Le Castle Vania

Le Castle Vania
Background information
Also known as DJ Dylan
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres Electronica, alternative dance, electronic rock
Years active 2006 (2006)–current
Labels Always-Never Records
So Sweet Records
Mau5trap
Website

Le Castle Vania is an electronic dance music project created by Atlanta-based DJ Dylan Eiland.[1]

Background

Eiland began DJing at warehouse parties and raves in Atlanta at age 16.[1] He adopted the name "Le Castle Vania" with the release of his remix for Snowden's song "Black Eyes" in 2006.[2] From 2007 to 2012, Le Castle Vania hosted the "Fuck Yesss" indie electronia dance parties at venues such as The Drunken Unicorn and Masquerade in Atlanta.[3]

Eiland uses a simple setup, including a laptop computer, a mixer, and two turntables.[4] He writes his songs on his laptop, often while traveling on airplanes, and prefers to play a larger number of his original work compared to his remixes.[4] At one point, his remix of Black Eyes by Snowden was the most requested song at a New Zealand radio station.[4] He has also remixed songs by Daft Punk, Kaskade, and Klaxons.[5]

The sound of Le Castle Vania is specifically intended to avoid the common southern influence of crunk, and focuses primarily on Euro-electro influences.[6]

In 2008, URB Magazine included Le Castle Vania in their list of "Next 100" artists to watch.[7]

In 2014, Eiland contributed to the soundtrack of the film John Wick with 4 original songs.

On October 21, 2015, Eiland contributed three new songs to the video game Payday 2 as a part of the game's yearly anniversary event, Crimefest.

Related Projects

Elland is the founder of Always Never, an electronic music record label and music/nightlife event production company.

He is the founder of the Fuck Yesss party held in Atlanta, Georgia.[8]

He has a side project called Lies In Disguise.

Discography - Le Castle Vania

Discography - Lies In Disguise

External links

References

  1. 1 2 Cárdenas Limón, Isabel (February 27, 2008). "The DJ returned to Tijuana". El Sol de Tijuana (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  2. ↑ http://lecastlevania.com/bio/
  3. ↑ http://clatl.com/atlanta/le-castle-vanias-warped-homecoming/Content?oid=14643194
  4. 1 2 3 Reidy, Julia (August 2008). "Le Castle Vania". Performer Magazine.
  5. ↑ Richards, Sam (2008). "Disco aint dead but it has got dirty". New Musical Express.
  6. ↑ W, T (2008). "Le Castle Vania". URB.
  7. ↑ staff (April 2008). "Club DJ". Peach Magazine (Singapore).
  8. ↑ Mosi Reeves, Creative Loafing "Le Castle Vania: From nothing to something", Creative Loafing, May 30, 2007, accessed February 2, 2011.
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