Aero Chord

Aero Chord
Birth name Alex Vlastaras
Born (1991-11-08) 8 November 1991
Greece
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ, record producer
Years active 2011-present
Labels
Monstercat, High Intensity, NoCopyrightSounds, Boonerizing, AllthingsTrap

Alex Vlastaras (born 8 November 1991), commonly known by his stage name Aero Chord, is a Greek electronic trap producer. He is mostly known for his songs within the trap genre, but has also delved into other music genres.

History

Aero Chord began his career in 2011. In his interview in 2013 with Your EDM, Vlastaras spoke on the origins of the name Aero Chord, stating "Well, my name wasn't something easy to decide on. It took me at least 2 months of looking through name generators and combining their outputs endlessly until something good and meaningful and unique came up. When I saw Aero Chord it just clicked I guess. I started producing at the age of 14 I think, inspired by a cousin of mine who was making Goa and psy-trance back then and who helped me through my first steps with Reason. I've never DJ'ed much in my life before Aero Chord, I just knew I have to go through productions first to gain some recognition so I saw no point in it."[3]

Since he began his musical career, Vlastaras has signed with Monstercat and has released numerous songs under the label, most recently "Resistance ", "Borneo" (alongside producer Wolfgang Gartner) and "Shadows" (featuring vocals by Nevve).

Career

Vlastaras has released his music on Monstercat, High Intensity, Trap and Bass and other record labels. His tracks are commonly played on festivals by other popular artists in the electronic music scene, such as Diplo, Skrillex, DJ Snake and RL Grime.

Having performed in festivals including Spring Awakening and Carnival of Bass, he started his first North America tour in June 2015.

Vlastaras' track "Surface" was popularized by YouTube introduction video templates, entertainment videos by various YouTube personalities and the Need for Speed gameplay demo at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015, gaining over 50 million views on YouTube as of 30 July 2018. Other tracks including "Ctrl Alt Destruction", "Boundless" and "Break Them" are also frequently used in various YouTube videos.

In April 2017, "Surface" was certified gold, marking his first record to do so.

Discography

Monstercat releases

Remixes

  • Televisor - Old Skool (27 Sep 2013)
  • SCNDL - The Munsta (17 Jun 2014)
  • Excision & Pegboard Nerds - Bring The Madness (feat. Mayor Apeshit) (23 Mar 2015)

Singles

2014
  • "Surface" — #23 on Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists[4]
  • "Boundless"
  • "Break Them" (feat. Anna Yvette)
2015
  • "Saiko"
  • "Titans" (with Razihel)
  • "4U"
  • "Be Free" (with Klaypex)
2016
  • "The 90s" [Love & Hate EP Release]
  • "Wanchu Back" [Love & Hate EP Release]
  • "Until The End" (with Fractal feat. Q'AILA) [Love & Hate EP Release]
  • "Kid's Play" [Love & Hate EP Release]
  • Aero Chord x Tylor Maurer - "Gone" [Love & Hate EP Release]
2017
2018
  • "Shadows" (feat Nevve)

Non-Monstercat releases

Singles

1. Aero Chord – "Warrior of the Night"
2. Aero Chord X GAWTBASS – "Secret"
3. Aero Chord – "Ricochet"
4. Aero Chord – "Chord Splitter"
5. Aero Chord – "BLVDE"
6. Aero Chord featuring DDARK – "Shootin' Stars [NCS Release]"
7. Aero Chord – "Time Leap [NCS Release]"
8. Aero Chord – "Prime Time"
9. Aero Chord – "Mortar"
10. Aero Chord X Yuki – "No Half Steppin'"
11. Aero Chord – "Android Talk"
12. Aero Chord – "Ctrl Alt Destrucion"
13. Aero Chord – "Battle Cry"
14. Aero Chord – "Mechanical Mayhem"
15. Aero Chord – "Bouzouki"
16. Aero Chord - "Barracuda"
17. Aero Chord - "Levitate"
18. Aero Chord - "Saiko VIP"
19. Aero Chord - "Heart Attack"
20. Aero Chord X Anuka - "Incomplete [NCS Release]"
21. Aero Chord X Anuka featuring DDARK "Incomplete VIP"

Remixes

1. Bro Safari – "Scumbag" (Aero Chord remix)
2. Major Lazer x DJ Snake feat. MØ – "Lean On" (Aero Chord bootleg)
3. Jack Ü feat. Bunji Garlin – "Jungle Bae" (Aero Chord remix)
4. Excision and Pegboard Nerds – "Bring the Madness" (Aero Chord remix)
5. Jessie J feat. 2 Chainz – "Burnin' Up" (Aero Chord remix)
6. Revolvr and Genesis, featuring Splitbreed – "Unstoppable" (Aero Chord remix)
7. LeKtriQue and Seek N Destroy – "Atomic" (Aero Chord remix)
8. The Pitcher – "Savor Time" (Aero Chord remix)
9. The Chainsmokers – "Selfie" (Aero Chord's dub flip)
10. Krewella – "Live for the Night" (Aero Chord remix)
11. Bang La Decks – "Utopia" (Aero Chord's festival trap remix)
12. Pegboard Nerds – "20K" (Aero Chord remix)
13. Alex Balog feat. Edward McEvenue – "Never Stop" (Aero Chord remix)
14. Televisor – "Old Skool" (Aero Chord remix)
15. Diamond Pistols feat. Anna Yvette – "Twerk" (Aero Chord remix)
16. Dada Life – "Bass Don't Cry" (Aero Chord remix)
17. Dada Life – "So Young So High" (Aero Chord's Trapped Out remix)
18. Dada Life – "Arrive Beautiful Leave Ugly" (Aero Chord remix)
19. Bro Safari x UFO! – "Drama" (Aero Chord remix)
20. Pegboard Nerds & Tristam – "Razor Sharp" (Aero Chord remix)
21. GTA feat. Sam Bruno - Red Lips (Aero Chord remix)
22. Pegboard Nerds & NGHTMRE feat. Krewella - Superstar (Aero Chord remix)

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.magneticmag.com/2015/05/aero-chord-blending-genres-headed-america/
  3. ↑ Sachs, Lucas. "Your EDM Guest Mix with Aero Chord – Volume 11". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Aero Chord - Chart history | Billboard". 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
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