Snails (DJ)
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| Birth name | Frédérik Durand |
| Born | May 4, 1988 |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Dubstep, drum and bass, drumstep, trap |
| Occupation(s) | Electronic musician, DJ |
| Instruments | Digital Audio Workstation (Reason) |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Kannibalen Records, OWSLA, Monstercat |
| Associated acts | Big Gigantic, Jack Ü, Pegboard Nerds, Flux Pavilion |
| Website |
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Frédérik Durand, professionally known as SNAILS, is a Canadian DJ and music producer.
Durand's musical style has been described as "vomitstep", featuring "guttural bass gurgles, crushing 808s and synthesizers oscillated well past the point of absurdity" according to Billboard.[1]
Career
Early career
Durand's first tracks, including his debut release "Bubble Gun", appeared online in 2012 through Canadian label Kannibalen Records.[2]
Rising success
Durand continued to gain success, collaborating with artists like Flux Pavilion and Jack Ü and frequent plays from Skrillex and other notable DJs.[1] In 2014, Snails released two singles, "Wild" and "Pump This", and made his first US concert appearances.
In 2015, Durand performed at EDC Las Vegas, Ultra Music Festival and Electric Forest, and released a single titled "King Is Back".
Durand continued steadily releasing music through multiple labels, including several releases on Skrillex's OWSLA imprint.
2016–present: Tours and continued success
In early 2016, Durand embarked on the North American Enter Slugz City Tour as direct support for Flosstradamus, as well as playing festival sets at Coachella, Lollapalooza and Ultra Music Festival.[3] Durand also briefly toured Asia, performing at numerous venues and festivals in China, Japan, and Taiwan. To close out 2016, Durand toured through Australia with Jauz and Slushii on the Touch Bass traveling festival.
The final Snails show of 2016 took place in Denver, Colorado at Decadence Music Festival, where he announced that he would be throwing his own festival, Sluggtopia, at Red Rocks in October of 2017.[4]
In May of 2017, Durand and fellow electronic musician Botnek released their collaboratory single "Waffle House" on OWSLA, along with a music video.
References
- 1 2 "Montreal Artist Snails Is Saving Bass Music, One Vomitstep at a Time". Billboard. 12 December 2016.
- ↑ "Meet Snails: He’s proud to be weird!". UKF. 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "2016 Coachella Photos: Day In The Life With Snails". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ↑ Rubinstein, Peter (2017-01-01). "One Of The Bass Music Kings Just Revealed His Own Red Rocks Festival". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-05-31.