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Sound Wave Block Party Artist Profile: Treasure Fingers

artist treasure fingersProducer, DJ and Sound Wave talent Treasure Fingers far from a new name is the music industry. Before he was pounding out innovative (and highly requested) remixes and original tracks, Ashley Jones racked up over a decade’s worth of experience as part of the legendary drum and bass outfit, Evol Intent. As Treasure Fingers, he’s found a way to blend his assortment of influences into a signature sound that’s filled with detailed bass lines, glitchy, gritty synth melodies, and party-ready drum layers.

Hailing from Oklahoma, Atlanta-based Jones found his love of music at a fairly early age, “I started really young about 12 or 13 years old, with just a 4track, drum machine and whatever else I could find that made noise. Mostly hip hop stuff, but that transformed into trip hop and IDM, then drum and bass, house and whatever else came along. Probably my earliest influences to actually start producing were all the west coast rap dudes – Dre, Ant Banks, DJ Quik, etc. As far as dance music goes, I’d say Armand Van Helden, Thomas Bangalter, Bob Sinclar, Photek, Ed Rush & Optical, Technical Itch have been some of my inspirations.”

The world first saw the name Treasure Fingers with his debut in 2008 with “Cross The Dancefloor” on Fool’s Gold Records. The catchy, vocoder-laced two-step was an instant classic and received support from artists like Erick Morillo, Pete Tong and Annie Mac. “It started out as just an instrumental filter disco house type track. Then one day I decided to try to put vocals on it. The next day I thought it might be cool to have some girl vocals responding back to my male vocals. The overall production is pretty simple, just a clean kind of poppy track. There’s a sample in there (the filtered disco part during the first breakdown), but I played the rest of the synths, bass, drums and built the track up around the sample just in case we couldn’t get it cleared. Luckily, it got cleared and I’m blown away at how well the song as done thus far.”

After the dust settled from his massive debut, Jones kept the momentum going with his Lift Me EP on the revered Defected imprint and the with the popular track “Keep Up” which featured Haley Small. Outside of his stellar originals, Jones is a highly sought after remixer, providing his edit chops for artists like Avicii, Chromeo, Empire of the Sun, Kid Cudi and James Curd – the remix for the latter went to #1 on the Beatport Club chart. An enduring favorite on Hype Machine, Jones keeps a busy worldwide touring schedule joining greats like Fake Blood, A-Trak, Laidback Luke, Felix da Housecat and Benny Benassi on the road.

Armed with an arsenal of fresh ideas and all-around good vibes, we’re excited to have Treasure Fingers join the roster for Sound Wave Block Party. Performing at W Scottsdale’s WET Deck at 10:30 PM, grab your tickets while you still can before the show on Saturday, September 21st!

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  • Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Sound Wave Block Party Artist Profile: Danny Avila

artist danny avilaSound Wave Block Party artist Danny Avila may be a relative newcomer to the industry, but he is certainly leading the pack of dance music’s next generation of talent. We’re not sure what it is that breathes life into his performances, but one thing’s for sure – his sets set him apart from the competition.

Though his father was and is an interior designer for many of the world’s most famous nightclubs, this young Spaniard discovered dance music all on his own. “I discovered my passion for music, especially electronic music, when I was 12 years old on my own. The fact that my father was designing clubs and hotels in Marbella helped me because his friends who owned the clubs let me into their DJ booth while DJ’s like Fedde Le Grand, Axwell, Erick Morillo and many more were performing. That’s how I had my first contact with big artists and I knew that I wanted to be one of them in the future.”

But Danny didn’t just stumble on to music or DJing, “Actually it was not something that I just decided one day. I started DJing in Marbella when I was 12 years old so it’s always been something that I’ve loved doing from a very early age. But even before I started DJing, I played the piano when I was younger, so my life has always revolved around music in one way or another.”

