vElectronic music is an increasingly difficult genre to break into professionally, as it becomes more and more popular. However, for Grum, his emergence into the industry was relatively smooth in comparison with many struggling artists. After the release Heartbeats, his debut album, he began being compared to the likes of Daft Punk with his progressive house sound.
After the release of Human Touch, I saw that he was playing relatively near me, so I thought I’d get a ticket. I’ve always been into his music, but I wasn’t expecting the atmosphere and talent to be as epic as It was. The lighting was fabulous, in true house music and trance style, and Grum’s playing off the mixing desk with his synths and tracks to work with was awesome. Watching a DJ work you really get an insight to how intense it must be, constantly altering levels, adding new sounds, and transitioning from one track to the next.
Throughout the show, he was encouraging everyone to dance, which wasn’t too difficult, as everyone appeared to be absolutely loving the show, and getting involved without any need for encouragement. The show went on for well over 2 hours, and it was nonstop with great music and dancing start to finish. I’ll definitely be going back!