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“If there was any silver lining to this lockdown, it is that I’ve grown as an artist,”
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In an interview with DJ Mag, Vintage Culture had the following to say: In addition to this, he started his own radio show called Culture Shock, and performed everywhere from Fabric in London to Space Miami. In July, he left his home of Sao Paulo, Brazil for Miami, developing what he calls “…a new mindset, new habits, and new responsibilities” as a result. It is easy to see that Vintage Culture made big moves this year. If there was anyone who had an amazing welcome back, it was Vintage Culture. In the process of doing so, he beat out heavyweights such as David Guetta, Kryder, Armin van Buuren, and John Summit, in that order. It is, and was not a popularity contest like other top 100 polls. What makes this last point so special, is that it was driven by analytics. To further cement his status as the ‘ Rising Star’ of the year, Vintage Culture won the Top 101 Producers Of 2021 highly coveted #1 spot, awarded by 1001tracklists.Com. In the process I would say he was instrumental in starting the ‘ Love Tonight’ craze that swept through the dance community in the beginning of the year. If that wasn’t enough he also remixed Shouse‘s ‘ Love Tonight‘ alongside Kiko Franco, bringing it into the spotlight. This included the #1 Main Chart Overall with his debut single at Defected Records, ‘ It Is What It Is‘, you might of heard of it. In addition to this, he ended the year with three songs in the top 10 on Beatport. In the process, he went Platinum on multiple releases, and also topped the Billboard Hot Dance and Spotify Dance Charts. In 2020, he collaborated with some of the worlds biggest headliners in Tiësto, David Guetta, Meduza, Robin Schulz, and Jorja Smith. Then I remembered that Vintage Culture existed, and was reminded of the whirlwind he brought about in the beginning of the year.
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When I was creating this list, I was a bit confused as to how John Summit wasn’t number one. If anyone deserves to be on this list, its hands down John Summit. This included a legendary b2b2b with Dom Dolla & Green Velvet. In addition to this, he played numerous sets a few weeks later at EDC Orlando. For example, Summit somehow managed to play seven sets, over the course of the EDC LV weekend ( four days), with one of them being in Texas, to include the festivals opening ceremony. While John Summit’s release schedule for 2021 was nothing short of legendary, his touring schedule was just as amazing. His remix of Sofi Tukker’s ‘ Drinkee’ alongside Vintage Culture was great too, but more on that later. You may have heard his remix of Gorgon City‘s ‘ You’ve Done Enough’, or maybe even Purple Disco Machine‘s ‘ Dopamine’. In a world where originals rule, Summit was not scared to drop remixes of some of dance musics biggest songs. In addition to this, he released fan favorites such as ‘ Make Me Feel‘, ‘Better Than This’, ‘Beauty Sleep’, and his most recent ‘ Human’. This year alone, we’ve seen him drop ‘ Witch Doctor‘ alongside the legendary Nic Fanciulli, ‘ Sun Came Up‘ with Sofi Tukker, and ‘ Thin Line‘ alongside Guz. In 2021, he did not let his foot off of the gas, dropping what seemed like original, after original, as well as loads of collaborations. One such remix was that of his remix of Torren Foot‘s ‘ More Life‘. Bursting onto the scene in 2020 with his tune ‘ Deep End‘, he followed that that up with stellar remixes. Having said that, we could totally understand why. If you thought John Summit was going to be our number one, you thought wrong.