Coming off a wonderful experience at Envision Festival in Costa Rica, I’m certainly looking forward to similar vibes at Sonic Bloom!

Sonic Bloom Festival takes place June 16-19 Colorado. Tickets are still available! (for now)

With such a stacked lineup, it was very hard to choose just 10 “must see” artists at Sonic Bloom. I decided to spread out the love and mention higher billed artists as well as some up and comers!

One thing is for certain, these artists are all cutting edge in their own respective areas.

Here are my top 10 “must see” artists at Sonic Bloom 2016!

1) Tipper

Seeing Dave Tipper live is an unparalleled experience in electronic music today. He’s the undisputed king of sound design. With sounds like that, he must be from outer space. His fans are rabid (myself included) and regularly follow “Sensei” around the country. Dave has been destroying dance floors since the 90s and somehow only gets better.

Tipper will be playing 2 sets at SB… with rumors of a possible 3rd Journey set added?!

Don’t miss your chance to see Tipper in 2016! The only other set he has on the books is NYE in the Bay Area.

2) Justin Martin

So excited to get down with Justin Martins playful groovy house music. This dirty bird prodigy is making waves across the rebounding house music scene. I typically gravitate towards bass music, but find Justin Martin’s flavor irresistible.

3) VibeSquaD

I’m a sucker for crunchy bass lines and Vibesquad surely delivers.

Fun fact: Vibesquad started as an acid jazz band in the 90s with Aaron on the guitar and Jamie Janover on the drums. The band failed and Aaron kept the name as he transformed into bass music.

4) Govinda

I love how Govinda fuses sounds of nature into his unique take on bass music. Feels like a tribal gathering. Eastern sounds meets western bass lines.

Govinda just released a new album, Decadence, in March of 2016. Excited to hear these tracks mixed into his set.

5) Janover & reSunator

Jamie Janover (multi-instrumentalist) + Lezlie Sunshine (vocalist). A beautiful fusion of electronic and organic sounds.

Jamie Janover is a man of many talents. He is the curator of Sonic Bloom Festival, has his hand in countless music projects, and a leader in the physics world for his work with the Unified Field Theory.

6) Templo

Denver up and comer, Templo, is coming back for yet another Sonic Bloom. I really love his deep downtempo bass lines. His music feels “squishy” and I can’t get enough.

7) Space Jesus

Brooklyn based, Space Jesus is a purveyor of all things bass music. Get ready for an eclectic set leaning future bass. He usually blends some tasty lyrical samples that flow seamlessly over the bouncing bass.

8) The Widdler

Dark and deep. Lots of Dub. Lots of strange. The Widdler is the veteran of the underground bass music scene. His unique style knows no bound. Get ready for a journey into the unknown.

9) Deya Dova

This Australian based vocalist producer will surely bring out the feels in us all. She combines organic percussion and vocals with tribal bass production. Every time I hear Deya Dova it feels like a tribal gathering.

“This singer producer sounds like the love child of an orgy between Fever Ray, Shpongle and Trentemoller.” –3D MAGAZINE

10) Digital Vagabond

Patrick Boyle, the man behind Digital Vagabond, is well established in the electronic music scene. Besides playing music he also co-founded the popular music hub LostInSound.org.

Never seen Digital Vagabond live but I’m loving his mixes on Soundcloud. Hard to pin down his style. From what I can tell it’s mostly chilled out roots / dub.

Full Sonic Bloom 2016 Lineup

Sonic Bloom Festival takes place June 16-19 Colorado. Get tickets before they sell out.

Anne and I will see you at the Hummingbird Ranch!

Your turn… who are you most excited to see at Sonic Bloom 2016?