2015 Euphoria Music Festival Lineup | Who’s Performing at Euphoria?
The Euphoria Music & Camping Festival is held annually at Carson Creek Ranch in Austin, Texas. Now back for its fourth year, Euphoria has expanded into a three-day event, taking place April 10-12. This year’s lineup might be their best yet and features some of electronic music’s biggest talents. Check out details on the headliners below as well as a full listing of who’s performing, and drop us a comment to let us know which acts you’re most excited to see at the Euphoria Music Festival this year.
2015 Headliners
Pretty Lights
Pretty Lights is the stage name of Colorado’s Derek Vincent Smith. He made his debut in 2006 with his full-length album “Taking Up Your Precious Time,” and earned the opportunity to tour in support of acts like STS9, the Disco Biscuits, and Widespread Panic. Smith quickly built up a following from there and was soon embarking on an extensive North American tour, hitting all the major festivals on the way. In early 2011 he formed his own record label, Pretty Lights Music, through which he releases his own music as well as that of other artists like Gramatik, Break Science, and Eliot Lipp.
Ghostland Observatory
Ghostland Observatory is a duo from Austin, Texas comprised of Aaron Behrens and Thomas Turner. Often compared to Daft Punk, Ghostland Observatory makes music that combines elements of electro, rock and funk. Since their formation in 2004, they have achieved quite a bit of commercial success. They have performed at festivals like Coachella and Austin City Limits as well as appearing on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” in 2007.
Adventure Club
Adventure Club is the EDM duo of Canadian producers Christian Srigley and Leighton James. They began putting remixes on the internet until they earned enough attention to be invited to perform at several electronic music festivals. Their debut EP reached #1 on the iTunes Dance Album chart and they had several hits on Hype Machine, which earned them spots at bigger festivals like Lollapalooza and Electric Daisy Carnival.
RL Grime
DJ/producer Henry Steinway, aka RL Grime, makes music in the “trap” genre, combining electronic and hip hop to make bass-heavy beats. RL Grime first emerged in 2011 with a series of tracks uploaded to the internet that were released a year later on the WeDidIt label. He kept building up his following with more original music as well as several bootleg remixes. His most recent album, “Void,” came out in 2014 and features appearances from Big Sean, Boys Noize, and How To Dress Well.
STS9
Sound Tribe Sector 9, abbreviated as STS9, is an instrumental electronic rock band that formed in Georgia in the late ‘90s. STS9 is guitarist Hunter Brown, percussionist Jeffree Lerner, keyboardist David Phipps, drummer Zach Velmer, and bassist Alana Rocklin. Over the years, the band has sold out shows over the country, and consistently ranks on Pollstar’s top touring charts. Their latest EP, “When the Dust Settles,” debuted at #1 on the iTunes electronic chart.
Thievery Corporation
Thievery Corporation is a DJ collective formed by producers Rob Garza and Eric Hilton and based in Washington, D.C. Their eclectic style of midtempo dance music incorporates elements of various genres like dub, trip-hop and acid jazz. Since the group’s beginnings in the mid ’90s, Thievery Corporation has released nine studio albums and collaborated with big artists like Perry Farrell, David Byrne, and Wayne Coyne. Their most recent album is called “Saudade,” and it was released in 2014.
Emancipator Ensemble
Emancipator is the stage name of Portland-based producer Douglas Appling. In 2013, following the release of his album “Dusk to Dawn,” Appling expanded his live sets to include a full live band, known as the Emancipator Ensemble. The group made their live debut at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colorado later that year, playing to a sold out crowd.
EOTO and Friends
EOTO is the electronic music duo of Michael Travis and Jason Hann, both of The String Cheese Incident, who formed the group as a side project in 2006. What’s amazing about EOTO’s live sets is that they’re all improvisational, echoing the jam band mentality of Hann and Travis’ main band The String Cheese Incident. Their approach to each show is one without any pre-recorded tracks or loops and no strict plan for how it’s going to turn out, resulting in a unique performance every time. EOTO is also known for relentless touring, having performed nearly 200 shows in a single year.
