The Top 5 Electronic Dance Music Dubstep Artists

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In no particular order, here are the top 5 electronic dance music dubstep artists according to Spinditty.

Skrillex

Skrillex, real name Sonny Moore, is an American record producer and DJ. He is known for his work with dubstep and electro house. His debut album, Bangarang, was released in 2012 to critical acclaim. Skrillex has won six Grammy Awards, including Best Dance Recording for “Bangarang.”

Skrillex’s music is characterized by heavy bass, loud drums, and distorted synthesizers. He often uses vintage sound effects and samples in his productions. Skrillex’s style has influenced many other dubstep artists.

Top 5 Electronic Dance Music Dubstep Artists:

1) Skrillex
2) Zomboy
3) Getter
4) Excision
5) Datsik

Zomboy

Zomboy is a dubstep producer and DJ hailing from the UK. He has released several EPs and singles, as well as collaborations with other artists. His music has been featured in various video games and movies. He is currently signed to the label Never Say Die Records.

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Skrillex is an American electronic dance music producer, DJ, and singer. He rose to fame with his first EP, My Name Is Skrillex (2010), and his debut album, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010). His music has been featured in numerous films and video games, including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), and Justice League (2017). He is currently signed to Atlantic Records.

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Excision is a Canadian dubstep producer and DJ from Vancouver. He has released several EPs and singles, as well as collaborations with other artists. His music has been featured in various films and video games. He is currently signed to the Rottun Recordings label.

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Datsik is a Canadian dubstep producer and DJ from Vancouver. He has released several EPs and singles, as well as collaborations with other artists. His music has been featured in various films and video games. He is currently signed to the Firepower Records label.

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Zeds Dead is a Canadian dubstep duo from Toronto consisting of producers Dylan “DC” Mamid and Zachary “Hooks” Rapp-Rovan. They have released several EPs and singles, as well as remixes of popular songs by other artists. Their music has been featured in television shows, movies, and video games.

Getter

Getter is an American electronic dance music producer and DJ from San Jose, California. He has released several EPs and singles, as well as his debut album, ‘I Want to Die’, in 2016. His music style has been described as a mix of dubstep, trap, electro, and drum and bass. Getter has gained popularity for his remixes of songs by other artists such as Skrillex, Zeds Dead, and Flux Pavilion. He has performed at festivals such as Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival, TomorrowWorld, and Coachella.

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Zeds Dead is a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto, Ontario. The duo consists of producers Dylan Mamid (formerly known as DC) and Zachary Rapp-Rovan (also known as Hooks). They have released several EPs and singles since their formation in 2009. Their music style has been described as a mix of dubstep, drum and bass, electro house, and glitch hop. Zeds Dead has gained popularity for their remixes of songs by other artists such as The Bloody Beetroots, deadmau5, Nero, and Knife Party. They have performed at festivals such as Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival, TomorrowWorld, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival among others.

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Flux Pavilion is the stage name of British electronic dance music producer Joshua Steele. He is best known for his song “Bass Cannon”, which was released on Circus Records in 2010. His music style has been described as dubstep and drum and bass. Flux Pavilion has gained popularity for his remixes of songs by other artists such as Muse, The Prodigy , Jeremih , Pendulum , Boregore , diplomatic immunity feat Drake , Skism ,and Foreign Beggars . He has performed at festivals such as Glastonbury Festival , Wireless Festival Lollapalooza Soundwave SXSW Ultra Music Festiva l EDC UK among others .

Excision

Excision is the stage name of Jeff Abel, a Canadian dubstep artist. He is the founder of Rottun Recordings. His first album, X Rated, was released in 2012 and peaked at number 30 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums chart. He has released three more albums: Virgins (2014), Codename X (2015), and Apex (2018). All of his albums have peaked at number one on the iTunes dance charts.

Abel has been described as “one of the heaviest hitters in the dubstep world”. His music often features intense bass drops and heavy influences from metal and drum and bass. He has collaborated with several other dubstep artists, including Datsik, Downlink, Far Too Loud, Flux Pavilion, Dion Timmer, Sikdope, Zeds Dead, and Midnight Tyrannosaurus.

Datsik

Datsik is the stage name of Troy Beetles, a Canadian dubstep producer and DJ. Beetles was an early adopter of the dubstep sound, and his 2010 track “Firepower” was one of the first to bring the genre to a mainstream audience. Datsik has released five albums and numerous singles, and has collaborated with some of dubstep’s most well-known artists, including Skrillex, Bassnectar, and Excision. He is widely considered one of the genre’s most influential figures.

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