Nathaniel "Nate" Rathbun (born January 11, 1992), better known under his stage name Audien, is a Grammy-nominated American DJ, record producer and musician. He produces

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, and

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History

Audien hails from

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, to a musical household. His mother is a jazz aficionado. In 2008, he was introduced to electronic dance music through

songs in video game soundtracks. Fascinated by the sound of trance, he learned to recreate songs from

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's ''

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'' podcasts. At age 17, Audien was first signed to Dutch producer and DJ

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's label Flashover Recordings. The label released Audien's first single, "Rise & Shine".

Musical career

Audien has released many singles and remixes for

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record labels including Enhanced, Perceptive, Armada,

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, and Nervous. His tracks have appeared on '' Corsten's Countdown'', '' Tiësto's Club Life'', '' Above & Beyond's'' ''Trance Around The World'', and

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's ''

'' compilations. In 2012, Audien began to include elements of

into his music with the release of "These Are The Days". Audien's August 2012 release "Eventide", is noted for being played by ''Above & Beyond'' during their DJ set at the 2012

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. Audien's track "Sup" was featured by Dutch icon

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on episode 87 of ''Hardwell on Air''. In 2013, ''Above & Beyond'' premiered Audien's track "Wayfarer" as the first song ever played on ''Above & Beyond'' Group Therapy. In 2014, Audien played at

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. In 2015, Audien signed to

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and released his debut EP called 'Daydreams' with the track "Rooms". He received a 2015 Grammy Nomination for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for his remix of the

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song, "Pompeii". On March 2, 2015, Audien released the single "Insomnia". "Insomnia" peaked at number one on the US Dance Charts. His 2015 track " Something Better" featuring

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cracked the

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in Pop Songs marking Audien's first appearance on a pop chart. The track had already gone to number 1 on

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chart on September 26, 2015. In 2015, Audien announced his 'Audacity' Tour and played music festivals EDC Vegas, EDC Brazil, TomorrowWorld, and

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. In 2016, Audien performed at

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's 25th year. Audien released "Crazy Love" featuring Deb's Daughter in August 2016. The track hit #1 on the

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Dance Airplay Chart twice. In 2017, Audien and

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released the track "One More Weekend". In January 2017, Audien's US Tour "Feels Trip" was announced. Audien was on the lineup for

2017. On 18 June 2017, Audien collaborated with 3LAU to produce "Hot Water", which is a trap-influenced track fusing melodic & heavy components. On 15 September 2017, Audien released his debut EP titled ''Some Ideas'' on label

. 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

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

Residences

Audien has had

residences at Marquee in 2015, and at

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's XS Nightclub and

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in 2016. During the summer of 2017, Audien received a Las Vegas residency at Drai's Beachclub and Nightclub.

Discography

Studio albums * ''Escapism'' (2019)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Audien 1992 births Living people American DJs Progressive house musicians People from Mystic, Connecticut Record producers from Connecticut Electronic dance music DJs Anjunabeats artists Astralwerks artists Armada Music artists American trance musicians

History

Musical career

Residences

Discography

See also

References