Thomas Jack
Thomas Jack is a 20-year-old Australian DJ and producer. The young and talented emerging artist is a star quickly on the rise. He has recently been making a name for himself as the pioneer of a subgenre he calls tropical house music. Though only discovered a few months ago, Thomas Jack has already established his presence on the internet, landing at the top of the Hype Machine charts an impressive five times with both remixes and original productions.
Break Science
Break Science is the Brooklyn-based electronic duo consisting of producers Adam Deitch and Borahm Lee. Deitch and Lee meld their individual production styles together perfectly, incorporating the cultural influence of New York City’s expansive musical roots along with heavily layered texture and booming bass. They joined the Pretty Lights Music label in 2012 and released their latest album, “Seven Bridges,” a year later.
EDX
Swiss DJ and producer EDX has made a name for himself in recent years headlining at the top clubs and festivals around the world. He has worked with the biggest names in the industry, including Deadmau5, Axwell, Swedish House Mafia, and Armin Van Buuren to name a few, and landed himself a weekly radio show on Sirius XM’s Electric Area channel.
Grandtheft
Toronto-based DJ Grandtheft began his career as one half of the Team Canada DJs duo. As a solo artist, he has built up a reputation as one of Canada’s best live DJs with a rigorous touring schedule and a series of chart-topping dance hits and remixes. In 2012 he collaborated with Diplo to remix Calvin Harris and Florence Welch’s song “Sweet Nothing,” and the track broke the top 10 on the iTunes dance chart.
The New Deal
Electronic jam band The New Deal was formed in 2008 by Toronto natives Jamie Shields, Darren Shearer, and Dan Kurtz. All three members began as jazz musicians before coming together to form the band, so naturally their style fuses electronic music with the jazz tradition of live improvisation.
Paper Diamond
Colorado native Alex B, aka Paper Diamond, is an artist who brings innovation and high energy to his music. He began producing music as Paper Diamond in 2011, and that year released his debut album “Levitate.” He has since garnered a lot of internet buzz and critical acclaim and received notably high praise from Diplo, who said that “every festival in the world is not complete without booking Paper Diamond.”
Savoy
Colorado-based EDM trio Savoy started off as a regular rock band, but decided to expand their sound into something bigger, and thus gravitated toward adding more electronic production to their music, eventually fully transforming their sound into EDM. Although they primarily focus on dance music now, the band still maintains their rock edge, preferring more melodic sounds over the typical harsh and aggressive style of dance music. Last year, they dropped their debut full-length album, “Self Predator,” as a free download, coinciding with the band reaching 100,000 fans on Facebook.
Additional Lineup
A Live One
Andrew Parsons
Archnemesis
Bass Physics
Black Tiger Sex Machine
Blunt Force
Brede
CBDB
Christian Barbuto
Crias
D.V.S.
Eminence Ensemble
Eliot Lipp
Festiva
Freddy Todd
Focal Point
G Jones
Gamma
The Geek X VRV
Gigamesh
Govinda
Greenhouse Lounge
Heartbyrne
Henry + The Invisibles
Herobust
Kap Slap
Kayzo
Khris Royal’s Dark Matter
Kill Them With Colour
Lafa Taylor
Lane 8
Late Night Radio
Luminox
The Magic Beans
The Malah
Manic Focus
Marvel Years
Modern Measure
Moneta
Motion Potion
New Car Caviar
Particle w/ Allen Aucoin
Prismo
Psymbionic
Realistic Fiction
Regulators
Riot Ten
Satin Jackets
Sunsquabi
Skrux
Stooki Sound
Supervision
Technicolor Tone Factory
Toddy B
Vaccid
Vibe Street
Viceroy
The Werks
ZAA
Zoogma
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