When: Sunday,
September 4, 2016, 10:00 PM
Where: 1
Randalls Island Road, New York, NY, USA
The
Chainsmokers are a DJ duo from New York, New York, US consisting of the members
Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall. Their music encompasses the genres of electro house,
progressive house, and EDM.
After
Taggart had finished school at Syracuse University and Pall had finished his
studies at New York University the two started to make music in the year 2012.
The duo started out under the management of Adam Alpert, who is known for being
the CEO of Disruptor Management, Disruptor Records, and Selector Songs.
The
Chainsmokers began garnering a following for their interesting remixes of indie
bands. Some of the artists that the band has remixed include Jonsi, Two Door
Cinema Club, Phoenix, Icona Pop, and Neon Trees. In 2012 the group collaborated
with one of Bollywood’s most famous actresses Priyanka Chopra and released the
single “Erase”. The single consists of highly produced synthesizers, strong
build-ups, and a poppy, in your face chorus. In 2013 they released the single
“The Rookie”, which followed in a similar fashion to “Erase”. The single
contained gritty synthesizer leads, pumping bass lines, and a strong rhythmic
drum beat.
In 2014 Dim
Mak Records released The Chainsmokers’ breakthrough song “#Selfie”. Dim Mak
Records was founded by DJ Steve Aoki and has been known for breaking several
groups into the mainstream. Weeks after the group released “#Selfie” they were
asked to sign on to the major record label Republic Records. The group
originated “#Selfie” due to trying to capitalize off the pop culture trend that
was becoming increasingly prevalent. The song was also considered by the band
to be a joke, but the song immediately created a huge fan base for the band.
The song has many pop culture references and has drawn comparisons to Sir
Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back”, Baauer’s “Harlem Shake”, and Frank Zappa’s “Valley
Girl”. The single did significantly well on the charts and reached the No. 1
position on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. The video for the single
also included cameos by Snoop Dogg and David Hasselhoff, which increased the
popularity of the song.
In 2014 the
group followed up “#Selfie” with the single “Kanye”, which features sirenXX.
The song differs from the group’s previous releases, as it tends to be less
aggressive in its presentation, although the song still contains strong
build-ups and a highly catchy chorus. The song also seemed to be another ploy
for the group to build off the pop culture of the time.
Source: bandsintown.com
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