3LAU
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3LAU at Paradiso Festival at The Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington, USA.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Justin David Blau |
| Born |
January 9, 1991 Syosset, New York, United States |
| Origin | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Genres | Progressive house, electro house |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, producer |
| Instruments | Synthesizer, mixer, piano, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Revealed Recordings, Strictly Rhythm, Island Records, Musical Freedom, Dim Mak Records |
| Associated acts | Emma Hewitt, Martin Garrix, Bright Lights, Luciana, Estelle, Bootleg, Botnek, Charles |
| Website | Official website |
Justin David Blau (born January 9, 1991), better known by his stage name 3LAU (pronounced "Blau"), is an American DJ and electronic dance music producer. Based in Las Vegas, he has released three mixtapes since 2011 and several singles, and has performed at festivals such as Electric Zoo in New York and EDC Vegas. In 2014 he released the track "Vikings" with Botnek on Dim Mak Records.
Justin David Blau was born in Syosset, New York, United States on January 9, 1991 . Blau grew up around an artistic family, and was soon playing piano, guitar and singing. At thirteen he moved with his family to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he spent the rest of his youth. He attended The Meadows School for high school and Washington University in St. Louis for college.
Much of 3LAU's music incorporates electro house, dubstep and progressive house. He is known for his melodic take on dance music and live sets that incorporate sampling. He is also known for using Ableton.
In 2011, at the age of 20, he vacationed in Sweden, where he discovered electronic dance music. After returning to college he started producing mashups, "mainly because [he] didn't think anyone was doing a good job." He soon began mixing under the professional name 3LAU, and by June of that year was uploading mashups to YouTube.
3LAU gained recognition in the electronic music world in 2011 with his two bootlegs, "Girls Who Save the World" and "All Night Long". He also won a remix competition for his remix of Tiesto's "Work Hard, Play Hard".
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