Kaskade
Ryan Raddon (born February 25, 1971 in Evanston, Illinois), better
known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ and record
producer. On October 20, 2011, DJ Magazine announced the results
of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records Kaskade placed
at #30.[1] On September 9, 2011, a DJ Times poll voted Kaskade "America's
Best DJ 2011".
Kaskade was born in 1971 in Evanston, Illinois. He grew up in nearby Northbrook,
IL and attended Glenbrook North High School. He is the brother
of Rich Raddon, an entrepreneur and film producer. He attended
Brigham Young University in Provo, UT from 1989-1990 honing his
DJ skills in his dorm room. He later moved to Salt Lake City in
1992 to attend the University of Utah. During this time he owned
and operated a local record store, Mechanized Records. In May 2000,
Kaskade moved to San Francisco and began working as an A&R assistant for Om Records. Releasing his first single "What I Say" on the label in 2001.[3] Ryan is from Chicago, has lived in New York, LA, Tokyo,
and San Francisco which earned him the nickname "Big City". Ryan is fluent in Japanese, and is married to Naomi Raddon.[citation needed]
In the Moment saw Kaskade's first top 10 single
with "Steppin' Out" reaching #5 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Play chart and #6 on Dance
Radio Airplay.[4] The fourth single to be released from the album, "Everything," reached #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Play.[4]
Kaskade's fourth solo album Love Mysterious was
released in September 2006. The first single from the album, "Be Still", reached #4 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Playboy.[4] The single features
vocalist Sunsun, and includes remixes by Jay-J and Robbie Rivera.
Follow up single "Stars Align" hit number #8 on "Billboard Magazine" Hot Dance Airplay chart and just missed the top ten, #11, on the Hot Dance Club
Play chart. His third single released from "Love Mysterious", "Sorry", was his third consecutive top ten hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay Chart,
at #9. Dirty South provided a remix for "Sorry." The remix was nominated for a 2008 Grammy for Best Remixed Recording.
Kaskade took his stage name from a nature book
when he saw a picture of a waterfall and a co-worker agreed "cascade" was a good choice, but he then changed the spelling.[5]
Upon signing with Ultra Records in late 2006,
Kaskade subsequently left Om Records and now only releases with
the former.
Kaskade worked with Canadian house/electronic
DJ/artist deadmau5 to produce tracks on Strobelite Seduction, including
the first single (released as an EP) Move For Me. The single became
his fifth top ten hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay Chart, reaching
the number one position in its September 6, 2008 issue.[6] It also
gave Kaskade his first number one single on this chart. The dance
single has become a crossover hit, managing to reach number 71
on the Canadian Hot 100 as of February 14, 2009. The follow-up
single, "Angel On My Shoulder", also found success on the dance chart, placing at number 5 on Billboard's Hot
Dance Airplay Chart. "I Remember", another collaboration with Deadmau5, became his first UK hit, peaking inside
the top 15 on the Uk Singles Chart. The video-clip which accompanied "I Remember" was filmed in Manchester, England. The single became his second chart topper
on the Billboard dance chart.
In 2010, he added another number one Billboard
Hot Dance Airplay track to his credit with "Dynasty", featuring Haley Gibby on vocals.
[edit] Other projects
Kaskade is also an active member of Summer Of
Space, Late Night Alumni and The Sellars. Remixed Late Night Alumni's "Empty Streets", which is found on Tiësto's "In Search of Sunrise 5" mix. Late Night Alumni released their third album in February 2011 titled "Haunted".
Kaskade is one of 9 artists who participated in
thetruth.com’s Remix Project, where he remixed the Sunny Side song
“Smaller Babies”.
Kaskade also had a comprehensive video outlining
his creative process and musical background created about him.
It was featured on an online television show called The Craft [1].
On May 30, 2010 Kaskade became a resident DJ for
daytime pool parties at the Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas, NV.
