American DJ and music producer
3LAU
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Birth name
| Justin David Blau
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Born
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1991-01-09
)
January 9, 1991
(age 33)
Syosset, New York
, U.S.
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Origin
| Las Vegas
, Nevada, U.S.
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Genres
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Occupation(s)
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Instrument(s)
| - Synthesizer
- mixer
- piano
- guitar
- vocals
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Years active
| 2011?present
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Labels
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Website
| 3lau
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/music
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Musical artist
Justin David Blau
(born January 9, 1991),
[2]
better known by his stage name
3LAU
(pronounced "Blau"),
[3]
is an American DJ and
electronic dance music
producer. Raised in New York and Las Vegas, 3LAU left
Washington University in St. Louis
, where he studied finance.
[4]
He has produced original tracks including "How You Love Me", "Is It Love", "Fire", "On My Mind", and "Hot Water", as well as remixes for
Rihanna
,
Katy Perry
,
Shawn Mendes
, and
Ariana Grande
and collaborations with gamer
Ninja
and
HYO
of
Girls' Generation
.
[5]
3LAU has also appeared at festivals such as
Electric Zoo
,
EDC Vegas
,
Lollapalooza
, and
Life Is Beautiful
, and tours extensively internationally.
[6]
Early life
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Justin David Blau was born in
Syosset
,
New York
, on January 9, 1991
[2]
Blau grew up in an artistic family and was soon playing piano and guitar and singing. At 13, he moved with his family to
Las Vegas
,
Nevada
, where he spent the rest of his youth.
[7]
He attended
The Meadows School
for high school and
Washington University in St. Louis
for college.
[7]
Background
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Much of 3LAU's music incorporates
electro house
,
dubstep
,
deep house
, and
progressive house
.
[8]
He is known for his melodic take on dance music and live sets that incorporate
sampling
. The emotional purpose of his style of songwriting, Blau says, is to inspire others to overcome their sense of feeling lost. "Every song is somehow about being lost in some way, whether that's in love, in life, in mental health, whatever it may be. Sometimes the lyrics shed light on the brighter parts, but in many ways, I write as a means to try to combat that feeling of being lost and I hope the music can do that for someone else."
[9]
Music career
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2011?12: First releases
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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."
[10]
He soon began mixing under the professional name 3LAU, and by June of that year, was uploading mashups to YouTube.
[11]
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".
Before 2012, 3LAU spent his days studying at
Washington University in St. Louis
and DJing at night. He has had remixes charts in the top 10 on both
Beatport
and
Hype Machine
.
[8]
2012?15: Singles, touring
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In 2012, he focused on DJing and launched his 3LAU Your Mind tour. That same year, he released his second bootleg album,
Dance Floor Filth
.
[8]
In 2012, the
Las Vegas Review-Journal
described him as "one of America's fastest-rising DJ-producers."
[7]
In 2012 he released
Dance Floor Filth 2
, an album featuring his production.
[12]
In late 2013, he went on a short tour with Carnage called the Night Riot tour.
[13]
[14]
Wrote Jonah Ollman of
Sound of Boston
about 3LAU's live performances in late 2013, "A nice balance of mashups, electro-house, poppy vocal samples, and a 90's throwback here and there keep the young 20-something crowd going and constantly entertained."
[13]
In the summer of 2015, 3LAU did his first European tour visiting Barcelona, Germany and Ibiza. Later that fall, he went on his first Asian tour which included Bangkok, Jakarta, Tokyo and more.
[15]
2016-17: Blume Records
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In 2016 3LAU launched Blume Records, an independent label with a ground-breaking model that harnesses the power of streaming to raise money for charitable causes. 3LAU stated, "Hopefully we can inspire other people to act and there will be this domino effect."
[16]
2018-19:
Ultraviolet, OMF
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On February 16, 2018, 3LAU released his debut album
Ultraviolet
on label "BLUME" featuring singles "Touch," "On My Own", "Walk Away" and "Star Crossed". The album features collaborations with Carly Paige, Nevve,
Emma Hewitt
,
Max Schneider
,
Said the Sky
, and Neonheart. The album hit No. 1 on iTunes' Electronic Chart, as did lead single "Touch."
