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On this edition of Sun City Music Festival’s Sound Clash, we are highlighting some of our talented duos. Though the amount of time they’ve both been in the industry is varied, fans of Candyland and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike can’t get enough of both groups’ signature sound – no matter how different those two sounds may be.

Candyland

Though the co-ed duo from Santa Barbara, Candyland have only been producing since 2011, it didn’t take long for them to score their big break. In early 2012, Ethan Davis and Josie Martin won the Bingo Players’ “Rattle” remix contest, hosted by Beatport. Released on Spinnin’ Records, the remix was a huge success and topped Beatport’s dubstep chart for weeks. In November of that same year, the duo scored yet another win with Skrillex and Damian Marley’s “Make It Bun Dem” remix contest, hosted on Beatport as well.

When it came time to deliver their debut EP Bring the Rain, fans were immediately hooked on their versatility as the release travelled through the avenues of electro house, dubstep, glitch hop, and drum & bass. Trying to pin down the style of this Sun City act would be near impossible, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We can’t wait to get a dose of their bass-heavy beats, when Candyland joins the list of talented artists at this year’s Sun City Music Festival. Buy your tickets today!

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Belgian brothers Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike have come a very long way in a very short period of time. Their debut remix of “Work That Body” in 2009 gathered global attention and piqued the interest of Axwell, who immediately commissioned them for a remix of Abel Ramos’s “Rotterdam City of Love” and the pre-Swedish House Mafia’s monster hit “Leave The World Behind” which also featured Laidback Luke and Deborah Cox. After their early success, everyone from Tiësto to Snoop Dogg have all requested the talents of Dimitri and Mike.

In 2010, the brothers were commissioned by one of the biggest forces in dance music production, ID&T, to provide the official anthem for the world renowned event Tomorrowland. The track “Tomorrow Give In” in collaboration with Dada Life and Tara McDonald was a monster hit, so much so that when Tomorrowland 2011 came back around, the duo were chosen again to provide the theme tune. “The Way We See The World,” co-produced with Afrojack and NERVO, shot straight to the top of the Beatport Charts and there it remained for weeks on end, cementing the duo’s undeniable talent. Now, to say the brothers are staples of the festival would be an understatement, as they’ve been in charge of the official anthems for the event every year since. However, their infectious anthems span far beyond the realms of Tommorrowland. Tracks like “Liquid Skies,” “Generation X,” “Rej,” and their version of “Pump Up The Jam” with Technotronic have all seen heavy support with an army of A-list DJs around the globe.

After the success of their back-to-back #1’s on Beatport, “Turn It Up” and “Mammoth,” the duo have done it again with the African-inspired beats and vocals of “Wakanda” and their take on Major Lazer’s “Watch Out For This (Bumyaye).” We’re sure you’ll hear these gems and get to work that body when Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike take on El Paso for the 2013 edition of Sun City Music Festival. Buy your tickets today!

On this week’s edition of the Sun City Music Festival drop, we see some of our bass mavericks switching things up a bit. One is prepping for a different type of mini-tour and the other is showing us his softer side on his latrest video release. All the more reason to get ready to down and dance at Ascarate Park this Labor Day Weekend. Grab your tickets today to score the best deal!

Baauer prepares for the Infinite Daps Tour with R.L. Grime

Bass producer extraordinaires Baauer and R.L. Grime are teaming up for what is sure to be one of the craziest events this summer tour series has to offer. Before Baauer makes his way to Sun City Music Festival this Labor Day weekend, he will be embarking on a different journey. Kicking off this week, the Infinite Daps Tour will feature some banging back-to-back sets from the talented DJs.

Just this past year, Baauer played a key component in hip-hop crossing over into dance music with his #1 Billboard hit “Harlem Shake.” He’s followed up with that success with remixes for Disclosure, No Doubt and Flosstradamus. R.L. Grime has made quite an impact of his own, after releasing his now infamous remix of Kanye West’s “Mercy.”

The tour starts on July 8th at The Ottawa Blues Fest, and continues through to Omaha July 20th. The guys are also bringing producers Ryan Hemsworth and Jim-E Stack along for the ride, for definite exchanges of infinite daps.

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Dillon Francis releases music video for “Flight 4555”

As we all know, Sun City Music Festival artist Dillon Franis has a deep love for social media antics. But in his latest video, we get to see a little different side to the L.A. native.

The video for Dillon Francis’ “Flight 4555” is an abbreviated version of the ambient 15-minute remix of his hit single “IDGAFOS.” The video depicts the life of a DJ isn’t always easy. They spend a good portion of their days waiting for delayed flights and people who forget to pick them up at the airport. The moving picture for “Flight 4555” is a tribute to the overworked, sleep-deprived DJs who catch up on sleep in between flights. We’re getting a twinkle, twinkle, little star vibe from this one – which is definitely a change of pace for the Mad Decent superstar.