Kaskade
Kaskade
Ryan Gary Raddon, better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. On October 20, 2011, DJ Mag announced the results of their magazine, with Ultra Music, Kaskade placed at No. 30. DJ Times voted Kaskade "America's Best DJ 2011" and "America's Best DJ 2013"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDJ
Date of Birth25 February 1971
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
brings listening music people stretch understand
Listening to music is such an uplifting, spiritual thing. It's far-fetched to some - I understand that. But the way dance music brings people together, it's not a big stretch from hymns.
people remix whereas work
I think that most people who hire me to do a remix just want it to work in a nightclub, whereas when I'm writing my own album, I don't have to worry so much about 2 A.M.
bit describe seems songwriter
I'm more of an artist and a songwriter than I am a DJ. That word seems a little bit - well, it doesn't really describe what I do.
albums best stories
I'm not the best singer in the world, but the albums have always been personal. They're stories about me and what I'm going through.
albums best gone life people putting shots singing vulnerable wrote
Once I wrote 'Atmosphere,' I thought, 'This is my story; it's me and my life and what I've gone through to get to where I am.' I'm not the best singer, but still. All of my albums are personal, but putting myself out there and singing is one more thing that makes me vulnerable - one more thing that people can fire shots at.
aggressive broad stuff
If you listen to a Deadmau5 record or a Skrillex record, I really enjoy that stuff because, as aggressive sounding as the Skrillex records are, they're still musical, and that's why they have such a broad appeal.
close spend travel year
I travel a lot. I spend close to 300 days a year on the road.
album close emphasize fact instead inwards people reaching songs written
For me, 'Atmosphere' was more about looking inwards and reaching out to people close to me. To emphasize the fact that I'm singing on the first single, this album is really more about me and songs that I've written instead of collaborating with people.
music people
People don't listen to terrestrial radio. They don't find their music that way. They don't get their news that way. They go to blogs. They go through Sirius/XM. They go through all these different places.
dawned music musician saw
I've always had a passion for music, but I never saw me as a musician for a living. I never thought that I could make a living. It never dawned on me.
crazy moving night
I remember last time I played Nocturnal Wonderland I dropped that 'Move 4 First Aid' mashup and people ripping their hair out... crazy night.
people way twists
Music is not disposable, people. We can twist it, sample it, mash it and experience it in endless ways. Open up.
people flavor week
A lot of people see electronic music as a flavor of the week, but it can be more than that - has to be more than that.
past impossible states
It's impossible to recreate music from the past. Music always states the truth.