Avalon (musician)

Avalon
Background information
Origin	London, United Kingdom
Genres	Electronica, electronic music, techno, Psytrance
Occupation(s)	DJ, Record Producer, Sound Engineer
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Nano Records
Associated acts	KillerWatts, Future Frequency
Members	Leon Kane

Avalon is Leon Kane, a British Psytrance producer & DJ from London, UK.
Leon started his way on the music industry a promoter around 2013, putting on underground warehouse and outdoor parties in the United Kingdom.
Around 2003 he started DJ-ing due to lack of available DJ's and later started producing music "Just For Fun".^[1]

Early Years

Avalon produces daytime Full-on trance with a touch of Uk psychedelia, and has released 2 solo albums so far on the South-African music label Nano Records.^[2]

He also produces music alongside labelmate Tristan as Killerwatts,^[3] and alongside Sonic Species as Future Frequency.^[4][5]

He released "Reality Check" album, as part of the Reality Grid duo with EVP in 2007 on Wildthings Records.

His musical career towered after Nano Records label boss Regan and Psytrance pioneer DJ Tristan heard him play, and signed him on the South-African label within only few days After releasing his first EP on the label, "Avalanche EP" In 2009.^[6]
The British producer released his debut solo album in 2010. "Distant Future" featured 10 Full-On psytrance tracks, including collaborative tunes with some UK psytrance veterans Tristan, Dickster (Dick Trevor from Green Nuns of the Revolution) and Cosmosis.

The album was mastered by Israeli producer Ido Ophir aka Domestic.^[7] "Distant Futures' made it to the no.1 spot on Beatport chart, and every single track in it made it to the Top 10.^{[8] [9]}

In 2012 Avalon released his 2nd album on Nano Records. "The Remixes, Volume 1" presents remixes to some of his popular tracks by leading Psytrance artists like Captain Hook, LOUD, Tristan, Burn In Noise and Future Frequency to mention few.^[10]

Music Style & Influence

Avalon music style considered pure Psychedelic full-on, highly energetic, highly frisky.^[11]

He cited that he gets his inspiration almost from everything with a psychedelic influences from artists like Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Pink Floyd to Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Nirvana, Sonic Youth to Rocking, and translate these into Psychedelic Trance.

Collaborations & Side Projects

Over the years Avalon has collaborated and been remixed by the biggest artists in the genre such as Tristan, Astrix, Ace Ventura, Captain Hook, Cosmosis, Zen mechanics, Sonic Species, Ajja, Dick Trevor, Loud, Laughing Buddha and Symbolic and more.
One of his well known collaborations is Killerwatts, together with Tristan. Avalon cites that 10 years ago while he was DJing in his first festival in samothraky island he was curious about one DJ who blew his mind,^[12] later he found out that the DJ he was so inspired from was Tristan. 10 years later Avalon and Tristan collaborated and they are working together as Killerwatts.
Avalon also produces music with Sonic Species under the alias Future Frequency. It is a Progressive Psytrance project that seeks to combine the stye of the 2 producers^[13] and bring the UK psychedelic vibe into a lower bpm.^[14]

Discography and Releases

Avalon have released two studio albums by the year 2016, both albums released under the South African-based label NANO Records.

Currently, Avalon working on a series of ep's feature remixes of classic tracks from some of the biggest names in Psytrance like Astrix and Ace Ventura.

Studio Albums

The Remixes Volume One

• October 2012, Nano Records^[15]

Distant Futures

• March 2010, Nano Records^[16]

Singles, Ep's

The Remixes Vol 2 Part One

• 2016, Nano Records^[17]

Modern Age Feat. Symbolic

• 2015, Nano Records

Psy Collective Part 1 Feat. Hujaboy & Earthling

• 2015, TIP Records

Session 3

• 2013, Self Released

Mind F**k Feat. Headroom

• 2013, Nano Records

Session 2 Feat. Sinerider

• 2011, Nano Records

Session 1 Feat. Mr. Peculiar

• 2011, Nano Records

Avalanche

• 2010, Nano Records

Other Releases

• The Dance Temple (2015)
• Rouge Star (2015)
• One Giant Leap (2015)
• Moderan Age (2015)
• Mind F__K (2015)
• Bring It (2015)
• Multiverse (2014)
• Timewarp (Outsiders Remix) (2014)
• The Ritual (2014)
• Super Dupe (2014)
• Real Deal (2013)
• Back To Reality (2012)
• Time And Space (2012)
• Lost In Black Rock City (2012)
• Transitions (2011)
• Funky Voodoo (2010)
• UFoff (2009)
• Alien Environment (2009)
• It Was Wonderful (2009)
• Out There (2008)
• Never Enough (2007)
• Stars (2006)

World Wide Appearance

• Symbiosis Gathering (USA),
• BOOM Festival (Portugal),
• Urban Art Forms (Austria),
• Universo Parallelo (Brazil),
• Earth Dance (South Africa),
• Rainbow Serpent (Australia),^[18]
• Matreia Festival (Australia),
• Glade Festival (UK),
• XXXperience (Brazil),
• Ozora Festival (Hungary),^[19]
• Antaris Festival (Germany),
• Hadra Festival (France),
• Time and Space (Mexico),
• Luminate (New Zealand),
• GeoParadise (Panama),
• Electrance Festival (Brazil),
• Amazon Halloween Ritual (Canada),
• Sunburn Festival (India),
• Origin Festival (South Africa),
• Groove Attack (Israel),
• SoulVision Festival (Brazil),
• World Trance Festival (France),
• Funjoya (Israel),
• Atmosphere Festival (Israel),
• Spirit Base Festival (Germany),
• Burning Man (USA),
• Harvest Festival (Canada),
• UNITY Festival (Israel),
• Neverland Festival (Israel),
• Tribaltech Festival (Israel),
• Revolution9 (Pakistan)
• BAT (Argentina),
• Psytronic Festival (Brazil),
• Equilibrium Festival (Brazil),
• Fantastic Festival (Mexico),
• Normafa NYE (Hungary).
• Galaxy Evolution (India).

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