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
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.
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.
countless edits produce putting takes wing
To do more of a concert thing, it takes so much preparation. You don't just show up and wing it. You're putting countless hours in the studio, not just to write and produce stuff, but to come up with edits and special things for the show.
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.
country grew honestly leaves music records
Music leaves such a big impression. I always wondered, 'Man, if I grew up in Nashville, would I be making Country records now?' I honestly feel like Chicago had such a big impact on me.
albums cds mix
Mix CDs are interesting. I'm known more for my artist albums and less for my mix CDs.
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.
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.
biggest electronic feature gonna music people pop trying
I think people in electronic music are trying to get these big features: 'Oh my gosh, I'm gonna get the biggest pop star to feature on my track.'
borderline electronic music
I do feel like there's a level of ridiculousness going on in electronic music... It's getting borderline absurd out there.
cares club trying
Club culture is about leaving your cares behind, and I am trying to create that environment.
blending music people tracks weaving
Blending tracks and weaving and manipulating prerecorded music to create this mood, some people do it much better than others.