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Today, we’re clashing the sounds of two Sun City Music Festival artists – one that’s home grown, and another imported from across the Atlantic. Though their styles are completely different, both Cassy and Le Castle Vania know how to bring the house down, which is exactly what they’ll do come August 31st and September 1st. Buy your tickets today to score the best deal.

Cassy

Sun City talent Cassy has had a long-standing respect in the house music community. Currently holding down residencies at four of the world’s leading venues in Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, and New York City, it is clear that Cassy’s demand has a global reach.

Born Catherine Britton, Cassy is deeply rooted in her love for music and the arts. Born in London to a Caribbean father and Austrian mother, Cassy moved to Vienna at an early age and was surrounded by a city that was soaked in music history. “I listened to a lot of classical music when I was younger, and jazz, as that is what my family were into – George Benson was someone I saw in concert with my Dad. The first record I actually bought was Madness ‘One Step Beyond’ – and I have never come back from that step.”

Though her first foray into the music industry was as a vocalist on Autorepeat’s “Music Takes Me Higher” on Sabotage Records, it was DJing and production that has won her heart. One thing we love most about Cassy is that she doesn’t stick to one genre – you can always find her gliding between house and techno, with a tinge of Viennese traditions. Still representing for the DJs who continue to use vinyl, Cassy knows how to incorporate a soulful balance in her DJ sets that takes her audience on a crazy adventure. We’re sure you’ll get to see this live when Cassy takes the stage at Sun City Music Festival on August 31st and September 1st. Buy your tickets today!

Le Castle Vania

Internationally known, Georgia native, Le Castle Vania first started out playing in traditional rock bands. After an unsuccessful attempt to master the drums, Le Castle Vania began DJing at warehouse parties and raves in Atlanta when he was only 16. Born Dylan Eiland, he was instantly drawn to the city’s growing music scene as it allowed him to develop his passion for music and nightlife. It didn’t take long for him to gain recognition with his frenzy-inducing DJ sets and knack for creating dancing floor ready productions.

Le Castle Vania has steadily toured since the summer of 2006, taking his catchy electro vibes to the masses. His live performances are always brimming with great energy and an even better track selection. If he’s not on the road, you can catch him in the studio, writing tracks with his signature sound which is a banging combination of gritty disco punk, memorable synths and soldiering electronic beats. Nobody gets out alive when Le Castle Vania takes the stage at Sun City Music Festival this year. Have you bought your tickets yet?

The countdown to Sun City Music Festival continues. We are just weeks away from Texas’ largest dance music event taking place at El Paso’s Ascarate Park August 31st and September 1st. Purchase your tickets online now and save.

For today’s Sun City Sound Clash, we are merging the styles of two fresh new talents in dance music. Though one is breaking your fall while the other is making you shake, we can’t get enough of the innovative sounds coming from the productions of budding acts Danny Avila and Baauer – no matter just how different those two sounds may be.

Danny Avila

Still a relative newcomer to the industry, Danny Avila has already become one of the biggest contenders for dance music’s next generation of talent. With releases on revered labels like Big Beat Records and Interscope Records, support from some heavy players, a residency in Las Vegas and a radio show broadcast around the globe, it’s easy to understand why Danny Avila has seen such a meteoric rise. At the ripe old age of 16, the Spanish prodigy won the ‘Best Newcomer DJ’ at the prestigious 2011 Vicious Music Awards, and it has been nothing but a string of successes following suit. His big-room debut single, “Breaking Your Fall” led to Danny being highlighted as one of Billboard’s “21 Under 21: Ones to Watch 2012.”

Danny Avila’s production and DJ sets are what set him apart from the competition. Neil Moffit of Hakkassan Las Vegas says, “it’s Avila’s captivating drive and youthful spirit that breathes life into his performances. Known for his innate track selections that explode with energy and are brimming with creativity, his mixes are always bold, fresh, and original.

So to answer your question, Danny, yes. We are ready to jump. Come jump with us when Danny Avila takes the stage at Sun City Music Festival.

Baauer

Bass music extraordinaire Harry Rodrigues, better known as Baauer, has been producing dance music since the tender age of 13. Making mostly house and electro under his previous pseudonym Captain Harry, his current influence stems from hip-hop as made evident by his debut single “Harlem Shake.”

Originally released on Diplo’s Mad Decent/Jeffrees imprint in May of last year, the track was slow to catch on. The single did not begin to sell significantly until February of this year, when a YouTube video with the single in the background turned into an internet meme of the same name. “Harlem Shake” created a viral video craze online, with people from all around the world uploading their own videos for the hit. The single charted at number one for five consecutive weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 while it also reached number three in the UK and number one in both Australia and New Zealand. That’s some debut!

Following the success of his international mega-hit, Baauer has just recently collaborated with hip-hop superproducer and other Sun City talent Just Blaze on their latest release “Higher.” Known for the crisp snares, gnarley basslines, and random fun samples he uses on his production, get to Sun City Music Festival August 31st and September 1st to get your shake on when Baauer takes the stage.

Born Christopher Marshall, this 21 year old grew up in a small town outside of San Antonio without much of a dance scene to speak of. The ability to burrow through record stores and discover music was not an option, so a young Crizzly found most inspiration for music making from videos on the internet. Although he was making “weird stuff” in his bedroom when he was 15, Crizzly didn’t stumble upon dance music or production until he was 19. Picking up a set of turntables shortly thereafter, the first gigs he scored were usually birthday parties. Production followed with Crizzly bootlegging/remixing rap songs that he heard on YouTube. He released his own versions of Waka Flocka Flame’s “Hard in Da Paint” and “Snap Back Swag” from AJ Hernz, and set the worldwide blogosphere alight. And after websites began reposting his cuts and edits, Crizzly started to develop a strong following.

But it is perhaps his ambitious, grassroots approach to getting his music out to the world that we admire most. After playing 2011’s Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, he took 20 USB drives with his music and distributed them to some of the industry’s heavy-hitters. “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.” Crizzly even had his track “Snap Back Swag” added to a playlist on Skrillex’s tour bus, and Skrillex added the remix into his set as well.

Blending dubstep and hip hop to create his signature sound coined “crunkstep,” Crizzly describes his style best. “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 what can you expect when Crizzly joins us at Sun City Music Festival? “I play a lot of hard stuff. I expend a ton of energy. I want the fans to get buck wild, crazy, and crunk. I want them to make some bad decisions and have fun.”

Come get crunk at Sun City Music Festival on August 31st and September 1st when Crizzly takes the stage at Ascarate Park. Grab your tickets online or in stores!