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Santa Barbara, California-born DJ, record producer, instrumentalist, and remixer

Seven Lions, born Jeff Montalvo, caught the attention of the industry after winning
a Beatport contest in 2012 with his rendition of Above & Beyond’s “You Got to Go.”

Combining the styles of trance, melodic dubstep, glitch hop, and electro house

music, he has released 6 EPs, numerous singles, and official remixes for record
labels such as Casablanca Records, Republic Records, and Monstercat.

He has toured extensively with Porter Robinson and Krewella, refining productions

and performances while bending genres.

His 2 EP “Days to Come” was hailed by Vibe Magazine as one of their “Top
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Electronic Albums of 2012.” “Days to Come” peaked at number 10 on the Billboard

Dance/Electronic Albums chart. His next EP, “Worlds Apart,” hit number 76 on The
Billboard 200. The EP’s track “Don’t Leave” with Ellie Goulding made it on the UK

Single’s Chart in 2014.

Seven Lions has performed at such festivals as SXSW, Ultra Music Festival, Electric

Daisy Carnival, and Camp Bisco. In 2014, he was nominated for “America’s Best
DJ,” a competition held by DJ Times.

Senior Photojournalist for ION Indie Magazine Daniel Johnson brought his camera
to the party at the House of Blues in Boston so he could deliver these energetic

images of this popular performer to the readers of ION.