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Birth name | Jesse Kardon |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | December 23, 1992
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Years active | 2013–present |
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Website | subtronics |
Jesse Kardon, better known by his alias Subtronics, is an American dubstep DJ and producer from Philadelphia, United States. He is best known for his song "Griztronics", a collaboration with Michigan-based electronic music artist GRiZ that peaked on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs at the No. 9 position in late 2019. Kardon peaked at No. 10 on Billboard's Next Big Sound chart in September 2019. Kardon is married to fellow producer and Dubstep DJ, Sonya Broner, also known by her alias Level Up.
Kardon is known for his mixtape series Now That's What I Call Riddim, though he has stated the mixes are not riddim despite the name. Originally released in February 2017, the series has grown to five volumes, with most containing mashups, exclusive mixes, and unreleased music as well as various DJs and producers introducing themselves during interludes. The fourth iteration, Now That’s What I Call Riddim Vol. 4, contains around 110 songs from a large number of artists. [1] [2] [3] A fifth installment was released in January 2020. Kardon marked it as the last in the mix series and included songs by Skrillex, Excision, Doctor P and Boogie T. [4]
On April 28, 2017, Florida-based dubstep producer Midnight Tyrannosaurus collaborated with Kardon to release the song "Revenge Of The Goldfish" via Never Say Die's Black Label imprint. [5] The song was released for free as part of Never Say Die's sixth Black Friday compilation extended play and sampled a speech originally by Klaus Heissler during an episode of the American animated sitcom American Dad. [6]
On April 20, 2018, Kardon released his seventh extended play Wook Laser via Never Say Die's Black Label sub-label. The 4-track extended play was well-received, with it being described as encapsulating "everything that is right in riddim at the current moment" by an EDM Sauce editor. [7]
On July 6, Canadian electronic music duo Zeds Dead and American DJ and electronic dance music producer Jauz released a remix album of their song "Lights Go Down". [8] Kardon's remix of the song was featured on the album, alongside remixes from by Sikdope, Duke & Jones, Gentlemans Club, Jarvis, Lick, Sqwad, Awoltalk, and Spirix. [9]
In mid-August, Kardon's SoundCloud account was hacked and as a result, had various unreleased and private songs stolen and published by the hacker. Before, he had received a message from Los Angeles-based dubstep producer Megalodon, asking him to repost a song uploaded by an unfamiliar account. After privately messaging him, Megalodon told Kardon that he was hacked and soon blocked him. The same account later published a song by Kardon that was previously only accessible from his hard drive and private SoundCloud account. [10]
On October 19, American record producer Herobust released a remix album of his previous song "WTF". The album, titled WTF VIP + Remixes, featured Kardon as a remix artist. [11]
In November, multiple producers had most or all of their songs removed from online audio distribution platform and music sharing website SoundCloud for wrongful copyright claims. [12] Among these producers were Kardon, who had lost 23 songs due to these claims. [13]
On April 17, 2019, Australian dubstep producer PhaseOne released "Demon Hunter", a collaboration with Kardon, as part of his album Transcendency via Disciple. [14] EDM.com's Phil Sclippa commented on the song whilst reviewing the album, stating that it featured Kardon's "insane sound design and riddim elements, along with some entertaining samples." [15]
On July 7, Kardon released his ninth extended play Cyclops Army via his record label Cyclops Recordings. [16] The four-track extended play included the songs "Cyclops Army", "Glitch Fight", "They Call Me", and "Loopholes", most of which were previewed in the fourth volume of Kardon's mixtape series Now That’s What I Call Riddim. [17] [18]
On July 23 Canadian producer and DJ Excision released a remix album based on his fourth studio album Apex. Kardon was featured on the album with his remix of the song "Vault". [19] While reviewing the album, Jayce Ullah-Blocks of EDM Identity briefly touched on Kardon's remix, noting that he had retained elements from the original while "fully capturing Subtronics' diverse sound palate." [20]
On August 2, English dubstep producer Rusko collaborated with Kardon to release the song "Bounce" via the latter's record label Cyclops Recordings. The song debuted during Kardon's DJ set at Electric Forest Festival and Rusko's set at Camp Bisco earlier in the year. [21] Writing for Dancing Astronaut, Chris Stack noted the song's influence from earlier dubstep works, utilising Kardon's "stellar syncopation and sound design" alongside Rusko's "signature elated wobbles and groove." [22]
