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Audien
Audien at Resorts World Las Vegas, 2023
Audien at Resorts World Las Vegas, 2023
Background information
Birth nameNathaniel Rathbun
Born (1992-01-11) January 11, 1992 (age 32)
New London, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ
  • musician
Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • turntable
Years active2009–present
Labels
Websitewww.audiendj.com

Nathaniel "Nate" Rathbun (born January 11, 1992), better known under his stage name Audien, is an American DJ and electronic music producer.[2][3][4] Audien has released many singles and remixes for electronic record labels including Enhanced, Perceptive, Armada, Black Hole, and Nervous.[5] His tracks have appeared on Corsten's Countdown, Tiësto's Club Life, Above & Beyond's Trance Around The World, and Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance compilations.[6][7]

Career

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Rathbun was born in Mystic, Connecticut,[8][9] into a musical household. His mother is a jazz aficionado. In 2008, he was introduced to electronic dance music through trance songs in video game soundtracks. Fascinated by the sound of trance, he learned to recreate songs from Armin Van Buuren's A State of Trance podcasts.[10]

At age 17, Audien was first signed to Dutch producer and DJ Ferry Corsten's label Flashover Recordings.[10] The label released Audien's first single, "Rise & Shine".[11]

In 2012, Audien began to include elements of progressive house into his music with the release of "These Are The Days".[12] Audien's August 2012 release "Eventide" is noted for being played by Above & Beyond during their DJ set at the 2012 Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas.[13] Audien's track "Sup" was featured by Dutch icon Hardwell on episode 87 of Hardwell on Air.[14][15] In 2013, Above & Beyond premiered Audien's track "Wayfarer" as the first song ever played on Above & Beyond Group Therapy.[16]

In 2014, Audien played at Tomorrowland.[17]

In 2015, Audien signed to Astralwerks[18] and released his debut EP called 'Daydreams' with the track "Rooms".[19] He received a 2015 Grammy Nomination for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for his remix of the Bastille song, "Pompeii".[20] On March 2, 2015, Audien released the single "Insomnia".[21] "Insomnia" peaked at number one on the US Dance Charts.[22] His 2015 track "Something Better" featuring Lady Antebellum cracked the Billboard Top 40 in Pop Songs marking Audien's first appearance on a pop chart.[23] The track had already gone to number 1 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart on September 26, 2015.[24] In 2015, Audien announced his 'Audacity' Tour [25] and played music festivals EDC Vegas,[26] EDC Brazil,[27] TomorrowWorld,[28] and Electric Zoo.[29]

In 2016, Audien performed at Lollapalooza's 25th year.[30][31] Audien released "Crazy Love" featuring Deb's Daughter in August 2016.[32] The track hit #1 on the Mediabase Dance Airplay Chart twice.[33]

In 2017, Audien and MAX released the track "One More Weekend".[34] In January 2017, Audien's US Tour "Feels Trip" was announced.[35] Audien was on the lineup for Electric Zoo 2017.[36] On 18 June 2017, Audien collaborated with 3lau to produce "Hot Water", which is a trap-influenced track fusing melodic & heavy components.[1][37] On 15 September 2017, Audien released his debut EP titled Some Ideas on label Astralwerks.[38] The three-track EP contains a variety of genres, including "Rampart" which is a collaboration with hardstyle producer Gammer and "Message" whose sounds are based on his older Anjunabeats releases.

Audien returned to Anjunabeats on 13 July 2018 with his release of "Higher" through the label,[39] followed by "Never Letting Go" with Arty on 9 November 2018.[40][41]

In November 2019, Audien released his LP 'Escapism'. A definitive effort encapsulating both Audien's signature style and his dominance in the dance landscape which included hit songs "Reach" featuring Jamie Hartman and "Buzzing" with Nevve.[citation needed]

Following 'Escapism'; Audien returned to Armada Music has continued to release music while honing in on his signature sound and style. In 2021 he signed with Armada and put out 3 singles that year — one of them being "Wish It Was You" featuring Cate Downey that has brought energy and emotion back to the dance floor and ultimately becoming the #1 Dance Radio record. Following up in 2022 he released the #1 Dance Radio record; One Last Dance ft Xira which also became a #1 Dance Radio Record.[citation needed]

In 2022 Audien launched the ‘Progressive House Never Died’ brand.[42] Which featured a debut at Miami Music Week and then led to a 100% sold out North American tour featuring a Hollywood Palladium as well as the most talked about EDC set. In 2022 Audien also performed Escapade Music Festival in Ottawa, Audiotistic Bay Area, Heatwave Festival in Chicago, Moonrise Festival in Baltimore, Breakaway Music Festival in Ohio, Lost In Dreams Festival in Las Vegas as well as played Red Rocks for the first time with Zedd.[citation needed]

He followed up the tour with 2 back to back records on Armada; Drifting Away ft Joe Jury which reached the #2 spot on Dance Radio charts and Drifting Away ft Jordan Grace.[citation needed]

To begin 2023, he released Antidote ft. JT Roach; a progressive house anthem and sold out 'Progressive House Never Died NYC' at Avant Gardner; which sold 500 tickets in the first 60 seconds of on-sale.[43] To follow up the PHND show on April 21, 2023, he played at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in July as his debut Stay-True headline show. In the early fall of 2023, he released a new single, titled "Superhero".[citation needed]

Residences

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Audien has had Las Vegas residences at Marquee in 2015,[44] and at Encore Las Vegas's XS Nightclub and Encore Beach Club in 2016.[45][46]

During the summer of 2017, Audien had a Las Vegas residency at Drai's Beachclub and Nightclub.[47] Starting in 2022, Audien became a Vegas resident DJ at Zouk Nightclub and AYU Dayclub at Resorts World.

