Ryan Raddon was raised in Chicago during the 80's and developed his musical production and DJing style in San Francisco during the 90's.  Simply, Geographically speaking, how could he not become a House Juggernaut?  The real question is, how did a Brigham Young student from a Mormon family become Kaskade, an elite in the international club scene?  Maybe Punk isn't the only musical subculture with a "straight edge" sect.  The answer lies in the fact that clubs and music are, at their root, not built on a foundation of drugs, alcohol, sex, and overall excess.  Music is a catalyst for connecting us beyond physical rationale, on a human level, so if a producer can tap into that, there is no need to relate through substances, smoke and mirrors.  The past few years have seen a respectively largely known Kaskade and boosted him to bonafide super star attraction thanks to his collaboration with Deadmau5 on "Move For Me" and "I Remember".  Don't get it twisted.  He was as much a boost for the mouse headed one as people assume Deadmau5 was to him.  The 2 songs feature his patented no fail melodies and lyrics, sung by his new artist, Haley.  It was not a bad way to transition from his hugely successful 2006 album Love Mysterious (containing 3 Billboard Top 10 Dance hits) to Dynasty which was released this Summer.  Also, you'll be able to hear his tracks used in the highly anticipated DJ Hero II video game.  Currently touring in support of his and Haley's albums, Kaskade sat down with Hipster Overkill's MC Shawn Lucas to talk about his roots, the MP3 and it's impact on DJ culture, and Dance music's big crossover.

- D. Painter