Danny first came to our attention in 2011 with his big-room debut smash single, “Breaking Your Fall.” Out on the revered Big Beat Records when he was just 16, the Spanish prodigy won the ‘Best Newcomer DJ’ at the prestigious Vicious Music Awards that same year and it has been nothing but a string of successes after that. “Breaking Your Fall” led to Danny being highlighted by music industry bible, Billboard in their “21 Under 21: Ones to Watch 2012” list, as well as MTV and Dancing Astronaut’s respective ‘Ones To Watch’ lists, showing his ability to be loved by both the mainstream and underground audiences.

Now at the age of 18, Danny has a long list of accolades that far exceeds his years. He is the youngest artist to hold a residency in Las Vegas since the city’s founding, as well as being the youngest prime-time DJ on SiriusXM with his show, Ready to Jump – an opportunity that Danny is still excited about. “I played in Ibiza with Tiësto last summer, and the SiriusXM guys were there, and they saw me playing and liked my stuff. So we came out with the idea for some energetic stuff like ‘Get Ready to Jump’ and Jump More, and we did one show in the first week, and everyone loved it. For me it’s a plus, because everyone is doing these radio shows on SiriusXM, but it’s great, I love it. And honestly, it takes me so many hours and so much time to look for the new music. I’m always wanting new mash ups, especially for the radio show. It’s great because it gives people another way to know about my music.”

Having played on the main stage of some of the most notable festivals all before his 18th birthday, Danny has rapidly become one of the industry’s heavyweights. Known for his innate track selections, every Danny Avila set is exploding with energy. So to answer your question, Danny, yes. We are ready to jump. Come jump with us when Danny Avila takes the stage at the Sound Wave Block Party Festival on September 21st. Buy your tickets today!

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  • Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Official Photos from Isla Del Sol Fest 2013 Now Available!

For two days this past Labor Day Weekend, we all met at Clayton’s Beach Resort for the return of South Padre Island’s Isla Del Sol Fest. Today, we are delighted to announce that the official photo’s from the event have been released!

Click over to our photo galleries to bring back all the memories from this year’s Isla. Are you social? Share the photo albums with your friends so they can see (and be jealous of) the tropical getaway for themselves. Be sure to tag yourself and everyone you know in our Facebook galleries.

Thanks to everyone who came and made Isla Del Sol Fest 2013 the best yet. We’ll see you next you next year!

Isla Del Sol Fest Photo Albums

  • Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Connect with Something Wicked on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram!

Get ready all you ghouls and goblins cause Something Wicked is just shy of a month away. Haunting the Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday, October 26th, this year’s event will have Tiësto headlining our main stage plus many more yet to be announced. Have you secured your spot to the celebration yet? Buy your tickets today!

Since we have some time before the anticipated event, why not share and connect with all the other Wicked attendees like yourself? There are multiple social media outlets you can follow to stay-to-date with all of the updates for the Halloween event.

Show us how you get ready for Something Wicked. We want to see your pictures or short videos of your devilish outfits, friends, family, or maybe someone dancing at the costume store! Use the #SomethingWicked hashtag for your Instagram, Twitter, and Vine App to set yourself apart from the rest. We will be resharing some of our favorites!

Tickets are now available, buy yours today!

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  • Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Sound Wave Block Party Welcomes Sushi Roku as Official Artist Food Sponsor

In four days, we will meet in the streets of Scottsdale for the return of Sound Wave Block Party. Since we’ll be dancing all day September 21st to artists like Tiësto, Porter Robinson, Danny Avila and Amtrac, chances are we’re gonna work up quite an appetite – dancers cannot live on groove alone. With that in mind, we are thrilled to announce that Sushi Roku will be an official artist food sponsor at this year’s event!

Sushi Roku blends traditional Japanese cuisine with a chic, swanky vibe perfect to keep the night going. Open before, during and after Sound Wave, you can grab a freshly prepared hand roll from Roku’s Yatai cart on the grounds of Sound Wave, or step away from the amazing music to dine inside. Incorporating diverse, non-traditional ingredients from Latin America and Europe into edible works of art, Sushi Roku will be the go-to place to dine for artists and guests at Sound Wave this year.

Be sure to stop by Sushi Roku during Sound Wave 2013!

  • Tuesday, September 17, 2013
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