ListenTunes
George Kressler, known professionally as ListenTunes, is an American DJ and music producer.
ListenTunes began his musical career following the release of his debut single "Just A Socialite" in 2018. The song, which was an R&B cinematic chill vibe, allowed George to secure a fanbase.
You can never tell what genre George will put out next, most people relating him to DeadMau5, who switched his song genres with almost every song being different. George's focus seems to be leaning more on an EDM, techno, and trance vibe, with sneak peeks of his new album Take Flight having been released.
Name
His name, ListenTunes, he says in a private interview, "I started off with creating a YouTube channel and always wanted to do music; I just didn't have the courage to put my stuff out there, so I just started to game on it and gained a little following of around 400 subscribers." He goes into more detail and breaks the name down, but to sum it up, he said this: "I wanted to include the word 'Tunes' in it; I always loved that word for some reason, so I said why not name it ListenTunes. This created the name; it wasn't until 2017 I created a SoundCloud and started posting, then in 2018 Spotify and other streaming platforms."
Career
Although it is early in his career to talk about, there are still things to talk about. In late 2017, George decided to create a SoundCloud to post his first-ever song, "The Tuners." He claimed in a private interview, "I made this song in GarageBand on my phone; the name was a shout-out to my fans on YouTube." Soon after, he released two more songs on SoundCloud, again still in GarageBand on his phone! A couple of months later, he released his first remix of Him & I, by Halsey and G-Eazy. It was only a 44-second clip of that song, but it was important; this remix gained over 8,000 listens in 10 months. This is his most popular song ever. He said in a private interview, "I honestly didn't like the song at that point in time, not knowing so many people would like it; I guess that's just how I thought." This song was important to him though because it was his first release with Logic Pro X.
After releasing his Him & I remix, he took a few months to create his debut single, "Just A Socialite," featuring an R&B, chill vibe. This song would be released on many platforms he had never been on before, including Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, iTunes, Deezer, and more. This song, to this day, is still his #1 most-listened-to song on all platforms.
"Just a Socialite" "was my first big break," he said jokingly. He was not sure if people would like it, making him nervous, but the feedback was great, so he went on to start producing more songs and finally hit a jackpot with another single titled Veritas. He liked this song but not as much as Just A Socialite, he said in a private interview.
Now, his most recent release being Elytra, a trance-style song, was different for him. He stated, "I had never listened to this genre much before; I now know why people love producing it—no limits, no constraints; it literally lets you lose whatever your mind can think of; you do it! It truly inspires me to see a certain type of person listen to my music and connect with it."
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