Seven Lions The End
Montalvo in 2015Background informationBirth nameJeff MontalvoAlso known asDJ Sven (Psytrance alias)BornMarch 31, 1987 ( 1987-03-31) (age 32),Genres,Occupation(s)Musician,Instruments, ,Years active2010–presentLabels, Viper Recordings, OpheliaAssociated acts, Shaz Sparks,WebsiteJeff Montalvo (born March 31, 1987), known professionally as Seven Lions, is an American DJ, record producer, instrumentalist and remixer from. Active musically since 2010, his music combines styles as diverse as,. He has released six EPs, multiple singles, and official remixes for record labels such as, Viper Recordings, and.His second EP was mentioned by as one of their Top Electronic Albums of 2012, and it peaked at No. 10 on the chart. His next EP, charted at No. 76 on, and the EP's track 'Don't Leave' with entered the in 2014.
He tours regularly in the United States, and since 2012 has performed at festivals such as,. He was nominated for America's Best DJ, a competition held by DJ Times, in 2014. Contents.Early life and education Jeff Montalvo was born on March 31, 1987 in. His interest in music production began at the age of 7, when his father came home with a and keyboard. He also grew up playing bass and guitar, and after playing drums for several metal and punk-inclined bands, he eventually segued into electronic music production. Montalvo explains that accessibility was his initial reason for the shift, 'because I got tired of waiting for my band all the time - I wanted to just start making music so I started composing electronic music by myself.'
Download Seven Lions, HALIENE - The End (Birds of Paradise Remix) 320kbps mp3 free from zippyshare. Share and Listen only the best club music! - el-nation.com. Cold Hearted (Seven Lions and Kill the Noise song) ' Cold Hearted ' is a song by American electronic producers Jeff Montalvo and Jacob Stanczak. Canadian record label Monstercat released it on 25 October 2017. Producer Seven Lions has never had a problem breaking rules and transcending musical boundaries to satisfy his creative vision. Catching his break after.
After a friend gave him the, he started learning production.In college he developed an interest in the genre of after being handed an old CD. At age twenty he attended his first rave in 2007, which inspired him to focus on producing trance himself. Around 2010 he began releasing music under the moniker Seven Lions, mixing industrial drum beats with multiple genres. The name Seven Lions comes from a fantasy book called Latro in the Mist by, who he names as his favorite author. Seven Lions is a character in the book. Musical career 2011-12: First remixes and EPs One of his first releases was an unofficial remix of ' by in March 2010. His remix was then included as part of the official single package for 'Cosmic Love' by on July 5, 2010.
Also in 2011, he released a remix of the song 'Satellite' by.On a whim Seven Lions entered the official remix competition on in 2011, remixing their track 'You Got To Go.' The track sat at #2 on Beatport's Dubstep chart for over 6 weeks, largely underneath ’s remix of 's 'Levels.' The track also won the remix competition, which led to Seven Lions becoming officially involved with Above and Beyond. The remix was officially released on their label on December 21, 2011.Seven Lions' first major tour started in March 2012, when he hit the UKF Tour with dubstep DJs. During the tour, Seven Lions also supported Bassex.
He also remixed the track 'On My Way To Heaven' in 2012. According to, 'His take on 'On My Way To Heaven' retained the original's euphoric opening before plunging into a maelstrom of super-sized beats and gurgling bass.'
2012: Polarize and Days to Come His first EP Polarize was released on April 23, 2012 on the British label Viper Recordings. The EP includes six tracks, which incorporate a blend of genres such as, drum and bass,.
Shaz Sparks is a guest vocalist on three of the tracks. The EP was largely well-received, and his song, 'Below Us' was featured as ’s ‘Hottest Record In The World,’ with Lowe writing about the song, 'fresh sounding production marries an ethereal vocal with some clean tear out riffs.'
After releasing Polarize, Seven Lions had several Beatport #1s (four in the dubstep chart) in 2012, with remixes for artists such as, and.After Seven Lions' management passed some of his demos to the DJ, Seven Lions was signed to release an EP on Skrillex's personal imprint. In October 2012, Seven Lions' released his EP, with four tracks included. The title track features the vocals of Australian singer, and is the only dubstep song on the EP. Wrote that the song 'pulls you in with the exquisite vocals and then hits you with that deep melodic bass.'
In contrast, the EP's song 'The Truth' is, while 'Fractals' incorporates. The final track, 'She Was,' can be defined as and features the band Birds of Paradise. Days to Come was mentioned by as one of their Top Electronic Albums of 2012. It peaked at No. 10 on the chart and No. 13 on chart in 2012, and landed at No. 2 on the US Dance Charts and No.
