NEWS: JUST BLAZE AND BAAUER TO RELEASE “HIGHER” FEAT. JAY Z ON 8/13 ON PRIORITY RECORDS

August 05, 2013 • Leave a Comment

(August 5^th, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA) – Legendary hip-hop producer Just Blaze and rising-star DJ/Producer Baauer will release their collaboration “Higher” featuring Jay Z on August 13th, the first release from newly re-launched Priority Records. The track has been building underground buzz since being posted on Just Blaze’s Soundcloud six months ago and has since garnered over 1.5 million plays. Now poised for break-out success, Priority will release “Higher” commercially on August 13^th with a Nabil Elderkin (Kanye West, Bon Iver, Arctic Monkeys, Frank Ocean) directed video premiering on Vice’s new dance site THUMP the same day. A trailer for the video debuted today on www.higher813.com.

The collaboration between Grammy Award-winning DJ/Producer Just Blaze and Brooklyn DJ/Producer Baauer was sparked earlier this year when the two were on a co-headline tour. Just Blaze (Justin Smith) is best known for his production work for hip-hop legends Jay Z, Eminem and Kanye West. 24-year-old Baauer (Harry Rodrigues) made his debut in May 2012 on Diplo’s Mad Decent imprint Jeffree’s with the dance-floor anthem “Harlem Shake” which gained Pitchfork “Best New Track” accolades when it was released. In February 2013, the song went on to create an even bigger cultural impact, becoming the catalyst for a YouTube and internet phenomenon that catapulted “Harlem Shake” into the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks after the chart was re-vamped to include online streaming numbers. “Harlem Shake” is now one of the best-selling singles of 2013 and was awarded two Billboard Music Awards in the newly created EDM categories for Best Dance Song and Best EDM Song. Baauer has also released the 3-track ‘Dum Dum’ EP on LuckyMe Records and outside of his own recordings and touring has found time to remix for the likes of No Doubt, The Prodigy, Disclosure and AlunaGeorge.

Just Blaze and Baauer will celebrate the release of “Higher” with a special party in NYC on August 13^th at an undisclosed location. Details about the party will be released on www.higher813.com the on August 12^th. Fans can win a pair of tickets to see Baauer play at Electric Zoo in NYC by posting photos that represent what “higher” means to them to their social media platform of choice tagged with #higher813. Every photo will count as an entry to win with the winner being selected by Baauer on August 16^th.

Just Blaze and Baauer are both currently on tour DJing clubs and festivals around the world. Both Baauer and Just Blaze played at Hard Summer in Los Angeles this past weekend and both will play at New York City’s Electric Zoo at the end of the month. Baauer will hit the stage at Outside Lands in San Francisco this weekend before heading to Europe to tour the rest of the month. Baauer’s tour schedule listed below.

Baauer On Tour:

8/10 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Festival

8/15 Hassalt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival

8/16 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival

8/16 Hamburg, Germany - MS Dockville Festival

8/17 Trondheim, Norway - Pstereo Festival

8/18 Hockenheim, Germany - The Rise of Rock N Heim

8/20 Balaton Lake, Hungary - Venue/ TBD

8/21 Berlin, Germany - BiNuu Festival

8/22 Hradec Kralove, Czech - Hip Hop Kemp Festival

8/23 Leeds, UK - Leeds Festival

8/24 Liverpool, UK - Creamfields