Subtronics
Background information
Born	Jesse Kardon (1992-12-23)December 23, 1992 (age 32) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Dubstep
Occupations	Disc jockey record producer composer
Instrument	Digital audio workstation
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Cyclops Disciple Kannibalen Never Say Die
Website	subtronics.net

Jesse Kardon, better known by his aliasSubtronics, is anAmericanelectronic musicproducer andDJ fromPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.^[1] He began playingdrums as a child and continued through grade school, before discoveringEDM in high school. He has toured internationally, headlined majorfestival stages, launched his own annual festivals inNorth America, and released multiple charting albums. In 2020, he founded his own label, Cyclops Recordings.

Subtronics' freshman albumFRACTALS released in January of 2022 and charted at No. 4 on theDance/Electronic Albums chart and trended globally overK-pop onTwitter/X.

He is known for his song "Griztronics", a collaboration with Michigan-based electronic music artistGRiZ that peaked onBillboard'sHot Dance/Electronic Songs at the No. 9 position in late 2019. Kardon peaked at No. 10 onBillboard'sNext Big Sound chart in September 2019. Kardon is married to fellow producer andDubstep DJ Sonya Broner, also known by her aliasLevel Up.

In 2024, Subtronics released his sophomore albumTESSERACT, which landed No. 3 for North American debut albums onSpotify, No. 1 on the Apple Dance Charts, and No. 5 on theDance/Electronic Albums chart.

On April 28, 2017, Florida-based dubstep producer Midnight Tyrannosaurus collaborated with Kardon to release the song "Revenge Of The Goldfish" viaNever Say Die Records'Black Label imprint.^[2] The song was released for free as part of Never Say Die's sixth Black Friday compilation extended play and sampled a speech originally byKlaus Heissler during an episode of the American animated sitcomAmerican Dad.^[3]

Subtronics released a mix series calledNow That's What I Call Riddim from February 2017 to January 2020. He stated the mixes are not riddim, despite the name. On April 20, 2018, Kardon released his seventh extended playWook Laser via Never Say Die'sBlack Label sub-label. The 4-track extended play was well-received, with it being described as encapsulating "everything that is right in bass at the current moment" by anEDM Sauce editor.^[4]

On July 6, Canadian electronic music duoZeds Dead and American DJ andelectronic dance music producerJauz released a remix album of their song "Lights Go Down".^[5] Kardon's remix of the song was featured on the album, alongside remixes from by Sikdope, Duke & Jones, Gentlemans Club, Jarvis, Lick, Sqwad, Awoltalk, and Spirix.^[6]

In mid-August, Kardon'sSoundCloud account was hacked and as a result, had various unreleased and private songs stolen and published by the hacker. Before, he had received a message from Los Angeles-based dubstep producer Megalodon, asking him to repost a song uploaded by an unfamiliar account. After privately messaging him, Megalodon told Kardon that he was hacked and soon blocked him. The same account later published a song by Kardon that was previously only accessible from his hard drive and private SoundCloud account.^[7] On October 19, American record producerHerobust released a remix album of his previous song "WTF". The album, titledWTF VIP + Remixes, featured Kardon as a remix artist.^[8] In November, multiple producers had most or all of their songs removed from online audio distribution platform andmusic sharing website SoundCloud forwrongful copyright claims.^[9] Among these producers were Kardon, who had lost 23 songs due to these claims.^[10]

In the same year, Depth Perception EP was released on SubCarbon Records, and Thermal Expansion EP on Disciple Round Table. Kardon announced his “Headline Tour: Warp Drive Tour” during the same time period. Later on, Wook Laser EP was released on “NSD: Black Label”.^[11][12]

On April 17, 2019, Australian dubstep producer PhaseOne released "Demon Hunter", a collaboration with Kardon, as part of his albumTranscendency viaDisciple.^[13]EDM.com's Phil Sclippa commented on the song whilst reviewing the album, stating that it featured Kardon's "insane sound design and electronic music elements, along with some entertaining samples."^[14] On July 7, Kardon released his ninth extended playCyclops Army via his record label Cyclops Recordings.^[15] The four-track extended play included the songs "Cyclops Army", "Glitch Fight", "They Call Me", and "Loopholes", most of which were previewed in the fourth volume of Kardon'smixtape seriesNow That’s What I Call Riddim.^{[16][17][18][19][20]} A fifth installment was released in January 2020. Kardon marked it as the last in the mix series and included songs bySkrillex,Excision,Doctor P and Boogie T.^[21] On July 23 Canadian producer and DJExcision released a remix album based on his fourth studio albumApex. Kardon was featured on the album with his remix of the song "Vault".^[22] While reviewing the album, Jayce Ullah-Blocks ofEDM Identity briefly touched on Kardon's remix, noting that he had retained elements from the original while "fully capturing Subtronics' diverse sound palate."^[23] On August 2, English dubstep producerRusko collaborated with Kardon to release the song "Bounce" via the latter's record label Cyclops Recordings. The song debuted during Kardon's DJ set atElectric Forest Festival and Rusko's set atCamp Bisco earlier in the year.^[24]

