New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Multi-platinum hitmaker and electronic music artist
Duke Dumont is bringing his extraordinary DUKE DUMONT 'DUALITY LIVE' show to Coachella Sunday, April 17 & 24, 2022. Over the past year, fans have gotten a taste of this show highlighting music from his most recent DUALITY album from Dumont's sold-out performances at The Shrine in Los Angeles and
Avant Gardner in NYC. Now for the first time, Coachella festival-goers will get to experience it in full velocity as 'DUALITY LIVE.'
The duality theme occurs on two levels - visually and sonically. Throughout the show,
Duke Dumont will perform among a myriad of two-fold optics, from the dual LED wall structure and interaction between the screens in addition to the actual visuals themselves. Orwellian-inspired images exhibited bring Duke Dumont's DUALITY LIVE's show concept even deeper. Oxford Languages, the world's leading dictionary publisher describes Orwellian as 'characteristic of the writings of
George Orwell, especially with reference to his dystopian account of a future totalitarian state in Nineteen Eighty-Four.' 1984, the British dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Michael Radford, based upon Orwell's novel made a profound impression on Dumont in his formative years as an artist.
"I was influenced by visual aesthetic of the movie version to best visualize the authoritative section of the show at the start," shares Duke Dumont. "Best demonstrated on 'Red Light Green Light,' it's a tongue in cheek approach of crowd control, replicating that theme. The irony is the modern-day version of Orwellian's vision is broadcasted across millions of small screens, rather than one large screen."
Sonically, the dualism within the music goes from authoritative to oneness over the course of the show. Now in the luxury of the massive live setting that is Coachella,
Duke Dumont is able to deconstruct and construct his music which is not possible with DJing. With songs such as "Obey" and "The Power," the show trans mutates into a communal, emotive and euphoric experience into cuts like "
Together" and his UK #1 smash "I Got U." Revolving around having instant access to loops of sound-to-sound generators Dumont will perform with a wide variety of gear from custom modular synths and Moogs to a TR 808, Akai drum machine, vocoder and more.
Duke Dumont's staggering 2020 album DUALITY is a culmination of his years of experience and a cathartic expression of his desire to embody the mentality of a true artist, liberated from genre specifics. Helped out by the platinum timeless hit "Ocean Drive," the album has achieved over one billion cumulative streams globally. DUALITY's 10 songs are split into two halves, one dancefloor-oriented and one introspective. Besides Duke Dumont's own production and a brilliant array of vocal features, DUALITY also incorporates live string arrangements, guitar players, drummers, and stunning piano work.
A production dynamo responsible for a stunning back catalogue that includes international chart-topping hits, multiple Grammy nominations and bumpin' Chicago-influenced underground productions,
Duke Dumont is a contemporary electronic music powerhouse. His return to the live performance realm signals more musical innovation, and more opportunities to dance, to come.
Duke Dumont is a contemporary electronic music powerhouse. Deeply committed to creating high quality music imbued with emotional depth, Dumont is versatile, extremely adept and hard working. His illustrious career has taken him on tour around the world, many times over, and placed him in the top tier of electronic music artists of his ilk.
Since 2007
Duke Dumont has channeled his deep love for electronic music into a variety of acclaimed releases, moving through pumping electro and vibrant techno to conquer the UK charts with "Need U 100%." His early releases on Tiga's Turbo Recordings helped establish his reputation for producing high quality club music that moves the dance floor, physically and emotionally. By 2012 he'd produced two career-defining EPs - For Club Use, Vol 1 and For Club Use, Vol 2. Tracks like "The Giver" cemented Dumont's rep for catchy hooks, precision arrangement and powerful emotion. A year later he hit the No.1 spot in the UK charts with "Need U (100%) (featuring AME)," demonstrating his ability to merge classic house motifs with first-rate songwriting.
"
Need U (100%)" was followed with another UK No.1 "I Got U," both songs achieving platinum sales. Between 2013 and 2020 he hit the Billboard Dance Chart No.1 with seven singles, including "The Power," "
Won't Look Back" and "Ocean Drive." With each release
Duke Dumont stayed true to his club roots, achieving widespread success.
