NEWS: DESTRUCTO Premieres HARD SUMMER Live Set as a Free Download on Nest HQ
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Los Angeles producer and DJ DESTRUCTO delivered a potent live set at this year’s Hard Summer--HARD Event’s sold-out major summer event with 70,000 fans--earlier this month (August 3 & 4). His set, highlighted by his latest chart-topping track“Higher,” is now available as a free download via Nest HQ. Download DESTRUCTO’s HARD Summer 2013 set here: http://nesthq.com/destructo-live-hard-summer/.
Meanwhile, DESTRUCTO’s HIGHER EP, out now on Boysnoize/OWSLA Records, has been making major waves. Since its release on Beatport June 10, the HIGHER EP peaked as a #1 tech house new release on Beatport. The “Higher” single is in maximum rotation on Sirius XM's "BPM" channel, and has been spun on the radio by the likes of Diplo, Zane Lowe, Pete Tong, B. Traits, and others. It has also been played live at some of EDM's biggest events this year by Dog Blood, Boys Noize,and Alex Metric. In addition, "Higher" is featured on Skrillex's "Esstential Mix," which set a record for the most-played piece of content in BBC Radio 1 history.
The video for “Higher” is DESTRUCTO's most-viewed video on YouTube and has been added to MTV Clubland and Havoc TV. Check out the video on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxvt6y_5TmI.
Recently, DESTRUCTO was included on InTheMix's "50 Most Powerful People in EDM" list and Do Androids Dance's "20 Most Influential People in EDM" list. He was also hand-picked by Depeche Mode to remix their track "Soothe My Soul." Overall, he has seen more than 500,000 plays on his SoundCloud tracks. Keep a lookout for DESTRUCTO as new remixes for "Higher" will be released this fall.
The track listing for DESTRUCTO’s HARD Summer mix is as follows:
- Mark Knight – Your Love
- Torren Foot – Rondo
- Sharam Jey, Sammy W, Alex E – Swag
- Destructo feat. Oliver – LA Funky
- Amine Edge & Dance – Bitches in the Project
- Silverstar – Music is the Magic (DCUP remix)
- Destructo – Higher (Brodinski remix)
- Kill Frenzy – Up N Up
- Amine Edge & Dance – Going To Heaven With The Goodie-Goodies
- Amine Edge & Dance – Gimme tha Fonky Ass
- Daft Punk – Get Lucky (Lifelike edit)
- Breach – Jack
- Sharooz – Osiris
- Alec Carlsson – Paris Fried Chicken (J Paul Ghetto remix)
- SOS Band – Take Your Time (Solidisco edit)
- Destructo – Higher
- Junior Jack – Thrill Me
- Green Velvet – LA LA Land
- Doorly – Drongoism
- Roland Clark – Have a Good Time (Monkey Safari remix)
- Rufus – Take Me (Bareskin remix)
- Duke Dumont – Need U (100%)
DESTRUCTO’s current tour dates are as follows:
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | |
| Fri | 8/16 | Quincy, MA | Ocean Club w/ Claude Vonstroke |
| Sat | 8/17 | Las Vegas, NV | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino |
| Sun | 8/18 | Dallas, Texas | SISU Uptown |
| Fri | 8/13 | Denver, CO | Norad Dance Bar |
| Sat | 9/14 | Las Vegas, NV | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino |
| Thu | 10/17 | San Diego, CA | Fluxx Nightclub |
| Fri | 10/18 | Albuquerque, NM | Effex |
| Sat | 10/19 | Phoenix, AZ | Spanish Fly |
| Fri 11/1-Sun 11/3 | New Orleans, LA | Voodoo Music + Arts Experience | |
| Sat11/2-Sun 11/3 | Los Angeles, CA | HARD Day of the Dead LA State Historic Park | |
| Sat | 11/30 | Sydney, Austraila | Sydney Showground |
| Sun | 12/1 | Claremont, West Austraila | Claremont Showgrounds |
| Fri | 12/6 | Wayville, South Austraila | Adelaide Showground |
| Sat | 12/7 | Brisbane, Queensland, Austraila | Brisbane Showgrounds |
| Sun | 12/8 | Ascot Vale, Victoria, Austrailia | Royal Melbourne Showgrounds |
| Thu 1/9-Sun 1/12 | Miami, FL | Holy Ship!!! | |
The HIGHER EP is available at:
- Beatport = http://www.beatport.com/release/higher/1099403
- iTunes = http://smarturl.it/higherep
About DESTRUCTO: The Los Angeles-based DJ began building his legacy with “The Sermon.” Donning a priest outfit, he'd host the 6 a.m. weekly party after the warehouses had died down early Sunday morning. He went on to organize the now legendary “Magical Mickey's Holy Water Adventure” at Wild Rivers in 1991 and “Raveamerica” on New Year's Eve at Knott's Berry Farm in 1992, while diving into an A&R gig as Rick Rubin's “Techno Boy” at Def American Recordings. Simultaneously, he released his first track “Rain Dance” in 1994 complete with Indian chants and a Gumby sample. Furthering his success as a DJ and promoter, he launched multiple L.A. hotspots such as The Downtown Standard at night, while breaking new acts likeGod Lives Underwater and Basement Jaxx by day. As the music industry continued to change at the turn of the century, DESTRUCTO returned to his roots launching the very first HARD Festival in 2007. In the past year alone, DESTRUCTO has rocked crowds alongside Rusko, Diplo, The Bloody Beetroots and Fatboy Slim as well as performed at international festivals WEMF and Australia’s Stereosonic. DESTRUCTO (Gary Richards) is also the founder of HARD Events—the world-renowned event and festival producer recognized for landmark festivals such as HARD SUMMER, HARD Day of the Dead and the three-day electronic music cruise Holy Ship!!!
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