THE Fuzz Productions and En Lefko 87.7with his support Release the Athens Festivalintroduced them Cannons, on Saturday, July 6, at the Floyd Live Music Venue. The alternative electro-pop trio from The Angels, which in recent years has been very successful all over the world, is coming to Greece for the first time for one of the most exciting live shows this summer. The night will open with a special b2b DJ set by NTEIBINT x Blende.
the Cannons formed in 2013 and consists of Ryan Clapham (guitar), Paul Davis (drums, keyboards) and Michelle Joy (vocals). With their innate talent for writing great melodies and songs equally suitable for the legendary Studio 54 and summer festivals, the trio succeeded in their four records – namely “Night Call” (2017), “Shadows” (2019), “Fever Dream” (2022) and “Heartbeat Highway” (2023) – received reviews from major publications (The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Consequence of Sound, etc. ) and gained a fanatical audience.
A more characteristic example, the perfect pop anthem of the current decade, “Fire For You”, which after its appearance in the successful “Never Have I Ever” on Netflix and also in “American Horror Story”, exceeded of 250 million. streams, topped Alternative Radio and landed the group on the Columbia Records roster. The ethereal “Loving You” also conquered domestic airplay, while the list of hits included tracks such as “Hurricane”, “Tunnel of You”, “Bad Dream”, “Crush”, “Heartbeat Highway”, ” Sweeter”, to which more will be added in the future.
At the same time, they have become an impressive live band after countless headline shows and explosive performances at the biggest music festivals such as Coachella, Lollapalooza, Life Is Beautiful, Outside Lands and Electric Forest, and so on.
This year they are doing their first European tour and we are especially happy that their fanatical local audience will have the chance to see and enjoy them in person, just like their career!
Giorgos Bakalakos aka DAVID is now one of the strong values ​​of the eclectic label from Belgium, Eskimo Recordings, thanks to his gift of composing a highly synesthetic disco that moves the body, heart and soul. The talented producer, in addition to his constant presence on the En Lefko 87.7 program for many years, collaborated with the Greek singer Stella on his first two records and the delightful tracks “Never Without You”, “The Owner”, “Hide In” and “State Nearby”, which includes remixes from dance music big names such as Adam Port, Ewan Pearson, Zombies In Miami and Anoraak.
He is currently collaborating with Matina Sous Peau, also from Athens, while a few weeks ago he released another successful remix, this time of “Wanderland” by Hermanos Inglesos.
From Stockholm, Johan Blende established himself as a unique producer, composer and DJ, combining dance music with the nostalgic sounds of the 70s and 80s, while songs like “Fake Love” and “Running” are radio and club hits around the world. But apart from his own releases, Johan has given his songs to many artists and has remixed some of the biggest names in the world music scene such as Lana Del Rey, Skrillex, Azari & III and Klaxons among many others.