Steve Angello: Going Solo After Swedish House Mafia | Forbes

Angello catches up with FORBES to discuss his ventures following the group's farewell tour and his new residency and work at Las Vegas' Wynn Hotels.
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[@lisamarieschnee]

He once said in an interview that he mixes without headphones since he went to the doctor because his ears were fucked up so he had to choose between playing without headphones or turning the music down in the club. So he got used to it since he studies every track he plays and knows exactly the timing of important cues.

[@sandylacroix]

I like it when he says : "Ibiza is just real, you know..." it's like saying Vegas is pretty "fake", only business

[@89nsa]

With SHM, house music definitely reached it's peak. Steve's just being modest! One last tour was beyond epic, I attended the 1st out of 3 shows in Sweden, the best experiences of my life.

[@alexlauter]

ha

[@ratai13]

He is beat matching without headphones.Some next level shit, not every DJ is so gifted :)

[@FluffSweden]

Steve is more humble than i thought! Continue making ridiculously good music, Steve!

[@rdabreo79]

Steve has come a long way from me meeting him back in 2006 at the Spybar Chicago, where he predicted to me that House music would Explode in North America and that the DJ's would be the new Rock Stars by 2011. His words came to past, Good Luck Steve, you've arrived.

[@Bragosso]

If you know Swedish then there's a lot of information for you to find about the collaboration in the Swedish House Mafia. Steve was most definitly helping the other guys with everything, they ARE close friends as well.

[@hollabklyn7]

This was such an authentic and great interview! Steve has been going so hard ever since he went solo! He's been at almost every festival, and has had stellar sets. I'm loving the new tunes as well. So excited about all that's to come from him!

[@andrerouzo5910]

Steve Angello is a class act, keep it up dude!

[@nadiashm3973]

Steve Angello 😍 The Best Dj 🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊

[@southbaysage]

3:00 minute mark, realest shit I've ever heard.

[@daviddeweaver4235]

That's very impressive! I didn't know that any major djs did that, it demonstrates true knowledge of the material.

[@Joe005]

Steve can use Vengeance packs all he fucking wants, He is one of my biggest heroes in music production. Along with Seb and Axwell, Steve has been a huge inspiration to me and I am forever grateful that I got to see him in person a few years ago. God bless you Steve and keep inspiring a whole army of youth to produce as good as you. #SizeMatters

[@donlegend5025]

1. Steve Angello 2. Axwell 3. Ingrosso in that order

[@lukemccann2024]

The Dondon And yet we love them all (perfect positioning)

[@Cykelpump33]

He really he isn't such a bad dj or producer, but saying that he is the worst of them three in SHM is beyond me. He has been active since 2001 and has done some really great stuff in the past, all thou i don't like the new stuff he put up.

[@CarlJames10]

wish everyones opinions were like yours. nothing hateful, just giving an opinion of how u feeel about things.. shout out to u my friend :)

[@SilentBombr]

Such a great interview

[@EireCiaran1395]

first one is "yeah" by steve angello and second one is "lights" by steve angello and third party

[@AZNGoSu]

awesome interview!

[@bballkb24]

this guy is a great interviewer

[@Its-Angela]

Steve Angello is very handsome

[@christianceja5665]

Steve Angello: YEAH!

[@Frehleyfan100]

I saw him at Lolla too, it was an amazing show!

[@blasmasters]

I don't think so actually, Steve has been doing big things in the past and I mean come on: On the level of famosity that all three members have reached...I mean you don't even have to be 10% as famous as these guys and still have your future secured to 110% without really "suffering" from anything much at all ;) Let's believe in Steve ;)

[@Ash7r4y]

gonna be a great album O.O

[@89nsa]

I'm glad you noticed, good for you.

[@maxsternlieb]

many thanks!

[@xxAYRICKxx]

Great interview! I think it would be really cool if you were able to interview Eric Prydz as well. It'd be interesting to see his opinion on the state of dance music and how he crafted his Pryda friends label over time and keeping it sort of underground but still be able to produce massive hits.

[@davedrax5584]

best dj of world and best part of SHM 4life Steve Angello

[@jesusvargas841]

Las Vegas the new IBIZA... ha. what a joke. Vegas... been there done that. not saying that vegas sucks. But nothing beats Ibiza... enough said.

[@MrJohnnym10]

He basically says it's the Tomorrowworld of Tomorrowland, the Great Value of Brand Items. It's the Ibiza of the Western Hemisphere. Ibiza is IBIZA. Yes, nothing will top it, but Vegas is the American Ibiza.

[@Lessthanthreeedm]

Yeah, keep those vengeance samples & loops going!

[@dsp2go]

Great interview... but didn't know he mixes without headphones lol

[@alexanderhult1915]

Experience.

[@neilthakker9852]

Steve angello - yeah

[@NychoMusic]

Whats the song on the background called? The one when steve starts talking

[@subeermishra8394]

Lenny Lenny You know now?

[@lukemccann2024]

PIONEERS// of the ages:- • KRAFTWERK (Pioneers) • DAFT PUNK (Alive) • SWEISH HOUSE MAFIA (Currently)

[@excape_artist]

Steve and Tom Hardy could be twins, I swear.

[@lukemccann2024]

1:24 I fuckin love this

[@maxsternlieb]

anyone happen to know the song playing in the background?

[@Paradisim]

Cool! :)

[@Jeyan1447]

"Successful records become big". Remeber that. If you want a big record.. make a successful one.

[@MrCaolan123]

what is the song at the beginning?

[@DJSML]

true !

[@Fleishman322]

I-BEE-ZZA

[@marylanddiscjockeysdjs8684]

That's the way I like it. Oh yeah oh yeah

[@peterporpix3039]

VVVVVEEEEEELLLLLLLDDDDD!!