[17]
[18]
On June 21, 2018, 3LAU announced the launch of OMF (Our Music Festival), the first blockchain-powered music festival. The festival was held on October 20, 2018, in San Francisco and was headlined by
Zedd
.
[19]
In March 2021, 3LAU marked the three-year anniversary of his
Ultraviolet
album through an unusual internet auction with "NFTs" (
non-fungible tokens
) certifying certain digital rights and the one-of-a-kind ownership, for a total of approximately
US$11 million
in the three-day sale.
[20]
Charity work
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In 2016, 3LAU launched the record label Blume, the first not-for-profit dance music label.
[21]
Profits from all songs released on Blume are dedicated to charity. 3LAU has raised over $200,000 for non-profit Pencils of Promise, which used the funds donated to build a seven-classroom school in Guatemala, as well as to fund clean water, education, and teacher development programs.
[22]
In 2013, 3LAU announced he had built his first school with the non-profit and in 2018 another school was completed in Guatemala.
[23]
Discography
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Albums
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Singles
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Remixes
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See also
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References
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Bein, Kat.
"3LAU Rides the Synthwaves on 'Star Crossed' Ballad: Listen"
.
Billboard
.
Archived
from the original on January 4, 2018
. Retrieved
January 4,
2018
.
- ^
a
b
"3LAU Stats"
.
BBC
. Retrieved
October 1,
2014
.
- ^
"Event Review: 3LAU Boston"
.
Electro Jams
. October 25, 2012
. Retrieved
October 1,
2014
.
- ^
Mac, Ryan.
"Meet 3LAU, The DJ That Turned Down Wall Street"
.
Forbes
. Retrieved
November 21,
2019
.
- ^
Alexander, Julia (November 30, 2018).
"Fortnite star Ninja's first EDM album includes an amazing new Tycho track"
.
The Verge
. Retrieved
November 21,
2019
.
- ^
Nguyen, Lisa-sun (March 29, 2018).
"Electric Zoo 2018 Unleashes First Phase of 10th-Anniversary Lineup"
.
EDM Identity
. Retrieved
November 21,
2019
.
- ^
a
b
c
Elfman, Doug (November 30, 2012).
"DJ Justin Blau says living in Las Vegas a life-changing experience"
.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
. Retrieved
October 1,
2014
.
- ^
a
b
c
"MTV Newsroom profile"
. October 21, 2013. Archived from
the original
on October 6, 2014
. Retrieved
October 21,
2013
.
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"3LAU ? Artists"
.
www.insomniac.com
. Retrieved
November 21,
2019
.
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"Las Vegas Weekly profile"
. October 21, 2013
. Retrieved
October 21,
2013
.
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Kellman, Andy.
"3LAU"
.
AllMusic
. Retrieved
October 1,
2014
.
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Gabill, Zach (July 17, 2012).
"3LAU ? Dance Floor Filth 2 (Album Review)"
. Sound is Style
. Retrieved
October 1,
2014
.
- ^
a
b
Ollman, Jonah (December 2, 2013).
"3LAU & Carnage Night Riot Tour"
.
Sound of Boston
. Retrieved
December 14,
2013
.
- ^
"Review: 3LAU & Carnage on Tour"
. Electronic Dance Entertainment. November 29, 2013. Archived from
the original
on October 6, 2014
. Retrieved
October 1,
2014
.
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"Tour"
.
Tour
. Archived from
the original
on January 17, 2016
. Retrieved
January 11,
2016
.
- ^
"3LAU ? Artists"
.
www.insomniac.com
. Retrieved
November 21,
2019
.
- ^
"C'est Prune:3LAU"
.
Prune Magazine
. March 2018. Archived from
the original
on July 11, 2018
. Retrieved
July 10,
2018
.
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Powell, Karlie (December 30, 2017).
"3LAU Reveals Tracklist and Features for Debut Album 'Ultraviolet' Coming Soon"
.
Your EDM
.
Archived
from the original on December 31, 2017
. Retrieved
February 17,
2018
.
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Robehmed, Natalie (June 21, 2018).
"3LAU Is Helping Launch The First Blockchain-Powered Music Festival"
.
Forbes
. Retrieved
July 10,
2018
.
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"Largest NFT Sale Ever Came From A Business School Dropout Turned Star DJ"
.
Forbes
. March 3, 2021
. Retrieved
March 8,
2021
.
