EDM meets the country: DJ Steve Aoki and Tyler Hubbard Drop New Single star-news.press/wp

Unusual cooperation in today’s world of modern music are nothing new – but some still manages to surprise. One such pairing is Steve Aoka, a star dress for throwing a cake during its energy sets and Tyler Hubbard, the rural star Georgia to spend a decade of the overflow line.

Two artists debuted with a new single in Memphis, Tennessee, at the Riverbeat City Festival at the beginning of this month. After the performance they saw fans affected by Aoki’s desolor in the air in the air, the couple sat down to talk Newsweek.

“This is my first time in Memphis,” Aoki shared, fresh off the stage.

“Yes, I was in Memphis several times,” Hubbard laughed. “I love Memphis.”

“We went to Graceland today. That was really cool,” Aoki added, 47, added. “We shot here on your music video. So I really have to feel like I’m in Memphis.”

That new music video monitors their cooperation, Forget tonightGenre singles mixing on which he provides Hubbard’s warm, southern vocals with Aoke’s high octane beats. Aoki inflated inspiration from the late Swedish DJ Avicia when making the path.

“When he came out with ‘Wake me up, and certain records that were big blankets for us … You know … The people didn’t like,” Aoki said, referring to Avician hit. “And then it became one of the greatest songs of the EDM. So I really feel like this Renaissance is happening now. And I think this is the perfect time to reject our song … evoking more of that spirit.”

The couple first met in the show in Calgary, Canada, 2024. years, where Aoki immediately impressed with what he heard. “I watched (his) set. I was like” man, this guy is amazing … I love his tunes. I love how he controls the audience, “he said,” he said as a contractor, “and then I learned more about his band,” This man was the goat, man! “He meant the biggest of all time. “” This guy is like a genius for the text. “So, you know, I’m honored that Tyler is down … to experiment, he works on the song together and (I’m) really, really happy about how it turned out.”

Admiration flows both ways. Hubbard, 38, recalled that he looked at Aoky’s presentation on the same night and hit him not only his energy, but his curiosity.

“This guy is so diverse and dynamic,” Hubbard said. “Now I’ve been hanging out with Steve, I already feel like … We’re friends.”

“And in our world music … (if) you’re a good man … we’re coming in. We buy.”

Track that made together jumps on a growing wave in the state of the music – genre that became open to hybrid sounds. “I think now … between streaming and every open mind … (we can listen to a bunch of different types of music,” Hubbard added. “It’s just a beautiful time in music history so that it could measure worlds and create unique sounds and cold things and just connect the worlds. Man, (it’s) pretty neat.”

If Aoki’s Instagram Post after the festival anything to pass, he hugs the country the world who is familiar. Wearing a cowboy hat and bandan, he was inscribed a photo: “Honky Tonking for life.”

Hubbard commented, “We probably need to take Steve on Nashville per week. Just take it, you know, educated quickly …

But that is not all what aoki must learn from Hubbard. In January, Aoki announced that he and his wife Sasha expect a boy and paternity connects two artists to a more personal level. “I’ll tell you, he gave me a lot of poemor,” Aoki told Hubbard. “So, like, one of the first things (s) I asked. There are three children, Tyler. So I think … I’m just trying to be a student, just to be a student, just to be a student.”

Hubbard laughed, as he insisted, “I don’t have it, but it must be a fun trip.” But he shares some tips offered by Aoki. “We talked about trying to keep this balance of work and life life.”

“It can sometimes be definitely challenging, but it is a great reward and fulfillment,” Hubbard said.

DJ was particularly inspired by Hubbard includes a family in his life tour. “Bring your children everywhere,” Aoki said. “I was like:” Oh, man, that would be cool to bring, you know, my son to travel with me. ” “

Hubbard added: “Yes … they’ll just add that extra layer, you know, joy of life and filling. And that’s a wonderful thing.”

Do you have any plans for DJ baby in Aoki? “He’s already sent to the house!” Aoki laughed. “People were like,” Dj will be. Of course, we have to send him these things. “”

Don’t think that the Eyes will not leave their exhibition. In fact, Hubbard threw a cake on stage for the first time with Aokim on Riverbeat. “Tyler has a goal!” Said Aoki. “I was impressed! I mean, like, I was right off the stick. I was like,”, hey, we have some head shots! “

“It was an explosion!” Said Hubbard.