Prettiest Lights

As I have said in my post about GRiZMATiK, one of the greatest things about electronic music is the fact that certain artists' music does not belong to any one genre or belongs to multiple genres. One artist has managed to create an entirely new genre for himself, with very few DJs even sounding remotely similar. Pretty Lights, or Derek Smith, is an electronic producer out of Colorado describes his own music as "glitchy hip-hop beats, buzzing synth lines, and vintage soul samples." Derek doesn't just produce music, he creates an experience for his audience, putting a stung emphasis on the production of his shows. If anyone has been to a Pretty Lights concert (including myself), we can tell you just how spectacular it is. Of course, you're there to hear his music and see him on stage mixing it, but you have to remember that his DJ name is "Pretty Lights." And what Pretty Lights they are. When I saw him at North Coast Music Festival, he had his usual light up "city" behind him, dazzling us with neon colors, lights, and visuals. Halfway through the show, he turned on the lasers and introduced a rainbow spectrum of light which was amazing to see in the Chicago night sky. Pretty Lights' record label, Pretty Lights music, is a testament to the previously mentioned "pay as you see fit" theory when it comes to downloading music, so all of his music is available for download on http://www.prettylightsmusic.com/
Please enjoy some of my favorite tracks and if you like them, feel free to download!

PS: Pretty Lights was the first (before Avicii and way before Flo Rida) to use the "good feeling" sample.