Artists are always looking for new ways to get their music out to their fans. Whether it is a surprise album drop or forcing their way into their phones, artists have always been looking to gain an edge. American electronic DJ/producer Derek Vincent Smith, known professionally as Pretty Lights, has done something new of his own in releasing unreleased demos from his back catalog through a fan he met on jamband cruise Jam Cruise in 2013. He has released nine new tracks for free through the fan Cassie Blochinger, whom he met by the zen pool on the boat.
As noted by This Song Is Sick, the pair came up with the idea to release the music on the boat after Smith gave her the tracks on the boat:
"[The fans] should be the ones sharing his music. We're the ones that help expand the knowledge of Pretty Lights and show the world just how we do."
The tracks are varied in terms of the stage of how finished they sound, ranging from nearly completed tracks, including one which he used to open a Red Rocks set, and others which sound like simple sample breaks experiments. Nonetheless, they all have the signature Pretty Lights sound. The song names clearly give away the unfinished nature of the tunes, but they are worth the download.
Pretty Lights has built his career on giving away free music to his fans. He founded his label Pretty Lighs Music on the same principle with the artists Eliot Lipp, SuperVision, Break Science, Michael Menert, Paul Basic and Gramatik.
They have been uploaded to a mediafire folder for fans to preview and download. Check out the tracks here. If you like what you hear, check out his latest album Color Map of the Sun below:
