Label Focus: OWSLA
In 2011 Skrillex launched his own imprint. Here’s how it became one of the world’s biggest independent dance labels
Yogi & Skrillex feat Pusha T, Moody Good & Trollphace 'Burial'
"This song was a saga man. Yogi killed it with the beat, and Pusha delivered a huge performance too. Trollphace and I had done a remix, and then we got the Moody Good remix which I thought was incredible. So I rolled up my sleeves and put them all together to make one massive mega mix of all the versions. Then I called my buddy Grant Singer and told him ‘we gotta make a video that’s as big as this song’. We got Dennis Rodman to make a surprise cameo and the rest was history. Since then, the song has been synched in some huge spots including Arby’s, Adidas, MTV, Entourage, Madden NFL 2017, and more. The Cleveland Caveliers (US NBA team) even came out to the song before games during this year’s NBA playoffs leading up to their history-making come-from-behind victory to win the 2016 championship."
Skrillex 'Recess'
"This was an ambitious record which may have not gotten the acclaim some of my other releases did, but I’m proud of my team for really stepping up our collective efforts in putting it out in a unique way. We worked with my friend Sus Boy to create an app for fans to download which seemed like a simple game at first but eventually unlocked the different tracks on the album. At first we secretly seeded the app to forums and message boards and let the core fans spread it organically from there."
