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One of the best parts about the Sunset Music Festival is its diverse and hard-hitting talent hailing from all corners of the world. So why not learn a little more about the artists gracing our eclectic lineup?

Although it was only two years ago when the world was first introduced to the Australian duo Knife Party, members Rob Swire and Gareth McGrill had already created a name for themselves in the music industry as two-thirds of the critically acclaimed drum and bass infused group Pendulum. The boys first met as members of a metal band called Xygen, but it wasn’t until they heard Konflict’s “Messiah” at a local club, when they made a vow to enter the drum and bass scene. And the rest, as they say, history.

Named after a song on the Deftones album White Pony, Knife Party made their first public appearance in the summer of 2011 at Space Ibiza. EP’s 100% No Modern Talking and Rage Valley were met with much success as the first release featured one of the years’ most-quoted dance lyrics, “you blocked me on Facebook, and now you’re going to die,” and the second release’s third track “Bonfire,” which was aired on the popular television series, Breaking Bad. With their third EP Haunted Houses due out in the next month, prepare to hear some new music from down under when the two perform at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium, Saturday, May 25th.

Though Knife Party originally began as a side project, the group has become so popular that it has since become Rob and Gareth’s full-time project, causing Pendulum to split in 2012. Known to make bodies move to their funky fusions of electro house, dubstep, and moombahton we can’t wait to rage with Knife Party as they make a stop on our main stage for Sunset Music Festival.

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If you clash the sound of artists Morgan Page and Zomboy, you might end up with a zombified young man dancing to soft, melodic strings. Or you might get a glitched-out whispery female vocal who’s had another night out on another dance floor, but smells a little “undead.” No matter how different the two Meltdown artists are, Morgan Page and Zomboy have both made a great impact over the span of their contrasting careers and we cannot wait to see each of them perform on our stages.

Morgan Page

Morgan Page has been making electronic music since the age of 12. Years later, when he finally had the courage to, he sent in demo cassette tapes to a local college radio station, WRUV 90.1 FM at the University of Vermont. Both the DJs and listeners loved the tracks and they ended up playing the low-fi tapes, even with the grainy, 8-bit sound. Later, Morgan would go on to mail a demo tape to 99.9 FM “The Buzz” to production managing DJ Jason Steeves who hosted an electronic specialty music show. The tape received weekly airplay and Page continued to move forward.

Known for hits like “Fight For You,” “Longest Road,” and the anthem featuring Deadmau5, “Move For Me,” Page has left an indelible mark on dance music today. We can’t wait to shout his memorable lyrics at the top of our lungs as he performs on the stage for this year’s Meltdown Music Festival. You can sing along with us too, buy your tickets today!

Zomboy

The half zombie and half boy, may have a background in traditional sound engineering, which included running his own recording studio, but it wasn’t until he moved to Guildford, England to study Music production at the Academy of Contemporary Music that Zomboy discovered a new admiration for dance music. And it was a good thing too, since his debut EP Game Time was in the top 5 of Beatport’s dubstep chart for over eight weeks. Within six months, tracks were being licensed on eight music compilations on various labels like Warner Music and Ministry of Sound. Known for his filthy and grimy take on dubstep, you can see the undead producer Zomboy for this year’s Meltdown Music Festival, but only if you buy your tickets now!