mgmt:
jordan.chaffin@redlightmanagement.com

'The Learning of Urgency', out now on Foreign Family Collective: https://kasbo.lnk.to/tlouSo

north america: 
hunter.williams@caa.com 

europe booking:
cameron.kaiser@caa.com

rest of world booking:
hunter.williams@caa.com

asbo, born Carl Garsbo, has established himself as a sensation across electronic music with his transformative, emotional sound. Following his second album The Making of a Paracosm, released on ODESZA’s Foreign Family Collective and Counter Records, Kasbo made his highly-anticipated return in 2024 with singles, “The Way You Had Me” and “Alive.”
 
Ever a creative mind, for Kasbo, the past years of isolation were quick to transform into an era of curiosity and introspection. Time spent away from tour and at home in Sweden galvanized him to turn to what he knew best – music. He found solace in honing in on his DJing while at home and sharing music with his friends, bonding over nostalgic memories and music that encouraged them to keep it moving, even during this time spent away from the dancefloor. He reveled in the minimal subtlety of euphoric club music, became infatuated with hypnotic trip hop. Months spent away from touring the world transformed into an invaluable period of deep diving into a newfound realm of music. 
  
Kasbo continues to uphold his position as a bright beacon for the genre. Through masterful expertise in sound design, the Swedish producer and songwriter continues to introduce music that connects and stirs on a deeper level with a rare grace and delicacy. Awarded Sweden’s P3 Gold Award for ‘Dance Artist of the Year’ and a recipient of critical acclaim from outlets like Billboard, The FADER, Stereogum, and many more, fans have found and fallen in love with his music thanks to his unique approach. His 2018 debut Places We Don’t Know was nominated a Top 10 Electronic Album of the Year by Run the Trap and kicked off his strong start across streaming platforms, receiving 173M+ combined streams. In 2020, Kasbo followed up with The Making of a Paracosm, which was awarded a top choice for Dancing Astronaut’sTop Electronic Albums of 2020 and went on to garner over 62M+ streams. In total, Kasbo has received nearly 500M combined streams to date. 
 
Kasbo has recently returned from joining Jai Wolf for nine tour dates across North America in fall 2023. He previously performed at world-renowned festivals, including Coachella, Splendour in the Grass, Electric Forest, Firefly Festival, Hangout Fest, and many more. He has toured around the world in support of Glass Animals, ODESZA, and Big Gigantic, and alongside SofiTukker, Louis The Child, Hayden James, and Chet Porter.

In a dark kitchen in the middle of a sweaty night in Las Vegas, all 6’4” of Dan Reynolds is hunched over a laptop, slapping beats on the table and crooning lyrics into a tiny microphone. Before long, he and the other three members of indie rock band Imagine Dragons would be playing “It’s Time,” that same laptop-demo-turned-supersized-anthem, from the roof of a parking garage to a wave of thousands of screaming fans. This song title to the single from their 2012 debut KidInaKorner/Interscope release “Continued Silence EP” is an all too apt descriptor of the band’s hard-earned success—but it’s also emblematic of the deep-seated anxiety Reynolds and the rest of the band experienced leaving behind any realistic expectation of a normal job to do the thing they love most.

A third-generation Las Vegas native, Reynolds is no stranger to the adage “the house always wins,” choosing to pave his musical career with a near obsessive work ethic and hundreds of unused demos rather than roll the dice with the first songs that sprung from his mouth. It’s no surprise, then, that he was drawn to guitarist Wayne Sermon, another founding member of Imagine Dragons. Having practically grown up in a recording studio and graduated Berklee College of Music, Wayne had been practicing his guitar through meals and other socially inappropriate situations as long as he could remember; he challenged Dan in a way that was both uncomfortable and exactly what they both needed. When they began writing songs together and recognized something special was happening, Wayne called up his Berklee friend Ben McKee, who promptly dropped out of school with only a few credits left, moving across the country to play bass for the band. This sort of reckless/genius behavior is typical for Ben, who has an uncanny penchant for spicy food and a suitcase full of unbelievable road stories. More recently, the band was joined by drummer Daniel Platzman, another Bostonian schoolmate who seems way too nice to be playing rock and roll until you actually see him in action.

Several tours and three self-released EPs later, Imagine Dragons had made a serious name for itself, particularly in the west coast circuit. Although their songs vary from nearly whimsical and light to brooding and powerful, listeners are drawn to the inherent honesty in the music. The only rule of thumb for the band, it seems, is to write from a true place; the result is songs that literally run the spectrum of human emotion. Attend a concert, and it becomes clear that the live performance of deeply personal songs has a real effect on people. And the band itself is not immune, as demonstrated when Dan literally passed out into the drum set during a finale song, sending cymbals and drum stands crashing while the rest of the band played on until the close.

Great songwriting is bound to be noticed eventually. As proof that the harder you work, the luckier you get, one of those people who noticed was Grammy winning producer Alex da Kid (Eminem, Rihanna). Alex and Dan began collaborating on projects, and soon the band had developed a relationship with Alex and his team. The alchemy resulting from Alex’s hip hop sensibilities and Imagine Dragons’ anthemic rock is nothing short of explosive. The byproduct of this creative collision is “Continued Silence,” a six song in-your-face sonic grenade that breaks musical boundaries and yet is strangely relatable by its improbably diverse audience.

Despite it all, on any given day when they aren’t on the road playing shows, you can still find Imagine Dragons huddled away in a rehearsal room somewhere, banging out song after song in search of the next perfect track. Like most things in Vegas, the band is angled at going big or going bust. For the sake of those who love great music, we hope it’s the former.

Marie White, a girl surprisingly! A girl who enjoys making music, hanging out with her girlfriend, and writing about herself in the third person! She always has a story to tell, and those stories are often portrayed within her song writing.

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