Kaskade

Kaskade, born Ryan Raddon, is an American DJ and producer who emerged as a key figure in the American progressive house scene in the late 2000s, rising alongside contemporaries like deadmau5 as electronic dance music began breaking into the mainstream American charts. His melodic, emotionally driven approach to house music helped distinguish him from the more aggressive EDM sounds that would later dominate festival stages.

Over a long career, Kaskade has built a catalog defined by lush, vocal-forward production that blends progressive house with pop sensibilities, appearing on tracks such as «4 AM», «Something Something», «With You», and «Disarm You». His willingness to collaborate widely with vocalists and other producers has helped his music cross over from club culture into broader pop and electronic radio play, including seasonal and atmospheric releases like «Christmas Is Here».

His influence stretches across nearly two decades of American dance music, and he is often credited as one of the artists who helped legitimize house and progressive house within the U.S. festival circuit, paving the way for the genre's later mainstream explosion.