The parties are entitled "Kaskade Sundays." [2][3]
Kaskade's song "I Remember" with
deadmau5 is played on a level of Golden Eye for the Wii. On the
level, you are at a night club in Europe. "I Remember" and "Move For Me" were also featured in DJ Hero 2 and are credited as being performed by deadmau5 & Kaskade
Kaskade also produced Haley's album All This Love
released by Ultra Records.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[7] US Dance
[7] US Digital
[7] US Indie
[7] US Heat
[7]
It's You, It's Me
Released: March 18, 2003
Label: Om Records
Formats: CD, digital download
— — — — —
In the Moment
Released: May 18, 2004
Label: Om Records
Formats: CD, digital download
— — — — —
The Calm
Released: March 30, 2006
Label: Om Records
Formats: digital download
— — — — —
Here & Now
Released: May 9, 2006
Label: Om Records
Formats: CD, digital download
— — — — —
Love Mysterious
Released: September 26, 2006
Label: Ultra Records
Formats: CD, digital download
— 18 — — —
Strobelite Seduction
Released: May 20, 2008
Label: Ultra Records
Formats: CD, digital download
— 7 — 36 12
Dynasty
Released: May 11, 2010
Label: Ultra Records
Formats: CD, digital download
104 4 13 17 1
Dance.Love
Released: 2010
Label: Ultra Records
Formats: CD, digital download
175 4 — — 7
Fire & Ice
Released: October 22, 2011
Label: Ultra Records
Formats: CD, digital download
17 1 6 3 —
"
—" denotes releases that did not chart
or were not released in that territory.
[edit] Singles and EPs
"What I Say" (2001)
"Gonna Make It" (2001)
"I Feel Like" (2002)
"True" (2004)
"Keep On" (2004)
"Steppin' Out" (2004)
"Soundtrack to the Soul" (2004)
"The Gift" (2004)
"To Do" (2004)
"Sweet Love" (2004)
"Everything" (2005)
"Safe" (2005)
"Be Still" (2006)
"Stars Align" (2006)
"In This Life" (2007)
"Let's Begin" (2007)
"Sorry" (2007)
"Sometimes" (2007)
"4 AM" (2008)
"Move for Me" (with Deadmau5) (2008)
"I Remember" (with Deadmau5) (2008)
"Angel On My Shoulder" (2008)
"Step One Two" (2008)
"I Remember" (Remixes) (with Deadmau5) (2009)
"So Far Away" (with Seamus Haji & Haley)(2009)
"All You" (2010)
"Dynasty" (feat. Haley) (2010)
"Fire In Your New Shoes" (feat.
Dragonette) (2010)
"Don't Stop Dancing" (with EDX feat.
Haley) (2010)
"Raining" (with Adam K feat. Sunsun) (2010)
"Only You" (with Tiesto feat. Haley) (2011)
"All That You Give" (with Mindy Gledhill)
(2011)
"Call Out" (with Mindy Gledhill) (2011)
"Eyes" (Featuring Mindy Gledhill) (2011)
"Turn It Down" (with Rebecca & Fiona)
(2011)
[edit] Mixes
Sounds of Om 3 (2002)
San Francisco Sessions 4 (2003)
House of Om 3 (2005)
Bring the Night (2007)
The Grand (2009)
The Electric Daisy Carnival CD (2010)
dance.love (2010)
Kaskade - Essential Mix at BBC Radio 1 (2011)
[edit] Remixes
Afro-Mystik - Natural (Kaskade Roots Remix)
Amma[disambiguation needed ] - Heartbeat (Kaskade Mix)
Amma[disambiguation needed ] - On My Own (Kaskade Mix)
Andy Caldwell - I Can't Wait (Kaskade Remix)
The Beard featuring Phillipa - For Me (Kaskade Mix)
Beyoncé - Run The World (Girls) (Kaskade Extended Mix)#1 Billboard Hot Dance
Club Play
Bing Crosby White Christmas (Kaskade Mix)
Britney Spears - Break the Ice (Kaskade Remix)#1 Billboard Hot Dance Play
Britney Spears - Gimme More (Kaskade Remix)#1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
Britney Spears - Womanizer (Kaskade Remix) #2 Billboard Hot Dance Airplay
Cabin Crew - Can't Stop It (Kaskade Remix)
Chieko Kinbara - If You Only (Kaskade Original Mix)
Chieko Kinbara - Stay With Me (Kaskade Remix)
Colette - Didn't Mean To Turn You On (Kaskade Extended Mix)
Colette - Hypnotized (Kaskade Extended Mix)
Colette - What Will She Do For Love (Kaskade's Big Room Mix)
Conjure One - Face the Music (Kaskade Club Mix)
Crystal Method featuring Emily Haines - Come Back Clean (Kaskade Remix) #11
Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs
Dada Life - Happy Violence (Kaskade Remix)
Daft Punk - Rinzler (Kaskade Remix)
David Morales featuring Tamra Keenan - Here I Am (Kaskade Remix)#1 Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play
Dissent - Bleeding Together (Kaskade Remix)