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"3LAU Launches Charity Label BLUME, Aims to Raise $100k in 2016:Exclusive"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
July 10,
2018
.
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"3LAU x PoP ? 3LAU x PoP's fundraising page for Pencils of Promise"
.
Classy.org
. Retrieved
January 11,
2016
.
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"First School Built with 3LAU's Pencils of Promise Fundraiser"
.
EDM Sauce
. January 25, 2013
. Retrieved
January 11,
2016
.
- ^
"C'est Prune: 3LAU"
.
Prune Magazine
. Archived from
the original
on July 11, 2018
. Retrieved
July 10,
2018
.
- ^
"3LAU Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
February 27,
2018
.
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Bein, Kat (February 16, 2018).
"3LAU's 'Ultraviolent' LP Burns Bright And Upbeat, Helps Fight Cancer: Listen"
.
Billboard
.
Archived
from the original on February 17, 2018
. Retrieved
February 17,
2018
.
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Rishty, David (May 25, 2018).
"3LAU Finds Summer Sound on 'Dirty Neon' With Zaxx: Listen"
.
Billboard
. Archived from
the original
on May 26, 2018
. Retrieved
May 27,
2018
.
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Herman, Tamar (November 14, 2018).
"HYO Of Girls' Generation Teams Up With 3LAU For 'Punk Right Now': Watch"
.
Billboard
. Archived from
the original
on November 22, 2018
. Retrieved
November 28,
2018
.
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"Game Time (feat. Ninja) ? Single by 3LAU on Apple Music"
.
iTunes Store
. November 30, 2018
. Retrieved
December 14,
2018
.
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"Would You Understand (feat. Carly Paige) ? Single by 3LAU on Apple Music"
.
iTunes Store
. January 4, 2019
. Retrieved
January 4,
2019
.
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Sweeney, Farrell (March 1, 2019).
"3LAU and Justin Caruso deliver dance-pop release, 'Better With You', featuring Iselin"
.
Dancing Astronaut
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2019
. Retrieved
March 8,
2019
.
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Sweeney, Farrell (June 24, 2019).
"3LAU and Bright Lights reconnect for 'Down For Life'
"
.
Dancing Astronaut
. Archived from
the original
on July 12, 2019
. Retrieved
July 12,
2019
.
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"Falling ? Single by 3LAU & DNMO on Apple Music"
. iTunes Store. August 23, 2019
. Retrieved
September 5,
2019
.
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"Miss Me More ? Single by 3LAU on Apple Music"
. iTunes Store. September 12, 2019.
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Sunkel, Cameron (December 7, 2019).
"3LAU joins Anjunabeats with new single 'Tokyo' ft. Xira"
.
Edm.com - the Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists
. Archived from
the original
on December 20, 2019
. Retrieved
December 21,
2019
.
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Sweeney, Farrell (February 18, 2020).
"3LAU, Shaun Frank, and Grabbitz deliver listeners' next addiction with 'At Night'
"
.
Dancing Astronaut
. Archived from
the original
on February 20, 2020
. Retrieved
February 21,
2020
.
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Sweeney, Farrell (August 28, 2020).
"3LAU delivers 2020 in a song through first STMPD Records release, 'Apocalyptic'
"
.
Dancing Astronaut
. Archived from
the original
on September 8, 2020
. Retrieved
September 8,
2020
.
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Powell, Karlie (January 12, 2021).
"3LAU Helps Battle Student Debt with $10,000 Scholarship via Bold.org"
.
Your EDM
. Archived from
the original
on January 29, 2021
. Retrieved
February 5,
2021
.
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Weisband, Sami (October 12, 2021).
"3LAU releases world's first fan-owned song, 'Worst Case' with Cxloe"
.
Dancing Astronaut
. Archived from
the original
on October 13, 2021
. Retrieved
November 1,
2021
.
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Powell, Karlie (May 11, 2018).
"3LAU Gets Heavy With Electro Remix for One of His Best Tracks"
.
Your EDM
.
Archived
from the original on May 12, 2018
. Retrieved
May 12,
2018
.
- ^
"Lost Lately (Very Nice Remixes) ? Single by San Holo on Apple Music"
. iTunes Store. September 12, 2019
. Retrieved
September 16,
2019
.
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