[@curiozitiikatz3496]

Vegas? How sad! Keep dance music in Europe! Americans are clueless when it comes to dance music. All the best music comes out of Europe.

[@TheKirk15]

"Explosion of interest in djs in the past year" will americans stop fucking refering to edm in terms of how long they've been into it. the past 20 years, it has been gigantic in europe, don't forget that

[@BrianFernandezhmm]

Good segment. - Interview background is washed out for the talent. Production 101. #producers #set #tips

[@softlofi6666]

SHM REUNION!!!!

[@TheGamezCorner]

he was doing just fine before swedish house mafia, do your research!

[@shan25794]

How about SLVR? That look like a lot of struggle to you?

[@blasmasters]

On one end I want to tell you my philosophical perspective of nobody being useless in a context. On another end I want to tell you about criticizing source material and using an edited movie in order to evaluate someone's working potential. But I guess it all really comes down to this: Steve was famous long before they started giging as the Swedish House Mafia .

[@belefoxen]

PARTOUZE

[@Woktoharlem]

Swedish house mafia were at one point the "it" guys of house music. You young bucs need to do your research before posting BS.

[@lukemccann2024]

JR Rodriguez They were the biggest group in the world for a short amount of time and when you said the world DJ it was SHM from 2010-2013 (peak) and now they’ll be the biggest again.

[@lukaignjatovic]

he isnt totally mainstream, when he throws down as mescal kid he gets into some serious old school house and techy stuff. gets nasty

[@DJSML]

[@Imakebootysclap]

I never heard of SHM tell like 3 months ago, after they broke up :P o and you guys didn't teach any americans about techno or dance music unless they where born in the mid to late 90s. I was raving back in 1998 and raving or at least in CA was at its prime around 2000 give or take a year and then it became trendy in the early 2000s to where you would start getting a lot less real ravers and more gangstas and divas

[@realAlphaa]

you havent been in the house scene if you havent heard about SHM....

[@elliotparkhouse7265]

You cant speak for the americans -.-

[@davidcooper3859]

Pussy raver

[@Imakebootysclap]

white kid steve I haven't been in the scene in 14 years!

[@Imakebootysclap]

Elliot Parkhouse ok Californians! age 30+

[@starfamkrew]

the Rave scene started in America .

[@NikoBased]

Well after 10 years passed, it's safe to say he was wrong about a lot of stuff. This was in fact the golden age of EDM, and it's been downhill for years. Covid really put the nail in the coffin. Whatever life there was left in the scene, covid took away.

[@someboredinsaneasian]

you have no idea how clueless people in my country are about dance music and yes I'm american

[@nilsgronvall4610]

Axwell would be the only real megastar, the other two are both good, even though i'd say angello is above seb. But Axwell is next level, he has never released a tasteless track. He combines musicality with commercial appeal in a unique way

[@franktamen2802]

half between? lol his totally mainstream. richie hawtin is inbetween mainstream and underground.

[@kennypettigrew3666]

Ledmau5 are you serious struggle? Angellos just as good if not better than seb and ax I don't think there's weak spot in the Swedish house mafia they all brought something different when they were a trio but I could put my house on Steve not struggling solo if you know your stuff you would know your comment is complete bullshit my friend:)

[@ledmau5]

um excuse me but seb has already made reload which is a smash hit by himself after the breakup. axwell has done huge tracks like in my mind, sweet disposition by himself. compared to seb and ax, steve has done absolutely nothing except be exposed as a fruad dj! he is going to suffer without the other two

[@ElijahUnderhil]

lol but it's true !

[@lukaignjatovic]

hope he goes back to the dark side.

[@g2gm]

they arent bloody models...!!!

[@felipepena6261]

vegas ibiza??? hahhaahaha what jokeee not evennn closeeee!

[@XimoPalacios]

este tio es una mentira...

[@TAILDILY]

"ruled the world" seriously???? Steve Angello??? HAHAHAHA he is the lest talented of those 3 guys. He is lucky Axwell and Sebastian adopted him...

[@TAILDILY]

***** Yes, yours. If you do not know him before SHM, you are the arrogant ignorant who do not know that Steve Angello greatest hit was a lead from a Vengance package, he is not telented at all.

[@aleanskyy603]

HUND (Sergio BPM) OMG a producer used a sample from a sample pack, let's expose him to the world for what he is.. a producer -.- i bet you have no fucking idea as to how music is even made lol every sound design ever made has already been made, so steve using a sample from vengeance is like nicki minaj using a composer to write her music, or armin van buuren using cdjs to dj lol your statement is as ignorant as they come, steve angello is actually the most innovative music producer i have known about, i respect him so much for what he has done, him, his label, his management, everything, so if you know nothing about this man, i suggest you keep your ignorance to yourself, yeah it's the internet but learn your shit before you start speaking out of your ass!

[@markod3957]

HUND (Sergio BPM) if it was not for sampling, dance music would cease to exist... dont believe me? do some research

[@damiancassar8664]

go fuck yourself fucker. Can't you hear his vibes and proffesionalism when it gets to creating a totally different track? Steve Angello was for me the most important for them. All the tracks of shm were different and of the next level. Greyhound, One, etc...

[@alessiamercorelli9839]

I'm reading this comment 7 years after...steve went straight to his way and Axwell kept the duo with sebastian. Results? Steve dropped 2 albums and showed to the world his soul, meanwhile ax and seb continued to drop commercial music I love their songs but you can't say that Steve is the less talented

[@ledmau5]

hes going to struggle without ax or seb. hes the least talented of the three