Boksburg will never be the same after this past weekend as Skrillex was live at H2O, Wild Waters on Saturday the 2nd of March 2013. Samsung Galaxy and Electric brought South African fans the Skrillex Mothership SA Tour powered by 5FM and MK.
Skrillex, arguably the world’s sickest beat-dropper had thousands of fans packed up at Wild Waters. Twenty-five year old Sonny John Moore also known as Skrillex, is a reported workaholic – averaging nearly a gig a night – and unbelievably, over and above all the traveling, he still finds the time to produce his signature tracks with heavy bass lines and wild, stuttering beats.
Three times Grammy Award winner and MTV’s EDM Artist of the Year for 2012, Skrillex has recently released a surprisingly low-key EP called Leaving featuring tracks Leaving, Scary Bolly Dub and The Reason.
Leaving is a down tempo song that was recorded in a Mexico City hotel room, and its muted nature is unlike the usual Skrillex sound, but has been as widely appreciated amongst his fans.
Skrillex further teamed up with Damian Marley to make a groundbreaking collaboration Make It Bun Dem, blending reggae and dubstep in ways nobody thought was possible, and this is currently charting on 5FM.
This was the track that had people jumping up and down to the most when he put it on. Other hits on rotation on 5FM are Breakin’ a Sweat with The Doors, which demonstrates considerable growth in terms of production style and diversity.
His first solo EP, My Name is Skrillex , was released for free download on his official MySpace page. The deity of dub-step releases much of his music for free which goes without saying then, that it has to be his supersonic, live performances that pay the bills and for good reason.
Joshua Bransgrove tweeted “#skrillex was insane! Best night of my life”
FARAH FORTUNE tweeted “#Skrillex was INSANE! The music! The Production! Just everything!!! Well f*cken done to all involved”
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