10 Facts You Should Know About Kaskade
Producer icon Kaskade dropped his 10th studio album yesterday (Sept 10), Atmosphere. It sparked a cardinal curiosity about who the man behind the decks actually is. Despite having a revered career in EDM, Kaskade has still be able to keep a low profile and private life - that is until now. Click through to see what VIBE dug up on EDM's mystery man... what you find may shock you. ->
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He was born on February 25, 1971 in Evanston, Illinois as Ryan Raddon.
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His brother is entrepreneur and film producer Rich Raddon.
Films include A Slipping-Down Life and Shooting Lily. He also co-founded MovieClips with investment banker Zach James.
My bro is in a good space. @kaskade The Takeover of EDM http://t.co/CohkJmyNTY via @billboardbiz
— Richard Raddon (@RichRaddon) July 23, 2013
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At 19, he moved to Japan.
There he served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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He's a devout Mormon.
Ryan doesn't drink and still goes to church in San Clemente, California. “I had some caramel corn and a Diet Coke before I went on.” (NYTimes)
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While attending school at The University of Utah, he worked at a record store.
Though the establishment is now closed, Ryan used to put in hours at a local record store called Mechanized.
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His first DJ gig was at a basement venue called Club Manhattan.
Ryan would also spin every Monday night while studying in Utah.
making Mondays suck less since 1995...
— Kaskade (@kaskade) November 19, 2012
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Ryan took his stage name ‘Kaskade’ from a nature book.
"I was reading a nature book the night before and I was like, "Hey, man. I saw this picture of a waterfall and it said ‘cascade.’ What do you guys think of that?” I had thrown them out all these names and they were like, “Yeah, that sucks. That sucks,” and finally one kid was like, “No. ‘Cascade.’ I think that’ll work. Go with that.” And then I just spelled it different to be different. So there’s no cool story like my teenage dog was named Kaskade and got hit by a car." (Las Vegas Weekly)
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Kaskade’s first #1 hit (on Billboard’s Hot Dance Airplay chart) was “Move For Me,” which he produced with deadmau5.
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Ryan met his wife, Naomi (Miranda) Raddon, while at school.
They bonded over snowboarding. To this day they are still married and have three daughters.
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The DJ is also an active member of electronic groups Summer Of Space, Late Night Alumni and The Sellars.
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