Porter Robinson is a multitalented person whose net worth is around $1.3 million.
This American youngster is a famous record producer, musician and DJ who is famous for recreating several hit numbers in different electronic style.
Early Life
Porter Weston Robinson was born on July 15, 1992 at Chapel Hill of North Carolina. Basically, he doesn’t have any formal training and he is completely a self-taught person who has become successful only at the age of 25 because of his sheer talent.
He started producing music from the early age of 12 and soon noticed internationally at the age of 18. Many of you have loved the music of the video game, Dance Dance Revolution. Did you know that he was greatly influenced by the music and incorporated that style in his work? Being a fan of anime and Japanese culture, Robinson has incorporated these elements into his work. His works got so much admiration around the world that soon his name was taken in the same line with DJ Tiesto, Skrillex and Deadmau 5.
Career
The huge fan base of Robinson shows how successful he is at the age of 25. He started his career with his principal production, Ekowraith. Throughout his teenage, he built up his sense of beats and finally, released his first single, ‘Say My Name’ in 2010. The success story of this album continued and followed him as he contracted a one-EP agreement with Skrillex’s OWSLA label. Under this label, he launched Spitfire in 2011. During this time, he also started working with deadmau 5 and DJ Tiesto.
Not only his original works, but he got immense success from his remixes of popular number. In 2011, he also released popular remixes of songs of Lady Gaga and Avicii. From 2012, he started his journey only towards the peak. In 2012, he appeared with his extreme hit single ‘Language’ which has smashed the dancefloor. He also built a strong bond with Mat Zo, his fellow DJ and together they burnt the floor.
In 2013, the duo released ‘Easy’ which was a compilation of popular remixes from Andy C, Lemaitre and Botnek. The number got so much popularity after the release that it got the number one place on Beatport Top 100 chart. Besides being famous as a music producer, he was also gaining popularity as a DJ and a live artist. He started touring throughout Europe and North America in 2012 and the next year and through this process; he became successful of generating huge fan base.
His first album, ‘Worlds’, was launched on Astralwerks in the year 2014 and got fame as liked by Amy Millan, Urban Cone and Breanne Duren. Soon ‘Worlds’ secured its place at Billboard no 18 out of 200 and became number 1 on the publication’s Top Electronic Albums Chart.
He was a bit faded for a year and half, but on 31st January, 2016, he announced on Twitter that he would make his return with brand new production. Soon, on August 11, he, along with his fellow musician and friend, Madeon, released, ‘Shelter’. He was also engaged himself in producing an animated video for ‘Shelter’ where he worked in collaboration with A-1 Pictures and Crunchyroll.
Besides his albums and all, his single work, ‘Sad Machine’ was immensely hit. One unique feature of this work was that Robinson used the software AVANNA to prepare this music. The single appeared on BBC Radio1 Essential Mix for the first time.
Personal Life
This handsome musician has stolen many hearts, but who is ruling on his heart? Sorry, readers. We have no such information about his personal life, relationships and all. Maybe, the youth icon prefers to keep hush-hush about these. Or it can also be his career. Maybe, he is now only focusing on his career.
Being a self-taught person, he has proved himself a star. There are miles to go and surely, he will keep entertaining his fans for more years. He has set his genre in electronic music, but in his emotional lounge numbers are quite soothing and relaxing.
Quick Summary
Full Name: Porter Weston Robinson
Date of Birth: July 15, 1992
Age: 25 years
Birth Place: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Profession: Music producer, DJ
Height: 180cm
