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Slander in Concert
Derek Andersen and Scott Land had only been DJing for a year when they found themselves totally blown away by the grandeur of a big trance music festival in 2010. They looked at each other and vowed to make it up on a stage as big as that one someday.
Flash forward to 2018, and the pair now known as Slander have played the main stage Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas for the second year in a row — this time alongside friend and trap music star Nghtmre — underneath endless firework explosions and the famously extravagant light show of the EDC stage.
Makers of self-described "heaven trap" music, Slander's live sets follow a 75/25 rule, giving a crowd mostly hard, heavy bass, but also mixing in the melodic vibes that set them apart within the trap realm. From past Vegas club residencies to their "Gud Vibrations" quasi-fest named after their megahit, Slander always look to leave their #SlanderFam fan base with the same emotional and spiritual takeaways from the music that they felt at that party in 2010. Talk about paying it forward.
Slander Background
As EDM surged in Southern California in the late 2000s, Slander's Derek Andersen and Scott Land met in their fraternity at UC Irvine. The DJ pair found themselves with a built-in party circuit in which to enact their sets, and they became regulars on the Orange County scene.
It wasn't until they attended L.A.'s Icon Collective (an electronic music production school of sorts) that they found their calling as trap music producers and EDM remixers. Slander (the moniker is a mishmash of their names) have remixed tracks for electronic heavyweights like Jack Ü and Gorgon City, as well as pop stars like Adele and Halsey.
Slander's "heaven trap" style brings a distinct euphoric mood to conventional trap music, like on their remix of Above & Beyond's "Love Is Not Enough," as well as on their latest single, "First Time" with Seven Lions and Dabin. They've released music on Diplo's Mad Decent label and frequently play major EDM festivals from Ultra Music Fest to all geographical iterations of EDC.
I purchased a two day show ticket, but Slander played the same set twice. Very disappointed in Slander show ing complete laziness and disregard for fans. They have more then enough music to play different sets and even said the first night they can't wait to see people again the second night, yet they played the same set.
It was okay . Would not go again . It was not that great of a set
I really love how nice this venue is. Havnt been here for a regular show and only for edm shows. I personally used to like coming here till the Roxy decided to make upstairs VIP only, leaving GA to one bathroom downstairs. It may sound dumb but having to wait close to 30 minutes in line to use the restroom and missing 30 minutes of a show kind of makes this venue not the best for these huge edm crowds. Let’s not get started on how hot it is in the venue with thousands of people shoulder to shoulder in a crowd with a fan above us that wasn’t even turned on. $70 tickets for 30 minute wait times for every time you go to the bathroom plus possible heat stroke <
Their fire set off the sprinklers and alarms kicked everyone out into the cold while wet- at 12am about 40 minutes into their set. No word on if the event would return after and no comment for a full 24 hours
Drove a 6 hour trip to see Slander performed for only half an hour because of stage malfunction. Left disappointed
my group drove from raleigh to atl to see slander but was left more depressed than ever. AN HOUR is not enough for us to enjoy the whole show, we didnt even get to hear love is gone. THE ONE SONG THAT BRINGS ME BACK TO LIFE. I mean it was really dope and I was so hyped but if Santa was real then can he bring Slander back and give us a free show for those who showed up?
Space Laces and SLANDER were crushing it. The visuals and pyrotechnics were awesome until the show was abruptly interrupted by the fire alarm/sprinklers halfway through SLANDER's set. Have to rate 3/5 for the lack of testing on the pyros before the show. 5/5 up until that point.
The show ended very early into Slander's set. No one has reached out about this at all.
I understand that the sprinklers went off but slander was doing amazing . I feel like the Coca Cola Roxy honestly did the easiest thing they could and kicked everyone out instead of figuring out an alternative to continue the show however .
Everything leading up to Slander was perfect and I was very excited because it was going to be my first time seeing Slander. Their set was amazing with all of the laser and indoor pyro, but as soon as the sprinklers were set off everyone was confused on whether the concert was going to continue or not. They were 50 minutes into their set, and I think everyone including myself were sad things had to end early. Hope to see them again soon in Atlanta and maybe at an outside venue where the indoor pyro is more appropriate
Title says it all. Everyone deserve a credit back due to the fire alarm ending the production early.
SLANDER’s show was amazing until the pyro from the show made the sprinklers go off, but what made SLANDER better than other DJs, they value us, their fans, and offered ticket holders credits for the interrupted night. Amazing. Will continue to be their fans for years!
The venue wasn't adequately prepared to deal with the pyros and I pretty much paid 117 to see Space Laces
From opening to ending, everything was so amazing! We had a blast! Thanks!
set ended an hour early bc of pyrotechnics making the fire alarm. when we were evacuating he didn’t even use his stage a microphone to let us know that we should evacuate, we just followed the crowd. no refund yet. before the incident music was good and lazers were amazing, i wish the used the lazers more tho!
The two opener DJs hyped the crowd up well and Slander definitely kept it going. I was so excited as this was my first time seeing them live I didn’t know the pyrotechnics would be as crazy as it was. However it proved to be a little too much because it set off the fire sprinklers and we all had to leave 45 mins into the set hence I’m giving it a 3-star review. I’d have rather gone without the fire for indoor settings; the lights and video backdrop were plenty so Slander should save pyrotechnics for outdoor shows
Slander is performance was sooo lit that the Coca Cola Roxy couldn’t handle it 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Event got rained out due to sprinklers going off. Not the best experience. Sad I did not see complete set.
Show ended an hour early because of the pyro setting on the sprinklers. Are we getting reimbursed?
Terrible...The pyro set off the fire sprinklers . It was absolutely unexpected and an awful experience
