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Porter Weston Robinson (born July 15, 1992) is an American electronic music producer and DJ from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Since 2010, Robinson has seen success in numerous electronic genres and has worked with popular acts like Skrillex, Zedd, and Lady Gaga. He has been recognized by Billboard, InTheMix, and DJ Times as one of the most prominent young artists in electronic music. His first full-length album, Worlds, is due to be released in 2014 and is said to mark a shift in his musical style.

Early life
Robinson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but he grew up largely in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (where he still lives with his parents). His interest in electronic music was spurred early on by video games like Dance Dance Revolution. He started making his first electronic compositions at the age of 12 using Sony's ACID Pro software. With the help of internet mentors like Wesley Smith (known professionally as Kyrandian), Robinson was able to fine-tune his skills at a young age. By 15, Robinson had released a track on German-based YAWA Recordings under the stage name Ekowraith.

Music career
Although Robinson had released tracks as a young teenager, his music career and attendant fame didn't kick off until 2010. He released a few singles on both Glamara Records and Big Fish Recordings in that year. One of those singles, "Say My Name," shot to the #1 spot on Beatport's electro house charts. This initial popularity resulted in a number of DJing opportunities for Robinson, who had, in fact, never DJed in front of a live crowd before. Word of Robinson's production prowess made its way to Skrillex, who was impressed with Robinson's musical output. In the summer of 2011, Robinson signed a one-EP deal with Skrillex's fledgling label, OWSLA. He released the eleven-track Spitfire (OWSLA's first album ever) that same year to great success. The album had the most first-week sales on Beatport since Skrillex's own Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites EP in 2010. The EP also topped the iTunes dance charts. 2011 also saw the beginning of Robinson's touring schedule. He performed alongside Skrillex, Tommy Lee, and DJ Aero early in the year. He joined Skrillex and DJ Aero on the Project Blue Book Tour and the OWSLA tour, as well. He also earned a spot on Tiësto's College Invasion tour and traveled the festival circuit playing at the Ultra Music Festival, Electric Daisy Carnival, and South by Southwest. Eventually, Robinson headlined his own tour in 2011 to promote his Spitfire EP. In 2012, Robinson kicked off the year by performing an Essential Mix that was broadcast live from Hull City Hall in late January on BBC Radio 1 during his first trip to the UK. Shortly after, he announced his first major European headline tour dubbed "The Spitfire Tour Europe", which visited clubs in many cities across the continent over the course of 6 weeks.

In the meantime, Robinson was still busy recording music, and he released a single, "Language", on April 10, 2012 through Big Beat Records in North America, and Ministry of Sound everywhere else. The song reached #9 on the UK's Top 40 Charts. The music video, directed by Jodeb, was released via Ministry of Sound's YouTube channel on August 1, 2012. He also co-wrote Zedd's US Top 10 track "Clarity" and collaborated with Mat Zo on a single entitled "Easy," that was accompanied by an animated music video in 2013.

To support his "Language" single, Robinson embarked on a large, 31-date headlining bus tour of North America in June 2012 called "The Language Tour," which featured support from Mat Zo and The M Machine. In September and October of that same year, Robinson co-headlined the Poseidon Back-to-Back Tour with Zedd. Over the course of 2012 and 2013, Robinson also appeared at festivals including the Ultra Music Festival, Fuji Rock Festival, Electric Daisy Carnival, Creamfields, Lollapalooza, Tomorrowland, and many more.

Robinson's debut studio album Worlds will be released through Astralwerks and Virgin EMI on August 12, 2014. One of the tracks on the album, "Sad Machine," marks Robinson's official vocal debut. In addition to the new album, Robinson is also planning a 2014 tour in which he will unveil a brand new “career-spanning, mash-up, multi-tracked, sample-triggering live show.”

Studio albums

 * Worlds (August 12, 2014)