Aero Chord
| Aero Chord | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alex Vlastaras |
| Born |
8 November 1991 Greece |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Trap music,[1][2] Moombahton, Dubstep, Electro, Electronica, Hardstyle, Future bass |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Years active | 2011-present |
| Labels |
Monstercat, High Intensity, NoCopyrightSounds, Boonerizing, AllthingsTrap
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Alex Vlastaras (born 8 November 1991), better known by his stage name Aero Chord, is a Greek electronic trap producer. He is mostly known for his songs within the Trap genre, but has also delved into other music genres.
History
Aero Chord began his career in 2011. In his interview in 2013 with Your EDM, Vlastaras spoke on the origins of the name Aero Chord, stating "Well, my name wasn't something easy to decide on. It took me at least 2 months of looking through name generators and combining their outputs endlessly until something good and meaningful and unique came up. When I saw Aero Chord it just clicked I guess. I started producing at the age of 14 I think, inspired by a cousin of mine who was making Goa and psy-trance back then and who helped me through my first steps with Reason. I've never DJ'ed much in my life before Aero Chord, I just knew I have to go through productions first to gain some recognition so I saw no point in it."[3]
Since he began his musical career, Vlastaras has signed with Monstercat and has released numerous songs under the label, most recently "Resistance " and "Borneo" (the latter alongside producer Wolfgang Gartner).
Career
Vlastaras has released his music on Monstercat, High Intensity, Trap and Bass and other record labels. His tracks are commonly played on festivals by other popular artists in the electronic music scene, such as Diplo, Skrillex, DJ Snake and RL Grime.
Having performed in festivals including Spring Awakening and Carnival of Bass, he started his first North America tour in June 2015.
Vlastaras' track "Surface" was popularized by YouTube introduction video templates, entertainment videos by various YouTube personalities and the Need for Speed gameplay demo at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015, gaming over 35 million views on YouTube as of 17 October 2016. Other tracks including "Ctrl Alt Destruction", "Boundless" and "Break Them" are also frequently used in various YouTube videos.
In April 2017, "Surface" was certified gold, marking his first record to do so.
Discography
Monstercat releases
Remixes
- Televisor - Old Skool (27 Sep 2013)
- SCNDL - The Munsta (17 Jun 2014)
- Excision & Pegboard Nerds - Bring The Madness (feat. Mayor Apeshit) (23 Mar 2015)
Singles
- Aero Chord – "Surface" (23 Apr 2014) — #23 on Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists[4]
- Aero Chord – "Boundless" (7 Oct 2014)
- Aero Chord – "Break Them" (feat. Anna Yvette) (25 Nov 2014)
- Aero Chord – "Saiko" (18 May 2015)
- Razihel & Aero Chord – "Titans" (22 Jun 2015)
- Aero Chord – "4U" (3 Aug 2015)
- Aero Chord & Klaypex – "Be Free" (25 Nov 2015)
- Aero Chord - "The 90s" [Love & Hate EP Release] (16 Sep 2016)
- Aero Chord - "Wanchu Back" [Love & Hate EP Release] (4 Oct 2016)
- Aero Chord x Fractal - "Until The End" (feat. Q'AILA) [Love & Hate EP Release] (14 Oct 2016)
- Aero Chord - "Kid's Play" [Love & Hate EP Release] (14 Oct 2016)
- Aero Chord x Tylor Maurer - "Gone" [Love & Hate EP Release] (14 Oct 2016)
- Aero Chord - "Resistance" (17 Jan 2017)
- Wolfgang Gartner & Aero Chord - "Borneo" (7 Apr 2017)
- Aero Chord - "Drop It" (12 July 2017)
Non-Monstercat releases
Singles
1. Aero Chord – "Warrior of the Night"
2. Aero Chord X GAWTBASS – "Secret"
3. Aero Chord – "Ricochet"
4. Aero Chord – "Chord Splitter"
5. Aero Chord – "BLVDE"
6. Aero Chord featuring DDARK – "Shootin' Stars [NCS Release]"
7. Aero Chord – "Time Leap [NCS Release]"
8. Aero Chord – "Prime Time"
9. Aero Chord – "Mortar"
10. Aero Chord X Yuki – "No Half Steppin'"
11. Aero Chord – "Android Talk"
12. Aero Chord – "Ctrl Alt Destrucion"
13. Aero Chord – "Battle Cry"
14. Aero Chord – "Mechanical Mayhem"
15. Aero Chord – "Bouzouki"
16. Aero Chord - "Barracuda"
17. Aero Chord - "Levitate"
18. Aero Chord - "Saiko VIP"
19. Aero Chord - "Heart Attack"
20. Aero Chord X Anuka - "Incomplete [NCS Release]"
Remixes
1. Bro Safari – "Scumbag" (Aero Chord remix)
2. Major Lazer x DJ Snake feat. MØ – "Lean On" (Aero Chord bootleg)
3. Jack Ü feat. Bunji Garlin – "Jungle Bae" (Aero Chord remix)
4. Excision and Pegboard Nerds – "Bring the Madness" (Aero Chord remix)
5. Jessie J feat. 2 Chainz – "Burnin' Up" (Aero Chord remix)
6. Revolvr and Genesis, featuring Splitbreed – "Unstoppable" (Aero Chord remix)
7. LeKtriQue and Seek N Destroy – "Atomic" (Aero Chord remix)
8. The Pitcher – "Savor Time" (Aero Chord remix)
9. The Chainsmokers – "Selfie" (Aero Chord's dub flip)
10. Krewella – "Live for the Night" (Aero Chord remix)
11. Bang La Decks – "Utopia" (Aero Chord's festival trap remix)
12. Pegboard Nerds – "20K" (Aero Chord remix)
13. Alex Balog feat. Edward McEvenue – "Never Stop" (Aero Chord remix)
14. Televisor – "Old Skool" (Aero Chord remix)
15. Diamond Pistols feat. Anna Yvette – "Twerk" (Aero Chord remix)
16. Dada Life – "Bass Don't Cry" (Aero Chord remix)
17. Dada Life – "So Young So High" (Aero Chord's Trapped Out remix)
18. Dada Life – "Arrive Beautiful Leave Ugly" (Aero Chord remix)
19. Bro Safari x UFO! – "Drama" (Aero Chord remix)
20. Pegboard Nerds & Tristam – "Razor Sharp" (Aero Chord remix)
21. GTA feat. Sam Bruno - Red Lips (Aero Chord remix)
22. Pegboard Nerds & NGHTMRE feat. Krewella - Superstar (Aero Chord remix)
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ↑ http://www.magneticmag.com/2015/05/aero-chord-blending-genres-headed-america/
- ↑ Sachs, Lucas. "Your EDM Guest Mix with Aero Chord – Volume 11". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6612181/aero-chord/chart