Kaskade

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Ryan Gary Raddon (born February 25, 1971), better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ and record producer. On October 20, 2011, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records, Kaskade placed at No. 30.DJ Times polls voted Kaskade "America's Best DJ 2011" and "America's Best DJ 2013".

Along with producers deadmau5 and Wolfgang Gartner, Kaskade became popular during the revival of American progressive house in late 2008-early 2009.

Early Life

Born in Chicago, Kaskade grew up in nearby Northbrook and attended Glenbrook North High School. His brother, Rich Raddon, became an entrepreneur and film producer. He attended Brigham Young University in Provo, UT from 1989 to 1990, working on his DJ skills in his dorm room. At age 19, Raddon served a two-year full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan. Following his mission, in 1992, he moved to Salt Lake City to attend the University of Utah, ultimately graduating with a degree in communications. While attending school, he ran a record store in Salt Lake City called Mechanized.

Kaskade (Project Pitchfork album)

Kaskade is a 2005 album by the German Electro-industrial band Project Pitchfork. It is their 12th studio album and was released in multiple formats, including a double-vinyl Limited Digi pack, including hardback book format, which comes with a 20-page booklet. Single "Schall Und Rauch/The Future Is Now" was released to promote the record.

Track listing

Production

Album was entirely written and composed by Peter Spilles, Dirk Scheuber and Jurgen Jansen and was recorded without Scheuber's participation in Hamburg at "Candyland Studios", which is their label's studio.

Reception