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We started Timeflies in 2010, and after releasing only singles, on September 19, 2011, released our debut album, The Scotch Tape.  We also started Timeflies Tuesday – a series in which we are able to stay connected with you by releasing remixes, performing live covers, and freestyling over original beats.  We released “Under The Influence”, a 6 track sample based mixtape, in July 2012. On November 27, 2012, we released a 6 track EP which debuted at #1 on the iTunes overall charts. With another national tour planned for 2013, we’re excited for what the future holds.

Cal has been singing and freestyling since high school.  While majoring in music and entrepreneurship he joined a band called The Ride.  This blues, funk and hip-hop band was when Cal later teamed up with The Ride’s drummer, Rez, to form Timeflies in October 2010. Cal’s musical influences include Robert Johnson, Janis Joplin, Muddy Waters, and his favorite, Big L. Cal’s biggest strength, and weakness, is his love for scotch.

Rez got an early start in production after building a studio in his basement for multiple high school bands. Rez works mostly in Pro Tools, Ableton, and Reason, and plays mainly drums, guitar, and piano.  Rez spent a few years DJing in college, double majoring in music and philosophy. In regards to his Timeflies production, Rez cites Porter Robinson, Benny Blanco, Pretty Lights, and JR Rotem as major influences. He is also a serious Green Lantern fan.

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.

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📍 NJ ➡️ LA
🎧 Event/Club/Mobile/Tour DJ
Resident DJ: KPOP CLUB NIGHT & No Requests LA

Artists I’ve Supported

K-Pop Artists:
Stray Kids

Mainstage & Festival Headliners:
Alan Walker (x2), ILLENIUM, SLANDER, Gryffin (x2), NGHTMRE (x2), KSHMR, Cheat Codes, Cash Cash, Yellow Claw, TroyBoi, Rezz, Baauer, Big Gigantic, Adventure Club, Party Favor

Bass, Trap, and Future Bass Artists:
DROELOE, BONNIE X CLYDE, Ray Volpe, QUIX, SAYMYNAME, Eprom, Effin, ROSSY, HEYZ, YAKZ

Electronic, House & Crossover:
Henry Fong, Justin Caruso, Brasstracks, Jenaux, black a.m.

Hip-Hop / Live Crossover Acts:
P-Lo, S'natra, Youngr

Notable Venues & Festivals

🎪 Festivals & Large Events
HiJinx Festival – Pennsylvania Convention Center (Philadelphia, PA)

Moonrise Festival – Pimlico Race Course (Baltimore, MD)

American Airlines Plaza @ SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)

Edison Place @ Prudential Center (Newark, NJ)

CHIMAC-FEST @ Westminster Mall (Westminster, CA)

🎧 Iconic Venues:
Los Angeles / Southern California
Catch One (Disco, Underground, Noise + Tavern), Los Globos, The Vermont Hollywood, West Eight, Intercrew, Prospect Park DTLA, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, La Lo La Rooftop @ Moxy Downtown, NeueHouse Hollywood, Skybar, Cham Gastropub, Rūts Dance Studio, Jungle Hollywood, The Love Song Bar @ The Regent Theater, The Grayson Bar, Songbird Cafe, 626 Night Market (Arcadia & OC), The Circle OC, Kitsch Bar (Costa Mesa), University Center (Irvine)

Bay Area / Northern California
Temple SF, Pure Nightclub (Sunnyvale), Cornerstone (Berkeley), Opal Social Club (Mountain View)

Las Vegas
Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, Fremont Country Club

New York City
Irving Plaza, Webster Hall, David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar, Mission Nightclub, Den Social, Nebula, Avant Gardner (Great Hall, Kings Hall), Melrose Ballroom, Maru, Evol, Loft 51, High Bar, Gossip 8, Silver Factory

Philadelphia
The Fillmore, The Ave Live, NOTO, Theatre of Living Arts, The Foundry, Concourse Dance Bar, Fringe Bar, Tango, K2 Lounge, Pace & Blossom, West & Down, Infusion Lounge

New Jersey
Edison Place @ Prudential Center, Golden Rail Pub

Other U.S. Cities

Washington, DC: The Howard Theatre, Soundcheck

Baltimore: Oxygen Ultra Lounge

St. Louis: Delmar Hall, The KRe8 Place

Denver: The Loft @ Temple, Bounce Empire, Orchid

State College: Stage West

Atlanta: The Masquerade – Heaven, District

Nashville: The Vinyl Lounge

Chicago: House of Blues, Stereo Nightclub, Distro Music Hall

Orlando: Celine

Minneapolis: Varsity Theater

Houston: NOTO

Austin: Brushy Street Commons, Summit Rooftop

Seattle: Q Nightclub, Ora Nightclub

Portland: 45 East

Albuquerque: Electric Playhouse

Sacramento: Harlow’s

Charlotte: The Underground

Detroit: The Loving Touch

Birmingham: Saturn

Dallas: Deep Ellum Art Co., VIBE Lounge, Chi Chi

Boise: Treefort Music Hall

Columbus: Skully’s Music-Diner

Salt Lake City: Soundwell

New Orleans: Republic

Pittsburgh: Enclave, Avalon Social

Kansas City: Warehouse on Broadway, The Truman

Raleigh: The Ritz

Honolulu: HB Social Club

Boston: Royale

Myrtle Beach: House of Blues

Kent (OH): The Burnt Pickle

Phoenix: Walter Studios

Tulsa: Boman Twin Event Center

Jacksonville: Decca Live

Canada / International

Calgary: The Rec Room Deerfoot

Vancouver: Celebrities Nightclub

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