HOMETOWN: Orange County, CA, via Chicago

Ryan Raddon's selection as one of IDentity's headliners is well-deserved. From his humble beginnings crafting wafty deep house on SF label Om Records in the early '00s, Kaskade amped up his sound, added some pop-savvy vocalists, and became one of America's top-drawing DJs and producers.

The sheer existence of a festival like IDentity gives Raddon the chills. "For somebody like me that's been involved with dance music for so long, it's so awesome to see, because I think a lot of people in the '90s expected it to cross over, but then it kind of just petered out," he tells SPIN. "And then, to see it now, at this level, where it's unstoppable freight train, with so much electronic music having crossed over to the radio, and artists like Lady Gaga who are waving the flag -- it's really rewarding for a lot of the people who've been involved for so long."

Expect to hear new music from Kaskade during the tour: a new single, "Eyes," will be in the setlist, and a new album is basically wrapped for a Fall release.

LISTEN: Kaskade & Tommy Trash (feat. Location Location), "Step One Two The Day Before" (Kaskade Remash)

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