APRIL 9 | U STREET MUSIC HALL | WASHINGTON, DC
Prince Fox wants to give something deeper to the dance floor. So, he approaches making electronic dance music with a classic ear for songwriting, generating his very own “future pop” in the process.
The New York artist and producer explains, “The songs are structured in a traditional manner with verses and choruses, but they’re produced with an underground flavor—spanning everything that influences me from deep house, to future bass, to UK garage. What holds it all together is this old school focus on composition. I want to write songs that are more than just builds and drops.”
Back in high school, Prince Fox — aka Sam Lassner—spent most of his days playing and studying guitar. Splitting his time between a job at the legendary Electric Lady Studios and doing the “singer-songwriter thing,” a pivotal experience opened him up to the possibilities inherent within producing electronic music
Engrossing himself in creating, he remixed 3lau’s “How You Love Me” [feat. Bright Lights], and it took off on Hype Machine, reaching #2 and receiving an “Honorable Mention” as part of a Wavo remix contest. He would soon be tapped for official remixes of Cazzette’s “Blind Heart,” a Beatport hit, and SNBRN’s “Raindrops” [feat. Kerli]. The latter went Top 5 on Beatport, #1 on Hype Machine, and racked up over 1.7 million Soundcloud plays. As he continued developing a following, Casablanca Records reached out and signed him in late 2015.
Now, 2015 debut single “Wait Until Tomorrow” pairs a resounding piano melody, spirited production, and an entrancing vocal from Prince Fox. He goes on, “The lyrics are about not wanting to wait until tomorrow for fate to find you. It’s about wanting to try and find your path amidst everything. You find a way to get to your destination, whatever it may be, in an attempt to bypass restlessness all the time, and having to wait for the next piece to fall into place.”
In many ways, his chosen moniker reflects this dynamic approach. Combining the names of the two main characters from The Little Prince, Prince Fox strikes an elegant balance between worlds.
Denver producer Ross Ryan, better known by his stage name StéLouse (‘stay-loose’), is an electronic music producer who creates a completely unique auditory experience with his genre defying sound. Since establishing the StéLouse brand in fall 2013, Ryan has championed the genre of what has been widely referred to as “future bass” with his sonically diverse productions. In less than one year, Ryan has gone from a virtual unknown, to one of electronic music’s most buzz worthy acts, and now claims a loyal fans base of music lovers and fellow producers alike.
Ryan already boasts a debut EP, “Home,” a groundbreaking sophomore effort , “The City" EP, on Australian imprint DieHigh, and his forth coming single “Brave” (due out on Atlantic owned imprint Taste And Tone). Outside of his original productions, Ryan has delivered official remixes for artists such as Viceroy, Zella Day and Jaymes Young.
Drawing from his experience in a touring rock outfit, the sound of StéLouse stems directly from Ryan’s attention to a varied genre spectrum. In his own words, Ryan calls his music “a reflection of my heart and soul. Every emotion, every love, every death, every thought and flaw...past and present...all wrapped up into one single beautiful melody, for the world to sing. This is me, this is what I do.”
This forward thinking sound has awarded StéLouse millions of plays and brought unprecedented support from power players including Bassnectar, Zed’s Dead, Alison Wonderland, A-Trak, Madeon, Lido, Cashmere Cat, Plastician, MAKJ, David Heartbreak, Kill Paris, and Cosmos Midnight. Not to mention major blog support across the internets via the likes of Earmilk, Pigeons and Planes, Stoney Roads, and Do Androids Dance who named his The City EP “one of the best of 2014”.
2015 has proved an even busier year for StéLouse between slots on festivals such as Lightning In A Bottle and What The Festival, his upcoming single, a slew of remixes, the launch of his own label/collective (Hebinomichi), and the long studio hours kept fine tuning his debut LP (due out later in the year), this roll shows no signs of slowing up anytime soon.