1 on Beatports' top 5 albums of the week. 2013-14: Singles 'Seven Lions' 'Strangers' — the glitchy, peak-hour, rising-and-falling collaboration with Myon & Shane 45 — is a straight-up hit, a favorite of both bloggers and mix-show DJs.' — on April 28, 2014By late 2012 Seven Lions was receiving play by DJs such as, and, among others. In May 2013, Minnesota, and Seven Lions released their collaborative single 'Fevers' on OWSLA.
The single gained airplay on BPM and Electric Area. A Seven Lions remix of the song 'Running into the Sea' was released in July 2013.Seven Lions' collaborative single 'Strangers' made its debut on the. The album was released by in stores and digital retailers on August 20, 2013, and peaked at #32 on the.
'Strangers' is a collaboration between trance DJs Myon & Shane 54, and features the vocalist. The song was officially released as a single on October 11, 2013 and went to #1 on BPM 51.Seven Lions was the subject of a short documentary filmed by Jason Ano, which was released in December 2013.
The video followed Seven Lions on tour and as he created music in his home studio. Throughout April and May 2014, Seven Lions toured in cities such as Austin, Calgary and San Francisco. A new version of his collaborative track 'Strangers' was released on April 15, 2014 as a promo single for his upcoming EP, with calling it 'more epic and lush' than the original. 2014: Worlds Apart.
Main article:Seven Lions' EP was released on April 29, 2014 on. Among the EP's five tracks are 'Don't Leave' with original vocals by, and 'Worlds Apart' and 'Keep It Close' with Estonian singer.
' Worlds Apart goes beyond the usual bang and boom of and letting the songs wander into whatever genres they care to explore. Instrumental 'Nepenthe' wanders the most, running through -like exotica before the modern wubba-wubba of dubstep shakes the floor.— David Jeffries ofIn an interview with, Seven Lions described the EP as more experimental than his last EP, and stated that 'the focus is on songwriting instead of pure dance-floor aggression.'
The EP combines diverse genes, with progressive house-style vocals and elements of trance, dubstep, bass music, and electro.The EP charted at No. 76 on, and No. 2 on in the US. The single 'Don't Leave' with Ellie Gouding entered the at number 141 on August 16, 2014. The EP was largely well received by critics, with giving it a score of 3.5/5. Gave it a score of 4.2/5, and wrote 'The painstaking care taken with every stuttered roar and every icy percussive hit is absolutely stunning.' External video (Youtube, August 16, 2014)In August 2013 premiered also the music video for the Seven Lions and Kerli collaboration song Worlds Apart where plays a mermaid in a story about 'star crossed lovers.'
2014-16: Recent projects Seven Lions was the main support for ’s Circle Assembly tour, and since 2013 he has performed at festivals such as, New York, and, as well as headlining the, New York City, and several other venues in the United States. He has a North American tour with and set for the fall of 2014. He was nominated for America's Best DJ in 2014. In the summer of 2014 he announced future projects, including an upcoming single for OWSLA, and an official remix of ’s 'Running to the Sea.'
In September 2014 he announced in an interview that he was working on an upcoming EP, as well as several singles.A collaboration with Myon & Shane 54 and, titled 'Strangers', made its debut on the. He had a North American tour with and set in the fall of 2014. Later that year, DJ Mag also revealed that he had placed #144th in voting for their annual Top 100 DJs poll, despite not campaigning. He also collaborated on a track with Polish producer Xilent via entitled 'The Fall' which was released as a single. He released a new EP, titled on March 3, 2015 via Casablanca Records. The EP features more guest appearances from singers than his previous releases, and features more tracks that are musically similar to his 'Days To Come' EP, compared to the 'Worlds Apart' EP which was a departure from his previous effort. In 2016 he released his EP, which peaked at No.
1 on the Billboard chart. 2018-19: Founding of Ophelia label and Start Again EP On February 14, 2018, Seven Lions announced on that he was establishing his own, Ophelia, which would be used as a platform to release his music. He released single ' through Ophelia on February 16, 2018. On March 30, 2018, he released a two-track EP on Ophelia with titled Ocean, containing tracks 'Ocean' and -influenced 'The Sirens'. On May 18, 2018, Seven Lions collaborated with and to release 'Horizon'.He released 'Dreamin' on July 13, 2018 which featured vocals from Australian singer. He worked again with Fiora on his next psytrance single, 'After Dark', which was produced in collaboration with psytrance artist Blastoyz and released on August 10, 2018.