On August 14, American songwriter and electronic producer GRiZ released his second extended play Bangers[2].Zip via Deadbeats. [23] A collaboration between GRiZ and Kardon was released as one of the three songs featured on the extended play, titled "Griztronics"; a portmanteau of the two artists names. [24] The song debuted during Kardon's DJ set at Electric Forest Festival. [25] Writing for Dancing Astronaut, Chris Stack described the song as appealing even to "the most stubborn of dance fans". [26] During October, the song became popular on video-sharing app TikTok, becoming the top trending song on the platform with over 259 million views in total. The song was associated with the hashtag #tastesdifferent, a similar wording to the song's pre-drop vocal "Ooh, this shit be hittin' different". [27]
On September 10, Quebec-based vomitstep producer Snails released "Snailclops", a collaboration with Kardon, via his record label Slugz Music. [28] In the week of September 14, 2019, Kardon peaked at number 10 on Billboard's Next Big Sound chart. [29]
On October 2, Kardon released his tenth extended play Wooked on Tronics via his record label Cyclops Recordings. [30] [31] The extended play features 5 songs, including a collaboration with English music producer Moody Good. [32]
In 2022, Subtronics released his album Fractals. The album was released by his own recording label, Cyclops Recordings. The album itself encompasses several EDM genres. [33]
Then in 2023, he released his album AntiFractals. The album remixes each song from the original Fractals album and some of his prior hits. These remixes were done by both Subtronics himself as well as other artists such as Peekaboo, Sullivan King, Zeds Dead, and his wife Level Up. The album reached number 4 on the Dance Charts as well as had over 50 million streams. [34]
On 2/16/24, Kardon officially released his 2nd full length album coined "Tesseract".
The album contains many collaboration with other artists, such as Excision, Rezz, Grabbitz and HOL!. The album consists 16 songs.
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3K Free EP |
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Panic Attack EP |
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Impact |
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Cyclops EP |
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20K EP |
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Depth Perception [35] |
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Thermal Expansion EP |
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Wook Laser EP [36] |
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Pashmina Death Sauce EP [37] |
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Cyclops Army [38] |
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Wooked on Tronics [39] |
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Scream Saver [40] |
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String Theory [41] |
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FRACTALS [42] |
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ANTIFRACTALS [43] |
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TESSERACT [44] |
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Genius by JPhelpz |
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20K EP by Bommer |
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Ripper EP by Creation |
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Double U EP by Ubur |
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Soul'd Out [45] by Boogie T |
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Junkworld EP [46] by Svdden Death |
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2KFO [47] by Boogie T |
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Transcendency [48] by PhaseOne |
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Bangers[2].Zip [49] by GRiZ |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Dance [50] | |||
"Griztronics" [49] | 2019 | 9 | Bangers[2].Zip |
"Into Pieces" (featuring Grabbitz) | 2022 | 37 | Fractals |
"Tuba Demon" | 43 | ||
"Womp Portal" (with Ganja White Night) | 2023 | 33 | Non-album singles |
"Black Ice" (with Rezz) | 2024 | 41 | |
"Amnesia" | 49 |
Title | Year | Album | Label |
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"Cataclysm" | 2013 | Non-album singles | Ordinance Records |
"Citadel" (featuring Imperium (Wa)) | 2014 | Riot Audio | |
"Buckshot" (featuring Imperium (Wa)) | MultiKill Recordings | ||
"Childs Play VIP" | 2015 | Self-released | |
"Suspekt" (with Dack Janiels) | Artist Intelligence Agency | ||
"Madness" (with SampliFire and Zaita) | |||
"Nightmare" | 2016 | DirtySnatcha Records | |
"Spasm" | Self-released | ||
"Astrofang" | |||
"Saw Blade" (with Ecraze) | |||
"Trendz" (with Dack Janiels, featuring GloGangTwins) | |||
"Pete's Song" (with Ubur) | |||
"Spasm VIP" [51] | Cyclops | Prime Audio | |
"Wonderwall" | Non-album singles | Self-released | |
"Shredder" (with Emilian Wonk) | |||
"Skank" | 2017 | Kill Your Ego | |
