Fresh off capturing the summer club playlists with ‘Never Let Me Down (ft. Tom Gregory)‘ and with millions of streams and monthly listeners, VIZE are aiming to finally break into the UK charts with a rework of a favourite local dance anthem that is just as relevant today as it was four years ago. The brand new remix launched yesterday with official anime-inspired video paying an interesting homage to the original music clip that featured Millie Bobby Brown from ‘Stranger Things‘ and ‘Enola Holmes‘.

In case you were wondering what “slap house” is, there are few extensive playlists available on Spotify and other streaming platforms that define the popular bouncy deep house sub-genre captioned under a somewhat made-up term to describe one of the leading trends in the EDM scene of recent years. One needs to go back to the summer of 2018 when Dynoro & Gigi D’Agostino smash hit ‘In My Mind‘ was playing in every corner of the world and stayed in the UK top 10 for 7 weeks straight. It paved the way to tracks like Imanbek’s remix of SAINt JHN’s number 1 hit ‘Roses‘ and R3HAB & GATTUSO’s remix of Radiohead’s iconic ‘Creep‘, and contributed to the rapid rise of electronic acts like VIZE.

The German duo needed less than 2 years to climb to the very top of the European club scene and currently boast the impressive record of over 12 million monthly listeners on Spotify, 100 million views in YouTube and over 650 million total streams across all of their singles. VIZE’s official collaboration with the leading British drum’n’bass duo Sigma and everyone’s favourite folk/pop singer-songwriter Birdy seems to be the next step towards breaking into the UK market, with its door widely open following the success of recent team-up with rising Blackpool singer Tom Gregory.

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‘Find Me‘ first premiered in November 2016 and captivated the nation with its emotive melodies and rhythm, following the success of Sigma’s golden-certified debut record Life that came out in 2015 through 3 Beat Records. The drum’n’bass duo consisting of Cameron James “Cam” Edwards and Joseph Aluin “Joe” Lenzie have been working on material for their second full lenght release but are yet to share any definitive information. So far this year Sigma premiered three official singles: ‘2 Hearts (with Sam Feldt ft. Gia Koka)‘, ‘Rest of my Life (ft. Shakira)‘ and most recently the team-up with John Newman for ‘High on You‘.

Meanwhile, Birdy has been working on her upcoming EP Piano Sketches expected on 6 November via Atlantic Records, set to feature original material with special significance to the young songwriter. Earlier in October Birdy released a beautiful and gentle live performance video of her latest minimalistic and intimate track ‘Island Lights‘.

Thank you for the kind words about the Island Lights video full performance on youtube https://t.co/R7qNVssdVP pic.twitter.com/HZLWsdBUGb

— Birdy (@birdy) October 6, 2020

Organisers said the new venue, Park Farm, had proved popular last year and they expect 40,000 fans for what is billed as Scotland’s biggest free music festival. The festivals line-up never disappoints and this years looks set to be no different, with what looks set to be the best yet, with the announcement of a trio of stellar and crowd pleasing acts. This year’s festival will see rapper Professor Green return to the festival, along with first time performances from Sigma and X-factor winner Louisa Johnson, who complete the trio of stellar headline acts.

Speaking about his upcoming performance, Professor Green, whose real name Stephen Paul Manderson, said: “I’m really excited to be performing at Youth Beatz again, the crowd were just fantastic!” Meanwhile, British drum and bass DJ and record production duo, Sigma, consisting of Cameron James Edwards and Joseph Aluin Lenzie, said: “we can’t wait to come and perform in Dumfries. The atmosphere in Scotland is just amazing!”

The main Youth Beatz festival will take place over two days, in June and will conclude a seven-day long Fringe Festival. For the first time will see a number of community based events running the length and breadth of Dumfries and Galloway, providing communities with small events for young people, and will be ran in partnership with schools and various other community groups.

Performing alongside the trio of stellar and crowd pleasing headliners is Kerri Watt, and Nathan Grisdale. That’s not all, there is set to be performances from a number of Scotland’s most talented up and coming acts. Youth Beatz have also announced that this year’s festival will include a second performance stage called, “UPLOAD”, which will provide a platform for 32 performances for young musicians from across Dumfries and Galloway, to show off their talent.

Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Young People’s Champion, Councillor Adam Wilson, said: “Our Council is proud to have Youth Beatz returning for a two day event this year as part of our legacy for the Year of Young People. For over ten years Youth Beatz has helped give our young people a taste of events management, performing and opened their eyes to a whole host of social issues through the Toon. I am confident that Youth Beatz 2019 will be better than ever and deliver the same high quality experience that young people in Dumfries and Galloway have come to enjoy.”

The Youth Beatz Festival isn’t only about providing excellent, free music, it’s about the young people in the community. Along with the main stage, where you can see Professor Green, Sigma, Louisa Johnson, Kerri Watt, and Nathan Grisdale, and the new “UPLOAD” stage, other areas of interest around the site include the Kids Tent, I Am A Raver Tent, Youth Information Zone, Youth Work Tent and much more!

Speaking about how they were also pleased to support the festival, Visit Scotland’s regional leadership director, Paula Ward, said: “Youth Beatz really is a unique event that has such a powerful message aimed at inspiring young people to put their creative ideas into action. I am delighted that the festival will return for another year. Ever since it was launched, it has captured the attention of its audience – encouraging high levels of engagement and enthusiasm from the local community, as well as providing a major boost for the local economy.”