Madeon

Hugo Leclercq, a.k.a Madeon, is an electropop producer/DJ hailing from France.  Best known for his remix of Deadmau5’s “Raise Your Weapon” and his original live mashup “Pop Culture,” a combination of 39 pop songs into one track, this 17-year-old phenom has blown up over the past year.  Madeon uses a Novation Launchpad to create music, which essentially allows him to “play” his tracks live (check out the YouTube video below and you'll see what I mean).  I had the chance to see this guy live at Snowglobe Music Festival in South Lake Tahoe, CA over the 2011 New Year’s Eve weekend and he absolutely killed it.  As cliché as it sounds, all of his tracks just make you want to dance, and he had the crowd going wild throughout the entire set.  Madeon does an amazing job of blending house and pop music to create his own unique style and sound.  Keep an eye out for this kid, he’s only going to become a bigger name in electronic music as time goes on.