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Goldrush Music Festival Artist Spotlight: UMEK

September 17, 2019 By Bianca Benjamin

The Wild West meets electronic dance music on September 27-28, 2019 for Relentless Beats’ third annual Goldrush Music Festival. This year’s roster is crafted with dance music and hip hop’s top tier talent including Adventure Club, Alison Wonderland, BIJOU, Blunts & Blondes, Destructo, DJ Diesel aka Shaq, Gareth Emery, Ghastly, Green Velvet, Justin Jay, TroyBoi, UMEK, Will Clarke, ZHU, Zomboy, and many more.

Goldrush Music Festival’s western town is notorious for hidden treasures, many of which can be found at The Hideout stage. Here you can mine for the rarest gold of the West: house and techno.

When techno comes to mind, so does a legendary producer by the name of UMEK. Legend is no exaggeration, the Slovenian producer was single-handedly responsible for catapulting the dance music scene in his home country by organizing the first ever illegal raves. Now, he is recognized as one of Europe’s most sought-after artists, as well as the world’s number one music ambassador. UMEK continues to thrive as a world traveling DJ/producer, label boss for his imprint 1605, and also runs a widely popular weekly radio show by the name of Behind the Iron Curtain. There’s a reason the techno maven is a recurring staple in our biweekly playlist, On Tuesdays We Techno and therefore, our pick for must-see artist at Goldrush Music Festival. Be sure to save a time slot in your schedule for the talented producer at The Hideout stage on Saturday, September 28. If you need further convincing or just want to get “Ravaged” by the underground sounds of UMEK, then press the play button down below.