Pretty Lights has gone quiet.

Despite his steady stream of live performances, it’s been more than three years since the prolific Colorado-bred electronic music composer released “Color Map of the Sun,” his last album — or, aside from one single to promote his second annual mini-festival in Telluride’s Town Park this summer, any new studio music at all.

He’s been just as scarce in print. But with a massive social media following — more than 850,000 followers on Facebook — Pretty Lights (born Derek Vincent Smith) doesn’t need traditional media anymore.

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September 16, 2020 A spooky quiet is falling over Colorado as fall festivals turn digital On the cusp of a big year, Smith made a rare exception, agreeing to a phone interview as a part of a feature we’re running next week on Denver’s electronic music scene.

Pretty Lights spoke at length about why he’s shied away from traditional media and shared the first details about his new album, which is set to come out in early 2017 — potentially, he mentioned, on April 20.

Read the extended cut of our conversation with the producer via The Know.