The Sights and Sounds has been invited to cover the 2013 Hangout Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama and as part of our coverage of the event, and in an effort to continually bring you the best in new and great music, we will be running a series highlighting the artists set to perform at this year’s event. Read about the bands, find some new artists to listen to, and enjoy the sounds below.
 
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Porter Robinson is at the spearhead of a movement of amazingly talented and ambitious young producers and DJs that are, and will be, shaping the music of the next wave of EDM. This 20-year-old talent has been touted by the likes of Tiësto, Skrillex, and Deadmau5 as one of the nu-breed saviors of electronic music. While the young Chapel Hill resident has only experienced the limelight for a short amount of time, his achievements paint the picture of a bright future.

2011 saw Porter achieve what some do in an entire career. While he provided tour support for Tiësto and Skrillex, he also made debut appearances at massive festivals including Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival and Electric Zoo that led to him entering DJ Mag’s Top 100 and the Billboard Top 21 Under 21 chart. His Spitfire EP, which crashed Beatport’s servers on release, smashed its way to the #1 position in the process and held fort for 2 weeks solid. Add in a couple official remixes for Lady Gaga and Avicii, and you would think things couldn’t get bigger for the young musician.

However, 2012 saw Porter growing even further with appearances in top-billed slots on those same festivals plus additions to Coachella, Tomorrowland, Creamfields and Lollapalooza. He began residencies at XS and Surrender in Las Vegas, made a European headline tour debut, spun a live Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1, and released the hit single “Language” to great acclaim and constant radio spins around the world – not to mention #1 spots on the Beatport Overall and iTunes Dance charts.

It seems as if there is nowhere to go but up for the talented young musician as 2013 already shows much promise, including a spot in the US’s TommorrowWorld debut. With a 3:15 set time on Sunday against Ellie Goulding at Hangout Music Fest, it’s going to be an easy decision for those looking to rage the last ounces of energy out of their system before the festival wraps up. Of course, we wouldn’t let you rage without first warming up, so check out some of the tunes below and head to Porter Robinson’s Soundcloud for more.

 

 

 
Porter Robinson is set to perform on the Boom Boom Tent at 3:15pm on Sunday, May 19th.

Tickets for Hangout Music Festival are still available here.
 

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