Subtronics released the Cyclops Army EP and the Wooked On Tronics EP on Cyclops Recordings. That year, he also dropped the single GRIZTRONICS, a collaboration with GRiZ, which went viral on TikTok and climbed to No. 9 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in late 2019. To top it off, he headlined the Up In Smoke Tour. Writing forDancing Astronaut, Chris Stack noted the song's influence from earlier dubstep works, utilising Kardon's "stellar syncopation and sound design" alongside Rusko's "signature elated wobbles and groove."^[25] On August 14, American songwriter and electronic producerGRiZ released his second extended playBangers[2].Zip via Deadbeats.^[26] A collaboration between GRiZ and Kardon was released as one of the three songs featured on the extended play, titled "Griztronics"; a portmanteau of the two artists names.^[27] The song debuted during Kardon's DJ set at Electric Forest Festival.^[28] Writing forDancing Astronaut, Chris Stack described the song as appealing even to "the most stubborn of dance fans".^[29] During October, the song became popular on video-sharing appTikTok, becoming the top trending song on the platform with over 259 million views in total. The song was associated with thehashtag #tastesdifferent, a similar wording to the song's pre-drop vocal "Ooh, this shit be hittin' different".^[30]

Next, Kardon released the Scream Saver EP and the String Theory EP, both on Cyclops Recordings. In 2019, Cyclops Recordings grew into a full-service label, signing different artists. Then he began the Cyclops Invasion Tour as the year’s headline tour. On September 10, Quebec-based vomitstep producerSnails released "Snailclops", a collaboration with Kardon, via his record label Slugz Music.^[31] In the week of September 14, 2019, Kardon peaked at number 10 onBillboard's Next Big Sound chart.^[32] On October 2, Kardon released his tenth extended playWooked on Tronics via his record label Cyclops Recordings.^[33][34] The extended play features 5 songs, including a collaboration with English music producerMoody Good.^[35]

In 2021, Subtronics launched his first-ever Cyclops Cove, a one-day event with a single stage, and played at Red Rocks 2021, which was the venue’s first full-capacity event following COVID-19 restrictions.^[36]

In 2022, Subtronics released his albumFractals. The album was released by his own recording label, Cyclops Recordings. The album itself encompasses several EDM genres.^[37]

Then in 2023, he released his albumAntiFractals. The album remixes each song from the originalFractals album and some of his prior hits. These remixes were done by both Subtronics himself as well as other artists such asPeekaboo,Sullivan King, Zeds Dead, and his wife Level Up. The album reached number 4 on the Dance Charts as well as had over 50 million streams.^[38]

Later in 2023, Subtronics released AntiFractals, an album that remixed every track from Fractals along with some of his earlier hits. The remixes were made by Subtronics and other artists such as Peekaboo, Sullivan King, Zeds Dead, and his wife, Level Up. The album reached No. 4 on the Dance Charts. Then he inked a Live Nation tour deal for the sold-out ANTIFRACTAL Tour and also sold out the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. On February 16, 2024, Kardon officially released his 2nd full length album coined "Tesseract"; the album contains many collaboration with other artists, such asExcision, Rezz, Grabbitz and HOL!. The album consists 16 songs. He launched the TESSERACT tour, headlining major arenas such as Barclays Center, Cable Dahmer Arena, and State Farm Arena. Cyclops Cove expanded to a three-day event, and Subtronics was named Beatport’s top-selling artist of the year. He also delivered a production at the Tacoma Dome and made his main stage debut at EDC Las Vegas. Kardon has been a winner at DJ Mag North America's 'DJ of the Year' 2023 and a three-time winner of Dubstep Artist of the Year.^[39][40]

On March 29, 2025, Kardon officially announced on his social media platforms of a two-parter album, "Fibonacci". The first part, "Oblivion", was released on April 4, 2025.^[41] The EP contained the single "Final Breath", a collaboration with English singer and artistA Little Sound.^[42]

Subtronics recently announced part one of a new album series,Fibonacci Part 1: Oblivion, during his mainstage debut at Ultra Music Festival. This was the first installment of a two-part series in the album.^[43] He also kicked off his first-ever Las Vegas residency at Wynn Las Vegas.^[44] Subtronics sold out six nights at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles, which was the second-highest number of shows ever held at the venue, behind Fred again.. at eight.^[45]

• 1992 births
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• Dubstep musicians
• Musicians from Pennsylvania
• American DJs
• Jewish American musicians
• Record producers from Pennsylvania
• 21st-century American composers
• 21st-century American male musicians
• 21st-century American male composers

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