UK based produced Daktyl has been making waves the past year thanks to his ever-evolving, distinct sound and innate ability to mesh genre lines. In 2014, he remixed a track for Flosstradamus, signed a deal with Mad Decent, and is currently prepping his upcoming album Cyclical. Today, Daktyl brings us the third single from the album, titled "Salters" featuring vocalist Jennifer … [Read more...]
Diplo Announces Jack U’s Album Will be Out in February
The Grammys were last night and with that came plenty of interviews with artists of all sorts. Mad Decent kingpin Diplo got snagged and gave us some pretty juicy details about his upcoming projects. He goes on to say "The Madonna album’s out in March. I did a lot of her album. Then there’s Major Lazer, my project which I did with Ariana Grande, Ellie Goulding, Travis … [Read more...]
Gaslamp Killer and Elliphant Featured in New Ipad Commercial
LA's very own Gaslamp Killer and Mad Decent's Elliphant were tapped for Apple's most recent commercial which features the two composing and performing a song using only Ipads. GLK has been utilizing the Ipad in electronic music for years now and according to Rolling Stone, he apparently had no idea apple even had him on the radar (it goes to show... do your thing! You never … [Read more...]
Skrillex Is Dropping His Third Remix EP of the Year
This past year has been a year undoubtedly dominated by Skrillex. Los Angeles' favorite son started the year off by dropping Recess and since the moment new Skrillex jams hit the wire in March, the fun hasn't stopped since. But the debut full-length album was somehow only the tip of the iceberg. Three nationwide tours, a packed festival headlining schedule, and two remix EPs … [Read more...]
Mad Decent – A Very Very Decent Christmas {Compilation}
You know the kind of people that get on your nerves because they get into the spirit of Christmas WAY too early? Well you are about to be one of those people with The Mad Decent Christmas compilation that was just unveiled. A sequel from last year's 'A Very Decent Christmas,' it combines those catchy Christmas jingles you know all the words to with the eccentric styles and … [Read more...]
Dillon Francis Rebirths “Drunk All The Time”
Dillon Francis loves to remix his own songs which allows him to breathe new life into tracks that have been in his sets for awhile. Now, "Drunk All The Time" featuring Simon Lord has only been out a couple of weeks, this rebirth takes the track to a whole new level of awesomeness. He utilizes a dirty trap beat to play off of Simon's airy vocals. Dillon has been putting out … [Read more...]
Mad Decent Finally Answers Our Question: What Is A Jeffree? [EP Stream]
In 2011, Diplo's Mad Decent decided to implement a new way of releasing music that created a launchpad for artists breaking the norm: "Jeffree". This includes the start of many careers including Baauer, DJ Snake and Yellow Claw. The result of this digital-age idea, resulted in a new track being dropped every two weeks for free (limited time of course). What is a Jeffree? That's … [Read more...]
Major Lazer is Getting Their Own TV Show
Diplo must really be the hardest working man in the business. Aside from running Mad Decent, making music with his friend Skrillex as Jack U, and numerous other things, he has teamed up with his Major Lazer buddies to create an entire TV show about their signature cartoon character. The show is going to be broadcast on FXX, home to hit shows like Archer, The League, and Always … [Read more...]
