L.A.-based producer Gryffin delivered two heavy-hitting singles that showcased his deeply melodic take on dance music and transitioned the project into its next phase after racking up millions of plays of his remixes on SoundCloud and Spotify. With both tracks built on a graceful fusion of indie and electronic elements, "Heading Home (ft. Josef Salvat)" shot to #1 on Spotify's US and Global Viral charts, while "Whole Heart" (a collaboration with Bipolar Sunshine) hit #2 on Spotify's New Music Friday playlist. Also known for turning out several of the biggest remixes in recent years-including his masterly reworkings of Tove Lo's "Talking Body," CHVRCHES' "Clearest Blue," and Years & Years' "Desire"-Gryffin is now offering up his latest original track and bringing his boundary-shattering artistry to bold new heights.
To kick off 2018, Gryffin comes forth with what may be his most versatile offering to-date called "Winnebago," featuring the vocal talents of Quinn XCII and Daniel Wilson.
Originally from the San Francisco area, Gryffin began his musical journey by taking up piano at age seven. In high school he added guitar to his repertoire in addition to writing his own music for the first time. While studying electrical engineering at University of Southern California, Gryffin broadened his sonic palette by diving into the world of electronic music and teaching himself production with a downloaded copy of Ableton. "I got started during a really exciting time for electronic music-I remember thinking I'd never heard sounds like that before," recalls Griffith, who lists the early work of artists like Skrillex and Avicii among his first influences. "It all felt so fresh and new to me, and I wanted to see if I could make music like that too."
Toward the end of his studies at USC, Griffith started posting his original productions online and soon gained attention for his inventive sensibilities. One of his earliest releases, a 2014 remix of Ellie Goulding's "Burn" was hailed by EDM Tunes for "evok[ing] a cosmic, almost transcendental ambience with an electric guitar backdrop and airy vocal splices," and quickly expanded his online following. "That remix was the first time I'd used guitar in a dance music production," notes Gryffin. "All of a sudden I had all these producers messaging
me to ask how I did it, which was the moment when I realized that maybe this was a direction I should keep pursuing."
With a highly-buzzed about set at Coachella in 2017, and performances at A-list festivals like Lollapalooza and Governor's Ball (also in 2017), Gryffin thrives on creating an unforgettable stage show that blurs the line between electronic music and raw live performance.