Adventure Club is a Canadian electronic dance music duo composed of Christian Srigley and Leighton James, based out of
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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pop-punk
Pop punk (or punk pop) is a rock music genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti- suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other pu ...
band before venturing into electronic dance music in 2011. They are best known for their remixes of "Lullabies" by Yuna and "
Crave You
"Crave You" is a song released by the Australian DJ duo Flight Facilities, written by singer-songwriter Giselle Rosselli and producers Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell. The song was released in September 2010 as the band's debut single and features on ...
" from
Flight Facilities
Flight Facilities is an Australian electronic producer duo that also performs as Hugo & Jimmy. In 2009, they began mixing songs by other artists before crafting their own original material. The duo consists of Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell. Thei ...
. The duo's debut album ''Red // Blue'' was released on 2 December 2016.
History
The duo formed while attending high school in Montreal as a hardcore
pop-punk
Pop punk (or punk pop) is a rock music genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti- suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other pu ...
band, but later decided to move on to electronic dance music after getting bored with the pop-punk sound and finding success with a
dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. The style emerged as a UK garage offshoot that blended 2-step rhythms and sparse dub production, as well as incorporating elements of broken be ...
remix of "Daisy" by American alternative-rockBrand New.
The remix climbed the charts on Hype Machine, a website that gathers popular songs from music blogs, which convinced them to make a change to producing EDM.
Some of the major influences to their sound include
Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( ), is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted "the Greatest DJ of All Time" by ''Mix'' magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was vo ...
Greeley Estates
Greeley Estates was an American metalcore band from Maricopa County, Arizona. Formed in 2002, the band released five full-length studio albums and four EPs. The group initially had an emo-influenced post-hardcore sound, but later shifted to the ...
,
Bring Me the Horizon
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and
Skrillex
Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ and music producer. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he joined the post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead sing ...
. The duo's signature sound includes high-pitched female vocals with melodic sounds and heavy dubstep synths. Through online social network sites, the duo was able to increase their exposure by getting their first music video of "Everything to Me" by LIPS on the UKF Dubstep's
YouTube
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channel. The remix was produced and directed by Cedric Sequerra of LuckyFish Productions.
The duo is signed under the management team of The Standard Group. Some of their signature sounds can also be credited to the program that they use to produce their music.
Cakewalk SONAR
Sonar was a digital audio workstation created by the former Boston, Massachusetts-based music production software company Cakewalk. It was acquired by Singaporean music company BandLab Technologies and renamed Cakewalk by BandLab.
Notable fe ...
FL Studio
FL Studio (previously known as FruityLoops before 2003) is a digital audio workstation (DAW) developed by the Belgian company Image-Line.
FL Studio features a graphical user interface with a pattern-based music sequencer. The program is avail ...
and
Ableton Live
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are typically used. Some of the other equipment and software that they use include a Fireface console, Traktor Pro, Audio 6 and Kontrol X1.
The duo has toured across North America, as well as parts of Europe and Australia and have played at various music festivals including the 2015 American
Electric Daisy Carnival
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in
Las Vegas
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,
Nevada
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. They also made their first appearance at the
Ultra Music Festival
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It was first held on Miami Beac ...
2013 in Miami.
The duo's remix of "
Crave You
"Crave You" is a song released by the Australian DJ duo Flight Facilities, written by singer-songwriter Giselle Rosselli and producers Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell. The song was released in September 2010 as the band's debut single and features on ...
" by
Flight Facilities
Flight Facilities is an Australian electronic producer duo that also performs as Hugo & Jimmy. In 2009, they began mixing songs by other artists before crafting their own original material. The duo consists of Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell. Thei ...
and
Giselle Rosselli
Giselle Rosselli (born December 4, 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, sometimes seen mononymously as Giselle. Rosselli provided lead vocals and wrote lyrics for the first original song " Crave You" by i ...
was featured in the episode " Restraint" (2012) of the MTV television series '' Teen Wolf''.
The duo hosted a special volunteering event at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in April 2014. They invited fans to come out for a meet-n-greet and to help package food for the poor.
The duo's single "Rise and Fall (featuring Krewella)" was featured on the MTV television series
Eye Candy
Eye Candy may refer to:
* Himbo
Himbo, a portmanteau of the words ''him'' and ''bimbo'', is a slang term for an attractive but vacuous man. The first known use dates back to 1988.Sara Diamond.