a residency on SiriusXM and just recently finishing the Generation Wild Tour across the US and Canada, Danny Avila has seen a meteoric rise to prominence, and he’s just getting started.
At the ripe old age of 16, the Spainish 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. In the year 2013 alone, Danny debuted at Ultra Music Festival and Coachella, released a mixed compilation out on the legendary Ministry of Sound, and was just recently announced as the resident for Hakassan in Vegas at the MGM Grand. Needless to say, Danny is having a pretty good year.
Danny Avila’s production and DJ sets are what set him apart from the competition. 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, yes, we are ready to jump. And you can join us too when Danny Avila takes the stage at Sunset Music Fstival May 25th.
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