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October has arrived! You know what that means – Something Wicked is just a few weeks away. Have all you ghouls and goblins bought your tickets yet?

For October’s first Sound Clash, we are merging two extremely different Wicked talents. Though one is known for creating music that emotes to the listener and the other for creating music that makes the listener want to start twerking, we’re excited to have ATB and Crizzly take to the stage for Something Wicked 2013.

ATB

Though the world was introduced to ATB in 1998, André Tannenberger’s music history dates back to the late 80s in Germany with dance outfit Sequence One (SQ1). “I started performing as a live act under the name SQ1, but in the long run I was looking for possibilities to bring more variation into my performance.”

ATB’s debut track, “9PM (Till I Come),” included on the Movin’ Melodies album is widely regarded as the UK’s first trance #1 hit, it topped music charts around the globe. Creating a distinct pitch-bent guitar riff, the track is essential to any definitive dance music history timeline. Though the easily identifiable guitar sound became the trademark of ATB’s early hits.

But his sound has continued to evolve throughout the years. On ATB’s No Silence album, he incorporated a crossfade effect on each song, creating a false, dream-like sequence with nature sounds. Currently employing more vocals, varied soundscapes and soft pianos like on his Sunset Beach series. “I selected music that creates emotions and feelings to produce an atmosphere of sun, beach and of course beach party. I think every track on the compilation provides the perfect soundtrack to such beautiful summer moments and I hope that people will feel the same way when they listen to it.”

On stage is when ATB comes alive, “That’s why I started to perform as a DJ. It offers me the opportunity to be fancy-free when I perform, not being bound to just my own music. And, what is most important for me, I have much more of a chance to get in touch with the audience and to adjust the music to the moment.” We can’t wait to get fancy-free with ATB when he performs at Something Wicked on Saturday, October 26th in Houston, TX. Buy your tickets today!

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Crizzly

Wicked talent and San Antonio native Christopher Marshall may not have stumbled on dance music until he was 19, but his output of music more than makes up for his absence. After only producing for a few years, Crizzly passed out his music on USB drives to some of his favorite artists at Electric Daisy Carnival in 2011 – who were also some of the industry’s biggest names as well, “I made it a mission to pass them out to my favorite producers. I was nervous, but I gave it to Diplo. He listened, and now he plays ‘Hard in Da Paint’ in his set.”

Nicknamed by his fans as the crunkmaster, Crizzly is known for signature sound, “crunkstep,” which blends dubstep and hip hop to create his vivacious style. Crizzly describes it best in an interview, “It’s definitely a mixture of two different worlds, dance music and hip-hop,” he goes on. “People can connect because there’s a lot going on, and there’s more than one dimension. The audience responds immediately too. Since there’s a half-time feel, the blend just makes sense. It feels right to me.”

So when Crizzly joins us at Something Wicked on Saturday, October 26th in Houston, TX, expect some hard energetic tracks that are perfect for twerking and of course, getting crunk. Buy your tickets today!

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