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DLG. Kicks Off New Project Series Via “DROWN IN YOU” And “CLOSE ONE!”
Dave De La Garza aka DLG is kicking off 2023 with an abundance of new music. The Austin, Texas-bred and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter is kicking off the year with a steady output. For the foreseeable future, DLG. is planning to release two songs a month on the 2nd day of each month, what he’s referring to as the “2 on 2” releases.
Influenced by the likes of Jungle, Glass Animals, Mac Miller, The Marias, Tom Misch, Still Woozy and many more, he has an eclectic style suitable for all types of listeners. Sitting at over 500k monthly listeners on Spotify alone, he’s already amassed over 40 million streams across platforms and has featured on playlists like New Music Friday, New Indie, Lowkey, All New Indie, Soirée, internet crush, Bedroom Pop, Silk Sheets, Chill Tracks, Alt R&B, Viral Hits Mexico, and the Viral 50 playlists in 11 Latin American countries. His song “Scatterbrain” played in HBO’s ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’, and his track “Lil Mama” was featured in Peacock’s ‘Bel Air’ TV series. More recently, his song “Inside of My Eyelids” was featured in Netflix’s psychological thriller, ‘You’.
The launch of his new “2 on 2” project started on March 2nd via “DROWN IN YOU” and “CLOSE ONE!”, two songs that show off his versatility as an artist. The artwork for the first drop was crafted in collaboration with his mother, award-winning artist and designer Joyce Rosner.
“This is the first installation of my “2 on 2″ project, where I drop 2 songs on the second of the month. I want to experiment with dropping music consistently on the same date of each month. This way, people will know I have new music even without seeing a post or notification, much in the same way you know your favorite TV show airs on the same day each week.” – DLG.
Aaron makes music about meaningful topics that rocks and grooves – and sometimes it even skanks on a rock steady beat!
His new song ‘Geeks’ has been released on all major music platforms on November 15th. It is an anthem for the heroes of the digital age: computer nerds, also known as geeks. It is driven by an off-beat ska guitar, a sticky bass line and a groovy brass section. The icing on the cake is a jazzy saxophone solo.
“I have always loved Ska, I even saw the Specials, the Selecter and Madness live in their heydays”, says Aaron. “I chose the topic although I am not a geek myself, but I have a lot of sympathy for them. Geeks are often frowned upon because they can be socially awkward, but they are the ones who are building a better world. So I think they deserve an anthem.”
The music video is mostly made up of typography, minimalistic ASCII graphics and heavily pixelated images – it surely looks geeky! Watch it here:
Aaron writes catchy songs that are made for people who like meaningful, uplifting topics and guitar-driven, hand-made sounds. His musical journey started young but it wasn’t until he discovered Bitcoin and became so invested in it that he used music to express his new found joy.
“It’s mostly rock music, with excursions into funk, soul and other styles I grew up with. In general, it’s guitar-driven and hand-made, often with a punkish energy and beatlesque harmonies. What all my songs have in common are meaningful lyrics about being in the here and now, about transforming disturbing emotions into wisdom, about being in the flow, things like that.” says Aaron in an interview.
“I have always been making music and writing songs, starting with a punk rock band when I was 15. However, I never saw it as a career. I played in several bands in my teenage years and my early twenties, but after my media studies in Berlin and Rio de Janeiro I focused on other things. I first worked in TV production and then founded one of the first Internet agencies in Germany. I discovered Bitcoin in 2011 and became fascinated by it. I wrote five books about it, made lots of promotional videos and educational series for Bitcoin and blockchain companies, and organised events. I even wrote some songs about Bitcoin, which became quite popular in the community, like my Reggaeton about the Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador. People always liked that my songs are catchy and provocative. It was by the end of 2023 that I decided to go full in on music. It’s what I enjoy the most, so now I want to fully follow my passion.”
Since May 2024, his songs have been streamed more than 250,000 times on Spotify and his music videos have been viewed more than 350,000 times on YouTube.
Read more about Aaron King: http://aaron-koenig.net/press/
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