These two songs were later featured in his four-track EP, Start Again, which was released on August 24, 2018. All four tracks on the EP featured Fiora's vocals.On October 13, 2018, Seven Lions released the chillstep single 'First Time' through Ophelia, which was produced together with and Dabin. The song was premiered during his performance at the a week prior to its release.His first dubstep single of 2019: 'Island' with Wooli and Trivecta featuring Nevve, was released on January 4.
Style and equipment. A by Seven Lions at in June 2015.Seven Lions uses 's digital audio station, and Image-Line has named him an official FL Power User. Among the analog equipment he uses as of June 2014: monitors.Seven Lions' production style has been described by reviewers as, and, though he incorporates other genres as well. About how he would define his genres, in 2013 Seven Lions' stated, 'I like a little bit of everything to be honest, so I try and make a little bit of everything. I try and keep my style on what I want to do, so I have dubstep songs, glitch-hop, electro, trance.' Critics have in particular noted his blend of trance and dubstep. Clarified in April 2014 that 'Seven Lions is currently one the biggest names in EDM, thanks to his unique and powerful brand of melodic, larger-than-life soundscapes that.
Mesh massive bass drops with emotional progressive-trance breakdowns.' In 2014, Seven Lions' explained that 'I think that whole dubstep/trance sound was basically just from having an open mind about different genres and realizing that most of the trance I liked was at 140 bpm and most dubstep I liked was at 140 bpm, so it naturally made sense.' Seven Lions' has described himself as a fan of 'epic' music, and he is a long-time metal and fantasy fan, inspired by groups such as his favorite band. Although he produces electronic music, he doesn't always listen to it, unless actively looking for music to put into his DJ set. He has stated that 'I’m always into, I like folky stuff. I like stuff that really takes you out of somewhere you are and puts you somewhere else.' Among his favorite metal bands are, Opeth,.
Personal life As of 2016, Seven Lions lives in Woodinville, WA with his wife and dog. Awards and nominations YearAwardNominated workCategoryResult2011'Best RemixWon2014America's Best DJ CompetitionSeven LionsAmerica's Best DJNominatedDiscography. June 22, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
^. Retrieved April 17, 2013. ^ Lymangrover, Jason (2013). Retrieved September 27, 2014.
^ Caruso, Chris (June 16, 2014). Retrieved October 8, 2014. ^. Retrieved April 18, 2013. ^.
Retrieved April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
^. Archived from on July 24, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013. ^.
Archived from on November 3, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
^. Drop Beats Not Bombs. Archived from on August 17, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013. ^.
Retrieved April 17, 2013. Fast Forward and Rewind.
Archived from on October 22, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2018. Archived from on November 2, 2013.
Retrieved April 18, 2013. ^ Murray, Nick (April 28, 2014). Retrieved September 27, 2014.
Calvano, Jordan (August 19, 2013). Retrieved August 19, 2013. Retrieved on July 22, 2013. From the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014. August 21, 2013, at the. Ultimate Music, February 12, 2014, at the.
Retrieved on July 18, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
December 27, 2013. Archived from on March 1, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014. ^. April 16, 2014. Archived from on April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
Robinson, Will (July 6, 2014). Retrieved October 8, 2014. Wass, Mike (August 15, 2014). Retrieved October 8, 2014. ^ Sachs, Lucas (2014).
Retrieved October 8, 2014. Archived from on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
Narozniak, Rachel (February 15, 2018). Archived from on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018. February 15, 2018.
Retrieved February 16, 2018. Narozniak, Rachel (March 30, 2018). Archived from on April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018. Castillo, Ryan (May 18, 2018). Archived from on May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
Sweeney, Farrell (July 13, 2018). Archived from on July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018. Smith, Cody (July 13, 2018). Archived from on July 15, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018. Serrano, Omar (August 10, 2018).
Run The Trap. Archived from on August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018. Sweeney, Farrell (August 11, 2018). Retrieved August 12, 2018.
Hernandez, Christina (August 25, 2018). Archived from on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018. Bagshaw, Bella (October 13, 2018). Archived from on October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018. October 11, 2018.
Archived from on October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
Seven Lions December
Bein, Kat (January 4, 2018). Archived from on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018. Sweeney, Farrell (January 7, 2018). Dancing Astronaut. Archived from on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
Seven Lions The End
Retrieved October 8, 2014. ^. Retrieved April 17, 2013.Further reading Interviews and articles.
Seven Lions The Ending
December 27, 2013. Archived from on March 1, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2016. April 16, 2014. Archived from on October 15, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2016. April 28, 2014.
July 6, 2014. September 10, 2014. October 2014.Profiles at review sites. at. atDiscographies. atExternal links Wikimedia Commons has media related to.