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Internationally known Winter Fantasy talent Le Castle Vania has been building his empire for quite some time now. Still infecting audiences with his intensely, high energy sets filled with his signature, horse-powered tracks, seeing Le Castle Vania perform is always an exciting experience where nobody gets out alive.

Born Dylan Eiland, the Atlanta native began DJing at warehouse parties and raves when he was only 16. The Southern metropolis had a booming music scene which greatly inspired the budding talent. Encouraged by his surroundings, Dylan developed a passion for music and nightlife. But having a successful career wasn’t the original goal, “I never really set out to do this professionally. I thought it would be cool, but I didn’t even have that picture in my head at all. I never thought, ‘yeah, I’m gonna be a huge DJ, and I’m gonna tour all over the world’ – I wasn’t thinking that at all. I was just having fun.”

Fun turned career in 2006 when Eiland was asked to remix a song called “Black Eyes” from friends and fellow Atlanta musicians Snowden. Jokingly using the name of an old video game “Le Castle Vania” for the remix, once the track hit the music blogosphere and audiences responded with massive impact and the name stuck. Carving out his signature sound of a well-balanced blend of gritty electronic beats, melodic synth leads, and punk-rock aggression, Le Castle Vania’s music is known for its dark and dirty style while equally uplifting as seen in hits like “Awake,” or his remix of Vitalic’s “Stamina.”

As a producer, Le Castle Vania has amassed countless originals and remixes, giving many of those away to his dedicated fans. Akin to the grassroots approach, Le Castle Vania is constantly on the prowl for new artists and tunes – which is why he developed his very own label, Always Never. The imprint is a fresh outlet for which he can release both his own music as well as his friends and newcomers to the scene. We love his self-made approach to the music industry and more importantly, his individuality, “I’ve always just kind of done my own thing. I didn’t want to be seen as one of those artists under another artist, or like being steered by someone else. I’m just doing me, music is a creative thing that comes from the individual.”

If he’s not on the road, then Le Casle Vania is probably in the studio fine-tuning his tracks. Having just released his debut EP Prophication on mau5trap September 2nd and an artist album due out in 2014, we’re sure you’ll get a preview when Le Castle Vania takes the stage at Winter Fantasy this year. Tickets are still online so buy yours today.

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