Seasons be damned, SIDEPIECE are here to prolong summer through their sun-kissed house sound. Never to be pigeonholed into one sonic space, SIDEPIECE’s Party Favor and Nitti Gritti have both built reputations for gliding through the electronic genre spectrum with the precision and grace of a heart surgeon. Whether they produce dubstep, Latin, or even nu-disco, they consistently churn out pristine arrangements with mass appeal. While each artists’ more popular music is rooted in the shadowy alleys of trap and bass, at its core is musicality with a bedrock of classical training. Harnessing their innate ability to devise authentic, poignant melodies, the duo recently manifested their love of house music into SIDEPIECE and watched the collaborative project mushroom into a bon...
Snakehips, Wuki, Kill The Noise, and more will also throw down. HARD Summer has fired up the grill for its latest virtual music festival, the monumental summer-themed rave-a-thon “BackHARD BBQ.” The first day of the stream is set to feature a litany of dance music’s finest DJs and producers. Kicking things off is house music veteran Wax Motif, followed by a stellar lineup of Claptone, SOFI TUKKER, Moore Kismet, Wuki, Party Favor, Snakehips, Kill The Noise, Dillon Francis, and Lil Texas, in descending order. Tune into HARD Summer’s “BackHARD BBQ” livestream below. “BackHARD BBQ” SET TIMES FOLLOW HARD EVENTS: Facebook: facebook.com/HARDFestTwitter: twitter.com/HARDFESTInstagram: instagram.com/HARDFEST
Every individual has their own way of spending time while under lockdown due to COVID-19. Some bake their own focaccia, invent zany drinking games, or learn a new skill. Others, like electronic music producer Party Favor, hone in on their musical abilities to offer new music during a time when creativity can easily stifled, even in those who are considered the most prolific. The Los Angeles-based dance music star has unveiled THE ISOLATION ALBUM, an eclectic collection of lockdown-inspired instrumental jams that he created over the course of the pandemic. Spanning 13 tracks, the project blazons Party Favor’s versatile skill set and proclivity to wander across the many sub-genres of EDM with the craftsmanship of a seasoned vet. The two standouts here are “WUT,” a sultry, s...
The craving for BIJOU‘s dominant sound has been insatiable since stunning on his 2016 collaboration with Dr. Fresch, “HELLO.” With his latest offering, he’s enlisted the help of multi-faceted producer Party Favor for their G-House track “WHOA,” out via BIJOU’s Do Not Duplicate Recordings. “WHOA” is exactly what fans have come to expect from BIJOU—hypnotic and intoxicating. The pair have expertly weaved in a catchy vocal sample alongside a guttural bassline and rattling synths, making for a dancefloor filler that’ll surely make its way into setlists across the globe. According to Party Favor, a collaboration between the two is “six years in the making.” He goes on to explain that they’ve been ...