For more than a decade, the American Hard Dance scene has slowly been on the rise while making its way from the depths of SoundCloud to the stages of the biggest festivals in the North American circuit. The genre emphasizes creating energetic music and hybrid genres that nobody has ever heard of before, and one artist leading the charge since its earliest days is J. Slai. He's committed himself to bringing something fresh to the scene, while also taking great pride in the fact that his listeners never know what's coming next with every release.

J. Slai's unique style has found itself a home within the hard dance scene, landing releases on Be Weird Be Original, Speed House Movement, and DYEHARD Records, plus countless other self-releases that showcase the eclectic sound of American Hard Dance. The Bay Area-based producer has definitely earned his stripes, becoming a community favorite that is projected to start dotting all of your favorite lineups in 2022 and beyond.

With a tidal wave of momentum behind J. Slai, there's no stopping any time soon for him - and if you don't hop on it, you might just get taken out by the tsunami of energy he brings along with him. Looking to gain some extra insight on this hard dance maestro, we caught up with him to discuss his early beginnings, artistic vision, the future of the hard dance scene in America, and much more.

In addition, J. Slai spun up the 300th EDMID Guest Mix featuring a number of his favorites like "CRANK IT" and "This Music," plus some unreleased treats and a sprinkle of a brand new hard dance subgenre brewing in the States, ustempo. So make sure to crank up on the volume to get a taste of J. Slai's unique, energetic style, and read on to take a peek into the mind of one of the pillars of American Hard Dance.

EDMID Guest Mix 300 || J. Slai

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Gone, but never forgotten. I made this mix for the legends that would understand. We're all gunna make it. Thats it. 2022 and the legacy lives on. Fuarkk!!


I do not own copyright of any of the songs used, just a fan that's MIRIN BRAH.

🔱 The ZYZZ Mix 🔱 {Pump of the Gods}

"[Hard dance] will continue to become a large statement, sound, and disruption in America's rave scene. It has already taken over the EDM underground. Now, with the major festival support it has been receiving, it will continue to grow. It's fast, fun, loud and exciting. What's there not to love?" - @WaterSpirit

Tracklist:
Water Spirit & Dead X - I.D.
CAMELLIA - WOW!
So Juice - BOMBS
Mike Cervello & Dither - The Get Down
Water Spirit & MADGRRL - DNA (WATER SPIRIT MORE KICKS EDIT)
Water Spirit & Bel Air Witch - I.D.
Rob Gee & Mrotek - Party Time
Spyro - Short Dick Man
SICKMODE - Rip Summer 2020 (bass slut edit)
Nuphory - HYPERTRANCE (water Spirit flip)
Anderex - Simulation
Ray Volpe - LASERBEAM (J. SLAI RESLAI)
BLADEE - GOD (digital rave boy remix)
Virtual Self - Ghost Voices (TWO OWLS x Tascione remix)
Psycho Boys club - FOREVER
Buunshin - All about This
Angerfist - The Promqueen's Finest Drugs
Revel - WRONG IS RIGHT (water spirit remix)
Reaper - Pulse (water spirit remix)
Furyan & Partyraiser - Confusion
N-Vitral & Killshot - Fat Beat

Paradigm Shift 010 || Water Spirit

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Just for fun.. would love to have the stems so it would sound cleaner haha
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Vertile - No Sleep (JARU Flip)

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"Hard dance is essential to my every day life. There is always something you can find, or even create, that can contribute to good times and illuminate dark days. American Hard Dance is rising at full speed (pun intended)! The community has grown significantly in the last few years - not just with fans, but with artists too. I’m eager to see where we’ll be in the years to come!" - @Brizzy1

Paradigm Shift 015 || Brizzy

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Here’s the set to my ILLUMINATION event debut !! INSANE fucking vibes , what a crowd . Huge shoutout to plur eventz for letting me play such a wild night !! 45 minutes to nuke the place , enjoy 🔥😈

Distortion Code - ILLUMINATION SET 2023

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TrackList :
1.WSHNGTN - Michael
2.Carnage Feat. Terror Bass - Holy Moly [REVPER X SVRGNTO Remix]
3.Delete - Lunatic
4.Anderex - Gucci Bag
5.Sickmode - Klaplongen
6.D.E.Q - Koek Koek
7.le Shuuk x Jebroer - FUTS (Fuck Up The Speakers)
8.Rebelion - Salvation (Delete Remix) (Darkerz RawTrap Remix)
9.Outsiders, Jebroer - Hatsikidee
10.Jebroer, Outsiders - Flitsmeister
11.Radical Redemption & Digital Punk - Colla Domina
12.D-Block & S-Te-Fan  Sub Zero Project - Darkest Hour (The Clock) 
13.Atmozfears  Bass Modulators - A Hardstyle Halloween
14.Chemical Soldiers - The History of Hardstyle (Original Mix)
15.Yellow Claw & Radical Redemption - 20.000 Volts
16.GRAVEDGR - RAMPAGE (KAMI x Greater Than Remix)
17.Angerfist - Pennywise
18.Broken Minds ft. Ernesto Alonso  Alee - Waltz Of Death 
19.Delete ft. Laura Borincaj - Freedom 
20.Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Carnage - All The Things She Said
21.D-Block & S-Te-Fan - Ghost Stories
22.Regain - Xcorcism (Gravedgr RawTrap Edit)

Halloween Hard Mix |Raw,Hardstyle,RawTrap,Hardcore

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ARTIST/PRODUCER

GENRES: 
HARD DANCE • HARD TRAP • FUTURE BASS

LABELS:
DARK MOTIV • DYEHARD RECORDS • Electro Beats

I make music, so I can be happy with you.

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