Savoy is an electronic dance music trio with surprising roots. Just a few years ago, Ben Eberdt, Gray Smith and Mike Kelly were a jam band from in Colorado, where they were students at C.U. Boulder. Now they're headlining the famed Red Rocks arena, dropping remixes from dance titans like Laidback Luke and DJ'ing at Jay-z's inaugural Made in America Festival.
"The band was always a dancey thing, and that happened for a few years," Eberdt explains in an interview with HuffPost Entertainment. "We just decided we needed a bigger sound to round it out and hit those sub-bass sounds that a regular acoustic kick drum couldn't really make."
So the boys added a synth pad and jumped down the Ableton wormhole at a time when many producers still weren't performing with the software. "I was the only soul except for our friend Derek [Vincent Smith] from Pretty Lights who used Ableton,...
"The band was always a dancey thing, and that happened for a few years," Eberdt explains in an interview with HuffPost Entertainment. "We just decided we needed a bigger sound to round it out and hit those sub-bass sounds that a regular acoustic kick drum couldn't really make."
So the boys added a synth pad and jumped down the Ableton wormhole at a time when many producers still weren't performing with the software. "I was the only soul except for our friend Derek [Vincent Smith] from Pretty Lights who used Ableton,...
- 8/28/2012
- by Kia Makarechi
- Huffington Post
Rising Edm trio tell MTV News upcoming shows will be a 'visual escape,' as their single 'Get Static' hits Beatport.
By Adam Stewart, with additional reporting by Brian O'Toole
Savoy's Mike Kelly
Photo: MTV News
Savoy have quickly become a buzz-worthy act on the Edm scene, and you can expect to hear a lot more from them in the months to come. On Thursday, their single "Get Static," a big synth-infused monster, is slated to hit Beatport.
The dance-music trio — Ben Eberdt, Mike Kelly and Gray Smith — began making waves in 2009 with their hit "Automatic," and their electro-rave-inspired swagger has since earned them a loyal (and growing) fanbase. MTV News recently met up with Savoy who told us how they met and teased their tour plans (expect lasers!).
"We met at the University of Colorado in our freshman-year dorms and, ever since, we've been striving towards making dance music...
By Adam Stewart, with additional reporting by Brian O'Toole
Savoy's Mike Kelly
Photo: MTV News
Savoy have quickly become a buzz-worthy act on the Edm scene, and you can expect to hear a lot more from them in the months to come. On Thursday, their single "Get Static," a big synth-infused monster, is slated to hit Beatport.
The dance-music trio — Ben Eberdt, Mike Kelly and Gray Smith — began making waves in 2009 with their hit "Automatic," and their electro-rave-inspired swagger has since earned them a loyal (and growing) fanbase. MTV News recently met up with Savoy who told us how they met and teased their tour plans (expect lasers!).
"We met at the University of Colorado in our freshman-year dorms and, ever since, we've been striving towards making dance music...
- 3/2/2011
- MTV Music News
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