John Summit

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John Summit
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Summit in 2023
Background information
Birth nameJohn Walter Schuster
Born29 July 1994 (age 29)
Naperville, Illinois
Genres
Occupation(s)producer, DJ, remixer
Years active2017–present
Labels
  • Experts Only
  • Defected Records
Website www.johnsummitmusic.com

John Walter Schuster (born July 29, 1994), [1] better known by his stage name John Summit, [2] is an American DJ, producer, and remixer. Summit primarily plays house & techno [3] [4] and has performed at festivals such as Coachella, [5] Lollapalooza, [6] Tomorrowland, and EDC Las Vegas. [7] He has also sold out iconic venues such as Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater [8] [9] and The Brooklyn Mirage in New York. He is known for remixes, originals, and marathon performances. [10]

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Career

2018–2021: Early career and breakout

Summit was an active DJ while studying accounting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, [6] where he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. [11] He would frequently DJ at venues like the Red Lion and Canopy Club in Urbana. In 2019, finding his accounting job as a CPA at a major firm [6] "soul-sucking," he switched to full-time producing, supporting himself with money he had saved. [12]

Summit's breakthrough onto the national stage came in 2020 with his track "Deep End," released on Defected Records, [6] which became the longest-running Beatport No. 1 track of the year. [13]

More career growth followed in 2021 with the release of singles "Sun Came Up," a collaboration with Sofi Tukker, and "Human," which became a No. 1 track on US dance radio.. [14] [15] By the end of 2021 he had amassed more than four million listeners on Spotify (rising to 7.8 million by September 2023). To close out 2021, Dancing Astronaut named him its Breakout Artist of the Year [7] and he became Beatport's top-selling artist in all genres in 2021. [13]

2022–2023: Experts Only

In 2022 Summit toured Europe, Australia, and the US. [6] While on tour, he started his own label and events brand, Off The Grid, which was rebranded in 2023 to Experts Only. [16] The name "Experts Only" reflects his love of mountains and skiing, as does his stage name (originally just "Summit"). [8] Since its launch, the label has released music by John Summit himself and various other artists. [17] [18] [19] In 2022 Summit was named 1001tracklist's #4 Producer of the Year. [20]

In early 2023 Summit signed "Where You Are" (feat. Hayla) with Experts Only in partnership with Darkroom Records. [21] The release led him to his first Billboard Top 10, in March 2023, [22] and in June, the record hit #1 on the Mediabase US Dance Radio chart. [23] [24]

Shortly after the inception of “Where You Are”, BBC Radio 1 aired Summit’s first BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix in February 2023. [25] In September, Summit and fellow DJ Dom Dolla debuted a collaborative events brand called Everything Always at the Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington. [26]

Summit's major live appearances in 2023 included Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater, [9] The Brooklyn Mirage, [27] and Petco Park, as well as festivals such as EDC Las Vegas, HARD Summer, [28] Lollapalooza Brazil, Creamfields North, [29] Hangout, and ARC Music Festival Chicago. [30]

In November 2023 Summit was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Music list. [31] At the end of the year, Barack Obama named Summit's song with Hayla, "Where You Are," as one of his favorite songs of the year. [32]

Summit currently lives in Miami, Florida, [17] where he purchased a residence in early 2023. [33]

Discography

Singles and remixes

YearTitleAlbumLabel
2024"Shiver" (with Hayla)SingleExperts Only
Remix: Temper Trap's "Sweet Disposition" (John Summit & Silver Panda Remix)
2023"Legacy" (with VLTRA (IT))SingleExperts Only
"Hungover" (with Mathame, feat. Camden Cox)Experts Only/Darkroom Records
"Where You Are" (with Hayla)
"Fade Out" (with MKLA)
Remix: deadmau5 & Kaskade’s "I Remember"EpicWin Ltd.
Remix: "Moving All Around (Jumpin')" (Schak feat. Kim English)Ministry of Sound Recordings
2022"La Danza"SingleDefected Records
"Show Me" (feat. Hannah Boleyn)Experts Only
"Revolution"
"In Chicago"Experts Only
"What a Life" (with Guz, feat. Steve Appleton)
Remix: Kygo's "Freeze"Kygo/RCA Records
Remix: deadmau5 and Kaskade's "Escape"mau5trap Recordings Limited
2021"Better Than This" (with Parachute Youth)SingleSweat It Out
"Sun Came Up" (with Sofi Tukker)Ultra Records
"Human" (feat. Echoes)FFRR
Remix: Purple Disco Machine's "Dopamine" (feat. Eyelar)Positiva
Remix: Dennis Ferrer and Disciples' "Whisper" (feat. James Yuill)Defected Records
Remix with Vintage Culture: Sofi Tukker's "Drinkee" (with Vintage culture)Ultra Records
"Witch Doctor" (feat. Nic Fanciulli)Saved Records
Remix: Gorgon City and DRAMA's "You've Done Enough"EMI
"Thin Line" (Dub) (with Guz)D4 D4NCE
"Beauty Sleep"Beauty Sleep EPRepopulate Mars
"Make Me Feel"Make Me Feel EPInsomniac Records
2020"Deep End"SingleDefected Records
"Thin Line" (with Guz)D4 D4NCE
"Impactor" (with Dead Space)Sink Or Swim
Remix: Jax Jones and Au/Ra's "I miss u"Polydor Records
Remix: Kaz James and Ali Love's "Stronger"Three Six Zero Recordings
"Illusions"Connected EPSouth Of Saturn
"Connected"
"Forgotten One"Forgotten One EPRepopulate Mars
"Summertime Chi" (with Lee Foss, Hayley May)Single
2019"Kudu" (with Dead Space)SingleCountry Club Disco
"Guest List" (with Dead Space)Ferris Wheel Recordings
"Seen It All" (with Eyes Everywhere)
"Dimension"Houseline
"Trip" (with Tombz)
"Goin' Back"Get Twisted Records
"You Know" (with Steve Darko)Self Released
"Bass Go" (with Gene Farris)Solotoko
"Afterhours"Afterhours / Addiction EPThis Ain't Bristol
"Addiction"
"Simulate"Simulate EPRepopulate Mars
"Esa Boca" (with Dillon Nathaniel)
"Control"
2018"Touch Me”Touch Me EPPsycho Disco!
"Acid Emergency"
"Trompetas"Trompetas EP
"Elevate"
"Disoriented"SingleLaser Native
"Lost Way"
"I See You" (with MKJAY)Toolroom
Remix: "Susie's Weapon"Susie's Weapon EPHood Politics Records
2017"Girl"SingleBuild It Records

Peak chart positions

TitleYearPeak chart positions
Official Singles SalesUS Dance/Elec.US Dance/Elec. DigitalUS Dance RadioAlbum
"Deep End"20204526——Deep End
"Summertime Chi" (with Lee Foss and Hayley May)2020————Summertime Chi
"Human" (feat. Echoes)2021—26—1Human (Extended)
"Better Than This" (with Parachute Youth)2021————Better Than This
"Make Me Feel"2021————Make Me
"La Danza"20228240——La Danza
"Sun Came Up" (with Sofi Tukker)—34——Wet Tennis
"In Chicago"—44——In Chicago
"Revolution"—47——Revolution
"Show Me" (feat. Hannah Boleyn)—50——Show Me
"Where You Are" (with Hayla)2023—841Where You Are
"Fade Out" (feat. MKLA)—28——Fade Out
"Shiver" (with Hayla)2024—8——Shiver
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

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