"Negative Space" | Self-released | ||
"LDA" (with Run DMT) | Kill Your Ego | ||
"Liberator VIP" | Self-released | ||
"Revenge of the Goldfish" (with Midnight Tyrannosaurus) [6] | Black Friday Vol. 6 | Never Say Die | |
"Two Faced" (with Skenz) | Non-album single | Self-released | |
"Hallucination Dub" | Loud Speaker, Vol. 1 | SubCarbon Records | |
"Particle Meme Weapon" | Non-album singles | Self-released | |
"Shock Value" | |||
"Thunderdome" (with Squnto) | 2018 | ||
"Omega Robot" (with Space Jesus) | Deadbeats | ||
"Headband" (with Ganja White Night) | 2019 | SubCarbon Records | |
"Bounce" (with Rusko) [52] | Cyclops Recordings | ||
"Snailclops" (with Snails) [53] | Slugz Music | ||
"Step Aside" (with Midnight Tyrannosaurus) [54] | Bassrush | ||
"Braincase" (with Kayzo) [55] | Welcome Records / Cyclops Recordings | ||
"Bumpy Teeth" (with Zeds Dead) [56] | We Are Deadbeats Vol. 4 | Deadbeats | |
"Nuclear Bass Face" (with Nghtmre) [57] | 2020 | Non-album singles | Ultra Records |
"Bunker Buster" (with Excision) [58] | 2021 | Subsidia Records | |
"Resist" (with Ace Aura) [59] | Planet Cyclops | Cyclops Recordings | |
"House Party" (with Marshmello) [60] | Shockwave | Joytime Collective | |
"Gravity" (with Slander and JT Roach) [61] | Non-album singles | Gud Vibrations / Cyclops Recordings | |
"Electric Noodle Soup" (with Ubur) [62] | Cyclops Recordings | ||
"Griztronics II (Another Level)" (with Griz) [63] | |||
"Spacetime" (featuring Nevve) [64] | Fractals | ||
"Gassed Up" (with Zeds Dead featuring Flowdan) [65] | 2022 | Non-album singles | Deadbeats / Cyclops Recordings |
"Puzzle Box" (with Rezz) [66] |
Title | Year | Artist | Label |
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Brooklyn Go Hard | 2013 | Jay-Z | Self-released |
Genius (with Obridium) | 2014 | JPhelpz | Self-released |
Thief | 2016 | Ookay | Self-released |
The Wonky Song | 2017 | Monxx and Walter Wilde | Self-released |
Walls | 2018 | Eliminate | Disciple |
2KFO | Boogie T | Drama Club Recordings | |
Lights Go Down [8] | Zeds Dead and Jauz | Bite This & Deadbeats | |
WTF [67] | Herobust | Busted Records | |
Vault | 2019 | Excision | Excision Music |
GodLovesUgly (with Zeds Dead) [68] | 2020 | Atmosphere | Deadbeats & Rhymesayers |
Year | Publisher | Country | Accolade | Rank |
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2019 | Billboard | United States | Next Big Sound [29] | 10 |
2023 | Electronic Dance Music Awards (EDMA) | International | Dubstep Artist of The Year [69] | 1 |
Christopher William Mercer, known by stage name Rusko, is a British electronic music producer and DJ from York, England.
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Christian Valentin Brunn, better known by his stage name Virtual Riot, is a German DJ and electronic music producer. He has released seventeen extended plays and two studio albums, most notably his 2016 extended play Chemistry, which peaked at 20 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums charts and his 2018 extended play German Engineering, which peaked on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart at the No. 11 position. He was signed to the independent music label Disciple Recordings in 2014. On 16 April 2019, he announced a publishing deal with Skrillex's OWSLA.
Sam Dobkin, known by his stage name Trivecta, is an electronic dance music artist and DJ from Tampa, Florida. He has worked with record labels such as Monstercat, Thrive Music, and Ophelia Records.
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Tyler Marenyi, better known by his stage name Nghtmre, is an American DJ and electronic dance music producer from Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Matthew Austin Lucas, better known by his alias Peekaboo, is an American dubstep producer. Although he began as a multi-genre electronic music artist, he is mostly now known for his particular style of dubstep, also known as freeform bass and space bass. His sixth extended play Wrecking Ball debuted at #10 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Album Sales chart in early 2019.
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Kyle Hagberg, better known by his stage name Kompany, is a Los Angeles-based dubstep producer and DJ. He is known for his releases on the British record label Never Say Die, including his Revolt, New Reign, and Metropolis extended plays and his various collaborations with other Never Say Die artists.
Adam Puleo, better known by his alias Wooli, is an American briddim, riddim and dubstep DJ and producer. He is known for the songs "Island" and "Another Me", with the prior being a collaboration with American dubstep producers Seven Lions and Trivecta and the latter being a collaboration with Seven Lions and Canadian producer and DJ Excision. "Island" peaked at the No. 20 position on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart in early 2019. "Another Me" peaked on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs at the No. 46 position in late 2019.
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