Awakenings Podcast S387 - DIØN

WWW.AWAKENINGS.COM​ ► FOLLOW US Instagram: instagram.com/awakenings​ Youtube: www.youtube.com/awakeningsevent/ Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@awakenings Facebook: facebook.com/awakenings​​ Soundcloud: @awakenings Upcoming Awakenings Events: awak.enin.gs/3UhfRwZ Once in a blue moon an artist emerges who does things to the dance floor that others can only dream of–a DJ who is the full package, a producer who makes you believe in dance music all over again. Once in a blue moon, you get an artist like DIØN. Eyes opened to the power of electronica during a transformational visit to Mysteryland Festival, DIØN is now one of the hottest properties in Hard Dance. In 2020 he dropped landmark single‘ Public Enemies ’via Autektone; by 2022 he made the decision to bring everything in house, setting up his Rough Material imprint. The label now stands as the only place to find his releases, including the four-track Rough Material EP, the Ketting collab ‘Make My P*ssy Rave’, the mammoth 2024‘Hard Rework’of‘Public Enemies’,and the hotly anticipated upcoming single ‘Moments That Matter’. The results undeniably match the hype; blending early 90s rave with synths, rough kicks and his signature drum sound, support has flooded in from the likes of Amelie Lens, Fatima Hajji and Sarah Landry, the latter also getting in the studio with DIØN, as has Oliver Heldens, and Funk Tribu. Outside of the studio, his shows have become the only place fans can hear his music live, creating an insane supply-and-demand issue. From his explosive breakout set at VERKNIPT2021 to his sold-out 2024 Rough Material showcase event at Amsterdam’s Paradis, DIØN has carved a fearsome reputation in both the DJ and the ticket booth. A certified headliner in theNetherlands and now increasingly overseas, DIØN’s tour diary is stacked, with an incredible150+ dates in 2023 alone including shows at elrow, Teletech, Rotterdam Rave, VERKNIPT, Spazio, Paaspop, Kompass, and Blackworks. As fans clamour to see DIØN, you’ll likely find them draped in some form of Rough Material clothing at his shows. With every label release comes a custom fashion line, each piece hand-designed by DIØN, testament to his polymath creative capabilities and part of his overreaching brand vision.With a huge arsenal of new music to release and a tour diary taking him into new territories worldwide, 2024 will prove itself the tipping point for DIØN, taking him from bright young thing to a guaranteed A-lister. Social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dionmusicofficial/ Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/vb8DehLuDyVrRfbwhz RA: https://ra.co/dj/dion