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The Gift duo Adventure Club have been rapidly ascending the dance music ladder since they first got together in 2011. Creating the perfect recipe of dubstep beats joined with melodic synths, it’s clear that “Clubstep” is here to stay.

Hailing from Montréal, the duo consisting of Leighton James and Christian Srigley first met when they were in high school. Later, the two formed a touring hardcore pop-punk band, lugging amps around but later decided to move onto the sounds of bass. “Yeah, I [was] the one who was producing our band,” Christian says, “We had a little studio and yeah, I probably was drunk the first time [I experimented with dubstep]. I had a field day just making dubstep and it was all just for fun — it ended up being a hobby until it started getting more attention than anything else we’d done previously.”

Through a lot of trial and error, the two began to hone in on their sound. The first song to put the duo on the map was their remix of Brand New’s song “Daisy” which increased their following exponentially after it was uploaded to the music aggregator site Hype Machine. Their popularity would only escalate from there. The boys developed a signature style, merging vocals with heavy drops to create their initial sound. Leighton remembers, “We were big into the hardcore scene and our friends showed us this remix album they had and Tech 1 did a remix of ‘Sleep with One Eye Open’ and it blended electronic and hardcore music together. We loved it so we started messing around with those kind of sounds.”

After their initial debut, the boys spent a fair amount of time working in the studio. Releasing a handful of tracks that would eventually catapult them to fame, remixes like “Crave You” or “Youth” by Foxes show off the duos perfected blend of syncopated rhythms, emotional melodies coupled with emotive vocals, and smooth bass aligning each track. Some of their signature sound can also be attributed to the software Cakewalk SONAR that they use to produce their music. Leighton says, “We kind of got tired of the wompy dubstep, and once we saw the melodic dubstep was working and people were being responsive to it, we just went with it.”

Currently, the boys are on a nationwide tour and calling all heroes from every corner of the country. Still buzzing from their earlier releases like “Gold” and of course their latest EP Calling All Heroes, come get your dose of adventure this Thursday, December 26th as Adventure Club makes their way to Tampa for The Gift at the Raymond James Stadium. There’s still time to buy your tickets online!

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We’re looking forward to Thursday, December 26th when as Tampa’s spectacle event, The Gift featuring deadmau5 (unhooked) makes its debut at the Raymond James Stadium.

Though we won’t be celebrating for another few weeks, that doesn’t mean we’re gonna sit at home and be bored all weekend. As we blaze through the remaining days of December, we’ll be bringing you three mixes every week from an artist on our roster to help get you pumped for the upcoming event.

This week’s weekend warrior is our ever-eclectic talent Nom De Strip. Currently touring with Mat Zo on the Damage Control World tour, Nom De Strip is known for his vivacious house sets ranging in the grittiest of electro to the trippiest of techno and everything in between. These three sets will give you an idea of the craziness Nom brings to his sets.

Tickets are flying off the shelves so be sure to grab yours before it’s too late.

BBC Radio One: Diplo and Friends Mix

This past September 15th, Chris Lake’s imprint Rising Music took over the Diplo and Friends show with a special group of mixes. Chris Lake and TJR provided their talents and Nom De Strip knocked out one hour-long mix for the episode. We love that Nom put his stamp on every track on this playlist. Our guess is that his performance at The Gift will be the same.

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Live at Control for Control Radio Episode 036

Control Radio is hosted and produced each week on Evolution and iHeartRadio by residents DJ Sam Hiller and Control founder Ryan Jasoe. A few weeks ago, Nom De Strip performed at the popular Los Angeles club Control. Thankfully, the record button was on because this particular mix is on fire. We nearly lost is when the mashup of Nom’s “Techno Saturday” and Breach’s “Jack” came on.

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February 2012 Studio Mix

This studio mix features some of Nom De Strip’s favorite producers in the year 2012. From TJR’s popular track “Funky Vodka” to a banging edit of Tommy Trash’s “Monkey See Monkey Do,” this mix hits all the right notes.

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