From being handpicked to play some of the biggest festivals in the world, to switching gears and making a name for himself in the big room house circuit, there is no denying the impact Ultimate Music Experience talent Carnage has had on dance music in 2013. And the best part? He’s only getting started.
Born Diamanté Blackmon in Guatemala City, Guatemala, a young Carnage always had music in his life, “I was raised in Guatemala until I was 8, and yeah it was pretty chill and we used to listen to whatever – it was never a ‘no music’ kind of thing, just whatever was playing, ya know?” After moving to rural Maryland, Carnage started producing on Fruity Loops, mostly out of boredom, “Living in the country, there was nothing really to do. I used to rap, so I thought making my own beats would both be cool and pass the time. I started a group with my friend Bruce, who also rapped, and I started hosting his mixtapes. He [pushed] me into sampling music and pulling eclectic points of reference into the music I was making. From here I got into making beats and developing them into proper tracks, and as time passed, the platform for this music became more and more relevant.”
Carnage first came to our attention in 2012 with his remix of Hardwell’s massive single “Spaceman.” Dubbing his sound “festival trap,” the Los Angeles based talent burst onto the scene and things haven’t slowed down since. Even UME veteran Tiësto has dropped some productions from the Chipotle lover. With his outright refusal to be pigeonholed to one genre, Carnage has steered away from his original trap style, If I want to make a rap record I make it; if I want to make a house record I make it. If I want to make some pretty shit I make some pretty shit.”
His latest releases are dripping with that big room “festival-style” sound in genres like deep and electro house, drum and bass and anything else that strikes his fancy. Calling 2013 his most life changing year, Carnage is marching into 2014 with a documentary and an artist album to be released later this year, “Imagine… a fucking Carnage after movie, like my EDC one – not just about one festival [though], but about this last year and what really happens behind the scenes. And all of your favorite people are in it (trust me, everyone’s in it).”
Come dance to the sounds of the #ChipotleGang leader at this year’s Ultimate Music Experience on March 13-15th. Tickets are on sale and moving fast, so grab yours today!
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