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Monstercat
Monstercat (formerly known as Monstercat Media) is a Canadian electronic music record label based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded in 2011 by Mike Darlington and Ari Paunonen, the label released regular compilation albums featuring music from various artists, beginning with the release of its first compilation album, ''Monstercat 001 – Launch Week''. Until the release of ''Monstercat 030 – Finale'' in 2017, each compilation was given a name and depicted the story of the aforementioned mascot in the album cover. This preceded a rebranding of the label, with a new series of albums titled ''Monstercat Uncaged.'' In 2018, Monstercat introduced a new brand titled "Instinct". In 2021, Monstercat acquired electronic label Silk Music to form a third brand titled "Monstercat Silk". The compilations ended the same year with the release of ''Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 11''. Monstercat has featured many notable artists, including Pegboard Nerds, Vicetone, and Seven Lions. Monsterca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noisestorm
Eoin O'Broin (), better known by his stage name Noisestorm (born 1 October 1995), is an Irish DJ and music producer. He is best known for his song "Crab Rave", which peaked at 14 on ''Billboard''s Dance/Electronic Songs chart. Early life Noisestorm was born Eoin O'Broin on 1 October 1995 in Dublin, Ireland. Career On 1 April 2018, O'Broin released his song "Crab Rave" on Monstercat as an April Fools' Day joke. The song gained popularity as an internet meme, with the song debuting at number 36 on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''s "Dance/Electronic Songs, Hot Dance/Electronic Songs" category. Following "Crab Rave", O'Broin released the song "Breakout" with English hip hop group Foreign Beggars. Critics praised the release, with ''Dancing Astronaut'' praising the mixture of rap with the synths and drops. On 1 April 2023, O'Broin released an early access version of his first video game on Steam (service), Steam, titled "Crab Champions", which he created following the popularity o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crab Rave
"Crab Rave" is a song by Irish Disc Jockey, DJ and music producer Noisestorm. Canadian record label Monstercat released it on 1 April 2018. The song was originally released as part of the compilation album ''Monstercat Instinct Vol. 1'', released 15 June 2018. It was later featured as part of Monstercat's ''Best of 2018'' compilation album, released on 14 December 2018. It peaked at No. 14 on ''Billboard''s Dance/Electronic Songs chart. Background and release On 1 April 2018, the song was released as a digital download on international digital stores through Canadian record label Monstercat, as well as being released through various music streaming services. "Crab Rave" was featured on the compilation album titled ''Monstercat Instinct Vol. 1'' released on 15 June 2018. The song was later featured on the yearly best-of compilation album titled ''Monstercat – Best Of 2018'' released on 14 December 2018. In 2015, Epic Games launched ''Unreal Dev Grants'', a $5 million developmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicetone
Vicetone is a Dutch electronic music production DJ duo formed by Ruben den Boer (; born 22 January 1992) and Victor Pool (; born 9 July 1992) from Groningen. The duo began as a DJ act, and in 2013, they were voted into the ''DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJs list for the first time at 60th as a new entry. Later in 2014, they went up 24 places on the list, coming 36th. In 2015, they fell 14 places to 50th. They made a return to the Top 100, coming in at 83rd in 2019 but dropped out the subsequent year. Career In 2015, Vicetone released two singles with Kat Nestel titled "Angels" and "Nothing Stopping Me," both on Ultra Music, released a remix for a song from the popular game ''League of Legends'' called "Project Yi" and they remixed Hardwell and Tiesto's collaboration, "Colors". To start off 2016, Vicetone released a new track on Spinnin' Records called "Pitch Black". This was followed by the release of their first EP entitled ''Aurora'', which was released in April before the beginning of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alone (Marshmello Song)
"Alone" is a single by American DJ and record producer Marshmello. It was first released in May 2016, then later released as a digital download on June 17, 2016 on iTunes and for streaming on Spotify. Upon its release, it charted on the Canadian Hot 100 at 56 and US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at 60, and its music video has received over 2.5 billion views as of May 2024 on YouTube. In February 2019, it reached a new peak of 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 following Marshmello playing a virtual live concert in the video game ''Fortnite''. It is also the first and only Monstercat song to be certified Platinum (or higher) by the RIAA. Music video The music video for "Alone" was released on July 2, 2016 on both Marshmello and Monstercat's YouTube channels. It is the 26th most liked YouTube video. The music video was filmed at The Pegasus School in California.The video shows Marshmello being bullied by his fellow schoolmates. A sympathetic classmate goes to his house after school, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshmello
Christopher Comstock (born May 19, 1992), known professionally as Marshmello, is an American DJ and record producer. His songs "Silence (Marshmello song), Silence" (featuring Khalid (American singer), Khalid), "Wolves (Selena Gomez and Marshmello song), Wolves" (with Selena Gomez), "Friends (Marshmello and Anne-Marie song), Friends" (with Anne-Marie), "Happier (Marshmello and Bastille song), Happier" (with Bastille (band), Bastille), and "Alone (Marshmello song), Alone" have each received multi-RIAA certification, platinum certifications in several countries, and peaked within the Mainstream Top 40, top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His musical style includes groove-oriented, synth and bass-heavy electronic dance music. Marshmello first gained recognition in early 2015 from publishing remixes online. His debut studio album, ''Joytime'' (2016), included Marshmello's debut commercial single, "Keep It Mello". Released in May of that year by indie label M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocket League
''Rocket League'' is a 2015 vehicular Association football, soccer video game developed and published by Psyonix for various home consoles and computers. A sequel to 2008's ''Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars'', ''Rocket League'' features up to eight players assigned to each of the two teams, using "rocket-powered" vehicles to hit a ball into their opponent's goal and score points over the course of a match. The game includes single-player and multiplayer modes that can be played both locally and online, including cross-platform play between all versions. Psyonix began formal development of ''Rocket League'' around 2013, refining the gameplay from ''Battle-Cars'' to address criticism and fan input. Psyonix also recognized their lack of marketing from ''Battle-Cars'' and engaged in both social media and promotions to market the game. ''Rocket League'' was first released on the PlayStation Store and Steam (service), Steam for PlayStation 4 and Windows respectively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Lions
Jeff Montalvo (born March 31, 1987), known professionally as Seven Lions, is an American DJ, record producer, instrumentalist and remixer from Santa Barbara, California. Active musically since 2010, his music combines styles as diverse as trance music, trance, melodic dubstep, drum and bass, glitch hop, and electro house. He has released eight EPs, multiple singles, and official remixes for record labels such as Casablanca Records, Owsla, Viper Recordings, Anjunabeats, Republic Records and Monstercat. His second EP ''Days to Come (EP), Days to Come'' was mentioned by ''Vibe Magazine'' as one of their Top Electronic Albums of 2012, and it peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Albums chart. His next EP, ''Worlds Apart (Seven Lions EP), Worlds Apart'', charted at No. 76 on The Billboard 200, and the EP's track "Don't Leave" with Ellie Goulding entered the UK Singles Chart in 2014. He tours regularly in the United States, and since 2012 has perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pegboard Nerds
Pegboard Nerds is a Dano-Norwegian electronic music group, consisting of Norwegian DJ Alexander Odden and Danish DJ Michael Parsberg. The name Pegboard Nerds is an anagram of the duo's surnames, Odden and Parsberg. The duo first met in 2005 and formed the group in 2011. Previously, their records were released under separate projects and both have been producing since the 1990s. On 21 October 2015, the duo released ''Pink Cloud (EP), Pink Cloud'' to fund breast cancer research which went to number 2 on iTunes Dance Albums, and into the Top 10 on ''Billboard'' Dance albums. In 2015, their collaboration with Jauz, a single titled "Get on Up", was one of the top bass house songs of the year. "Superstar" with Nghtmre and Krewella was the number 1 dubstep song on the Beatport Dubstep Charts of May 2016 and peaked at 28 on ''Billboard''s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart in October 2016. Their collaboration "Deep In The Night" with Montreal-based artist Snails was released in August 2016. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Create Music Group
Create Music Group, formerly known as CreateTV, is an independent American music distribution, publishing, and data analytics company founded in 2015 by Jonathan Strauss and Alexandre Williams. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company provides music distribution, rights management and music publishing. History Create Music Group was founded in 2015 as CreateTV by CEO Jonathan Strauss, COO Alexandre Williams, CBO Wayne Hampton. Strauss invested $1 million into the company and later raised a seed round of $2.25 million in exchange for a minority share. The company began by collecting unclaimed revenue for EDM and hip hop artists on YouTube. , Create Music Group monetizes approximately 9 billion streams a month. In June 2016, Create Music Group, then named CreateTV, acquired distribution company Label Engine, a company that Williams had previously worked for. The company distributes for clients such as Insomniac Records, YNW Melly and 6ix9ine. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beat Saber
''Beat Saber'' is a virtual reality rhythm game developed by Ján Ilavský, Vladimír Hrinčár, and Peter Hrinčár. The game was published by Czech game developer Beat Games and was later obtained by Oculus Studios. It takes place in many different surrealistic neon environments and features the player slicing blocks representing musical beats with a pair of brightly-colored sabers. Following an early access release in May 2018, the game was officially released for PlayStation 4 and Windows (supporting both Steam VR and Oculus VR APIs) on May 21, 2019, and for the Meta Quest (Oculus Quest) in standalone mode. Gameplay The player uses VR controllers to relocate a pair of glowing sabers, which by default are colored red and blue for left and right respectively, although the colors are changeable to any color. In each song, the game presents the player with a stream of approaching blocks laid out in sync with the song's beats and notes, located in one of the 12 possible p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
