Gramatik has always been an early adopter. It began at the age of 3, when his mother would catch him glued to the radio in his older sister’s room, checking out the cassette tapes with American funk, jazz, soul and blues. He started making his first beats on an early PC by the time he was 13, and soon the kid from Portoroz, Slovenia figured out how to harvest the power of free file sharing to build a following throughout the US & Europe. Tracks spread, hype grew, tours followed, and before long his digital persona forged the initial inroads into the US market, landing him both a label and an agency. Gramatik landed on US soil as a fully formed artist who knows how to do things his way. He signed to a label, Pretty Lights Music, that gives all of its music away for free, which went hand in hand with his own philosophy about ''freeing music by making music free''. Soon after, he scooped up his hometown crew and moved to Brooklyn, NY. Alongside Gramatik, the multimedia collective known as Dream Big features guitarist and producer F.A.Q, video director and filmmaker Anze Koron and graphic and web designer Martin Kenjic, with whom he has been friends since they were kids, sitting in a small town on the Adriatic coast, dreaming of breaking out into the wide world beyond. Now’s the time.Of his new record #digitalfreedom Gramatik says, "My new EP bares the title #digitalfreedom. As an artist that based his entire career on the platform of free file sharing, I'm dedicating it to the fight against severe internet censorship bills we've been hearing about so much in the past months. Bastards have been trying to cripple the internet on a global scale with bills like ACTA/SOPA/PIPA and I'm sure there's more of them coming, so this one goes out for spreading awareness! Reject them all, they will never stop the sharing, the Internet is our realm, DIGITAL FREEDOM!"With over 100,000 tracks sold on Beatport.com, topping all kinds of genre charts, Gramatik has clearly matured into a world-class producer. He earned nominations for “Best Chill Out Artist” and “Best Chill Out Track” at the 2010 and 2012 Beatport Music Awards. More recently, after posting a clever remix of Zeppelin's “Stairway to Heaven”, he shot to number 1 on HypeMachine in a matter of hours, and has been since appearing in the site's 'popular' top 10 chart with every new release. Within the US, it’s been a huge year of growth for Gramatik, performing at festivals across the US and alongside labelmate Pretty Lights, including epic sold out shows at Red Rocks. This summer promises even more high-profile appearances, including gigs at Lightning in a Bottle, Wakarusa, Electric Forest, Camp Bisco, Wanderlust and many more.#digitalfreedom will be released April 3 on Pretty Lights Music.www.gramatik.nethttp://www.facebook.com
This weeks featured artist GRAMATIK
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Tue, 11/12/2013 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
This weeks featured artist GRAMATIK
Episode Playlist
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Time8:00ArtistGramatikSongVIRTUAL INSIGHT (LIVE)AlbumVIRTUAL INSIGHT (LIVE)Label
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Time8:01ArtistGramatikSongNO SHORTCUTSAlbumNo ShortcutsLabelCold Busted
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Time8:02ArtistGramatikSongETERNAL LOVE YET SO EVASIVEAlbumETERNAL LOVE YET SO EVASIVELabel
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Time8:03ArtistGramatikSongORIENTAL JOBAlbumORIENTAL JOBLabel
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Time8:04ArtistGramatikSongTHE NOVELAlbumTHE NOVELLabel
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Time8:05ArtistGramatikSongADRIATIC SUMMER NIGHTSAlbumADRIATIC SUMMER NIGHTSLabel
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Time8:06ArtistGramatikSongTEARIN IT UPAlbumTEARIN IT UPLabel
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Time8:07ArtistGramatikSongNEW NAUTILUSAlbumNEW NAUTILUSLabel
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Time8:08ArtistGramatikSongNEVER THAT EASYAlbumNEVER THAT EASYLabel
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Time8:09ArtistGramatikSongDONT GET WEARYAlbumDONT GET WEARYLabel
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Time8:10ArtistGramatikSongLOUNGIN'AlbumLOUNGIN'Label
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Time8:11ArtistGramatikSongSITAR CHOPAlbumSITAR CHOPLabel
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Time8:12Artist80's CASUALSongFIESTA (GRAMATIK REMIX)AlbumFIESTA (GRAMATIK REMIX)Label
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Time8:13ArtistGramatikSongFUNK IT DOWNAlbumFUNK IT DOWNLabel
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Time8:14ArtistGramatikSongGUITAR SHOPAlbumGUITAR SHOPLabel
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Time8:15ArtistGramatikSongOBVIOUSLYAlbumOBVIOUSLYLabel
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Time8:16ArtistGramatikSongPARTY OR SOMETHINGAlbumPARTY OR SOMETHINGLabel
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Time8:17ArtistGramatikSongHOLD ONAlbumHOLD ONLabel
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Time8:18ArtistGramatikSongSUMTHINAlbumSUMTHINLabel
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Time8:19ArtistGramatikSongCANT DENY ITAlbumCANT DENY ITLabel
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Time8:20ArtistGramatikSongSPOILER ALERTAlbumSPOILER ALERTLabel
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Time8:21ArtistGramatikSongTURN IT LOOSEAlbumTURN IT LOOSELabel
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Time8:22ArtistGramatikSongTHE PROPHET (2.0)AlbumTHE PROPHET (2.0)Label
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Time8:23ArtistPoldooreSongSOLSTICEAlbumSOLSTICELabel
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Time8:24ArtistMELTING POTSongVIRTUAL DIGGITYAlbumVIRTUAL DIGGITYLabel
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Time8:25ArtistTHE POLISH AMBASSADORSongSWING CONNECTIONAlbumSWING CONNECTIONLabel
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Time8:26ArtistGramatikSongON THE RUNAlbumON THE RUNLabel
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Time8:27ArtistTHE POLISH AMBASSADORSongQUANTUM PEEPSAlbumQUANTUM PEEPSLabel
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Time8:28ArtistGramatikSongTHE CULTUREAlbumTHE CULTURELabel
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Time9:59ArtistTHE POLISH AMBASSADORSongKIDS MUSIC FOR ADULTSAlbumKIDS MUSIC FOR ADULTSLabel