{"id":208537,"date":"2022-06-22T16:44:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T14:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exitfest.org\/?p=208537"},"modified":"2022-06-22T16:44:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T14:44:54","slug":"how-acraze-created-the-hit-that-made-him-one-of-todays-most-sought-after-edm-performers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exitfest.org\/en\/how-acraze-created-the-hit-that-made-him-one-of-todays-most-sought-after-edm-performers","title":{"rendered":"How ACRAZE Created the Hit That Made Him One of Today\u2019s Most Sought-After EDM Performers"},"content":{"rendered":"

One morning, however, he started scrolling and ran into someone\u2019s story shot in a car. What matters isn\u2019t the video itself, but the forgotten early-2000s hit playing in the background. His battery died while watching, and only a part of the song remained in his head, in an endless loop. He sat down to sample it and made one of the biggest dance hits of the last few years, one he will play as part of his set at the upcoming EXIT. Tens of thousands of people will be bouncing with ACRAZE<\/a> on the Main Stage<\/a> on July 9<\/b>th<\/b>.<\/b><\/p>\n

First, it was the summer song of 2021, and now it is arguably the biggest hit of last year. It has a strong bass line, nostalgia for the beginning of the millennium, and a melodic chorus\u2026 Everything that one of the sought-after songs of 2022 needed to have!<\/span><\/p>\n

Bounce wit it drop wit it<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Lean wit it rock wit it<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Snap wit it<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

All my ladies pop yo backs wit it<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Do it do it do it do it\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Using a song by the RnB group <\/span>Cherish<\/b>, he made a megahit and proved even to his father that he could not only make a living as a DJ but that he could make more than he would as a football player, which was his primary career choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Charlie Duncker,<\/b> who calls himself <\/span>ACRAZE,<\/b> was an underground DJ for several years. He is now a major US export when it comes to EDM. He is currently on an epic world tour, staying in the best hotels, although he occasionally likes to dress like a hipster who would go hitchhiking with nothing more than a backpack.<\/span><\/p>\n

This 26-year-old found himself on the highly well-respected <\/span>Thrive <\/b>label last year, which contributed to the popularity of his track<\/span> \u201cDo It To It\u201c<\/b>.<\/span> It has more than 400 million streams on Spotify alone.<\/span><\/p>\n