Artist Profile - Skrillex

For those of you that haven't heard of Skrillex, or his music and how he's changing people's minds about Electro/Dubstep, you need to become familiar. Sonny Moore, aka Skrillex, has continued to make a name for himself ever since he decided to pursue a solo career in 2008. After going on tour with Deadmau5, and signing to the Mau5trap label, his name has continued to grow in the music scene. Personally, I was not immediately attracted to his music, but it slowly grew on me, and now I play a number of his tracks, including ones from his Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites - EP. Skrillex is on the rise as a DJ and a musician, so keep a look out for him as his popularity continues to increase.

My personal favorite that i've heard from him, is when he contrast his heavy base and dubstep with a female artist sample, such as La Roux's "In for the Kill":

La Roux - In for the Kill (Skrillex Remix)

Skrillex also takes already popular techno songs, like Beny Benassi's "Cinema" Featuring Gary Go and throws his own flavor into the song:

Benny Benassi - Cinema (Skrillex Remix)

Here is one of Skrillex's more popular single tracks, "Slats Slats Slats":

Slats slats slats