Discography

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Main article: Audien discography

Studio albums

  • Escapism (2019)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "SUBMERSE YOURSELF IN AUDIEN X 3LAU – "HOT WATER" BUT, DON'T DROWN [LISTEN HERE]". YourEDM. June 18, 2017. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Mason, Kerri. "Scouting Report: DJ/Producer Audien". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Evans, Steph (November 28, 2012). "Audien – "Sup"". Earmilk. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "Audien". Beatport.
  5. ^ "Bingo Balls Blog". Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Audien – Beatport Bio". Beatport. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  7. ^ "Primary Wave Music – Audien". Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  8. ^ "Forget Pizza, Audien Is the Pride of Mystic, Connecticut". Vice.com. July 14, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  9. ^ HAMAD, MICHAEL. "Mystic's Audien Hoping For A Grammy Win For His Remix Of 'Pompeii'". Courant.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Mystic resident Nate Rathbun nominated for Grammy Award". The Day. January 18, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "Audien :: Beatport Bio". Beatport.
  12. ^ Kundtz, Brett (May 22, 2012). "These Are The Days". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  13. ^ "Audien – AM only". Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  14. ^ Evans, Steph (November 28, 2012). "Audien – "Sup"". Earmilk. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  15. ^ "The Untz – Audien Bio". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  16. ^ "Dancing Astronaut – Audien Wayfarer". January 11, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  17. ^ "Tomorrowland 2014 Day 2 Highlights: Hardwell, Tiësto, Audien & More". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  18. ^ "Audien Signs Recording Contract with Astralwerks". The Nexus of All Things DJ. December 15, 2014. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  19. ^ "Audien announces 'Daydreams' EP with new track 'Rooms'". www.dancingastronaut.com. August 22, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  20. ^ "Nominees - Grammys 2015 - CBS.com". CBS. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  21. ^ "Audien Releases New Single Insomnia". March 2, 2015.
  22. ^ "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  23. ^ "Emerging Artist: Audien hits the pop charts with 'Something Better'". AXS. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  24. ^ "Audien & Lady Antebellum No. 1, Olivia Newton-John Returns to Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  25. ^ "Just Announced: Audacity Tour With Audien". Insomniac.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  26. ^ Tracy (June 23, 2015). "Audien – Live @ EDC Las Vegas 2015 – 21.06.2015 - EDMTunes". EDMTunes. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  27. ^ "EDC Brasil 2015 -". Insomniac.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  28. ^ "TomorrowWorld 2015 in Chattahoochee Hills, United States – 25-27 September 2015 – Festicket". Festicket. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  29. ^ "Music Times". www.musictimes.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  30. ^ Cooper, Dan (August 10, 2016). "Audien At Lollapalooza 2016". EDM Sauce. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  31. ^ "Lollapalooza's 2016 Lineup: Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsystem". www.forbes.com. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  32. ^ "Audien Drops New Single "Crazy Love": Listen | Idolator". Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com. August 19, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  33. ^ "Audien x MAX Release New Single "One More Weekend" - We Own The Nite NYC". We Own The Nite NYC. April 1, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  34. ^ Cooper, Dan (April 4, 2017). "Audien Releases The Anticipated Track "One More Weekend" Featuring MAX". EDM Sauce. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  35. ^ "AUDIEN ANNOUNCES 2017 FEELS TRIP USA TOUR DATES". DJMag.com. December 23, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  36. ^ "Electric Zoo 2017 Phase Two lineup (Zedd, Galantis, Claude VonStroke, more added)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  37. ^ "Audien & 3LAU Team Up On 'Hot Water' Featuring Victoria Zaro". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  38. ^ Rishty, David. "Audien's Sophomore EP 'Some Ideas' Hugs Old & New Sounds, Including Hardstyle: Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  39. ^ Evenson, Austin (July 18, 2018). "Audien returns to Anjunabeats with 'Higher'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  40. ^ Bein, Kat (November 9, 2018). "Arty and Audien Find Bliss On 'Never Letting Go': Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  41. ^ Sweeney, Farrell (November 9, 2018). "Arty and Audien unravel trance anthem 'Never Letting Go'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  42. ^ Salafia, Zach (July 22, 2022). "Audien details ethos behind Progressive House Never Died tour ahead of headlining Hollywood Palladium stop [Interview]". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  43. ^ "Audien Announces Massive 'Progressive House Never Died' Concert". Across America, US Patch. March 10, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  44. ^ "Audien nominated for Grammy, signs two major deals and more". AXS.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  45. ^ "Wynn Las Vegas Drops Residency Lineup For 2016". WeGotThisCovered.com. January 11, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  46. ^ "EBC 2016 DJ Residencies & Dates Revealed - Discotech - The #1 Nightlife App". Discotech.me. January 11, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  47. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (May 3, 2017). "Drai's Summer 2017: Las Vegas Nightclub & Beachclub Lineups Announced | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
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