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Justin Blau (born January 9, 1991),[1] better known by his stage name 3LAU (pronounced "blau"),[2] is an American progressive house and electro house producer and Ableton performer.[3] Based in Las Vegas, he has released three mixtapes since 2011 and several singles, and has performed at festivals such as Electric Zoo in New York.[3] In 2014 he released the track "Vikings" with Botnek on Dim Mak Records.[4]

Early life

Justin David Blau was born in Syosset, New York, United States on Vorlage:Birth date and age.[1] Blau grew up around an artistic family, and was soon playing piano, guitar and singing. At thirteen he moved with his family to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he spent the rest of his youth.[3] He attended The Meadows School.[3]

Music career

2011–12: First releases

In 2011, at the age of 20, he vacationed in Sweden, where he discovered electronic dance music. After returning to college he started producing mashups, "mainly because [he] didn’t think anyone was doing a good job."[5] He soon began mixing under the professional name 3LAU, and by June of that year was uploading mashups to Youtube.[4]

3LAU gained recognition in the electronic music world in 2011 with his two bootlegs, "Girls Who Save the World" and "All Night Long." He also won a remix competition for his remix of Tiesto's "Work Hard, Play Hard.”

Before 2012, 3LAU spent his days studying at Washington University in St. Louis and DJing at night. He has had remixes charts in the top 10 on both Beatport and Hype Machine.[6]

2012–14: Singles, touring

In 2012, he focused on DJing and launched his 3LAU Your Mind tour. That same year, he released his second bootleg album, Dance Floor Filth.[6] In 2012, the Las Vegas Review-Journal described him as "one of America's fastest-rising DJ-producers."[3] In 2012 he released Dance Floor Filth 2, an album featuring his own original production.[7]

In late 2013, he went on a short tour with Carnage called the Night Riot tour.[8][9] Wrote Jonah Ollman of Sound of Boston about 3LAU's live performances in late 2013, "A nice balance of mashups, electro-house, poppy vocal samples, and a 90’s throwback here and there keep the young 20-something crowd going and constantly entertained."[8]

Style and equipment

Much of 3LAU's music incorporates electro house, dubstep and progressive house.[6] He is known for his melodic take on dance music and live sets that incorporate sampling. He is also known for using Ableton.

Personal life

As of 2014, 3LAU is based in Las Vegas. He is dating his girlfriend Cassandra.

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • "Escape" (with Paris & Simo ft. Bright Lights)
  • "How You Love Me" (ft. Bright Lights) (Universal Island (Mar 18, 2014)
  • "Vikings" (with Botnek)
  • "Bang" (Tiësto Bootleg)
  • "Don't Wait" (with Coming Soon)
  • "Somehow" (w/ Dash Berlin, feat. Bright Lights)
  • "Always" (with Coming Soon)
  • "We Came to Bang" (with Luciana)

Remixes

The following is an incomplete list of remixes by 3LAU.

Further reading

Discographies

See also

References

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