San Francisco’s Kaskade will hit the decks at Ruby Skye in San Francisco this Thursday (July 3) as part of Ruby Skye’s Independence Weekend. Kaskade is currently touring his new CD Strobelite Seduction - a gleaming collection of sultry sounds and lush house tracks infused with his trademark vocal-laced melodies and hypnotic interludes.
Kaskade is considered one of the most exciting DJs on the house music scene DJs and one of the hottest breakthrough artists in the dance music genre in the country. Kaskade’s CD “Strobelite Seduction” is out now and available on his site at: kaskademusic.com
DJ and Record Producer Kaskade
Kaskade moved to Salt Lake City in 1992 to attend the University of Utah. During this time he owned and operated a local record store, Mechanized Records. In May 2000, Kaskade moved to San Francisco and began working as an A&R assistant for Om Records. Releasing his first single “What I Say” on the label in 2001.[1]
In The Moment saw Kaskade’s first top 10 single with “Steppin’ Out” reaching #5 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Play chart and #6 on Dance Radio Airplay.[2] The fourth single to be released from the album, “Everything,” reached #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Play.[2]
Kaskade’s fourth solo album Love Mysterious was released in September 2006. The first single from the album, “Be Still”, reached #4 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Play.[2] The single features vocalist Sunsun, and includes remixes by Jay-J and Robbie Rivera. Follow up single “Stars Align” hit number #8 on “Billboard Magazine” Hot Dance Airplay chart and just missed the top ten, #11, on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. His third single released from “Love Mysterious”, “Sorry”, was his third consecutive top ten hit on Billboard’s Hot Dance Airplay Chart, at #9. Dirty South provided a remix for “Sorry.” The remix has been nominated for a 2008 Grammy for Best Remixed Recording. Although it is still a myth, many people believe that he may have taken his name from the Detroit band the Kaskades. Who broke up in late 2006, due to creative differences with then drummer Adam Moody
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