From being a part of the post-hardcore band to being the world’s prominent EDM act, Skrillex has achieved a number of milestones in his glorious career. He never fails to surprise his fans with a number of stunning remixes and originals. Skrillex’s signature style demonstrates a finely tuned ability to combine elements of electro, dubstep, and bass. Skrillex continues to inspire the new breed of artists to push the boundaries and produce out of the box stuff! He is one of those artists who took dubstep to a whole new level in the electronic music scene.
We have compiled a list of facts about him which you probably didn’t know!
1. Skrillex has won 8 Grammy Awards, thrice in 2012 and 2013, and twice in 2016. He holds the world record for most Grammys won by an Electronic Dance Music artist.
2. Back in 2010, Skrillex released his debut EP “My Name Is Skrillex”, which was given out as a free download.
3. deadmau5 helped Skrillex to get into the spotlight by releasing some of his global hits on his very own imprint mau5trap. Yes, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites was released on mau5trap.
4. He got his moniker from his friends because his friends used to tease him by calling him ‘Skril’, ‘Skrilly’, and ‘Skrillex’.
5. Kaskade’s “Lick It” featured Skrillex’s vocals, the track was a part of Kaskade’s album ‘Fire & Ice’.
6. In 2011, SKRILLEX established his very own record label OWSLA.
7. In his teen years, he would often attend punk concerts in the Mexican American localities in South and East Los Angeles and later on went to clubs situated in downtown LA that played electro house music.
8. Skrillex was heavily influenced by APHEX TWIN in his early years.
9. Skrillex composed the track “Bug Hunt” for the 2012 animated film “Wreck-It Ralph” and also made a brief cameo as a DJ.
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