A new genre of electronic dance music continues to be formed by John De Buck, better known by his stage name, Apashe. Apashe is currently on his 32-stop Renaissance II World Tour, making appearances in Canada, the United States, France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, England, and Spain. His unique-sounding electronic music emphasizes heavy bass and orchestra-ladened beats with a flair of hip-hop and trap. His music is truly a melting pot of the electronic genre, making his performances a thrill to watch for his millions of fans across the globe. Originally signing with Kannibalen Records in 2012, Apashe has made an endless list of hits for more than a decade. His debut album, Contamination (2012), led the way for his other albums and EPs such as Black Mythology (2013), No Twerk (2014), I'm A Dragon (2015), Requiem (2018), The Good, The Bad & The Fake (2019) and I Killed the Orchestra (2022). His 2020 album, Renaissance LP, was recorded with the help of the 69-piece Prague Symphony Orchestra, making it his largest production and most expensive album up to that point.

Apashe Live in Concert

Born in Brussels, Belgium, Apashe moved to Montreal, Canada, in the early 2000s to study electroacoustics at Concordia University. Soon after, he landed a job with Sonart to become a full-time sound designer. He began producing music in 2005, but didn't turn his hobby into a career until the early 2010s. Apashe has since worked with artists such as Tech N9ne, wifisfuneral and Instasamka (to name only a few). His music has been heard at music festivals around the world, as well as in trailers for hit movies such as John Wick: Chapter 2 and Fast & Furious: Hobbes and Shaw. Large brands such as Budweiser and adidas have also used his iconic cinematic electronic beats in their commercials. Along with his media success, in 2018 Apashe received Canada's GAMIQ Electronic EP of the Year award for Requiem. With more than 2.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and more than 140 million streams, Apashe is on the forefront of becoming one of the biggest EDM producers of this generation.