DJ Mark Farina - To Do (Kaskade's Carry On mix)
Empire of the Sun - Walking On A Dream (Kaskade Club Remix)
Esmée Denters - Outta Here (Kaskade Club Remix)
Floetry - SupaStar (Kaskade Vocal Mix)
Frank Sinatra - Mistletoe & Holly (Kaskade
Mix)
Genki Rockets - Breeze (Kaskade Remix)
Haley - This Is How It Goes (Kaskade's Grand Club Edit)
Jay-J & Mark Grant - Love Is (Kaskade Mix)
J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science - Rainfall (Kaskade Remix)
JES - Imagination (Kaskade Club Remix)#1 Billboard Hot Dance Airplay
Joachim Garraud - The Computer (Kaskade Mix)
Joslyn[disambiguation needed ] - Funk 2 Night (Kaskade Remix)
Jyongri - Lullaby For You (Kaskade Mix)
Justin Timberlake - LoveStoned (Kaskade Remix) #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club
Play
Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You (Kaskade Full Vox Mix)
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream (Kaskade Club Mix)
Keri Hilson - Slow Dance (Kaskade Remix)
King Kooba - If I Could (Kaskade More Pop Mix)
Kings of Tomorrow Finally (Kaskade's dance.love Mix)
Koda Kumi - Run For Your Life (Kaskade Remix)
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Kaskade Remix) #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs
Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone (Kaskade Remix)
Late Night Alumni - All For Nothing (Kaskade Mix)
Late Night Alumni - Another Chance (Kaskade's 'Homage To Roger' Remix)
Late Night Alumni - I Knew You When (Kaskade Mix)
Late Night Alumni - It's Not Happening (Kaskade Remix)
Late Night Alumni - Empty Streets (Kaskade Remix)
LeAnn Rimes - What I Cannot Change (Kaskade Remix)#1 Billboard Hot Dance Airplay
Lil[disambiguation needed ] - Your Affection (Kaskade Remix)
Little Boots - Remedy (Kaskade Club Remix)
Livvi Franc - Now I'm That Bitch (Kaskade Remix)#1 Billboard Hot Dance Club
Play
Location Location - Let's Begin (Kaskade Extended Edit) available on junodownload.com
Madonna - Miles Away (Kaskade Remix)
Mark Farina - Cali Spaces (Kaskade Remix)
Mark Farina - To Do (Kaskade Carry On Mix)
Mocean Worker - Chick a Boom Boom Boom (Kaskade Remix)
Mr. O feat. Sara Smith - Lights Out (Kaskade Remix)
Naked Music NYC - If I Fall (Kaskade Soulshower Mix)
Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Alive (Kaskade Remix)
Nicole Scherzinger - Don't Hold Your Breath (Kaskade Remix)
Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come To An End)(Kaskade Remix) #1 Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play
Noisettes - Never Forget You (Kaskade Mix)
Neon Trees - Animal (Kaskade Mix)
Outkast - The Way You Move(Kaskade Mix)
Paul van Dyk - Home (Kaskade Remix)
Paris Hilton - Nothing In This World #12 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
Peyton[disambiguation needed ] - I'll Rise (Kaskade Remix)
Plumb - In My Arms (Kaskade Extended Remix)
Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play.
Rasmus Faber - Are You Ready (Kaskade Remix)
Rithma - Builder (Kaskade Let's Make Out Mix)
Rithma - Love & Music (Kaskade Remix)
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend (Kaskade Remix)
Roomsa feat. Lady Sarah - This Girl (Kaskade Remix)
Rufus Wainwright - Go Or Go Ahead (Kaskade Mix)
Samantha James Waves of Change (Kaskade Extended Remix)
Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (Kaskade Remix)
Seal - Amazing #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play (two weeks)
Sellars, The - Fair Game (Kaskade Remix)
Skylar Grey - Invisible (Kaskade Remix)
Sultan & Ned Shepard - Call My Name (Kaskade Club Mix) feat.
Nadia Ali
Summer Of Space - Hearts Reaction (Kaskade Electro Rubb)
Summer Of Space - With You (Kaskade Does Rock Mix)
Terri Walker - Guess You Didn't Love Me (Kaskade Remix)
Timbaland - Morning After Dark (Kaskade Extended Mix)
truth® - Smaller Babies (Kaskade Remix)
West Magnetic - Give It Up For Free (Kaskade's Vision Mix)
The World's Most Beautiful - I'm A Lot Like You (Kaskade's Vocal Mix)
Zedd - Shave It (Kaskade Remix)
Zip Zip Through The Night - Beestung (Kaskade's Grand Mix)
