{"id":7708,"date":"2022-05-03T08:47:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T08:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abstrkt.co\/?page_id=7708"},"modified":"2022-05-05T05:36:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T05:36:07","slug":"weirdgenius","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.abstrkt.co\/weirdgenius\/","title":{"rendered":"WEIRD GENIUS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<center><ul>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/follow\/1\/?uri=spotify:artist:0AsbBukUWcA4lJT5ARtlgQ&#038;size=detail&#038;theme=dark\" width=\"300\" height=\"56\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" div align=\"center\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n<h2>\n\t\tWEIRD GENIUS\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Electronic group Weird Genius have gained fame and global attention with their unique blend of contemporary pop, traditional Indonesian instruments and hard-hitting bass sounds. They formed the group as an experiment but quickly realised they were onto something. Their infectious productions and high-energy live sets have now made them Indonesia\u2019s most in-demand dance act, seen them release via esteemed labels such as Astralwerks, Monstercat and Barong Family meanwhile collecting over a billion hits via online platforms combined along the way.  <\/p>\n<p>Weird Genius debut came in 2017 with the single \u2018DPS\u2019 which as an ode to the island of Bali and it struck a chord with local audiences, collecting millions of streams and proving they had something unique to offer. They continued with a steady stream of successful releases before releasing \u2018Lathi\u2019 in 2020. To say the track went viral would be an massive understatement, it peaked at #2 on Spotify&#8217;s Global Viral 50 Songs, was the #1 song on Indonesia\u2019s Spotify Overall Chart for a record-breaking 7 weeks and went top 10 on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube throughout Asia. To date \u2018Lathi\u2019 has over 750 million views on TikTok, won them three Awards at the Indonesian Music Awards\u2014the Indonesian equivalent of the Grammys and was named \u2018Most Searched Song\u2019 by Google Indonesia that year.  <\/p>\n<p>They have since released singles such as \u2018Hush\u2019 with <strong>Yellow Claw<\/strong>, \u2018Future Ghost\u2019 featuring Thai Pop Queen <strong>Violette Wautier<\/strong>, and \u2018Last Summer\u2019 with <strong>Tokyo Machine<\/strong> featuring US songstress <strong>Lights<\/strong> (Known for hit collaborations with Deadmau5, Illenium, Bring Me The Horizon). Meanwhile, Weird Genius were enlisted to create the anthem for RIOT Games \u2018Wild Rift\u2019 and have officially remixed the likes of <strong>Rich Brian<\/strong>, <strong>R3HAB<\/strong>, <strong>Sigala<\/strong>, <strong>Topic<\/strong> and <strong>Lil\u2019 Baby<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>To date, Weird Genius has accumulated over 100 million streams on Spotify, 200 Million views on YouTube, and were the first Asian artist signed by Universal Music\u2019s Astralwerks. They have been featured by the likes of Mixmag, Billboard, NME, and performed for numerous online festivals during the pandemic including among others Djakarta Warehouse Project Virtual, TikTok\u2019s Regional Music Night and as the guest performer for the Mobile Legends Tournament Online &#8211; which was viewed live by more than 500,000 people across the region.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Weird genius dropped a new collaboration with <strong>Yellow Claw<\/strong> titled \u2018Lonely\u2019 featuring <strong>Novia Bachmid<\/strong>, are working on an EP due for release via Astralwerks and set to make their first appearance in Europe at the iconic festival <strong>Tomorrowland <\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abstrkt.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Untitleddesign9.png\" alt=\"WG-Press\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"344\" width=\"750\" title=\"WG-Press\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/5B4kCOhcqTywB9YwXPfFtJ?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<h2>\n\t\tMUSIC VIDEOS\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8uy7G2JXVSA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nfVcDJ584RA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vx3WIVcsTFU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>\n\t\tFEATURED BY\n\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\tTOP RELEASES\n\t<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEIRD GENIUS Electronic group Weird Genius have gained fame and global attention with their unique blend of contemporary pop, traditional Indonesian instruments and hard-hitting bass sounds. 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