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Candyland have only been producing since 2011 but the co-ed duo consisting of Ethan Davis and Josie Martin from Santa Barbara have known each other long before that. Josie spoke about how the two first met, “My first DJ gig was his [Ethan] 17th birthday party and we met from there and he started as my drummer for my DJing but then we formed a group and he began to DJ with me.” It wouldn’t be long before the two would start to mold their craft in what was soon to be Candyland. Ethan said in an interview, “Yeah she [Josie] got me into EDM. Eventually I started producing and Candyland was born.”

In early 2012, Ethan and Josie got to put their talents to the test. The two entered and won two Beatport remix contests that changed their lives. The first being the Bingo Players’ “Rattle” remix contest, and in the same year, the Skrillex and Damian Marley’s “Make It Bun Dem” remix contest. Josie gave some back story in a recent interview, “Well Ethan was super into ‘Rattle’ before there was even a contest and he just decided we needed to give it a shot. We REALLY wanted to win that one. [It] Was pretty exciting to win. We first thought that everyone and their cat would remix Skrillex, even the more known producers, so entering it would be pointless. We did anyway and just kinda hoped it would do well. Winning the contests have done a lot for our career’s so we are happy we did them.”

When the two released their debut album Bring the Rain on Spinnin’ Records earlier this year, it charted #3 on the Beatport’s overall Top 100 chart, #1 on the dubstep, electro house, drum and bass, and even glitch hop charts. Candyland continues to evolve with every original and every remix they’ve released. We’re not coming down when Candyland takes the stage at Sun City Music Festival. Grab your tickets today and secure your spot on the dance floor.

So long July! Time sure is flying by as the dates for Texas’ largest dance music event, Sun City Music Festival is rapidly approaching. Secure your spot on the dance floor by grabbing your tickets today. General admission and VIP tickets are available online right now!

On today’s edition of your Sun City Sound Clash we’re merging two artists whose sound has nothing in common with the other. Though they may be similar in age, Alesso and Zomboy’s production span two different avenues of dance music. But we think both groups of fans can agree – these two have been making quite the splash with their sound. No matter just how different those two sounds may be.

Alesso

Debuting with “Nillionaire” and breaking through with the dark and energized “Raise Your Head,” Alesso first gained worldwide attention and popularity in 2011 with the help of his original productions and his remix of “Pressure.” With the original produced by Nadia Ali, Starkillers and Alex Kenji, Alesso’s remix of the track was one of the most played dance songs of 2011. Following the success of that release, Alesso followed up with Beatport chart toppers “Calling” with Sebastian Ingrosso and “Years” with Matthew Koma.

Specializing in progressive house, Alesso is known for retaining that melodic finesse and anthemic style we love so much. And being named the EDM artist to watch in 2012 by MTV, Alesso enters 2013 with a successful remix of the OneRepublic song “If I Lose Myself.” With the world still buzzing about this track, we’re pretty excited about hearing live when Alesso joins us August 31st and September 1s. Buy your tickets today!

Zomboy

Half zombie and half boy, Zomboy originally started out in a background of traditional sound engineering, including running his own recording studio. Even though it wasn’t until he moved to Guildford, England to study Music production that Zomboy discovered a new admiration for dance music, he quickly made up for his lack of exposure to the genre at neck-breaking speeds.

After his debut Game Time EP was in the top 5 of Beatport’s dubstep chart for over eight weeks, within six months of the release, the tracks on were licensed to eight music compilations on various labels like Warner Music and Ministry of Sound. Now that’s some debut, huh?

On his followup EP, Zomboy left no tempo unturned incorporating drumstep, electro, orchestral interludes and of course, the sonically perfected dubstep that we love him for. Known for his filthy and grimey take on dubstep, you can see the undead producer Zomboy for this year’s Sun CityMusic Festival, but only if you buy your tickets now!