Robert DeLong
Tapped as a '2013 Artist To Watch' by the likes of MTV, Billboard and VIBE, DELONG has been generating a strong buzz with "Global Concepts," the first single from JUST MOVEMENT. Its video made its debut across many various MTV channels including AMTV, MTV Hits, mtvU, MTV.com, MTV.com/music and mtvU.com. At radio, "Global Concepts" was first heard on the airwaves of WEQX/Albany, KROQ/Los Angeles Locals Only, 98.7′s Close to Home and KCRW over the summer of 2012. Since then, the single has gained great momentum making SiriusXM Alt Nations Top 18 Countdown, #8 on WEQX's Best of 2012, now amongst the Top 5 most played at KNDD/Seattle, support from Live 105/San Francisco and much more. Overseas, "Global Concepts" had continued to gain support on Triple J in Australia and it is also being played on XFM and BBC1 Radio, where it was named Zane Lowe's "Next Hypetrack."
The album itself showcases DELONG as a profoundly gifted singer/songwriter who raises questions about identity and spirituality. Those two elements join together on Just Movement, a dazzling collection of dance beats, pop hooks and thought-provoking musings that could very well be the soundtrack for 2013.
"The whole album is sort of a thesis statement for my philosophy," says the Los Angeleno via Seattle who wrote, produced, mixed and performed the entire album himself. What is that philosophy? "The first song ['Just Movement'] is the most basic kind of thesis statement," he explains. "For me, when you strip away all the human moral elements of a person, you're left with the fact everything is just moving, the whole universe is vibrating in different ways, moving around. Then the rest of the album is trying to figure out what to do with that and it's kind of a play on words too. 'Just Movement' is not only about the philosophical idea, but also 'Just Movement,' the idea of dance, that's kind of the primal response to music."
On the live front, DELONG is a one-man band who uses MIDI interfaces, a full drum set, guitar, drum pads, keyboards, laptops and game controllers, looping his music live to fuse electronic dance beats with striking melodies and lyrics with emotional heart. His charismatic live performance has caught the attention of many influential promoters, landing him performance slots at such major festivals as Ultra Music Festival, Coachella, Governors Ball, SXSW and Popscene SF this spring.
Mystery Skulls
Mystery Skulls is really the nom de plume of Los Angeles-based electronic artist Luis Dubuc. Formerly from Dallas, Texas, Dubuc sounds like Prince fronting Daft Punk, mixing his inspirations of '90's R&B and New Jack Swing with EDM music and futuristic sounds. Beyond Mystery Skulls, Dubuc is an active songwriter, producer and remixer, working with a wide range of genres and styles.
DJ Aaron Axelsen
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Tapped as a '2013 Artist To Watch' by the likes of MTV, Billboard and VIBE, DELONG has been generating a strong buzz with "Global Concepts," the first single from JUST MOVEMENT. Its video made its debut across many various MTV channels including AMTV, MTV Hits, mtvU, MTV.com, MTV.com/music and mtvU.com. At radio, "Global Concepts" was first heard on the airwaves of WEQX/Albany, KROQ/Los Angeles Locals Only, 98.7′s Close to Home and KCRW over the summer of 2012. Since then, the single has gained great momentum making SiriusXM Alt Nations Top 18 Countdown, #8 on WEQX's Best of 2012, now amongst the Top 5 most played at KNDD/Seattle, support from Live 105/San Francisco and much more. Overseas, "Global Concepts" had continued to gain support on Triple J in Australia and it is also being played on XFM and BBC1 Radio, where it was named Zane Lowe's "Next Hypetrack."
The album itself showcases DELONG as a profoundly gifted singer/songwriter who raises questions about identity and spirituality. Those two elements join together on Just Movement, a dazzling collection of dance beats, pop hooks and thought-provoking musings that could very well be the soundtrack for 2013.
"The whole album is sort of a thesis statement for my philosophy," says the Los Angeleno via Seattle who wrote, produced, mixed and performed the entire album himself. What is that philosophy? "The first song ['Just Movement'] is the most basic kind of thesis statement," he explains. "For me, when you strip away all the human moral elements of a person, you're left with the fact everything is just moving, the whole universe is vibrating in different ways, moving around. Then the rest of the album is trying to figure out what to do with that and it's kind of a play on words too. 'Just Movement' is not only about the philosophical idea, but also 'Just Movement,' the idea of dance, that's kind of the primal response to music."
On the live front, DELONG is a one-man band who uses MIDI interfaces, a full drum set, guitar, drum pads, keyboards, laptops and game controllers, looping his music live to fuse electronic dance beats with striking melodies and lyrics with emotional heart. His charismatic live performance has caught the attention of many influential promoters, landing him performance slots at such major festivals as Ultra Music Festival, Coachella, Governors Ball, SXSW and Popscene SF this spring.
Mystery Skulls
Mystery Skulls is really the nom de plume of Los Angeles-based electronic artist Luis Dubuc. Formerly from Dallas, Texas, Dubuc sounds like Prince fronting Daft Punk, mixing his inspirations of '90's R&B and New Jack Swing with EDM music and futuristic sounds. Beyond Mystery Skulls, Dubuc is an active songwriter, producer and remixer, working with a wide range of genres and styles.
