SVDDEN DEATH

Dubstep DJ and producer SVDDEN DEATH is best known for his Marshmello collaborations and onstage theatrics under the VOYD alias. • SVDDEN DEATH is the musical alias of San Jose native Danny Howland. He played in jazz and metal bands and dabbled in making big room house before launching his current dubstep project in 2015. • He incorporates stunts and magic into his live shows. During a set at the Hollywood Palladium, the masked DJ appeared to levitate before a stunned crowd while performing his dubstep track “Terrible.” • SVDDEN DEATH’s nine-track 2019 effort VOYD Vol. 1.5 reached No. 8 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart. • After being commissioned to remix Marshmello and Bastille’s 2018 hit “Happier,” SVDDEN DEATH teamed with Marshmello for 2019’s “Sell Out,” a Top 40 hit on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. The enigmatic pair kept the creative chemistry going on 2020’s “Crusade.”