DJ Aaron Axelsen
Robert DeLong
Tapped as a '2013 Artist To Watch' by the likes of MTV, Billboard and VIBE, DELONG has been generating a strong buzz with "Global Concepts," the first single from JUST MOVEMENT. Its video made its debut across many various MTV channels including AMTV, MTV Hits, mtvU, MTV.com, MTV.com/music and mtvU.com. At radio, "Global Concepts" was first heard on the airwaves of WEQX/Albany, KROQ/Los Angeles Locals Only, 98.7′s Close to Home and KCRW over the summer of 2012. Since then, the single has gained great momentum making SiriusXM Alt Nations Top 18 Countdown, #8 on WEQX's Best of 2012, now amongst the Top 5 most played at KNDD/Seattle, support from Live 105/San Francisco and much more. Overseas, "Global Concepts" had continued to gain support on Triple J in Australia and it is also being played on XFM and BBC1 Radio, where it was named Zane Lowe's "Next Hypetrack."
The album itself showcases DELONG as a profoundly gifted singer/songwriter who raises questions about identity and spirituality. Those two elements join together on Just Movement, a dazzling collection of dance beats, pop hooks and thought-provoking musings that could very well be the soundtrack for 2013.
"The whole album is sort of a thesis statement for my philosophy," says the Los Angeleno via Seattle who wrote, produced, mixed and performed the entire album himself. What is that philosophy? "The first song ['Just Movement'] is the most basic kind of thesis statement," he explains. "For me, when you strip away all the human moral elements of a person, you're left with the fact everything is just moving, the whole universe is vibrating in different ways, moving around. Then the rest of the album is trying to figure out what to do with that and it's kind of a play on words too. 'Just Movement' is not only about the philosophical idea, but also 'Just Movement,' the idea of dance, that's kind of the primal response to music."
On the live front, DELONG is a one-man band who uses MIDI interfaces, a full drum set, guitar, drum pads, keyboards, laptops and game controllers, looping his music live to fuse electronic dance beats with striking melodies and lyrics with emotional heart. His charismatic live performance has caught the attention of many influential promoters, landing him performance slots at such major festivals as Ultra Music Festival, Coachella, Governors Ball, SXSW and Popscene SF this spring.
Mystery Skulls
Mystery Skulls is really the nom de plume of Los Angeles-based electronic artist Luis Dubuc. Formerly from Dallas, Texas, Dubuc sounds like Prince fronting Daft Punk, mixing his inspirations of '90's R&B and New Jack Swing with EDM music and futuristic sounds. Beyond Mystery Skulls, Dubuc is an active songwriter, producer and remixer, working with a wide range of genres and styles.
DJ Aaron Axelsen
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Tapped as a '2013 Artist To Watch' by the likes of MTV, Billboard and VIBE, DELONG has been generating a strong buzz with "Global Concepts," the first single from JUST MOVEMENT. Its video made its debut across many various MTV channels including AMTV, MTV Hits, mtvU, MTV.com, MTV.com/music and mtvU.com. At radio, "Global Concepts" was first heard on the airwaves of WEQX/Albany, KROQ/Los Angeles Locals Only, 98.7′s Close to Home and KCRW over the summer of 2012. Since then, the single has gained great momentum making SiriusXM Alt Nations Top 18 Countdown, #8 on WEQX's Best of 2012, now amongst the Top 5 most played at KNDD/Seattle, support from Live 105/San Francisco and much more. Overseas, "Global Concepts" had continued to gain support on Triple J in Australia and it is also being played on XFM and BBC1 Radio, where it was named Zane Lowe's "Next Hypetrack."
The album itself showcases DELONG as a profoundly gifted singer/songwriter who raises questions about identity and spirituality. Those two elements join together on Just Movement, a dazzling collection of dance beats, pop hooks and thought-provoking musings that could very well be the soundtrack for 2013.
"The whole album is sort of a thesis statement for my philosophy," says the Los Angeleno via Seattle who wrote, produced, mixed and performed the entire album himself. What is that philosophy? "The first song ['Just Movement'] is the most basic kind of thesis statement," he explains. "For me, when you strip away all the human moral elements of a person, you're left with the fact everything is just moving, the whole universe is vibrating in different ways, moving around. Then the rest of the album is trying to figure out what to do with that and it's kind of a play on words too. 'Just Movement' is not only about the philosophical idea, but also 'Just Movement,' the idea of dance, that's kind of the primal response to music."
On the live front, DELONG is a one-man band who uses MIDI interfaces, a full drum set, guitar, drum pads, keyboards, laptops and game controllers, looping his music live to fuse electronic dance beats with striking melodies and lyrics with emotional heart. His charismatic live performance has caught the attention of many influential promoters, landing him performance slots at such major festivals as Ultra Music Festival, Coachella, Governors Ball, SXSW and Popscene SF this spring.
Mystery Skulls
Mystery Skulls is really the nom de plume of Los Angeles-based electronic artist Luis Dubuc. Formerly from Dallas, Texas, Dubuc sounds like Prince fronting Daft Punk, mixing his inspirations of '90's R&B and New Jack Swing with EDM music and futuristic sounds. Beyond Mystery Skulls, Dubuc is an active songwriter, producer and remixer, working with a wide range of genres and styles.
DJ Aaron Axelsen
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